Americas Best Value Inn, Gulfport

We have never been so outraged in our lives. My Husband reserved a room for us on Friday, October 6, 2006 at the "Best Value Inn, Gulfport,MS. Parking was inadequate...we were told that we could park in the parking lot next door as long as we moved it before 7:00AM... There was NO SMOKE DETECTOR; only wires hanging from the ceiling, Stains that could have been from a pet being left in the room, no lampshades on lamps, cover on coffee pot was missing, no cover on the exhaust fan in bathroom, light in bathroom was barely hanging in the ceiling, comforters on the beds were extremely worn and raged, blanket had large pills on them, no cover on Air Conditioner, the smell was unbeleivable....and the room cost a WHOPPING $90.00.A friend of ours had reserved a room for the next day for $110.00 until I called her and warned her of what we found..SHE CANCELLED...THEY WOULD NOT LET US The cockatoo bird in the lobby had no manners either...they had him perched outside his cage and bird poop was all over the floor beneath the cage..I understand that a lot of these Hotels have been/are being remodeled due to Hurricane Katrina but this Hotel was far from being ready for customers...It was awful !!!