Venetian Inn and Suites

I wish I could give this place negative stars. Absolute shit hole in every sense of the word. I thought this stereotypical type of dump only existed in movies.
I had booked this place online on
because it was A) 0.5 miles down the access road from the place I was taking an important test early the next morning and B) because it was cheaper than others around it. I figured even if it wasn’t the nicest ever, that would be fine for one night, just needed somewhere to sleep the night before the test.
Pulled up and holy shit. The parking lot is basically collapsing on itself, dimly lit parking area, if it was lit at all. Some DEFINITE gangster/​thug looking characters walking around shirtless all over the place and hanging out just outside their rooms looking at people, what I’m pretty sure were pregnant hookers at some point. There was literally a laminated sign taped to the back side of the lobby door that was advising residents to please wear shirts at all time when entering the lobby. That’s how you know you got a classy place, right there. Has a pool, BUT it is entirely filled in with sand.
Anyway, checked in because I didn’t feel like trying to find anywhere else last minute even after SEVERE misgivings after just looking around the place as I drove in. Room seemed crappy enough, but I didn’t see any obvious needles or drug residue/​paraphernalia in plain sight, but I also didn’t look too hard. No wifi in the room, don’t care what they say on the site. Got some small Pizza Hut to eat in the room, didn’t get any napkins so decidd to use a hand towel. Still had long thick black hairs on it. Commence retching. Driving my brother’s relatively nice 2002 BMW, and after seeing the place and it’s clientele, I started wondering to myself «What are the chances that my car DOESN’T get broken into and/​or rims stolen or car itself stolen? 20%? Worth the risk?» Nope.
Left, didn’t even turn down the bed or stay the night. Stayed at a friend’s house in Spring instead.
DO. NOT. BOOK. A. ROOM. HERE. EVER. UNLESS. YOU. ARE. A. FUGITIVE. FROM. JUSTICE.

My family had a layover and couldn’t find a hotel near the airport with vacancy. We even tried the Hilton a little ways away from the airport. I would have gladly paid $ 500 to sleep in a storage room there than $ 1 for this craphole. The baby was getting very sleepy and cranky, so decided to just chance it — didn’t know how much longer we would be riding around in the taxi looking otherwise. I did check both beds’ mattress and behind the beds for bed bugs, and didn’t find any bugs or eggs, but a couple weeks after getting back home, we discovered we had bed bugs. Coincidence? I think not. I then had to clean the dried pee all over the toilet seat so my kids could sit down on it. No microwave, so had to heat baby’s bottle in warm water in the sink. Then had to keep the remaining bottle of milk cold by refilling the sink with cold water, and ice from the ice machine, which hubby had to haul in with the 2 plastic cups (wrapped, thank God!!) provided, because there was no ice bucket in the room. There was a small fridge hidden in a cabinet, but not plugged in and when I opened it, it was full of mold and REEKED. They had no playpen or crib for baby, so had to figure out a sleeping situation with the chair/​footstool in the room. And after a walk around the place, it’s no wonder they don’t provide that, as their primary clientele is clearly prostitutes and drug addicts. The entire place, including our room, smelled like an entire cocktail of drugs. The cop car out front was pretty telling too. Told my kids they couldn’t go swimming in the outdoor pool, because the bottom looks covered in slime and mold. I didn’t even brush my teeth, because I was so grossed out, and I think my teeth were cleaner than anything in this place. Wifi worked off and on. Was not even going to try breakfast, not after seeing how disgusting the room was. That was just nasty.

Infested with BED BUGS. This place should be condemned.
I arrived at the Venetian Inn & Suites and found the hotel so unsanitary that I immediately wanted to leave but the manager WASU told me that he would only reimburse me for one night although I had paid for three. I decided to rough out the first night I was so tired. I woke up at 3AM with bed bugs crawling on me, bites on my arms and bed bugs in the bed. I immediately went to the front desk and complained. Showed them pictures of the bugs and trapped several bugs under a glass on the bed for them to inspect. The manager Wasu told me to check out but I would still be paying for two nights. The worst experience I’ve ever had at any hotel anywhere in the world. And I’ve been to some pretty disagreeable places.

I stayed at this hotel for one night with my family. We asked for non smoking rooms and was given two smoking rooms, however, the front desk staff was friendly and fixed the situation for us. Rooms were old, a little musty smelling but I guess I can’t complain for the price. I wouldnt recommend having to stay for more than one night as its off the highway and not much is around. Good for a quick layover. Also, they did have a complimentary breakfast but nothing too fancy.

I am purposely rating the place after I finish writing this piece, for my experience at the hotel was mixed.
Much like the fellow Unilocalers below, I agree that this place was not top notch. I don’t care how much money you want to save, somethings are just not worth the trouble.
My first lesson was positive with the hotel. I learned to never book online. Rates are cheaper if you walk-​in. Honestly. The staff here (keyword: staff, more on that later) is very friendly.
My second lesson was that this hotel has the worst internet accessibility… or lack thereof. My work was actually hindered, no thanks to their poor internet network.
My third lesson is that the manager/​owner (this is key that you understand that I don’t consider a manager/​owner as part of the staff) was an extremely disgusting man. The guy was a lazy bum who sat on his butt, talking on the phone, or speaking about some of his female friends who are «working girls with big tatas.» He told someone he was speaking to to «watch [him] while [he] bag[s] this one.»
My fourth lesson is that the breakfast is just not worth it, especially considering that the hours are between 6 AM-​9 AM. The lobby closes at 10 PM, by the way, which is a pain in the butt.
Overall, the experience was very poor. Book somewhere else, but I will say that the staff is quite friendly here. The attendant gave a lot of great advice and was, overall, just a pleasant person. It’s a shame that the hotel doesn’t reflect that.

I’ve been told: ask if there is an external door to your room before you book it; if there is, don’t book it.
I didn’t ask and I shouldn’t have booked here, but at the time it seemed fine: close to the conference I’m attending and the rate was cheap.
The rooms are very smoking in spite of being listed as non-​smoking. The «free wi-​fi» does not reach most of the rooms and very weakly for the rest of them. Road noise is very loud. The screws on the lock were all loose.
Right after I checked in, there was a lady staggering out of the lobby (at 3pm) and what looked to be a VERY «mature» worker at one of the nearby cabarets.
«Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?» lol, well, it was cheap!
But if I had a do-​over, I would not have booked here and won’t again.