Raceway Inn, Topeka

THEY HAVE NOT BEEN A MOTEL FOR OVER A YEAR. SO NO YOU WILL NOT GET TOWELS NCCK. THEY ARE AN APARTMENT COMPLEX. THEY HAVEN'T HAD A HOUSEKEEPER ON STAFF FOR AT LEAST A YEAR SO I DON'T EVEN THINK NCCK KNOWS WHAT HE IS TALKING ABOUT OR WHERE HE WAS STAYING.

This motel is dirty. They did not provide ANY towels (you have to catch the housekeeper with her cart of towels to get some), the "kitchenette" which is pretty much a closet converted into a place with a microwave, small (dirty) sink, mini fridge and about 2 square inches of counterspace. There is plenty of storage in the cabinets. . . Not that you'd be able to cook anything. It also smelled like urine. The furniture is ancient, the guests are shady and the location is bad. You have to take a crazy combination of roads around the Air Force Base to get to it. The only thing positive is when the Coke machine was out -- ironically, Coca Cola distribution is 200 yds away -- they promptly refilled it when I left a note on the door (the office closes at like 3PM). If you don't mind lack of cleanliness and the people you're staying in close proximity to, then go ahead. $150/wk isn't too bad I suppose although you'd be better off just renting an apartment for an extended stay).