You get what you pay for.
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 8/29/11
For $40/night close to Indiana Dunes in the summer, you can't expect much and this motel lives up to that. It's very old and very well used and abuse. The info on the motel says it was renovated in 2006, but the room we were in clearly was not. The pictures they provide look considerably better than real life. It was run down, shabby, beat up and fairly dirty and dingy. It was lacking in amenities that you would probably expect in most motels. No little shampoo bottles, no tissues, no clock of any kind, no ice machine. The towels were small and thin and there was only one per person. The shower was so small you could barely move around in it. The room smelled kind of nasty, so we hung an air freshener in front of the air conditioner. However, the towels and sheets were clean, and we were given more towels when we asked for them. We didn't find any creepy crawlers, which would have been a deal breaker for me. The air conditioner worked, the bed was fairly comfortable, there was a small fridge and a microwave in the room and there seemed to be enough hot water. Of course, we were one of only 3-4 rooms rented all weekend, so if they were full, the hot water situation might have been different. If you're expecting a nice place to stay, don't stay here. Stay here if you just want a cheap place to stay and don't expect much. I have seen worse and spent more as well as I have seen better and spent about the same. I wouldn't pay more than $40/night for this place in the summer (peak season) and I would say it's not worth more than $20/night in the off season.