Sandstone 61 Motel (Casablanca)

"I am giving so many stars because the people that live there and helped us were friendly and polite. Booked online four 2 nights while visiting family in town. I arrived past check in and the office was closed. Called the number on my confirmation email as well as what was on the office window and voice mail was full. Two individuals that live there said the owner is out with family and probably not returning that night. One lady did message the one brother who runs the online part of the hotel with my contact number and we left. Returned a little past 6:00 pm and no one contacted me however the same lady did hear from the owner and gave us a key for room 4. Again she was very friendly! The room was fairly clean and still needs maintenence... A cigarette butt was on the floor next to bed, there was nasties in the microwave, there was no table or coffee pot like advertised.. also there was a dirty washcloth in the shower and. the window in the bathroom was broke and fixed with some fluffy stuff and cling wrap! Lol. The cable box was broke so no tv and no internet... again both were advertised.. it took finding a resident the following day to gain access to the internet. I really enjoyed the guy staying next door.. I really wanted to get some type of refund for all the roadblocks and the services we didn't have that were paid for however the whole time being there I was never able to contact either owner. I also learned there are other hotels in the area within 5 miles.... if either owner reads this please somehow make this rite... this was false advertisement and I should get some form of refund for the services I paid for but did not receive. Thank you."

"We arrived. There was an open sign in the office window, but the door was locked and no one in sight. I called the number. Gentleman answered and told me to go to room 5 and the guy there would help. He also asked if we would be ok with 2 rooms with 1 bed. We booked 1 room with 2 beds. No one answered at number 5. But a big dog barked. I called again. He said we could put our stuff in room 4. And we could have room 4 and 8. 4 was locked. 8 was not. It was, however, filthy. There was food and stuff on the floor. The mattress was disgusting. The toilet hadn't been cleaned. There was no toilet paper and the window in the bathroom had been broken out. But instead of boarding it up or fixing it. It had fiberglass insulation stuffed in it and saran wrap covering it. The dresser was broken. We loaded our stuff back into the car. I called again, telling him we were going somewhere else because the rooms weren't clean. I never spoke to an employee or anyone face to face. We went to another hotel. Got a room with 2 beds, and very clean for the same price."

"The owner is very nice. Rooms are small but cute and cozy. The walls are stucco with charming built in shelving. The shower was small but very nice with piping hot water, fantastic water pressure, and a large rain shower type shower head. Would stay again."

"Cheap and clean! A lifesaver! Owner was kind too. The bedding and the bathroom were both impeccably clean (perhaps the two most important things to get right). The bathroom looked recently renovated and the sheets were bright white and smelled of nothing, which is good. The rooms are definitely smaller than those of a chain hotel, but that wasn't really a problem. Fridge and microwave were good too. One negative was that the air filter in the AC/heater was very dirty, but it's meant to be removable and I just cleaned that myself."

"The good: the room is cozy and cheap. There's cable and the shower is just fine. The bed is clean and great for such a cheap room. The bad: the furniture is beat to hell and a little broken. For some reason we were not able to lock our door with the key provided, and were only able to lock it from the inside. Because of covid, there were no actual lobby employees and the manager was out of town, so there wasn't much to do about it. The remote batteries were also dead, which we had to go to the store and buy ourselves for the same reason. Just generally got a creepy vibe from the property and everything felt a little shoddy. The locals at the nearby bar assured us it was fine and nothing to worry about. All in all, weird little town. Not bad for the price if you just need a place to sleep for cheap."