Arkona Motel

It took me a while to write this review as I wanted to push the memory of this place out of my mind. My wife and I, in our bid to stay on a budget, booked this motel without properly researching it. We arrived and it was pretty shabby. Okay, I can handle a little shabby. We weren't exactly looking for luxurious. We entered the room and were met with horror. There were stains on the wall, spills on the counter, the microwave was absolutely filthy--it had ketchup on top of it. I knew if they didn't even bother to clean the room, I should check the bed. I look along the sheets and I see bedbug droppings. It was quite obvious they didn't even change the sheets--they merely straightened them. In the center area under the mattress, I discovered the thriving hive of fat bedbugs! I went to the front desk and told the clerk. He asked that I show him, so I led him back and allowed him to inspect. His response, "Oohhh, I'm sorry." We go back to the front and he offered a different room. I requested a refund as I was not planning to risk an infestation of my luggage. He said I would only get 60%(If I recall correctly) back. It took two weeks for the refund to clear. Do Not Go Here. It's not worth it.

Probably the worst place I've spent the night in. A tent in a camping would have been a better option, if it wasn't for the weather. The place is dirty, old, shabby and...yes, disgusting is the word. Moreover I was charged in my credit card a higher amount than what was returned in the end to me (and it's nothing like they took the deposit, not at all. It was simply a trick). It was even hard to communicate with the owner and he was rude in his manners. Of course, what can you expect from a motel. Awful. Not recommended at all unless your budget doesn't allow you to spend more. In that case...well, still not recommended. 1/5 is way too high, it should be 0/5.

Upon checking out, I spoke directly with the owner. he stood there sleepy-eyed, hair askance, and mumbled nothings. he simply didn't care that: 1) 3 of the 6 ligh bulbs in the room were burned out. The room is very dim. 2) The room smells of must and old usage. It stinks. the shower curtain stinks. The bathroom is dirty. 3) No exterior lights at night. Not safe, not pleasant. 4) the curtains are plae yellow, don't block out the light, and so at night the changing Boston Pizza sign next door alternatelyilluminates and darkens your room....if you like disco 24/7, this is your room! 5) The bed is cheap, the towels are thin and inadequate. 6) No cable TV. We counted about 12 stations, and you have to manually punch them into the controller. You cannot surf these TV's, and these TVs have no brackets to prop them up...alll the TVs are simply leaning backwards against the old splintered TV cabinets. 7) The condition of the bathroom is evident in the pictures we took. On top of everything else, it took ten minutes for the teenager in pajamas to find someone to check us in. He ambled by eating popcorn. By chance. If sloth is a sin (and we LOVE sin) we love sloth less now. It felt like we'd walked into someone's living room. The room keys are on good ol fashioned keychains...which do NOT HAVE THE ROOM NUMBER PRINTED OR STAMOPED ON THEM! Brilliant in our opinion, to the point of imbecility. Yes, i spoke to the young man who is the owner in the moring. He gave not a whiff. I wasn't going to pry a single dollar in the way of refund from his greedy hands. he didn't care about Trip Advisor, booking dot com or any other peer reviews. He's running a slummy place.....very few people were there, but some are permanent residents, and not the likes of which you wish to be neighbours with, even briefly. In the morning there was a disopute between a guy on a bicycle visiting one of these tennants, it was voluble, and neither appeared washed or sober. If the stay wasn't so fantastically terrible I'd be appalled, but i am not: I am still in shock. If you too want electrocution, stay here.