The front desk agent made it a point to mention over 5-6 times the room was non-smoking. I assured him there would be no smoking in the room and he still insisted to tell me "if you smoke, please smoke outside or we will charge you"
At first i attributed this to him just doing his job...it wasn't until checking out and seeing the same front desk person checking a woman into her room...not ONCE did he mention to her about smoking in the room. Now i understand, his deliberate and intentional messages about smoking in the room were reserved for african american male guests, such as myself.
With all that said, thats not even scratching the surface of the issue at hand. The room reserved for my stay was FILTHY. Stains on the comforter as well as all throughout the sheets, stains on the toilet (that wiped off with toilet paper), cracks and uneven floor boards, dust/dirt build-up in the AC/Heating unit, gnats flying around in the bathroom, just an awful experience all around. I expressed to the front desk agent the issues with the room, he asked "why didn't you report it after check-in" i explained to him i honestly wasn't expecting much from a 2 star hotel...and that if this was the quality of room he's checking guests into, i SERIOUSLY DOUBT the other rooms were any better. I honestly could've saved my money, and slept in my car for the level of comfort provided here.