This outlines my personal experience and opinions staying there for two nights in August 2020.
There is a fundamental lack of clear communication. Ranging from the hotel website, the Airbnb listing as well as in person interactions at checkin. The listing was not reflective of the current state of the hotel and it’s a amenities.
Upon checkin the AC was out in the entire building, something that the staff failed to mention until we called after spending 20 minutes trying to get it working in our unit. No updates were issued and the host was not responsive on Airbnb. The rooftop deck would have provided some relief from the 83 degree temperature in our room but there is no guarantee that guests of the hotel have access to it. That’s something that gets booked in advance and is available to the public. Eventually someone came in to fix it in the evening, and while I understand the difficulty of navigating this, going from unit to unit with no sanitization is not the most COVID friendly approach. And while we are on the topic of navigating this during the pandemic, the sanitizing stations available in the public areas were all empty, the lobby is very crowded and the elevator experience is about as slow and cramped as I’ve ever experienced it. Additionally the room smelled like cigarettes and weed the entire weekend, from either the unit across or directly below.
Overall I think the standards are pretty low even for a budget hotel and better communication and attention to cleanliness would greatly improve the stay.