Hotel Eklund — Hotel in Clayton

I really wanted to fall in love with this hotel. It looks nice from the outside, the inside has a nice homey feel other than their furniture being stained and dusty, the people that ran it seemed nice enough but once I got to the room it went downhill from there. The room was one of their big ones and still was ridiculously tiny. There is no way this is a 3 star hotel. The rooms are dark and dingy complete with a filthy, stinky refrigerator and a small tube T.V. The bathrooms still had soap on the tiles, not scum but actual soap from the previous occupant. The shampoo, conditioner, and soap is all mixed together in one bin. The towels they left for us were ripped, crusty, and had orange, yellow stains on them. The blankets on the bed had crusted white fluid on them. I told my husband we must leave. My husband felt embarrassed by the situation and told the owners that we were leaving because we found a hotel room somewhere else that had two queen beds instead of one. He was then informed that we would have to pay the full price of the room even though we only occupied it for 30-60 minutes max unless they could get someone to clean the room. I was not having any of that B.S I went to the front desk to ask to see the sheet I signed to make sure there wasn't some small print nonsense about being able to charge me full price for a disgusting room and deciding to leave..there wasn't btw. The employee promptly ushered me out of the front desk area being concerned that there were other possible tenants present and being embarrassed that I was speaking up about the filth. The woman proceeded to get very worked up with me when I told her I refuse to pay for a room we will not be staying in, she continuously tried to take the paper I signed out of my hands, told me what a disrespectful woman I was because I wasn't bowing down to her BS charges. I will absolutely be pressing fraudulent charges against her if my card is charged. I will update as time goes. Not only did I have to go up to the room with her and prove the filth in the room but this interaction happened in front of my 2 children. This hotel is far from 3 stars. I would seriously consider pushing through to the next city if you can unless you absolutely cant.

Just an update... my credit card was charged without...

As the sun set it was time to call it a day and do some belly-up to the Eklund bar(no bar stools ever enter these swing doors). Standing bar only which is a great way to stretch those legs from a long day on your ponies. We were greeted by Jody, he's the jack of trait, bark keep, custodian and best, historian of Hotel Eklund. We have stayed here many time and each time we learn something new about this quaint Clayton hotel. He showed us all the bullet holes in the original tin ceiling just above bar. Story goes, overly happy gun slinger were so excited a new mayor was elected they couldn't contain themselves, they let a little bullet out. A couple large holes possibly from a 45(these holes were the only ones we knew of, our tour guide Jody showed us a lot of bullet holes from possibly a 22. Tin ceiling tiles have some stories to tell. Pictures cover the walls that enables you to be transported back in time.. I could hear the men hooting and a hollering from years gone by. Not for the faint of heart or stomach, pictures of a botched hanging of a train robber named Black Jack Ketchum. All the township young and old came to watch him hang. What they got was a beheading. He dropped from the gallow for his hanging but instead his head popped off. They never had another hanging on south side of the present doomed courthouse. As we took to the table to order our dinner we were attacked by a heard of Buffalo adorned with lights. Oye our food, Cooked to perfection smothered in our favorite, green chile. I was craving red chile as well so I had Christmas, both red and green. Our belly were happy. It was time to get some shut eye for our travels tomorrow. The Eklund Hotel is a must if you crave...

Wonderful hotel. It is a historic hotel, so don't expect perfection. The floors creek, the walls are thin, and, being located adjacent to a highway intersection and train tracks, you are not well insulated from their sounds. BUT, for me, they add to the experience. Our room (207) was full of modern amenities, and everything worked as it was supposed to. However, there is no fridge, no coffee maker, no microwave, and the TV was tiny. There is a balcony shared by the 4 front, 2nd level rooms, which was great except that the curtains didn't fully block anyone from seeing inside or room. I was instructed by the manager not to smoke "anything" on the balcony. No doubt in part because there is a cannabis dispensary 2 doors down. No problem, they have a lovely outdoor smoking area. There is a restaurant and a historic saloon on premises, but are only open on Friday and Saturday. They serve an enhanced continental breakfast to hotel guests every day, but the only low-carb thing available is a crustless quiche that is made to order. The breakfast room attendant is very knowledgeable about the history, professional, however, she could use some people skills. There is no coffee maker in the rooms, so we toddled down to the breakfast room with our cups where we were jumped on and scolded for bringing or own cups, and then treated like riff-raff. The attendant demanding to know our room number. The breakfast was unappealing, so we just left and got our breakfast on the road. Overall, we would definitely...