Wes just told me that there was a transient in our office lobby who was freaking out and the maintenance guys had to call the cops. Two undercover cops came, pinned the dude to the floor and cuffed his crazy ass. But then an unsuspecting girl came down into the lobby and quietly walked over the bum and then did a doubletake like, hmm, that wasn’t there this morning. Oh well. And walked off. Hahaha.

Anyway, the more interesting part of the story is the undercover cops. Why undercover? Well there is this sweet hotel next door which is CLEARLY involved with some nefarious shit. I’ve seen prostitutes go in there, and like toothless, shifty people lingering in front. It’s called La Semana Hotel (The Week Hotel) and HOURLY RATES ARE AVAILABLE. We always see really sad tourists coming out of there. Like, oh dear god what have we done. But don’t take my word for it.

So then! On to the reviews!

“I believe this hotel is a rent by the hour hotel. When I arrived the man at the desk was watching porn and I think smoking THC.”

“The door did not close all the way. There was duct tape covering a peephole.”

“I spent two nights in one of their “european style” rooms. If “european style” is tiny, with no shower, and no amentities, then I’m never visiting Europe.”

“I do not recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Pet owners, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists”

“Two days after my visit to room number 8 at La Semana, I started getting bed bug bites at home. The hotel is also an “hourly” hotel so popular with the afternoon delight crowd, and have to admit, I was there for such a reason (3 hour rate).”

“There were two roaches we had to kill on the second night.”

“They have heating system on wheels”

“windowless rooms!”

There is a double-sided red neon sign that says “HOTEL” but the bulbs are out so on one side it says “HOT” and the other side it says “HO”.

Hot Ho!

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