Capri Motel — Hotel in Avoca

We stayed at the Capri hotel last night. Never again! We purposely selected this hotel due to the cleanliness reviews and pet policy. I did see a review mentioned new owners took over this motel a short time ago. Apparently they do not have the same standards as the previous owners. Upon first glance the room looked ok so we checked in, checked my elderly mother into her room, and went to Grandma's Diner for take-out. Which was great by the way. However when we got back to the hotel room to eat I quickly lost my appetite. Upon closer inspection there were at least three dead beatles and spiders next to the bed. There is an outside door to the room though to be fair. When we pulled back the bedspread I immediately noticed long light brown hair on the pillows. (I did not snap a picture.) Upon pulling the sheets back there was even more hair in the bed. The sheets obviously were not washed. We would have left immediately if it were for my elderly mother who was already settled in her room after a long day of travel with her pet. We checked the other bed and the sheets were clean, however the bedstead had a dark stain on it and the blanket had dried questionable white stains. Onto the floor they went and we just slept with the clean sheets and our own pillows thankfully. It was a short, cold, uncomfortable night. We couldn't get out of their fast enough this morning. Utterly disgusting. There was also spaghetti or pizza sauce splattered on the wall above the bedside table and long black hair on the back of the toilet tank. This hotel needs a 0 out of 5 stars if not a...

The tub floor was dirty and there were spiders on the ceiling. The fixture for the fan on the ceiling isn't attached properly and rattles whenever the light is turned on. The shower was so bad I washed my hair in the faucet instead. The refrigerator did not work and only leaked water onto anything put inside of it. It also made a high pitched whine the entire night and the door doesn't close all the way. We were given two double beds despite reserving a king. At least two of the lamps did not work either because bulbs are burned out or are missing entirely. The walls are run down. The faucet leaks and has almost no water pressure. There is one mini trash in the entire hotel. The wireless internet didn't connect. Beds are hard. My girlfriend and I had the worst sleeps in our lives here, on a cross country road trip. We have been to many hotels over the years and would rank this as one of, if not the, worst. Other bad motels we've stayed at had the decency of being cheap rat holes. This place was $70 in a tiny town in Iowa. I have stayed at $35 hotels that are three times better. So what did I like? It has a working toilet - but that's certainly not enough to flush away all the shitty things about this place.

So no, I would not recommend staying here. Other reviews that say the staff is friendly and rooms are clean are absolutely perplexing to me and reason I chose this overpriced dirty motel. The staff was not unfriendly, but the rooms are terrible. That's why I'm writing this...

We seek out smaller family owned motels versus bigger chain hotels whenever possible. Found this little gem at the recommendation of another local business across the street. I knew as soon as I entered the lobby that this would be a great spot for the night. Everything in the place (including the chandelier) was squeaky clean... it was a SUPER value! We were greeted warmly by the owner's son, who checked us in with friendly professionalism. Later, we had a chance to chat with Digna (sp?) the owner, as she was making sure we had fresh towels. It was obvious that this family takes such pride in this property... we couldn't help to be impressed with their work ethic. This property was not "fancy" or "new" but the rooms were comfy and immaculate, the parking was ample, and there was plenty of green space with picnic table and grill for guests to enjoy. . Two convenience/gas stations nearby, the Embers restaurant (another gem) was less than a mile up the road., the location had everything we needed after a long day of fighting wind on the highway! ...