Stayed here several times...but NO MORE!
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 8/2/07
I formerly stayed here on 4 or 5 occasions, for the outage work at the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant. When I stay for the outages, it is for 6 to 8 weeks.
I always regarded this place as old and dilapidated, but enjoyed the quick freeway access, the fridge and microwave, and the jaccusi with the "waterfalls". The windows frequently had no locks, and when requested, they would give me .25c thumb screw locks. I NEVER would leave anything in the room, that would give me replacement hassle. When you leave the room, the lock you'll use is not a deadbolt, but the common lock your home doorknob has. If you are inside the room, and only then, can the deadbolt be activated.
If you are on the north facing side, the back of the motel, your view will be of a junkyard, RV storage area....immediately below you! Yet I put up with this...NO MORE!!!!
I made telephone reservations for the outage March 4,2007. They FORGOT to mention that the jaccusi, and pool area were closed for construction.
FORGOT to tell me the entire pool area, lounges and tables were closed, with construction junk in plain, open, complete eyesore view.
FORGOT to tell me that the ENTIRE north section was having major construction being done.
FORGOT to inform that the construction contractors would be leaving their garbage ALL OVER THE north walk ways.
Most importantly, they FORGOT to inform me that the ENTIRE phone system could only receive calls, and that the phones would not call outside of the motel!!!!!
I was greeted by the worst stained carpet of my life, I travel alot, and have NEVER stayed in ANY motel with carpet this filthy. No decent business would regard this carpet in my room as being fit for anything other than use in a workshop.
The bathroom light fixture, having the bulb dangling thru the ceiling, with no facia covering for the fixture, the shower head protruded thru a square cut hole in the drywall, again, no facia covering. The sink had no drain stop, and five cigarette holes were burned into the bed spread!!!
In spite of all this, they charged me the "Diablo outage rate" of "only" $40.00/night. And had the balls to tell me that the charge to others would be the regular rate of $50.00!!!
For $25.00, I might have stayed.
After 2 nights, I left for another hotel, which was newly renovated, and charged me the same $40.00.
Do you wish to stay here? I used to... and won't again.