Have had a hard time locating decent lodging in Moses Lake on Labor Day weekend over the last several years. From my past experience with Shilo properties, I thought we'd finally found a good place to come back to. This was no exception. I'd hoped for $104 a night, that things would be better, but I was wrong.
Should have known better when I got the keys to the room- real metal keys- that this place probably hadn't been updated (or cleaned?) since my childhood. As soon as we checked in and entered the room, the odor of urine was very distinct.I asked for a different room, which was promptly given to us. When we were changed to another room at the end of the hall, my young daughter nearly tripped over several tears and large puckers in the hallway carpet. A pretzel remained in the same place in the main corridor for over 24 hours. Dead leaves were in the hall around the corner, with no outside door or plant in sight.
Upon arrival, we had to drop off our things and leave immediately to get to the concert we were attending, so there was not time to complain. The beds were not made well, and actually looked like someone might have laid on them. Wrinkled sheets and blankets were noticeable beneath the horribly outdated and worn bedspreads (one actually had a hole in it). I noticed that the table had dried, crusted food (I hope) and other organic matter smeared around on it- clearly not at all touched by housekeeping. I don't want to know what the brown, dried up substance was that was on the desk/dresser that holds the tv. The next morning, we left for breakfast and returned to find that housekeeping was in our room. We left so the lady could finish, but returned to find that the table and desk still hadn't been cleaned. And there were NO towels on the bent-up towel rack, oddly located inside the shower stall. I went to the front desk to complain, and the head housekeeper came to the room with me to see what the problems were. She dutifully cleaned the table and desk, and replaced some of the towels.
My daughter's feet were dirty from just walking around the room barefoot on the carpet. The bedspreads have been relocated to the corner. The upholstery on the chairs is intermittently permeated with some kind of whitish crust. We'll be looking for a different place to stay in this town -yet again- when we come back. Maybe we'll just save the trouble and rent and RV.