Red Carpet Inn

I found the hotel to be in an uncomfortable neighborhood. The hotel itself was old. It was difficult for me to sleep due to worry about the neighborhood, the traffic and the trains coming through every 45 minutes or so. However, the couple who appeared to own the hotel were very nice.

The bed was clean, the AC worked, and the door locked - that's the best I can say. The property was a bit sketchy, with the staff behind glass using a drawer to pass ID, payment, etc back and forth. The parking lot was full of potholes. The room smelled of old smoke and was very worn down. The bathroom was wet. The bed sqeuaked if you so much as adjusted your pillow. There were only two pillows for a king size bed and they were the flattest I've ever seen. Nearby trains blew their horn at all hours of the night. It was better than spending hundreds of dollars downtown, but we didn't spend a single minute more than we needed to be there.

The room was clean. Although the hotel seem to be in a sketchy suburb, I felt comfortable being there and had no issues whatsoever. The air-conditioning unit was in a separate little room than the main room so I had to have the air conditioner running all the time even though I wasn’t there to keep the room cool. But for the price, I would stay there again.

Exceeded my expectations. For a very affordable place to stay this was splendid and I felt quite safe as a solo traveler too. Both checking in and checking out was handled promptly and smoothly by attendant.

It's a cheap motel, so you get what you pay for. If all you care about are the bare necessities, then it may do fine. However, when my girlfriend and I had checked into our room, the bathroom had not been taken care of properly. There was hair in the shower drain, bathroom mirror was dirty, and the floor in and out of the bathroom wasn't the cleanest. There also wasn't a trash can in the bathroom, and only one roll of toilet paper. The walls in other areas had some damage, and others had stains/smudges that weren't cleaned either. I messaged the property about the bathroom, and didn't get a reply until two to three hours later; after we had already left for our plans that evening, simply saying "Sorry for that may I have your room number please". I didn't see the message until much later, and neither my girlfriend or I like having people in our room when we're not there. At check out, I politely explained to the woman about the bathroom, showed her pictures, and asked if I could have a partial refund. She got a bit rude; pointing her finger saying "If you came here yesterday after checking in we could have refunded you/moved you to another room but you stayed there all night." It wasn't worth arguing over, so we left. I only paid $80 for one night, but whether it's cheap or not; at the very least it is expected to be sanitary. We didn't even use the shower because of this. If you book with them, check the room out before hauling your things in and unpacking.