Red Roof Inn West Memphis, AR

To be fair I knew it wasn’t going to be the best stay but I had to stop and get some sleep. It’s not in the best area

These are exterior access rooms. I was given a walkup on the very end. It turned out to be a smoking room. I called and asked if there was a non smoking room and there was, but I had to carry luggage back down and go all the way back to the desk. I was tired when I checked in and did not ask, but the desk should have asked me smoking or non. The room was pretty nice/new, except for a cigarette burn on the duvet, but it did not smell like smoke at least. They charge you $50 deposit, refundable supposedly when you leave. I used a credit card for the deposit just in case I needed to dispute anything. I mentioned the refund upon checking out, and it was refunded pretty fast, whereas the night clerk said it could take 5 days. Okay choice for a cheap hotel, but I could never stay in a room that smelled as bad as that first one did. Neighborhood seems a little iffy.

Beds are hard as a rock and walls/floors thin so you can hear everyone walking upstairs. No big deal unless the upstairs guest check in at 2am. We ended up leaving then since we couldn’t sleep any way. Motel is really rundown.