Hotel Horror Stories

11:00 PM- Joel and I just drove six hours on our way to Texas. We had a late start and were ready to call it night. We pulled up to the nearest hotels in the GPS and pulled into the first hotel... the Red Carpet Inn. We walk in...pay $55 dollars...and make our way to our room.

11:15ish- Got the pj's on...pulled down the covers...Eeeek! All I see is three pieces of hair (that does not belong to either of us) and a small brown thingy that looked like it could be anything from feces to moist belly button lint. Packed our bags...made our way to the front desk...was told we couldn't get a refund but could get another room. We had no choice and took the offer. We made our way to our new room....checked every inch of the sheets...put the AC on and got into bed.

I laid there...thinking about the dirty sheets and feeling totally grossed out. Joel was so tired he was in and out of slumber...the AC started to make this high pitched sound. I tried to ignore it...then Chugga Chugga Choo Choo...it felt like the train went through our room it was so close. I knew at this point that there was no way on God's green earth that I would be able to fall asleep. Joel agreed, and we made our way back to the front office...she finally gave us our refund.

12:15ish...we start driving and figured we would stop at the first Hotel we see (that we have actually heard of before unlike the Red Carpet Inn). I see a big sign for $49.99 at Days Inn...so we make our way there...it was a room with two beds but we were so tired at that point that it didn't matter. Finally...we park the car...get out all our luggage once again and locate our room. Joel opens our room with a key card...he back up freaked out...I peek in and see two people sleeping in each of our beds...we close the door as fast as we could trying to figure out if we had made a mistake...but we were at the right room...and we obviously had the right key..but it was already occupied. So with our luggage we schlep to the front office in the rain...explain the situation...and we get another room!

1:00 AM- Ahhh....finally...two hours later and we have a place to rest!