The Motel Next to The Sewage Treatment Plant
Dear
Polite Traveler
Traveling
through Nevada stuck behind a long line of semis on the two-lane Highway 95 is
not enjoyable, especially when one has food poisoning. But that’s another story (post). Let’s just say, I was looking forward to a
nice quiet motel room at the end of the day. Did
that happen? Ha! This trip through the hell of high desert
Nevada didn’t end well. As if traveling
with food poisoning without the typical roadside restroom options was hellish
enough, our choice of motels that evening was...well, it fits in with the theme
of the day.
Note: Follow CDC and hotel guidelines when visiting. Always wear your face mask when in public.
What is that smell?!
Stomach
cramps, road-weary and ready to shed my clothes to leap into bed, we finally
arrive at our motel and are greeted with an overwhelming smell of a gigantic
outhouse. Yep, our motel was directly
next door to the city’s sewage plant.
Great. Figuring that I might not
have to deal with the odor when I closed the door of my room, we rushed into
the office to get our keys.
Hey, aren’t these the inns of Q’s?
Quality
Inn prides itself on what it calls its Q’s.
- Q Bed: Rest assured with premium bedding
- Q Breakfast: Hot, fresh and healthy
- Q Shower: A refreshing start to your day
- Q Service: Professional, responsive, and friendly
- Q Value: Free high-speed internet, clean comfortable rooms, and free coffee & tea
Evidently,
the employees and manager of this Quality Inn have no idea what Q’s are. The previous night (post)
we faced friendly, but disorganized staff who lost and then found our
reservations. Other than that, our stay
was generally positive. At 4 pm this
particular evening, we were faced with worse.
Our room keys, please.
This
staff were unfriendly
and uninterested. There were no clean
rooms available, no fresh coffee, and the manager didn’t offer us bottles of water—a
perk for Gold Members like us. When
asked about the water, they informed us, “We don’t do that here.” Instead, we were instructed to wait in the
lobby for 20 minutes until our room was available. Yeah right.
And pigs fly. After 15 minutes,
where we noticed little action, we decided our time would be better spent
picking up take-out.
Whew! Finally, we
have a room. But what is this?
At
5 pm our room was finally “clean”.
Nevertheless, we found the refrigerator hot and full of water, hair on
the bathroom floor—yuck—missing toiletries, and a used bag in the ice
bucket. Ugh. So, out we went again to find everything that
was missing. Instead of simply gathering
the items, the person in charge asked us to follow her while she gathered them
for several motel rooms. Weird. They had two filthy rooms filled with
supplies. Nasty.
What
else is dirty or used?? I thought and
kept thinking all evening and into the night.
I
was afraid of the bed. Did they change
the bedding? Carefully, I lifted the
covers—then the sheets. Everything
looked fine, but the unsettling notion made for uneven sleep.
Ready to jump ship.
Even
though groggy from little sleep, we decided to leave early the next
morning. We also decided to skip the
free breakfast due to the unclean, nasty-looking buffet area. Eww.
While grabbing a hot tea to go, I noticed the incredulous expression
on my husband’s face as he was talking to the receptionist. Shaking his head and heading out the door, I
followed. As he opened my car door (yes,
he is a gentleman), he just laughed and muttered, “Figures. They didn’t have our folio due to a lack of
copier paper.” Our copy arrived via
email, but still...
In Summary
Will
we ever try this motel again? Ridiculous
question, but easy to answer. NO! How about giving Quality Inn another chance? Absolutely.
For the most part, we have enjoyed Quality Inns. This particular property was an aberration,
not the norm.
Your
experiences?
Motel
Review: Quality Inn in Buellton
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