I booked this hotel via Priceline.com for $33 plus $11 tax for a one-night stay. We were going to a concert in West Valley and wanted to spend the night there rather than have to drive home late at night. I usually have good results with Priceline, but I also usually use it to find 3- and 4-star hotels. However, the only hotels in the West Valley area are 2- and 2.5-star hotels. When I ended up with the Extended Stay America, I admit I was disappointed. Compared to the other 2-star hotels in the area (even on the same block), this hotel is inferior in features and, I would guess, comfort.

That said, since my husband and I were just looking for a place to crash after a late-night concert and I knew based on the hotel's Web site that this hotel is the most basic of all basic hotels, I wasn't actually disappointed by our stay. It was about what I expected, and it was okay. But would I stay again? Not if I could help it. There are better options out there for comfort, and it'd probably be worth paying full price for a better hotel instead of trying through Priceline to find the cheapest hotel deal like I did.

Here's what we liked: The location is good, close to the I-215 and within walking distance of the E-Center and numerous chain-style restaurants like Cracker Barrel, I-HOP, Chilis, etc. The room was clean. We used the fridge provided in the room (also provided, but which we didn't use: coffee-maker and coffee packets, toaster, microwave, stove top, some utensils and pans). Shower water was hot and plentiful.

What we didn't like: The hotel called our room a queen room, but the "queen" bed seemed small to me, more like a double. Snuggling closer to my husband was fine. What wasn't fine to me was that the bed only had two thin pillows, one per person. Being 8-months pregant, I tend to need a lot of pillow support when I sleep. I suppose I should have planned ahead and brought our own pillows, but I was surprised that the room didn't offer a spare pillow in the closet area like most hotels do. I did think ahead enough to bring our own shampoo and conditioner, since the hotel (as I suspected) doesn't provide any (just bar soap). The TV was smaller than in most hotels. The air conditioner was NOISY and woke us up during the night. Also, our "non-smoking" room, on the second floor, smelled like it may have once been a smoking room. However, the smell wasn't obnoxious enough that we noticed it all the time, mostly just when we first walked in the room.

The previous reviewer mentioned 2 great danes. Apparently, that tenant is still staying there because we met one of the great danes as we were checking out this morning. The girl behind the desk apparently asked the dogs' owner if one of the dogs could stay with her behind the desk today to keep her company while the owner went out. That dog was HUGE! The girl said off-handedly that she was worried he'd jump over the counter, he was so big. He seemed friendly enough, but still. The type of place that welcomes great danes to the front desk isn't my personal favorite place to stay.

Overall, for $44 we got what we expected. We got some sleep, but we won't be back.