GGuest UserThis is going to be a really, really long review because it was the most interesting 2-night stay I've ever had, anywhere, and I'm planning on coming back. If you don't feel like reading it all, don't stay here, at least not currently, it's a terrible place that's all but a paid homeless shelter. But, watch the reviews in a few months and see what happens. So, I was in OKC for another weekend and needed a cheap place to crash. This place has a very, very surprising 4 out of 5 stars and was one of the cheapest places on my corporate booking engine. I've also been very interested in trying an OYO as they're spreading faster than the rona did in the US, so I decided to book this place. If I didn't know what I was getting myself into, I would never, ever stay in an OYO again. But, alas, I understand how franchising works and understands this is not a representation of a brand. Now, let's start with a bit of history about this property. Back in 2008 it was a Holiday Inn Express owned by a handful of individuals all throughout the country (we'll call them Ghotra), and per my research, none of them seemed to have much if any hospitality management experience. Judging by the reviews back then, it was a very nice property. Over time it lost the Holiday Inn Express name and became a Clarion. Every Clarion I've ever stayed in has been a crappy rundown conversion of a decent property because the cheap owners wouldn't put the money in to keep up the name, this probably wasn't different. Then, it downgraded once again to the OYO brand. Now, I'm not sure when, but, sometime prior to Ghotra declaring bankruptcy in 2019, this property suffered water damage (and may have again, but, I believe it just never has been fully fixed). I'd suspect from a guest breaking a sprinkler head, but, I never asked. Nevertheless, the property was foreclosed when Ghotra failed to make their balloon payment on it, and the bank took over after they declared bankruptcy. Now, I'm really not sure who owns it. Per my understanding, the bank still owns it and a receiver is in place, however, my corporate travel portal told me that a group that has never owned it before, and owns another OYO property in the area (the one mentioned later on), just bought it back. There's no legal information to back that up, so lets for right now just say the bank owns it. Now that the history is out of the way and you may understand how this property became the terrible mess it is, let's get into my stay. Prior to arriving at the property, I read a bunch of reviews stating a $100 deposit. That seemed stupid high (the Ritz Carlton held $50 2 years ago, the Courtyard next door holds $30-$50, and the Microtel nearby that I won't stay at again held $0), and I'm broke as dirt, so I called to ask. ”$100 card or cash, no exceptions” was the friendly response I got. Okay, fair enough, I can find $100. I found my $100, and headed over to the place. I walked through two permanently open automatic double doors
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