the thread about the most unusual amenities in hotels/motels reminded me of the lousy motels I've stayed in since back in early 70's when I started tourney fishing....

anybody remember the movie "My cousin Vinnie" and the General Putnam motel....that motel is located in Eatonton,Ga. near lake Oconee and was remodeled for the movie....I had the misfortune of staying there back in the early 80's prior to them remodeling that dump....it was hot summertime and we had a club tourney on Oconee and I believe the only other motel was full so we were forced to stay inthis motel....A/C barely worked,shower stall floor was so greasy I almost fell down and to top it off in middle of the night,we heard this woman screaming and it turned out her baby was dying(the couple didn't have transportation so one of our guys took them to hospital where the baby died)�.
most of us have similar stories from back in 70's and 80's because we didn't have much choice of motels near the lakes when tournament fishing was first getting started....The General Putnam in Eatonton,Ga. is the worst among many that I can recall...

Americas Best Value (hindu term for dump) in Milledgeville,Ga. is a close second....

Look up Dan Bell on Youtube. He does video reviews of nasty motels. His videos are hilarious.

North Little Rock La Quinta. I got my money back.

Log Cabin at cedar creek is in my top 5 dumps, a place in Gainesville off 35 was bad too.

Brunos in Gerlach Nevada

Great stories so far...fun!

Comstock Motel,Comstock Texas. The refrigerator had an extension cord from the room next door,floor was so level a golf ball would beat you to the other side. The hot water was colder than the cold side.But like my fishing partner said we were spending the night,not buying the place.

We used to stay at the Sandpiper motel in Galveston every year for spring break in the 90's. Total dump but it was cheap so it didn't use up much of our beer money. Hurricane Ike put it out of it's misery.

I don�t remember the name of it, but some motel in Piedras Negras Mexico. I don�t remember why we didn�t just cross the border to eagle pass and get a room there. That hotel sucked. No AC, just a hot air blower. Had to get up and �shower� in the water that dribbled out of the pipe in the shower stall about once an hour just to cool off. Exposed wiring throughout. Good times.

Runner up is the Falcon Motel in Zapata that I mentioned on the other thread. Not much better than the room in Piedras. Someone had wired a tree shaped air freshener to hang in front of the window unit AC. No shower head. No towels provided (found out about that when I stepped out of the shower). I�ve stayed there numerous times.

Damn !! I�ve done the sandpiper !!

Forget what town it was in before it got torn down, but there was a place I stayed in the night before I moved into college freshman year called 40 Winks and it was a DISASTER.

Caldwell Motel in Caldwell Texas. My wife talked me into taking her to Austin to see Crusoe, the Dachshund, peoples Choice award winner and YouTube star. We got away from there at about 8 pm and thought we would get a motel near I-35 and 290. My wife decided that she did not like the looks of one motel, so we started driving and by the time we got to Caldwell I was beat. Stopped at the first motel which was the aforementioned. $35 per night and what a dump. The worst motel I have ever stayed in. Only a little electric heater that didn�t work, so I went to the office and the night manager gave me hers. Took it back to the room only to discover it was the plug that was bad. Couldn�t unplug the original heater because they had the cord tacked down. So nasty we were afraid to take a shower in the tub. By far the worst I�ve ever stayed in. To make matters worse, when we left yesterday, a mile down the road there were two decent motels.

Oil capitol motel in Tulsa when my sister got married. Used needles under the mattress.

Econo Lodge San Francisco Fisherman�s Wharf. No A/C cost $20 to park and there was crime scene tape on one of the doors. Next time out there we ponied up big bucks and stayed at the Arganaut.

Ditto but more around the 80�s.