Review of Hotel International 2*

My fiance and I stayed for a night. The location is convenient, staff was polite (not friendly and welcoming, just polite), and things seem to be clean. We couldn't find the continental breakfast in the morning, so no idea if it was any good or actually exists; we ended up at Ihop. The decor is nice, but the hotel is in need of upgrades and repairs. Our room had a loose floor tile in the bathroom, I noticed mildew in the bathroom light, wallpaper peeling / bubbling in a few places, obvious wear and tear on furniture. The bed was reasonably comfy, TV and fridge worked (didn't use coffeepot or microwave). We didn't have a proper dining table, just a little end table with chairs on either side. The shower head leaked, and part of a sink handle was missing. The bathroom is small and the shower stall opened from the far side, which meant maneuvering around the toilet in order to get in the shower. The bathroom had no fan (which would account for the mildew in the light fixture), and there was a lightswitch in our room that apparently does nothing. Lighting was poor, overall. The window was left open before we checked in (the windows also need replaced: hard to open and screens were ill-fitting) … so we found a couple of bugs during our stay. No cockroaches or anything like that, thank god. I saw no evidence of bedbugs (I checked after seeing the room), and I could smell the bleach on the sheets so I assume its clean, but… I was a little nervous about it. Checkout was weirdly abrupt; they didn't ask how our stay was or even make sure both keycards were there. We gave them the keycard envelope, waited awkwardly for a moment, and then were told that's it. The keycard system was very touchy, incidentally, and we had difficulties opening our door every time we entered the room. Its not the worst possible hotel experience, but we will not be going back.