Traveling for business. Booked a 5-day stay. Have done this many times in many other hotels.
When I entered the lobby I was met with a rancid smell of old urine. I asked for a room on the 1st floor near the door. Told there was an elevator and luggage carrier as I was put in a room on the 2nd floor a distance from the elevator. The room stunk of smoke and mold, mini-fridge had no freezer, there was no microwave, bed coverlet didn't fit the king bed, bathroom [drop] ceiling wasn't set correctly with gaps around the tiles, in the shower there's a dark water stain, sink faucet was delaminating, ceiling near the bed has dried caulking leaving gaps.
In the hallway, the smell of marijuana grew increasingly stronger - like there were fresh plants in a room nearby.
There are no sound barriers! Every night about 2am, I was awoken by the sound of urinating in a toilet. Around 5am, a pickup truck with loud exhaust conveniently backed in directly below my room was started to warm up. The advertised on-site bar & grill was unexpectedly closed, my room key was shut off after 3 days, and there was no housekeeping unless I asked for it.
SO - what's the silver lining? 2.5 miles from where I needed to be with limited traffic, no highway travel, a strip club across the street (insert sarcasm), and access to DoorDash.
NEVER again.