I thought we were staying at the Comfort Inn, 200 yards away, where we stayed previously. Desk clerk there said people make this mistake often. He also offered that the 8 BY WYNDAM mind, had upgraded recently, so we were feeling better despite outside appearances. We headed over. Throughout that Fri after check in, one thing after another was lacking, things which to our mind were generalities in all the hotels/motels we've stayed in throughout the decades. 2 king beds for sure, yet only one tiny shelf/stand between them with a light above- NOTHING on the outside of the 2 KING beds, no light, no nightstand, nothing. Yes, there's a desk with chair on far side of room-NO LIGHT available to use it, unless one wants to leave the overhead light on, or a wall light closer to the entrance. Room is a good size accommodating those 2 king beds plus, BUT there's so much left-over room it surely wouldn't cost that much to throw a love seat, chairs, nightstands in there! Good thing the place is so well lit with cameras because our section was a building away from the front desk section, so not visible from there. Because..... when I got up to get coffee 5am Saturday morning, 2 homeless guys sitting there on the bench outside our room, having cigarettes, their beat-up bikes lying on the ground next to them. When I returned, encountered a different homeless guy, carrying his homeless dog, cutting across the property, thru the breezeway connecting the 2 sections. Never felt threatened, but still we had our bikes on the back of our vehicle etc. I guess we got what we paid for, but there's something missing with this whole arrangement there. In fact, after the bike race and some lunch, then a shower, we left for home, ignoring the one more paid for night. If it matters to anyone, no tissues either.
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