Zero stars! Worst motel stay in 20 years!
I arrived very late, got my rental car and drove to Rodeway Inn & Suites Downtown North in Austin, TX. After finding the dilapidated "motel" hiding behind a dilapidated restaurant I should have turned around and left. It was late and I was really tired and had an early morning meeting. So I braced myself and got out of the car to find the lobby locked and what looks like a currency exchange window with bulletproof glass and a narrow slot to pass the card key, I got checked in. There was a note that they had no rooms available.
I drove around to the end where my room was and opened the door. A horrible acrid blast of old cigarettes assailed and debilitated my senses. Remembering that there were no other rooms available I resigned myself to get a few hours sleep, a shower, and leave hoping to forget this night.
The carpet was somewhat sticky when I walked around the room, I didn't want to think about how dirty the whole place was. There was not a flat surface in the room that didn't have a cigarette burn on it, including the bedspread, sheets, and pillowcase. Sleeping was just not possible, I napped in between choking on the foul air. Eventually, it was getting light out. Though bleary-eyed, I couldn't wait to shower and get out of there. I turned on the bathroom light and there was dirt piled up around the tub and toilet. [Unfortunately, I can't post the pictures in this review].
I left with my clothes reeking from the foul cigarette smoke pervading the room.
Ironically, Rodeway Inn is owned by "Choice Hotels." Never will I step foot in any of their brand hotels (Clarion, Quality Inn, etc.), I would rather sleep in the car.
I'm sorry I can't leave zero, or better yet, negative stars.