3 years ago
From the outside it looks like any other hotel. I'...
From the outside it looks like any other hotel. I've stayed at Ramadas around California, and this was nothing like them. At about 8pm, the winds started picking up. In most hotels this would be fine, but there's no central heating/cooling. Everything is vented from outside through an A/C unit that's installed below the window. Because of the winds, the heater was ineffective at best, reaching a cool 50 degrees in there room, while constantly howling throughout the night. I ended up using a decibel meter to find out how loud it actually say. On average, it was 75 decibels. At minimum, 65 decibels. At maximum, 85 decibels. Let's put that in to perspective: 60 decibels is normal conversation volume. 75 decibels is the volume of an average vacuum. 85 decibels is the sound of an average gas-powered lawnmower. Now imagine that happening all night. All of that combined: hard beds, a severe lack of insulation or heat, thin blankets, old CRT TVs that emit a high pitched whine, thin walls, I had maybe 2 hours of sleep that was broken up by the constant noise and discomfort. Even though the staff were very nice and knowledgeable, that is not nearly enough to make up for a horrible night's rest (if you can call it that). I will discourage anybody from staying there the night. It was the worst hotel stay I have ever had. 1/5 stars.