Americas Best Value Inn

Nothing glamorous, but not the worst.
Road trip continued and I needed a place to stay for cheap, so thought I’d give this place a shot.
The first room I was given was just bad. An awful musty smell and a toilet that would not stop running. The clerk was helpful and gave me another room without hesitation, even checking it for me before I went up.
The new room was much better. Clean and no odor this time. It was fine for a quick overnight, but that’s about it.
Since the staff was so helpful/​polite and the second room was good, I’ll give them three stars.

Pros:
— Clean bed (THAT’S ALL THAT MATTERED)
Cons:
— First gave us a room that hasn’t been cleaned.
— No iron/​ironing board
— No microwave or fridge
— False advertisement with waffles breakfast. (If it’s not being served, then don’t post it in your pics)
— They don’t take triple A if you book through website
— Room smells like musty hairy sweat shop.
— Employees are VERY lazy
— Make sure to bring your own soap/​shampoos.

I WISH YOU COULD GIVE ZERO STARS.
Worst hotel I have ever stayed at. Horribly rude management, very disorganized employees and with checking in/​checking out. They try to charge you more than what you booked online because of being «unable to find your booking for the company you used online». Worst experience at a hotel ever. Rooms are incredibly disgusting and ridden with the smell of smoke. The cleaning staff came into our room at NINE IN THE MORNING. We were trying to sleep in (being on vacation you would think we could) and they just busted into the room, did not say anything or apologize just shut the door and left… AND NEVER RETURNED. In the two days we stayed there the room was NEVER CLEANED. Get this… as if we didn’t already feel unsafe staying in this JANKY, CRAP hotel, the lock on the door had screws coming out and just would fall out if someone tried to open the door. They do not provide shampoo or conditioner, not like I would even use it if that had provided it after seeing the quality of everything else. When going down to the pool, there was a manager checking the quality of the water AFTER WE HAD SWAM IN IT… yeah. really comforting. I don’t think that even a dollar is worth staying in this crap hotel. There are also a lot of usual residents in this hotel who are scary and make you feel very uncomfortable.
DO NOT GO TO THIS HOTEL EVER… I AM FOREWARNING YOU.

Yesterday, 2/​21, we had 10 inches of snow hit Kansas City. My work sent me home early (why they didn’t shut down in the first place, idk). I attempted to drive home via 435 East and got trapped in a giant snow drift.
Long story short: No one (friends and family) would come save me because of how bad it was outside. Someone drove me to this place so I would have somewhere warm to stay for the night until someone could save me.
I checked in around 11:30 AM and was charged an extra $ 10 because I was checking in before 3 PM. It made me mad that I was paying extra just because I didn’t want to freeze amidst a blizzard. The room came to $ 80.
Got to my room. Found poop stains on the toilet seat.
Heater was cracked and took FOREVER to warm up. Even under their covers and my extra blanket, I was still freezing.
Storm let up around 3:30– 4 PM. Dad was able to come get me from the motel (then we had to try and un bury my car and then jump it, but that’s a whole different story).
Checked out of hotel. I was there for a grand total of maybe 4 hours.
The guy gave me a $ 20 refund since I left so early which I appreciate. But I still paid $ 60 just to freeze and watch TV for 4 hours.