I stayed at the hotel Wednesday night September 12...

I stayed at the hotel Wednesday night September 12th. Unfortunately, we checked in after dark and did not evaluate the room prior to occupancy. It was late and in a very bad area downtown and did not feel safe addressing the concerns with management.

Room number 413(next door to the Chairmans suite ) was simply filthy, unacceptable and scary. The room was hot and the air conditioning did not function only the blower fan was on(the thermostat seemed to work, but no cool air was coming from vents. I opened the windows, but had to close them shortly thereafter due to the loud thumping from the disgusting music below(or maybe a nearby room). The room never got below 70 degrees. There was a cheap plastic box fan with a missing selector switch laying against a wall in the room.

There was black mold and mildew on a loose soffit panel above the cracked sink and bathroom vanity! The panel(plywood) was delaminating and absorbing moisture constantly due to the absence of any air conditioning and NO bathroom exhaust fan. There was also mildew around the sides of the sink alcove and rust markings around most of the nails and screws holding the panels in place and the electrical receptacle as well. Wallpaper was peeling up at very edge. Excessive moisture has been a problem for a long, long time. There was an attempt to conceal the neglect(including cobwebs & piles of dust) by installing 40 watt light bulbs in the room.

The anti-scald shower valve was installed INCORRECTLY( the hot and cold supply lines were reversed). This guaranteed that I( and everyone else) would burn themselves before figuring out how to get the cold water to flow. The tub drain was just laying in the unit(broken I assume). Even all the scalding hot water couldn t kill all the mold in the shower. My wife and mother refused to shower at all.

The carpet in the unit was simply worn out. Holes in multiple areas. No attempt had been made to clean the floor and we were afraid to go barefoot in the unit. Dust, bits of trash and dirt were everywhere considerably more in the corners and edges behind furniture.

I was afraid to leave the rental car in the parking lot NO LIGHTS WHATSOEVER after dark when we checked in.. [ I noticed that employees(Michigan plates) all parked up front by the main building..] There were HUGE potholes throughout and the route was barely drivable.

The upholstery on the furniture was worn out, torn and dirty. The tops of furniture were water stained, filmy and dirty. The bathroom and closet doors were hard to open and close due to years of neglected maintenance and moisture absorption(swelling and delaminating). The filthy phone had most of buttons removed(just holes to exposed wires where buttons had been).