The Sahara was a good hotel for the price. Ok location, nice lobby & courteous staff. We had a tastefully decorated room with beautiful mirrors which were amazing for pictures. Our room was well lit and also had good blackout blinds for hangovers. It is a short walking distance from lots of stuff to do. The hotel and parking garage both felt relatively safe from a woman's perspective, which was lovely. The room smelled smoke free and everything was spotless when we walked in. I would have rated the cleanliness higher but there was a large water/sewage stain on the ceiling above our toilet likely from the room above ours. Not a super great look on the hotel's end as that is a cheap fix/cover up with some kilz primer and paint. I would stay again and recommend The Sahara to anyone on a budget looking to stay somewhere better than a motel.