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| - I'm generally a fan of Spring Hill Suites, usually clean, bright and comfortable. I booked into this one and would not recommend it, unless you are staying only on a Sunday night.
The website stated it was newly renovated. I'm not sure what, if any, of the hotel had been renovated, but my room didn't feel newly renovated. In fact, the desk chair looked like it had been in use for at least 5 years. The room smelled of disinfectant. I couldn't find utensils and went down to the front desk, where I was quizzed as to where I'd looked. The elevators felt sketchy and made strange sounds.
But the real highlight of my stay was 4 am Sunday morning when I was awakened by 3 gunshots, followed by a spray of gunshots, and then several more. Then a car squealed into the hotel parking lot and a carful of people got out and began screaming at each other and using obscenities at top volume. They were parked as if to check in and stayed out there screaming at each other for at least 10 minutes.
One of the reasons I selected Spring Hill Suites was my belief it was a more upscale brand and would be located in a safe area. Boy was I mistaken. When I spoke to the front desk about the incident, they, too, were shaken up. It was only when they told me Cameo, the strip club next door was closed on Sunday that I decided to stay a second night. I googled Cameo and discovered numerous shooting incidents at the club.
Up until this weekend, I had managed to avoid being in an area where gunshots are fired. I would never stay at that hotel again and would advise anyone who values safe locations to avoid.
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