Gothic Inn, Block Island

OK, so where should I start? We checked in on Sunday and it was the last time we would see the owners until Wednesday afternoon. The owners do not live on the property, nor does it seem any of the staff. We rented a two bedroom apartment. The screen door on the front door was torn. The windows didn’t shut. The drywall patch in the bathroom had never been finished. The baseboard heater had pulled away from the wall so we could see the studs. The room containing the two twin beds was so small the beds touched both walls and one another. The "queen" size bed? I'm 5'8" and my feet hung off the end. And be prepared for the drinking. There is no security at the inn, since the owners do not live on the property, so there is no one on premises to deal with the noise in the wee hours after the bars close. We had a first-floor unit. The walls and ceiling are paper thin, so we heard every conversation that took place on the second floor, and the place was active after the bars closed. We never got to sleep before 12:30 am because of the evening revelers returning home. We knew who got sick and when. On our fourth night, a new group moved in upstairs, keeping us up until 2:00 a.m. And we won't even discuss the various sounds of sex coming from upstairs. We reported these instances to the inn’s staff – most of whom are seasonal help and are indifferent – and were assured the matters would be addressed. Nothing. And no owners for three of the five days we stayed there. We left Friday morning without so much as a "thank you for coming" from the staff. They were busy feeding the other staff. No apologies. No discussions with the owners. I’ve stayed in motels where hunters are asked not to clean their kills in the shower, and they were cleaner than the Gothic Inn. I’ve stayed in hotels in the Australian Outback where the walls were nothing more than tin sheeting. Better than the Gothic Inn. If you like peeling paint, cracked walls, uncomfortable beds and inattentive staff, the Gothic Inn is perfect for you. They were at half capacity when we left, and we stayed at high season. Should tell you something.