Travelodge NE Mall

Stayed for a week to visit family for christmas 2015. 1^st floor 2 bed room.
Positives: checked in smoothly. Checked out smoothly. Maid service awesome.
Negatives:
Unsavory weekly renters hanging around and what looked like at least one hooker/​pimp duo.
Paper thin walls. Could almost understand every word of our neighbors having a normal volume conversation. There was a dog in that room that howled when they people left. We called a few times to complain and the front desk did nothing.
Paint on bathroom walls pealing in huge chunks.
Toilet unstable (rocked). Had to jiggle handle 50% of time to stop it.
Fairly shabby overall room appearance.
Our booking (3^rd party) said coffee maker comes with room. There was not one there. I went to front desk at 9:30 pm to get one and front desk said it was only available upon request. I produced paperwork saying otherwise and they said I should have come earlier and they had no access to the coffee makers because the mgr. Had just left for home and had the keys. They kept trying to assign some level of blame to me which I dismissed as nonsense. At first they lied and said there were no coffee makers to which I said it was unlikely based on common sense and the hotel size (fairly large). I said that they failed to honor their contract and it was of no concern to me why they failed. I suggested they call the mgr. So they could come right back and access the makers. They called and left a voicemail and I went back to the room. I got a call 15 min. Later from an irritated mgr. And I explained that my contract said the maker was supposed to be there, no «request needed» mentioned in the booking. He got mad and said that because I was unhappy, then the next morning he would «check me out». He made it clear that he wanted to evict us for asking that they fulfill their part of the contract and he was not returning until the next day. I made sure that is what he was saying because it was so absurd. He was putting words in my mouth by telling me that I should want to leave if I was not happy. Keep in mind I was 1000% professional (always) and 1000% clear. I never implied or inferred any such thing. He was basically threatening me the day before christmas, that he wanted us to leave. All because I wanted them to fulfill their part of our contract. I told him he was ludicrous and hung up. Keep in mind he said he wanted me to come to the front desk the next day and speak to him. The next morning (~7am) a maintenance guy came by with a coffee maker. I had no reason to talk with a fool of his caliber and did not go to the front desk.

One star because I can’t give negative. Consider this a negative 5-​star review. STAY AWAY! If I would have read the reviews before buying, I would have told Priceline to suck it and give me a real hotel.
This motel is located in a seedy area right on the freeway. And, I mean RIGHT ON THE FREEWAY — the overpass practically goes on top of the building. At 7:30am, there were people hanging out by the doors of rooms, smoking, fighting, dealing drugs, soliciting God knows what. Busy parking lot for so early, and I live in Vegas, so I know all-​hours busy.
The lobby smelled like old sweat, rotting fish and bleu cheese. Several kids were draped on the lobby chairs and sitting on the floor playing with phones and laptops or just staring into space. Not sure what they were doing there, but it felt like a scene from The Birds, only with teenagers instead of seagulls. Were they waiting to peck my eyes out? Still not sure.
The desk clerk barely spoke English and acted like I was inconveniencing him by being there. He said I couldn’t check in until after 3pm because he had no rooms. I was afraid for my life walking back to the car. When I called Priceline to complain, the rep immediately put me in hold. When he came back, he told me that he talked to the desk clerk, GAVE HIM MY NAME AND RESERVATION NUMBER, and that the hotel wasn’t interested in offering a refund (big surprise), so I’d have to just come back at 3 and suck it up.
I cannot believe that they shared my complaint and MY NAME. What could they possibly have been thinking? I know they’re not in the US, probably feel that a woman travelling alone should get what’s coming to her, but even foreign basic customer service training should have taught them better. What were the chances that I would have a decent experience once I returned and they knew I didn’t want to check into the Roach Hotel to begin with? Zippo.
I did not return, ate the money and found a safer, cleaner place to stay. I will be pursuing a refund from Priceline, though I’ve been given the royal runaround so far.

