Jeana L.
Yelp
I have no idea how Choice Hotels inspects this hotel and lets it pass. Smelling a bribe, me thinks.
As a long retired hotelier and inspector for Cendant properties (Ramada's etc), I can tell you this place is hardly worth the price, nor the trouble, and the cleanliness issues abound. It's spray-painted well mind you, but underneath, it's FILTHY! Will post a pic of the mold in my bathroom!
First......I booked this hotel by surprise, actually.....not thinking I was going to have to stop in Gilroy for the night. Called an hour ahead and booked a AAA rate of $75. Not bad in my book, but was sorely disappointed after checking in late and being too exhausted to haul my booty across the street to the very simple Ramada Limited or the Best Western.....both of which would have been better choices.
First....no elevator. Hauling 7 bags and two laptops upstairs was a pain. (( I was NOT going to leave it in my car!) Was advised no ground floor rooms available....however....at nearly ten pm on a Saturday night, as I drove around the property...over half the ground floor curtains were still open, telling me the rooms were unoccupied. (Boy, do I hate a liar!)
Then, I get to my room.....seems clean enough. Single cup coffee maker, an actually NICE fridge/freezer/microwave set and standard other hotel items. Cheapest shampoos, soaps, towels, etc......certainly not quality enough for a Suites property.
Top cover of the bed had a dried booger smear over the part that covered the top sheet....I nearly lost it there, but since I know better and took the bedspread off anyway, it didn't bug me too much. Both side table lamps were rickety and rusted at the joints. Weird, but since I only used one lamp, I dealt with it. By now it's midnight after I've grabbed a bite at the Chevy's (nice and close and a hell of a lot friendlier than the staff at the Quality Inn)
I definitely wear slippers in a hotel room and here I'm glad I did again. ('nuff said)
Bathroom. One word. EEEEWWWWW! Mold around tub, (yes, black MOLD) crusty shower head, two skimpy towels and a hanging sign that proclaimed the beauties and benefits of a curved shower curtain rod, mesh shower curtain, etc.....uh, yeah. Right. I'm sure some folks will think of that while they inspect the MOLD while showering. Needless to say, I never touched the tub/shower.
The Good: I was offered a Continental Breakfast. (I didn't imbibe in that as I had already seen how Housekeeping keeps the tub/shower/bedspreads, etc....I had fears for the kitchen!). The internet worked just fine. In spite of an EXTREMELY firm bed, I was able to sleep just fine. It WAS right off the freeway and conveniently located. From my room I was able to spot at least two other hotels I could stay at next time. As well as a diner, convenience store and gas station. Lesson learned.
In sum....it was not quite a "never again" experience (hence the two stars) but definitely not likely and not recommended to others.