Sonoma Inn

oh HELLS NO, I walk in the this hotel and I straight up walked the F*#k out. Don’t you dare stay here!!!
I wish you didnt even have to give it a star but you walk by this place dont even think about it !!

i guess you could say this place has a gritty charm.
we decided to stay in the city on new year’s eve at the last minute. we called around, but pretty much the few rooms still available had doubled their rates for the night. i probably should have been suspicious that they were willing to honor our coupon for $ 50 a night.
i didn’t realize until we were leaving that they had a legal notice on the wall listing how many rooms were rented out for the night, vs for living quarters. ours was the only room rented out for non-​lodging purposes.
the first thing we noticed when we walked in was that the bed was not made. the top sheet was tucked in, but there was no fitted sheet on the bed. the mattress had several cigarette burn holes. needless to say, we slept on top of the blanket. the blanket wasn’t a comforter, it was a kinda older yellow polyester one. luckily it wasn’t a cold night.
the toilet seat was a little cracked, and there was a smear of blood on it. but that was easy to wipe off. they were nice enough to leave the window open for us. the window sill had little grooves burnt in, perfect to rest a cigarette on!
ok, so the place was nasty, but at least it didn’t stink. there was no noise pollution from other hotel residents, and we didn’t encounter any bed bugs.
it was a unique experience…

Wow, how come I could not have Unilocaled this before I arrived? Once I arrived everything appeared to be okay on the surface. Who knows if this room has been cleaned since the last person was here. The first thing I noticed was a wad of gum stuck to the wall! And by first appearance the bathroom was definitely cleaner than the actual bed room. I was excited that there was a TV, but I have to turn the TV and rig it in order for channels to actually come in (the 4 channels that there are). The one thing I noticed from night one were the bugs. If you stay here do check your sheets often (as in 10 times a day). There is always a new surprise I promise you. BUGS. Once I first noticed the bugs and actually pulled back the sheets, I realized the middle sheet was blood-​stained and holy, and the bottom sheet was moldy and holy as well. And speaking of holy, there are crater-​sized holes throughout my mattress (who knows what is living inside of there). I have been driving myself crazy trying to figure out the nameless bugs… I complained to the ever so rude management (young girls that seem to run the place), and all I got was an offer of new sheets and a vacuum. I replaced the sheets and vacuumed the actual bed, while the first night it worked out okay. I still saw random bugs climbing and crawling on walls. I am writing this at 3:56am because I was awaken to BED BUGS (no I am not just calling them that). While I was obsessively looking up the bugs that were crawling the walls, I searched what BED BUGS are and look like, while the bugs in question were not BED BUGS I did become aware of what bed bugs are and I am definitely wide awake now because there was an adult BED BUG crawling the bed. i was considering asking for another room, but after reading the previous reviews it seems like it is every room, and not just mine. I would say… definitely pay MORE somewhere else. The location is great, but it is not worth it. This place is filthy, the management are rude and unfriendly. My week is up tomorrow, and believe me, I will be out of here well before check-​out time! Staying on the corner of Van Ness is not worth all of the noise.
*EDIT* I’ve attatched a photo of my newly found bed bug bites that cover my inner right arm (the bites also cover my leg, left arm, & neck)

Well, This dirty little shit hole has closed.
NO NEED TO CONTINUE READING HOW MUCH IT SUCKED.
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I am staying at the Sonoma Inn as I write this, but I will be NOT be staying longer than the week I payed for.
The people running this place are very rude and do a terrible job at keeping the place clean and free of bugs. It looks it is in a constant state of dusty decay, being held together with discounted paint, duct tape and a staple gun.
I had tried in the past to get a room here. After being assured on the phone there were rooms available, when I arrived just minutes later, I was told there were no more rooms. I Should have given up then, but kept trying until I was successful getting a room for a week on my third try.
The first thing the front desk made clear was their guest policy. Which is simple.
«You can have NO GUESTS, NO GUESTS, NO GUESTS!!!» Shouting it all three times.
The ONLY they have to offer here is private bathrooms in every room for a lower rate than other hotels. The Cable TV they advertise is just 4 cable channels and a couple local stations. The cable reception had the image quality of analog TV with rabbit ears. The room was decorated with one table without chairs, a double bed, a 3 drawer TV stand and NO closet.