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The EL Patio is here to get your money, and they get it any way they can. I had a horrendous experience at this motel. I don’t like the fact that I am about to lead into what they may interpret as trash talk, I assure you I am being completely honest. This was a bad experience and I solely blame the way this place is run and cared for. My reaction is completely justified, and I write this now to protect others from falling into this trap. Recently, the electricity was shut off at my apartment for a few days. One of those days, my partner and I decided we wanted to stay at a small hotel for the evening. We live nearby the El Patio, and we thought it looked kinda cute on the outside. It looks like an older motel, set back on a rectangular lot. They advertised having a free breakfast online which helped sell me on renting the room there, but after my credit card had cleared, and I received my non refundable room booking confirmation, in the fine print it stated that this rental did not include breakfast. False advertising if you ask me. Check in is at 3pm and check out time is 11am which is not a bad time for check out, but the people who run the El Patio, were knocking at our unit door at around 10:20 to see if we were done with the room yet. It wasn’t done in a friendly way. There is a sign in the office that states that they can charge up to $300 for a deposit which is well over the amount that all amenities present are worth. The deposit is not given back at check out, they hang onto it for three to seven days. During those three to seven days it’s to be assumed they detail your room after you leave and decide how much to take out of it. My singular experience of this process wasn’t a great one. They did take money out of the deposit, even though everything was left in the same condition when we arrived and charging people $50 to $75 for a small spot on the cheapest thinnest towels I’ve ever seen, is the complete opposite of what a hotel is supposed to be offering. Hospitality and relaxation are two wonderful things good hotels provide, this is definitely a motel, that even other reviewers have reviewed being hostile, cheap, overpriced, and uninviting. The rooms are maybe 300 square feet with two uncomfortable queen sized beds or a king bed, all with a uncomfortable thin polyester comforter and two small cheap unfluffy pillows, a small cheap table with two equally cheap flimsy looking chairs, single night stand and a very cheap and smaller lcd television hooked to the wall. The television has weak sound and is not a smart tv, the model is very dated but does have hdmi hook ups available for your devices or computer. There are three WiFi signals for each side of the hotel lot and all three signals are described on my computer as ‘weak risky insecure signals.’ After a few minutes of using their signal, I disconnected due to slowness, signal brown outs and the worry of security of my devices and used my own cell signal instead.

Beware. Sketchy staff and stuffy chemical-smelling room. One week before staying there, I called the office to confirm whether my car will fit the lot, if it's ok to bring 5 people instead of 4 (max room capacity was 4), and if I can park my car in their lot past check out time since they advertise their location as ”save $30 Universal entrance fee.” Over the phone, everything sounded like it would work out just fine. I had a full size SUV but managed to fit it in. The parking lot is very tight so it definitely required another person to help guide. When checking in and I told them there were 5 of us (one of us being an almost 1 year old who will be sharing our bed), they told us we had to pay an extra fee for her even though we were told she wouldn't be charged. They then said they would ”waive the fee of one person” and claimed that I only included 3 people on my reservation. I have a written email confirming I wrote 4 people down since that was the max I can put down on their website. Regardless of proof, they charged me again for a small space that they claimed could only accommodate 3 people. Charging for 5 people for a small space that maxed at 3 (because it may be a ”safety hazard”) sounds illegal to me. As soon as you enter the room, you're hit with stuffy and chemical filled air. There is no ventilation. Even after turning on the AC, I kept waking up and coughing throughout the night from being suffocated. When I called to ask about parking the week prior, I was told I can leave my car in their parking lot until 3pm after checking out. When arriving, they changed their words again and said we had to remove our car by 11am or the car will get towed. Once again, they manipulate you and change their words consistently to get you to sign on but charge you extra fees for things that were promised to be included in the hotel price. I don't mind paying extra fees when needed but the sketchy promises and sneaky lies are unprofessional and not trustworthy. I will never stay here again.

The room looked nothing like the pictures and was old, outdated and dirty and there were two drunk and high guys below us who were yelling all night and got into a fistfight with each other. I couldn’t fall asleep until 4:30am