Rashelle Blue
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I’m not one to write reviews (unless my experience was exceptionally good), but our stay at this hotel was nothing short of horrific. I wish there was an option to give 0 stars. Fortunately, we only stayed for one night. Walk with me, while I share my experience.
1) Starting with the exterior, it already looked pretty run down- outside walls were all stained. You can tell it has not had a paint job in a very long time.
2) While the reception area was fine, we were surprised to see that it was a misinterpretation of what we walked into, once we got to our room. An extremely small space, that barely fit two medium sized suitcases, without stumbling over them. The room was a reflection of the exterior- run down.
3) Dirty walls and floor, stains on the bedsheets and a dead spider hanging over the window.
4) Speaking of insects, there were multiple mosquitoes we spotted in the room, and while we tried to get rid of most of them, we still got chewed up by some of them, who managed to hide. We woke up to multiple bites.
5) The bathroom was extremely small (looked like those “mobile” bathrooms made out of plastic, which you’d find inside a caravan). Probably the equivalent size of a photo booth. And with that, very bad odor that spread into the room itself. We were under the impression that anything that was flushed down the toilet did not make its way all the way down, so it smelled like we were sleeping next to a sewer. On top of that, the water would linger in the shower and not go down the drain right away.
6) The AC did not work properly and blew hot air, which made the bad smell in the room even worse.
Overall, the place is not kept well at all, and while I acknowledge that it is not a luxury hotel (quite frankly, very far from it), no one should have to struggle with all of the above issues all at once. As we were only stopping over, we thought it would be suitable to stay there for just a night, but were met with a nightmare of a short stay instead. The lack of maintenance at this hotel should be studied.
Bear in mind, other branches of Premiere Classe don’t seem to be kept this poorly- we previously stayed at a branch in Bordeaux and had a good experience (hygienic, clean, decent amount of space in the room, bathroom bigger, no bugs, clean exterior as well as interior).
Now, the choice is yours to make, but this place will never see me again- not in this lifetime or the next.