I stayed in this EconoLodge (previously a Sleep Inn, and this wasn't clear via ANY web-search -- required a phone call to the motel) for two nights in March 2004 -- check-in Friday afternoon, checkout Sunday morning.

The motel is on a highway feeder, and northbound access is fairly good. Some back streets will easily lead to the nearby convention center. For restaurants, gas, et al., one must continue north on the feeder, u-turn, and head back to the exit one step further southbound from the motel's exit.

My reservation was in order, and I was given an upstairs room (by request). There is no elevator, so one must haul luggage up the internal stairwell. The desk personnel were helpful in answering my questions about the area.

Rooms are off an interior, carpeted corridor. Mine was comfortable, with everything new, working, and appealing. This was the good part.

What ruined everything was the overly aggressive housekeeping. On Saturday morning, I had a "do not disturb" sign placed on my door. The housekeeper pounded on the door, shouting "Housekeeping!"

I returned that evening and found that my items had been moved around on the room's desk (there was no reason for this to be done) and that a high-quality hand-towel -- my own property -- had been taken out of my shaving-kit. I was disturbed by this, but worse was to come.

On Sunday morning, I was in the bathroom involved in personal activity and WELL ahead of formal checkout time. Without knocking, and despite the "do not disturb," the housekeeper unlocked the door and barged in. I said, "Hey -- HEY!" She said, "What time you gonna be out? I needa clean the room." I said, "Within 90 minutes, probably -- please leave." She said (direct quote!): "Ninety minutes, no more."

Had I not been indisposed, I would have shoved the insolent invader completely out of my room and given her the what-for. As it was, I was shaking with anger. When I checked out, I reported the facts and my displeasure to the front desk; the desk clerk looked scared and got the manager. When I suggested that someone needed to educate the housekeeper about propriety and customer service, the manager got a genuine look of fear in his eyes. He said, rather hastily, "We'll keep that in mind, sir," and he offered me a (ratty) hand-towel as recompense for the stolen one. I declined it.

Besides good or bad plumbing, nothing makes or wrecks a hotel stay like the aggressiveness or sensitivity of the housekeeping service. I would NOT stay here again unless it were confirmed to me in advance that this maid no longer worked here.

I stayed at this property the Night of March 16, 2006 and found that this motel is no longer a Sleep Inn, It is now an ECONO LODGE. Regardless it was quite nice and very clean. There were no major problem and the staff was quite friendly and very helpful. I would say that the breakfast area could have been better stocked, as it only had coffee and Orange Juice on the morning that we checked out. Overall it my stay here was very nice and I would stay here again.