The highlight of the one night stay was Kim's Diner next door. Definitely recommend it for good home cooked food & great service!
Arrived at 7:30 Sunday evening. Sign on door gave a number to call "Ben" to check in. Called & no answer. Sign also said to go Conoco Station ( closed) or the Speedy something gas station to check in. Decided to go to Kim's & eat as they were still open and ask about check in there. Waitress told me to go to Speedy gas station as same person owned it & ask there. Family at next table overheard me ask & said that there was a "real" motel nearby ( Best Western) that I should stay in. I'd already paid for room when I booked thru Hotel.com so decided to change it IF I could find someone to let me in.
The young man at Speedy was very nice & in fact pulled up my reservation on computer. After "checking in" with him, he told me to go back to motel & someone would meet me to let me in. At this point I would have just laughed it off as a quirky road trip experience, as I hadn't seen room yet.
Just like he said, as soon as I pulled back in a lady suddenly appeared (out of room 1 I think) and said, " let me check it to make sure it's ready". She came back out and gave me a key to room 4.
Unlocked door and had to shove on it 3 times to get it open due to carpet being torn under it and getting all wadded up.
Window AC was off & probably 90 degrees inside, no wash cloths, no plastic cups or top sheet on bed. TV wouldn't work, stains on walls & ceiling, etc