Grit your teeth and remember, government officials have to get rich too. The owners are generally friendly and helpful and usually charge less than their government counterparts. If you arrive late and they have no room they will often be willing to throw down a mattress and charge you a dorm fee for the night. Dirt cheap and dirty. If you really need to wash you can probably get a rusty bucket of water that you douse yourself with in the middle of the floor.
Theft is rampant.
Truck driver clients leave at 4 am, after gunning their engines and shouting at the top of their lungs for an hour or two. If you're walking past a door and it opens unexpectedly, duck. The occupant could be emptying a bed pan. Expect roaches, rats, bedbugs, and other diminutive neighbors. They'll put you up in anything from the tire shop out back to the master bedroom.