First off, the room I stayed in had numerous, unidentifiable stains all over the carpet, ceilings, walls and floors. If that wasn’t disgusting enough there are dead bugs along the edge of the carpets. The walls are paper thin, so you can hear everything. and I mean EVERYTHING happens above, below and beside you. On an aesthetic viewpoint. the room is just ugly looking. Also cockroaches… yes they have cockroaches. Its disgusting, and I would not stay here ever again

We had to stay at a hotel over the weekend because of a plumbing problem at the house.
Unlike the other two reviewers, I didn’t think this place was all that bad. Sure, the bed was extra firm and the shower had some stains and there was even a cigarette burn on the comforter, but it was a super cheap hotel and, in my case, it had a toilet that flushed which is better than the alternative. The only thing is that it’s near the highway and a little loud, but other than that, the room was fine.
The first morning I was there, I walked in to the breakfast area at 9:02 and all of the food was put away. The front desk guy asked what he could get for me and promptly brought me a bowl of cereal and a jug of milk. I got some juice and was on my way. The next morning, I was there a few minutes before 9 and all of the food was still there and it wasn’t bad (but check the expiration date on the crackers — mine were expired, but I ate them before I realized and they didn’t taste bad).
I’d stay here again if we needed a quick fix down the road from our house.

This is the fifth and final hotel during our Texas road trip and it is, by far, the nicest room we’ve had.
Pros:
— All furniture is either new or in great condition.
— The room is very clean.
— The bathroom is sparkling white with nice mirrors and even the toilet is nice. They had the towels folded nice and cute over the side of the tub.
— The A/​C looks to be brand new and works super well.
— The bed was firm (as it should be if you care about your back). Pillows were full and soft (if a bit small).
Cons:
— No fridge.
— The wi-​if is a joke; bring your own.
I have to wonder where the bad reviews come from and figure they must just be folks with poor luck. I’ve added pictures, too, to back up my review.

I am not hard to please, and generally won’t go out of my way to give a bad review, but this was honestly the worst place I’ve stayed in at least a decade, maybe more. A short catalog of the horrors that await:
1. When we entered the room, we saw four pillows tossed haphazardly on the bed, with no pillow cases. This wouldn’t have been so bad, except that
2. The pillows were also rather stained, hopefully by water.
3. When my girlfriend sat on the bed, it made her shorts and leg sticky. It turns out that somebody had spilled something sticky over a large area of the comforter and it had not been cleaned.
4. When we asked for pillow cases, we were told that the linen closet was locked for the night. Seriously, you’re unable to provide pillow cases or towels at 10PM?
5. The glass on the picture frame on the wall was smashed.
6. The «free wi-​fi» was so slow you literally couldn’t do anything at all over it. It’s basically false advertising.
7. The toilet barely worked, had to be flushed two or three times with every use.
8. When we turned off the lights, we discovered that someone had scrawled a message on the wall in glow-​in-​the-​dark paint. The first bit said «I am a [expletive] profit [sic]». The rest of the message was illegible; I assume it said «I profisize you will be serial-​killed by a homicidal profit hiding under your bed.»
Seriously, it was creepy. I double-​checked all the locks on the doors, but forgot to check under the bed before turning out the lights. I couldn’t get back up to turn the lights on and check, obviously, because the profit would undoubtedly have cut my achilles’ tendon with a straight razor, so I had to be content with loudly complaining about how uncomfortable my shotgun was to sleep with. It apparently worked, as we did not get serial-​killed.
9. Shower stall had unidentifiable stains on the wall. We did not attempt too hard to identify them.
10. Holes in everything. The comforters had cigarette burns and actual ripped holes, the blankets had holes, everything. The place was holier than the Vatican.
11. Neither of the bedside lamps worked. One had a broken switch and the other had probably a burned-​out bulb (and a lamp shade that wasn’t fastened on, as long as I’m complaining).
12. The «continental breakfast” – an extra-​cost item on Priceline – consisted of something similar to animal crackers, Duchess honey buns, really bad coffee, frosted flakes and raisin bran. There was also a juice machine, but I wasn’t falling for that. Oh, wait, there was toast, with Shedd’s spread. It was kind of crappy, although really for as cheap as it was it could probably have been worse.
13. The bathroom in the lobby where breakfast was available was stopped up with poop and toilet paper. A complaint to the general manager got me a noncommittal shrug.
Next time I’ll go to Motel 6. It’s the same price and privacy while you’re taking a poop just isn’t worth it. Or a Red Roof Inn. Or just sleep in my car. Seriously, stay away from this place. It’s horrible.
Also, there was a hilarious black iron burn on the floor. I wouldn’t normally mention that, because who expects a budget hotel to replace a carpet over a silly burn? In combination with everything else it just added to the squalor.