Maplewood is kinda like a bad date. You want to liker her, she's kinda cute but in the end you're just left wondering what da huh?
We've been there four times, three experiences were bad.
The first time we were given a room Cynthia (the evening desk clerk) described as her "personal favorite." The sink instead of being in the bathroom, was on the opposite side of the room. This wasn't as bad as it might sound because the room was a tiny as a closet. But, it did make proper toilet hygiene a challenge in the middle of the night. We asked for a different room. "Sorry. You're screwed, pal. We're booked. It's an old inn, it has its quirks. Deal with it."
Okay, next time we called and asked for a room with all the plumbing fixtures in the bathroom. Amazingly enough, this room as even smaller than before. There wasn't even enough floor space to put down two overnight bags (the ones that look like gym bags). I wish I was making this up.
We figured we'd be smarter next time. Sunday afternoon, when all the rooms were open, we searched out one that we liked (one in the front, I think 208). And when we came back a few months later, we had a very pleasant stay.
And just last weekend we took an extraordinarily expensive suite. The last room they had available. What they heck, we figured We've been workin' our butts off. We deserve a little classy R&R. We arrive to a nice room, but the &%#^#$ bathroom door doesn't shut. Not even close to shutting. And by the look of the door, it hasn't shut properly in years. We asked for it to be repaired. We asked to get moved. Same story. "Sorry pal, take a hike. Nothing we can do. It's an old hotel, blah, blah, blah".
Now I'm not the best carpenter, but that was a 1/2 hour job. I was almost tempted to buy a plane and fix it myself.
When checking out, my wife let 'em know our disappointment. How they really ruined a weekend to which we'd been really looking forward . The clerk took $50 off a $500 bill. I wanted to throw it at her. They don't get it. That's insulting. My wife? She's the practical one. She took the money.
