Western Motel, Philadelphia

My family and I stayed at this particular motel during a weekend visit in August 2009. My son was in Ms. on a competition hunt. Anyway, Saturday around 11:00 my children(ages7,11) wanted to go swimming. So, we got dressed and proceeded to go to the pool. My 2 children immediately jumped in as I sat by in a chair and watched. They had been swimming for about 20 minutes or so and my 12 year old made the comment that the pool had lots of bugs and caterpillars in it. I told him sometimes filters don't catch everything. Anyway, another couple came out and joined them in the pool. Everyone was having a good time when all of a suddenly, the man said"there's a snake!" His wife immediately jumped out as I went running to pull my kids out. Meanwhile, the man is frozen in the water, saying where is the snake? His wife took off to go get the hotel manager and I bent over the pool trying to find the snake. Suddenly, there he was!!!!!! So, I told the man he was within a couple of feet to where he was standing. By that time, my 15 year old son walked out and asked "what in the world are you doing"? So, I showed him the snake. By that time, the manager comes out with the lady and says it is a snake? And we all said yes!!!!! There it is. He replied, "oh I'm not getting I'm scared of snakes. So, my 15 year old grabbed a pole and began pulling it out and stabbing it with the pole. After he killed it, he placed it on the concrete beside the pool. The manager told my son, oh do something with it. We can't leave it out for display. So, he asked me what to do with it and I told him , put it in the garbage can!!!!! I hate snakes myself!!!! Then, so much for their continental breakfast. There was no milk for the cereal, no juice to drink and when ever my kids asked for these items, they were ignored. Needless to say, we still had to pay full price for the room !!!!!!!!!!!!

Days Inn was taken over by Western Motel. So I'm leaving this on both. This place was so dirty and it smelled VERY bad. There was a used bar of soap in the shower and a pubic hair on the floor in the bathroom. When we went to the office to tell them and ask for them to come clean it they never did. We had to clean it ourselves. I was there for my mother's funeral and it was a shame that we had to stay in such a dump.