Travelodge by Wyndham Clearlake

Everything was fine.

Clean quiet room.

Crappy

Very run-down, outdated and ‘rough’. Appliances didn’t work, handwritten numbers on the doors (??). Looked like it was in its ‘last legs’.

The desk clerk was sweet. I came in late in the evening. I saw a flea jump off the counter when I set my bag down which was very disconcerting. The hairdryer was broken, which I didn't know until I needed it. There was a big light out front that was blinking like a strobe because, as the clerk said, it got wet in the rain. I asked to be moved way from it because the strobe would have kept me up. There were two separate homeless people milling around, which also made me fear my car would be broken into. It was wierd and almost humorous to see the paper strip around the toilet seat, indicating it was cleaned, then lift the lid and see a dirty tissue in there. The clerk came out to my car to tell me the power in the surrounding area would be turned off at 8am, so I'd have to have my shower by then. (That's not their fault, and he kindly told me.) That said, it was cleaner than other hotels in the area. The shower curtain was not ripped. The heater worked. The bed had white sheets which allowed me to feel confident there were no bed bugs. I woke at 2:20am, did some work and was out by 4:30 am. This place isn't as bad as the Lamplighter Inn, and cost about the same. I paid $100 or so, which is to say, one can't expect the world. They definitely DO need quality control, but some things are out of their control like the unfortunate location.