When we arrived at around 7:30PM the parking lot was filled with pickup/welding rigs owned by the pipeline workers who occupied most of the rooms. Many of these folks were standing around near the building , drinking and letting off steam. Gaining access to the building meant navigating around them. Noise died down as the evening progressed but management needs to do a better job managing the parking lot activity.
As far as the room…areas needed renovation, ( paint , sink faucet, etc.) Room cleanliness needs improvement as well. Carpet appeared to be newer but the room perimeter had not been vacuumed in awhile. Desktop, info binder and other areas were greasy. Comforter had a stain but other bedding and towels were clean. Dingy, was the overall impression.
This property is an Americinn but it did not exhibit any of the much hyped “quiet engineering” Americinn promotes. The motel shares a parking lot with an adjacent Perkins and outside noise awakened me more than once.
With tax I paid close to $100/night, too much for the lodging I received. Next time through the Cloquet area I’ll stay elsewhere.
- Americinn Hotel Cloquet
