Knights Inn Kingman

WHAT A DUMP !! The only good thing is the location.... But... Spots on everything, sandpaper like rough towels.. Scared to lie down on bed... Like thrift store furniture... I invited to my very good friend... He still don't answer my calls... I still have nightmares about it Depressing place to stay...maybe is a good place for Halloween times. ( Boo!! ) and good lock to everybody...

This review is based upon an eight (8) night / just over a full-week, stay here at the Tri State Inn in Kingman, Arizona. I am not sure why this seems to happen to my wife and myself. We stay in a property that has, in a word, gotten terrible (or worst) reviews here on Trip Advisor. Let me put it this way : IF there is one very good room here at the Tri State Inn, then it looks like my wife and I got that one very good room. Just in case you're interested, it was Room Number 115, facing out onto West Beale Street / US Hwy 93. Our room was not in the back. When we arrived, we were shown our (reserved Priceline) room, a room next to the office. It was totally unacceptable and so I was able to 'shop' several rooms and selected the very nice room 115. Yes, we had to pay about $7 a day additional, but it was well worth it. To begin with, in my opinion, when one stays at the lowest priced property (anywhere) that Priceline has to offer, you can't really expect to get the Taj Mahal. This is an older property for sure. My wife and I are older (late 70's early 80's) so we too are older property, and like the Tri State Inn, we too have many nicks and bumps and bruises and hip replacements and you-name-it. Repeat : We stayed here eight (8) days / just over a full-week. IF the Tri State Inn was all and everything that the terrible-rating reviews here on Trip Advisor claim it to be, don't think for one New-York-Minute we two would've stayed eight (8) days. Our room was basically clean. Don't mistake old for being dirty. Our bathroom was also clean. The water pressure was excellent and we had very nice hot / cold water. Our two (2) Queen beds were very comfortable. Our flat screen televison was excellent. Our microwave was nice. We had a nice mini-fridge that kept water and other juices very cold. Tri State Inn does not have an ice machine. If you want ice cubes and have the time you can make them in the mini-fridge. If you want crushed ice, they have an arrangement with the gas station across Hwy 93 for free crushed ice. We carry styrofoam ice chests. Besides, for $1.79 at Walmart, you can buy a large bag of ice. The WiFi (very important to me) was excellent. We did not have any clothes racks, there were no towel racks and there was no closet. We carry our own hangars and used the bathroom shower-curtain overhead-rod for hanging things. We had no noise issues / problems with neighboring guests or the staff. The location was to our liking. Kingman is sort-of spread out anyway along Interstate 40. Out the door, to the left on Hwy 93 / Beale Street, under the overpass and there is the visitor's center and a number of restaurants and a park. Further down Historic Route 66 is the Post Office and the historic downtown area. The library and Walmart are East one exit on I-40. The front office staff were a mixed bag but certainly polite. The maintenance man, Virgil, was fantastic. Need something? Need anything? Ask Virgil and you had it! Would we stay here at the Tri State Inn again. Yes indeed.

My first mistake was looking at Google reviews about this place. Weren't great but were okay. A couple of them stated it was nothing fancy, a budget motel but clean. I should have come to TripAdvisor first. It was a last minute booking due to a schedule change. Didn't want to spend a lot of money. Needed a bed and a bathroom and a fast exit on to the highway. Second mistake, not peeling out of the parking lot as soon as I saw Torgo sweeping the walkway. Torgo, he immediately stopped sweeping and stared at me. Watched every move I made. Torgo, swept the same area for about an hour. Thankfully it was not in front of my room. My room... Dirty, broken fixtures, broken door lock. A "non smoking" room that smelled like a giant ashtray. No chair. Cigarette holes in the bedspread. I wore my shoes the entire time. I prayed that I didn't get bed bug bites (I didn't). The AC worked but it was 6 feet+ up on the wall. Since I didn't have DeAndre Jordan available to help me operate it. I had to jump a few times to get things running. My jump shot is pretty good for an old gal. And there was drama. Two women, who I am assuming were housekeeping staff (that's rich) were having an early evening disagreement in front of my room regarding a vacuum cleaner. Thankfully it was shortlived and there was no hair pulling, screaming or kicking. And there was lots of late evening activity ahead! Horns honking in the parking lot. One room had lots of folks coming and going. And a man stood in a front of the door of the adjacent room yelling "where's my beanie?". A good time was had by all. And the free WiFi was useless. This "Inn" actually looks okay on the outside, even kind of cute. Don't be fooled. It is awful. Truly awful. Enjoy the photos.