Super 8 Marshall

Wow! Where do I start? WORSE HOTEL EVER!!! It was like being in the middle of the desert when we got back from dinner and we turned the air condition on the coldest possible setting before we left. Unlike the owners we are not used to desert heat. Glad we stayed on the first floor. It would have been even worse if we didn’t. The room never cooled, but if you stepped out in the hall the heat smacked you in the face. When we went in the bathroom there was a long black hair in the sink. Nice! The next morning we were greeted at the free breakfast bar with expired yogurt & microwave danish. I went for the cereal with watered down milk & my husband tried making a waffle. That waffle batter had to be from 2007! Oh my goodness!!! It was bad enough we were coming in town for a funeral, but I can honestly say the funeral wasn’t as bad as these accommodations! We also paid with cash & was told we could not have a receipt. What the what???

This place was beyond horrible. They are infested with spiders — no joke. We tried two different rooms and spiders were in both rooms. The sheets had blood stains on them (which the owner acknowledged), and the light shade was ripped off the light fixture. The place stunk. When we expresed our dissatisfaction the owner said, «If you are not satisfied, then we don’t want to have you here». Enough said. I had read bad reviews elsewhere, but thought I can tolerate it for one night — cheap enough. I was wrong. I zipped across to Comfort Inn as fast as my car could carry me (hopefully no spiders crawled into my bags while I was at the Super 8), and will never stay at another Super 8 EVER!

Well, I didn’t really want to stay in a city called Booneville on my road trip from Santa Fe to Illinois, so I opted for super 8 of Marshall. These five stars, mind you, are relative to the super-​8-​ness of this motel, so don’t expect some type of fabulous 5-​star. All the same, I think this is my favorite super 8. I’m an avid road-​tripper, driving from Los Angeles to Illinois and back every year for work. This is the first year I road-​tripped alone and, as a young woman, I felt safe. All the rooms are accessed from the inside of the motel and I basically parked right outside the front door. Further, there are gas stations and a plaza right near by, so it’s not too remote.
Most importantly, all three of the receptionists were very kind and friendly, and I was impressed that a super 8 managed to hire several staff members who are customer oriented. When I called, the guy even gave me a lower price than he had originally quoted.
The room was nice enough, quite big, and I had a king-​size mattress all to myself.
Checkout is 11 a.m.
I paid $ 56 with tax