Review of Travelodge 2*

Lobby area, parking, exterior of building, breakfast area. All look horrible. I considered turning around before checking in but the room was nonrefundable so I decided to at least take a look. Was surprised to find the room itself clean and neat, nothing out of order, so we moved in. But outside. Ew. Spills and stains all over the walkways (get a pressure washer and clean that gunk off! ), every exterior light fixture is draped with cobwebs, the stucco walls themselves are literally covered with cobwebs. Lobby entry is dilapidated and dirty, shabby construction and weird sliding door access with dirty door handle/glass and the sliding door track is black with gunk. Dining area is an absolute no-can-do. I didn't even consider letting my family eat food in there. Pool area was okay, not bad, a few leaves in it, intense chlorine smell and too cold for the kids to stay in for very long. Some brave souls were in the hot tub but it was a hot day so I can't explain that. Coupled with the doubt that the hot tub wasn't a fetid sump I didn't let the kids get in to warm up. Wifi didn't reach our room, way in the back of the place, but if I walked out on the balcony and toward the street, I could get a signal. Parking is weird but people eventually figured it out. One person parked so as to block a dozen cars from leaving, but moved after a while. Super 8 down the street looks much better, price was the same so I just flipped a coin. Lobby photo and one exterior (pink stucco) photo that I see on this page, are not this property.