We arrived and during check-in I made note of a big bulletin board in the back pasted with wanted posters and faxed photos of "Bail Fugitives". This should have been a tip-off.

Once in the room we notice scratched furniture, even the handle of one of the drawers was hanging, only half attached. We found the bathroom full of lime and rust stains.

The real coup was when the room phone rang the next morning at what we thought was 10 a.m. Unbeknownst to us the time had changed the previous night and a man named James was calling to ask us to check out right away. When I explained the time change had caught us by surprise(there are no clocks in the rooms) and asked for a half hour for us to shower, James said we had to vacate immediately or he would charge us for an extra day, adding that his housekkeping staff was leaving in an hour. Maybe considering the shabby state of the property, keeping the housekkeping staff on for more than an hour after check out might be a good idea.

When we hurried down to check out before hitiing the highway with no showers(probably a blessing really), imagine my surprise when I discovered the James we had spoken to was James Lee, the general manager of the motel. When I told him we were going top have to write this at tripadvisor.com, he was nonplussed and stood by his treatment of us at his property.

If you must travel to this part of West Columbia/Cayce, South Carolina, you would be better off at the slightly pricier Riverside Inn, right down the street.

We booked this place at the last minute and it was cheap, so we weren't expecting anything great. Turned out to be far worse than expected.

It all started at check in: The lady who checked us in seemed very disinterested in us. She never cracked a smile, didn't say hello, didn't say "have a nice stay". In fact, she never even made eye contact with us. Ok, no biggie as long as the room is nice.

Once we drove around back to our room, we noticed what looked like migrant workers all over the place, and some others who looked like plain thugs. We didn't feel very safe.

The room. Where do I start? First off, the floor was covered in what looked like pool table felt, and it had mysterious white stains all over it. The cable s----. Half the channels didn't come in, and the advertised free HBO wasn't available. The shower went from hot to cold to hot to cold, etc. But the biggest, most disgusting problem was the sink. In the drain was a wad of short curly black hairs, and a couple pieces of what looked like food. Basically the only reason we stayed was because we didn't have much choice. I was VERY reluctant to crawl in that bed. After everything, it seemed like I felt little bugs crawling on me in the bed. Maybe there were, or maybe I was just creeped out because of everything else. Then we were awakened all night long by the other residents, who were yelling and running up and down the stairs and walkway.

Checkout: only reason we went in was to complain. The desk guy, just like the lady at check in, was indifferent toward us. He grabbed a piece of paper to write a note for the manager. We're sure this paper is balled up in a trash can at this point (not to mention he misspelled "hair" on the note).

Bottom line: sleep in your car if this place is your only option. But if you must stay here, bring an assortment of cleaning supplies, earplugs, your own bedding, a gun, and a bullet proof vest.

Stayed at the Masters Inn, Columbia, Knox-Abbott for one night on the way to the Masters tournament. It served its purpose. It was clean and the rooms were ok. It needs some updating but for a one night stay it worked out. Wouldn't recommend it for longer than one night. Probably would stay again.

Stayed July 2004.

Great For the Money !!!!!!!

Will stay again.