Hi… it’s 3:30 AM. Despite being exhausted, I’ve yet to sleep. You see, I missed the part in the motel description that claimed that the Flintstones are big fans of these motel beds. I got the “granite” mattress.
In town for one night for a friend’s funeral and then facing a long day of driving. I need sleep! I have never been more uncomfortable or less able to sleep in a space whose very business is to provide a place for folks to sleep. It actually hurts to lay on this bed.
I’ve never done this before, but I went to the front desk to plead my case. I asked for another room. He said he’d have to charge me. I tried to reason with him: it’s already 3:30, I’ll only be using the room for 4 hours. The parking lot was empty - it wasn’t like there was a Flintstones convention in town. They had a room to spare, I won’t even get under the covers they would never know I was there. He stared at me blankly. He wasn’t going to get tricked by pesky logic. I asked if I could sleep on the lobby couch. He wasn’t having it. Long story short, I got a $10 discount to sleep in the room next to my son on a mattress that caused me only 5/10 pain level., I’m so bummed. They had the chance to do something nice for a customer in distress and they failed. We will not be patronizing this establishment again.
If you do book here, bring an air mattress/yoga mat/extra blankets to sleep on and save your body.
Also - the whole place needs a good, soapy, scrubbing.