The Days Inn by Wyndham in Palm Springs is well-located, on Palm Canyon Boulevard. Everything in Palm Springs is a quick drive away.
Abundant free parking was a plus, although half of the parking lot is unlit, which is spooky and weird.
My two-night, weekend stay was $299.76, grand total. So, the price was right.
Beyond that, this place has nothing to offer and was maddening:
Thrice, I asked for my room to be cleaned. That never happened.
My hotel phone was dead. They replaced the phone, and it still was dead. The actual phone line did not work.
Thrice, I asked the front desk to fix my phone line. That never happened.
The narrow shower stall's water pressure was weak, and the temperature oscillated between tepid and scorching.
Conversely, the swimming pool was cold, perhaps unheated. In the hot desert, a cool pool is not a bad thing, but it should not feel cold upon entry.
The water was a bit murky and should have been clearer.
The hallway carpets look like they were installed when "The Brady Bunch" was first on air, and last cleaned before "Seinfeld" went into re-runs.
The balcony and walkway outside my door had chipped paint and pieces of wood that looked as if they might fall away at any moment.
The restaurant has paper in its windows that shield the vacant premises from hungry eyes.
This was a disappointing, frustrating stay. The only consolation is that I did not spend even more money to be let down this badly.
Deroy Murdock
New York City