Gateway Inn Savannah

It's a very cheap motel.i knew that,I booked it,I have stayed at a lot of cheap motels because I have to drive from Florida to Connecticut frequently.i get there & go in to pay for the room & they want to show it to me 1st before I pay because they don't give refunds.as we are walking to the room there are 2 women sitting on an outdoor staircase,1 is braiding the other's hair & in the parking lot there are a dozen children playing ages maybe 3-14.i am a middle aged white woman & the guy showing me the room is Indian & he says "it's ok they won't hurt you or mess with your vehicle" the same way someone with a pit bull would say "it's ok he won't bite you.had I not just driven from Pittsburgh to Savannah I probably would have gone off on him & told him while he was obviously a racist POS I am not.i know that cheap motels often have families there because shelters are overflowing & the state pays for them.i am white & I live part time in the south & it busts my soul that people just assume I'm a racist(too) & I am especially not afraid of women doing each others hair or children who are playing that happen to have more melatonin than I do.if they had been plaid or had multiple appendages or tentacles I might have been concerned for my safety but they were not they were children & 2 moms who I knew were in sorrowful life circumstances & having to live @ a RAT HOLE motel & while they may have a different colored exterior they are pink on the inside just like me.half of me wanted to tell the guy who also had a different complexion(Indian)how awful he was & not getting a cent out of me I would go find somewhere else & pay triple & I am disappointed in myself that I didn't but I had just driven 13 hours & was going to have @ least an 8hr drive the next day & I needed to sleep.so he shows me the room & it was "adequate"(had a bed) & the shower worked & I saw no sign of vermin & needed to sleep so paid for the room & crashed.it was about 10pm & I crashed hard.i was woken up by a knocking sound,knew there were other people & rooms & wasn't going to be bothered but it continued & I eventually realized it was someone knocking at the door so I get up & it's the older man who had been behind the counter that I had paid not the younger guy who had showed me the room & apologized for women & children being black & he has a paper in his hand & is telling me I didn't pay enough for the room & I owe more money.at first I was half asleep & confused but as I woke & looked @ the paper credit card receipt he was showing me my lifetime struggle with not having the Russian or Irish temper added to being woken up after a 13 hour drive did not manifest into me being very polite.i looked on the paper & receipt & yes there was a discrepancy.i had been charged $55 & it should have been $57 but he is trying to tell me I also owe another $12 that is OBVIOUSLY the amount that the website I booked on PAYS THEM & I honestly don't know if he is trying to rip me off or if he just doesn't understand so we argue & he wants me to just hand him my credit card & that's not going to happen so I told him I don't have any cash on me & I would get dressed & meet him back & the office to work this out.i do & go down & argue with him more because while I do technically owe $2 it is not my fault he didn't charge me right I certainly do not owe the other $ that ******* pays them & that I don't know if he is trying to pull 1 off or just an ***** but that I am absolutely fine with calling the police & letting them settle it & magically the younger(racist)guy appears & they have a discussion in Hindi & he apologizes & tells me it's ok & I don't have to pay them the $2 in my hand I do actuality owe & am ok to pay even though it's not my fault they charged me wrong & woke me up @ almost midnight instead of settling in the morning when I checked out.i doubt many have read thru this rant.if you have & you are a fellow traveler please don't give them business,if you work in social se

The rooms are infested with roaches need a lot of repairs

Very disappointing. Nothing about the property was as is was presented. A continental breakfast was promised. None available. A shower chair in the disability friendly room was promised but not available. There was one worker at the front desk and one person cleaning the rooms. Nearby our room were about 5 young men who were smoking and drinking beer. The were standing in the doorways of 3 or 4 nearby room. We heard loud talking well into the night and car motors revving. We imagined the the motel’s proximity to a hospital was preclude these issues.