Jon Micetic

Review of InterContinental Montelucia Re...

Scorpions! Apparently it's a big problem there, an...

Scorpions! Apparently it's a big problem there, and our room was no exception.

The stay was actually pretty good comfortable bed, very friendly staff, nice pools, great bathroom/shower/tub. The $19 parking for a place that isn't downtown was, in my opinion, a little bit of a gouge, but not the end of the world.

Now to the scorpions on the sliding glass doors to the room's patio, there is a sticker that asks guests to keep their doors closed to prevent "desert dwellers" from coming into your room. The sticker has a picture of a scorpion on it. We heeded the advice, and didn't open that door. Unfortunately, there was already a scorpion in our room. I took a shower and grabbed the clean/folded towel hanging on the towel rod, and just as I'm about finished drying myself off, I see a scorpion crawling on the towel. I threw the towel on the ground, the scorpion started to run away, and I killed him with my shoe. I called the front desk to explain, and they sent someone about 5-10 minutes later to clean it up.

Based on the apparent scorpion problem, I would be concerned about sleeping there again.