This is really a one-star hotel, but the sweet girls at the front desk were so cheerful and cute that I have to add an extra star. \n\nFirst of all, the smoke smell in the lobby is so overwhelming that I felt sick to my stomach. I asked specifically for a non smoking room and was told that all rooms were non smoking. My immediate thought was, \"if all the rooms are non-smoking, that means that EVERY SINGLE ROOM is a smoking room.\" When we got to our room, I couldn't tell if the room stunk or it was just a lingering of the lobby smell on my skin/hair/clothes. Short on time due to an unscheduled but enjoyable stop at A & R Bakery & Deli in Blythe, we quickly changed our clothes and headed out to attend the event that brought us into Phoenix in the first place.\n\nAfter a wonderful evening with family, we returned to our room. It was immediately obvious that we would NOT be able to sleep in the intensely smoky smelling room. I could not even take off my shoes since the carpet had white crusty spots in between the beds. (Don't even make me THINK about how that occurred or why it wasn't cleaned!) I called the front desk and the young girl on duty was extremely sweet and apologetic. She moved us to a new room which was MUCH cleaner and less stinky than the first. If she hadn't moved us, or if the new room hadn't been so much cleaner, I think I would have just packed my poor mom into the car and made the 6 hour drive home! \n\nMy advice to Phoenix visitors, avoid this place. Smokers might not mind the stench, but non-smokers will notice the smell even in the \"clean\" rooms. I was irritated that the dry clean only clothes I brought and wore only for about 2 hours to a family event had to be cleaned again due to smelling like cigarettes. I know that outside of So Cal more people smoke, but this was ridiculous!
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