Shamrock Motel

WORST MOTEL EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE. Office clerk did not believe that I'd made an online reservation—her only booking system was sticky notes on a desk calendar—and said she had no way to check on the computer until the manager got back 2 hours later, and that there were no single rooms free. She told me they never had issues with Expedia and I should've known to use Expedia for my booking. After 30 mins of back and forth, once she learned I was from out of state, she seemed to accept I wasn't scamming her, and said I could graciously use "the manager's room." This was the only room without a physical key, and instead had a keycard with "246" written in sharpie on it. The door could be opened with a numpad and the only lock was the safety chain. Room was as barebones as every other review says. I psyched myself up to find a new motel even though it was already 7 PM, and told the clerk I felt unsafe in the room and was going to leave. She asked me if I'd used the bed (no) and now gave me a physical key to a different room. I didn't use the shower or outlets (which other reviews have complained about), but the TV had the worst reception I've encountered in decades. There were 35 channels, all had some degree of snow, and at least a third played just fuzz. I pushed a chair and the minifridge against my door while I slept. As soon as I woke up, I dropped the key in the "Key Drop" slot in the office door, and got the heck out of there.

24 hr gas station and store close by. They did not have an ice machine, no ice at all!

Great location!

My first room smelled terribly of cigarettes so I complained so they gave me a new room. The staff was nice and very apologetic but overall it just felt dirty and the exterior is pretty run down.

I was ok with the property and room; nothing fancy but clean and functional. I was bummed that the wifi sucked so bad it was unusable; I simply couldn't use it at all. That's a big failure in my book, because I use wifi to plan my trip, make next reservations, etc. (I was in room 242)