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| - I'm sorry to say this, but the Magnuson Grand Hotel is anything but grand. More like a grand disappointment. I booked this hotel blindly on Expedia.com at an extremely low rate after reading the reviews on TripAdvisor. I noticed that it had 4.0 stars at the time. What a farce.
While the friendly staff & hot tub area were probably the highlights of my visit, things seemed to go downhill from here. Upon first impression, the hotel has a weird odor to it, as if someone is leaving a pot full of Chinese food & green fart gas within every hallway of the hotel. The parking lot is not well-lit and quite dark, which is strange, considering that the Harley-Davidson dealership next door is well-lit and can be seen for miles. Not only that, but there are some shady characters within the parking lot. Have you ever had people panhandle for money outside of a hotel? I did on this visit. Not just that, but I thought that it was a bit weird seeing cars full of Cheech & Chong-like marijuana smoke within the parking lot, in addition to a few folks sleeping within their cars.
The room? C'mon now. Old, old, OLD furniture with paper-thin walls to the point where you can hear everyone's conversations and subtle movements within the bathroom & bed. The one benefit of the room was that the internet access was actually pretty good. There is an internet tool on the desk that you have to plug in a cord into a laptop, yet the downside to this is that the same cord will limit tablet users. What a pain.
Breakfast here was so-so. Not spectacular, as some would allude to. Old fruit, cereal, eggs & sausage with a couple of bagel & toast options. That's about it.
If I had to, I would call this the Magnuson Grand Motel, not Hotel. The old saying of getting what you pay for is absolutely true. If you don't mind shenanigans at a hotel with a low rate that is comparable to a Motel 6 or Days Inn, then this hotel wouldn't be so bad. Just don't have high expectations upon arrival.
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