Alma Motel

This is the worst place I have stayed at hotel-​wise. The floor wasn’t clean, no hot water, the pool was green, cigarette burn marks on the covers of the beds; was not at all satisfying. Pros: it’s inexpensive.

I can overlook a lot of faults in a hotel. I don’t care how out-​of-​date the décor is and I wouldn’t even care if they didn’t offer cable TV. What I can’t deal with is waking up in the morning, and having NO HOT WATER for a shower!
Other issues: when I arrived, the man at the front desk didn’t speak English. He had to go get someone else (his daughter?) to check me in. There were guests smoking right outside the entrance to the office. The breakfast was either raisin bran or fruit loops, and an unopened bag of Wal-​Mart brand English muffins. Nothing else. All of the doors to the rooms open directly onto the parking lot, and guests who were leaving early in the morning were very loud — including multiple barking dogs. Don’t plan on sleeping in.
I’ll come up with some positives: location is good — easy to find off the highway & fast food restaurants next door. The wireless internet worked well. That’s about it. For the low cost, I wasn’t expecting much, but this was even below my much-​reduced expectations.