Disappointed in the hotel at check in because of overwhelming foul odor in the lobby. Same stench in the elevator, the hallways, and our room. I asked the front desk and they did a vaudeville act of denying they could smell anything weird. Gave me a room deodorizer spray to use. I spoke to the same person a few hours later and asked to change rooms. They changed their story instead—yes there’s a smell, it’s due to construction; it should be gone by 5pm when work ends. I asked to change rooms, but they said it would be pointless because the smell was inescapable. This info came from the exact same person who gave me a room spray after saying she couldn’t smell anything at all.
After learning the hotel smelled awful due to construction (and why would that even be?) we were told the hot water would be shut off for hours during our stay—again due to construction.
The AC in our room was permanently set to 77°F, so to keep us cool enough to sleep, and air out the smells, we kept the windows open at night. But this meant all night we heard the loud sounds of people leaving the nightclub across the street, dogs, sirens, etc.
Hilariously, we met another tourist at a local coin laundry and got to talking about our respective hotels. She said hers was the worst ever—overpriced and uncomfortable. We said good night to her at the laundromat, only to see her again in the elevator—she was staying at the same stinky hotel!
tldr: smelly overpriced hotel lies to guests