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chris steele
Sep 5, 2026
I arrived at this Best Western around 3 a.m., and the experience was unacceptable from the start. The front-desk employee was busy outside smoking marijuana, and I had to wait for him to finish before he checked me in.
The moment I entered the room, I noticed a horrible musty smell. Exhausted, I went to sleep without inspecting every surface. Five hours later, the daylight revealed exactly what I had paid to sleep in, and it was disgusting.
The bathroom looked like it hadn’t had a proper deep cleaning in years. The supposedly white bath towels and hand towels had brown blotches on them. I cannot tell you what those stains were, but I should not have to wonder what is on a towel I’m expected to dry my face and body with. The walls looked as though dirty areas had been spot-painted over rather than properly cleaned, making the entire room look even more neglected. There was also what appeared to be mold above one of the doors.
This was not a matter of outdated furniture or décor I didn’t like. This was a basic cleanliness and maintenance failure. I took photos documenting the conditions.
When I brought these issues to the front desk, the employee seemed more annoyed that I was bringing him a problem than concerned about the condition of the room. His solution was to offer a refund for the unused remainder of my stay and a 15% discount on the night I had already spent there. When I pushed back, that became 20%.
Apparently, the response to a filthy room is to make the guest negotiate over five percentage points.
By then, I had been there roughly six hours. What I actually wanted was an offer of another room, an upgrade, or some genuine effort to make the situation right. Instead, the conversation centered on a partial discount and refunding the nights I would no longer be using. That does not address the room I had already been given.
This was a reservation totaling nearly $400. I wasn’t expecting a luxury resort, but I absolutely expected clean towels, a clean bathroom, and a room that didn’t smell musty and look neglected.
Cleanliness is not an upgrade. It is the bare minimum, and this hotel failed to provide it. I would not stay here again