Not sure how I missed that this was a MOTEL, of course the photos online showed mostly the interior of the rooms (which seemed ok). When we checked in (4pm) on a Saturday, no one was to be found at the front desk (when I worked hotel front desk, I had to remain there at ALL times). We rang the bell, we called the number, still no one. Finally, I went up the stairs to what appeared to be an office and knocked on the door; a guy with no shoes answered and seemed surprised I was there. I told him we were trying to check in.
So, we check in and there are old school keys, we ended up staying in their weird suite off to the side but at least it was more private. But there was an outer door and an inner door. Now, I’m a real estate agent, I’m no stranger to difficult and complicated door mechanisms. But both of us struggled to get it opened, but the inner door at least wasn’t as difficult. There was also a back door, and outside there was a bunch of trash.
My fiancé kept his gun by the bed. We didn’t leave anything of value in the car.
There was a fridge and microwave but the TV was kind of messed up (still watchable but weird). Bed was ok, bathroom was bright, but small, at least there was a random dining table off to the side where we could put stuff. The breakfast options were ok, standard. When I came back to the room, I realized that outer door locked behind me (when I specifically tried not to lock it because I didn’t want to wake him up when I went to grab us breakfast