Youngstown Hotels with Jacuzzi in room

Pros:
The beds were comfortable
The room was spacious
Mini fridge was nice
A/C worked very well
Staff seemed nice
The workout room was nice. Several workout machines and some weights. Towels were available.
Close to restaurants, gas stations and a grocery store less than a mile away.
Very close to Interstate 80.

Cons:
Our room could have been cleaned better.
A card was left on the nightstand with the housekeeper’s name and a QR code to leave a tip. Ironically, the card was left right beside some kind of thick drink stain.
The light fixtures were dusty.
We brought some cleaning wipes and took less than 5 minutes to wipe down all surfaces. I know……I shouldn’t have to do that but I would do that anywhere I stay.
Coffee in the lobby was weak but there is a Dunkin Donuts in front of the hotel and a Starbucks right down the road.

I felt safe in the hotel and it was quiet while we were there.

Pros:
Pretty quiet
Has gym & pool, nice equipment, and had towels
Safe location
WiFi in gym
Decent breakfast
AC in room 105 desperately needs servicing

Cons:
Rooms 105 & 107 were terribly moldy/mildewy
Carpets were very dirty… turned feet not quite black after just morning walking on carpet
Outlet on desk didn’t work
No passcode for WiFi, and WiFi didn’t work in the rooms. Had to use my hotspot.
Bed was very hard
Shower took 5 minutes to adjust
No coffee pod machine
Smoking area outside building had a door to the lobby and the desk staff was out there constantly, only coming in when someone was standing at the desk. And the smoke came in with them.
Had to ask desk staff to open gym.
Temperature in gym was 73°, but set to 65° (wouldn’t go lower) I think, evidently the AC in gym wasn’t working.
Clock in gym was at 9:20 the entire time we were in there, which made us have to super rush to check out in time.
No remote for the tv in the gym
Staff in general was just not happy with their jobs, evidently

Left a $5 tip for housekeeping because with the lack of time (from broken clock in gym) I didn’t get to strip the bedding or tie up the trash bags like I normally do.

The front desk staff was just there. When I checked in I was verbally given literally no information including my room number. I walked past a minimum of 4 times per day for work and the gym and not a single time was I greeted.

When I got to my room, it appeared clean, but it was just clean on the surface. Someone else’s hair and dirty earring were in the bathroom and I don’t mean like hidden in the back corner under the vanity. Very visible and just not cleaned or checked. The housekeeping staff was friendly though in the two interactions I had with them.

The maintenance of the place was even worse than the cleanliness. I am very understanding that somethings are just old, but most of the issues were controllable. First thing I noticed was one of the two elevators was down (caution tape and all) my entire 5 day stay. This caused lines at the first floor and it took over 5 minutes some mornings to be able to take one down. Additionally, in my room the shower did not drain and there were some really bad repairs that were just laziness. I did not call them to fix the shower as I don’t like people in my room when I am traveling alone, so maybe they would have fixed that right away, but I don’t know.

To top it off, I am not an expert, but my 10-years in facilities and the abhorrent smell in the gym makes me believe they should be in communication with a remediation company. Maybe they are, but based on the smell and damage seen in my room, doesn’t appear to be going very fast. Gym equipment has visible rust, no weights and the pool, while blue, was very cloudy.