Viking Motel

The friendly service and the nice room accommodations were a great plus. I expected the worst experience because of the neighborhood appearance and atmosphere, but I recognized a diligent and successful effort by the management to improve the facility.

This place was disgusting, floors were sticky, the kitchen was dirty even though I didn't touch anything in it, there's a nasty old sponge that you're supposed to clean things up with, there's not a paper towel or anything to even wipe anything up with. The couch at the end of the king size bed should be in a trash bin it is foul, the chairs along the side of the wall are falling apart, I'm 5 ft 8 in and I could not see to turn the fan on in the room to get rid of the horrible smell, I had to climb up on a chair to see into it to turn it on. No lights at the side of the bed. No place to charge your phone near the bed. Who knows if the cover on the bed ever gets washed that was gross too. And all the ridiculous fees if you don't turn in your key or you leave a supposed mess in the kitchen. I'm supposed to take an inventory of the kitchen and if something's missing im being charged?? You're kidding me... I barely stepped into the kitchen I have no idea what's there. The refrigerator and freezer were dirty. There are signs with lists of fees- $100 for that $50 for this $25 for that if you do this. Cannot imagine how this place got the ratings I've seen.

The motel is old but had an old time charm to it. When we got there, the smoke alarm went off and was taken out of the room. The room smelled like cigarette smoke and the filter on the air conditioner was filthy and dusty which also contributed to the cigarette smell. We couldn’t use the closet to hang up my dress or jackets. The water pressure in the shower was horrible. It took forever to rinse yourself off and the bathroom door didn’t close properly. The internet service was slow. I didn’t feel secure because even the door handle to our room seemed like someone tried to break in previously. The only thing that I can say was that it had a large room, a refrigerator, large television and the king size bed was really comfy. The room had a microwave, but you had to decide on keeping the refrigerator or light on or unplug one item to use the microwave. They need more electrical wall sockets or at least some power strips to accommodate for other electrical items such as phone chargers and laptops. When we drove out of the motel, there’s an alley. In the alley by the motel, they have a chair there stating “good stuff” which had bottles of drinks, food and alcohol. Is this for the homeless? We did see a few sketchy people around the area, but if the motel is leaving these items for them, it doesn’t make a good impression.