After getting the room keycard, I opened the door to our room, was overcome by the musty smell, the unkept room, the peeling paint, the dirty-looking bathroom..... walked back to the "office" ( motel keeper works behind a glass partition ) handed the keycard back and said my wife and I would not be staying the night and just drove the 3 hours home. I know there's a cancellation fee which I'm
obligated to pay, but I just couldn't bear the overwhelming moldy/musty smell and wouldn't have slept a wink overnight.