Welch Motel — Hotel in La Crosse

Microwave didn't work. After a night of no sleep I figured maybe an instant oatmeal would be nice. Denied, the microwave did not work. I did see that the outlet was grossly over loaded to the point of fire hazard using a power stick.

Fridge was so loud you could not sleep. It was so loud as to be a practical joke. What's more is the stuff I put in it had no chance of staying cold.

The interior door to the adjacent unit would not latch or even close. No matter how I tried I could not get it even close to latching. Making the room unsecure.

Room smelt like a musty barn. It says out front like Grandma's. It is, everything dated, damaged, and musty.

One channel on the TV. It says that there was cable. More specifically, HBO. But alas there was only one channel. Who knew that there was a special hell like game show network.

Towel rod was ripped from wall. One anchor was there the other was missing. Kind of like someone didn't even care.

WIFI was pathetic. Dial up would have been faster. The password was "godisgreat" . It was more like non existent.

Carpet was sticky in the corner by the passage for to the other unit. Smelly like booze.

Heat did not work correctly. They knew it didn't work. That's why they provided a rather unsafe space heater.

Front storm door was damaged and would not close correctly. I am sure they try to bill each guest for this on each visit.

Staff was rude and unaccommodating. I would like to say this guy was a jerk.

Staff was preoccupied with their personal phone. Couldn't even be bothered to acknowledge the guest standing in the lobby (if that is what you call it).

Lobby coffee was at least 24 hours old. I observed the coffee four times in 24 hours at exactly the same level and with the same debris around the pot. Surely unsafe to drink.

Adjacent units smoke alarm chirped all night and was still going strong when I left. This is so much fun to try to sleep to. It's a good thing that guy went elsewhere to cut his drugs. I saw the room open after he left.

Pillows were the smallest I have ever seen. Airline pillows are bigger.

Looked like it was decorated with a rummage sale. I can understand the whole con of relabeling a place like this as "like Grandma's" to make you feel like you are getting something special. You are not. You are still renting a rummage sale storage unit to sleep in.

Shower faucet dripped all night and was loud. ALL DAMN NIGHT!!

Refused my early check in. Forced to sleep in car for 12 hours in bad weather while sick. I slept better in my car in a wayside in bad weather than I did in this room. This one was so much damn fun it should have been the first on my list. He had room vacancies and ten hours to my check in. I suppose those red light specials were more important. Actually tried to get me to pay for two nights so I could get my requested early check in.

Whole roll of duct tape was used to install window AC unit. Might have even been structural.

Toilet seat hardware missing.

One and I do mean one outlet for a guest to use. You had to choose between charging your device or heat, but not both.

Bathroom outlet which is NOT a GFCI! HAD BURN MARKS ON IT. Nice way to die. This outlet was about ten niches from the sink.

In the end if I had the money, I would buy this place just to knock it down. I stay in hotels/motels about 125 times a year. I work in the industry. I know how hotels should be run. This is not it. 27 rooms here and not a one worth half the rate charged. I would not stay here again on a bet. Staying here should be viewed as punishment.

Sleeping in your car should be viewed as viable alternative...

Worst motel I ever stayed at. Blamed me for their card reader not working, so demanded I must go to the local gas station to go take cash out of an ATM, which we had to walk to since we arrived via taxi. Then when we got back, I was upset because we had made the reservation reasonably expecting it would be paid for since I had to give my credit card on Expedia. They told me that they have no obligation to give me a room as a response, which may be true, but how is it MY fault they don't have a functional card reader? Then they tried giving me a hard time over my fiance only being 21, claiming "I was going to just ignore it, but after this I don't know if I can". She's a full adult. Their Expedia page says the minimum check-in age is 18. I am 23, but they had no issue with me checking in. What's the difference between 21 and 23 legally speaking?

Then they retaliated by giving us a room with NO A/C intentionally. I realized it was intentional after the owner told me the following morning, not knowing about what had happened the previous night, "huh, he shouldn't have given you that room, the A/C doesn't work". The windows didn't open so I couldn't even get fresh air. I tried to complain, but the person at the desk had already gone home. I could not sleep AT ALL. It was a hot, humid night in August.

Wait! It gets worse! The minifridge had a freezer-box that probably had a massive ice build up, and for some reason it LEAKED that ice all over the dresser it was on, and got my dress shirt, undershirt, socks, tie, suit jacket, and suit pants SOAKED the night before a VERY important formal event. I spent the entire morning blow drying my clothes, but only got them down to damp before I had to just throw them on and deal with it.

When I went to give my key back the following morning and the owner realized I shouldn't have had room 15, he offered to mail me a check because he didn't have time to give us a refund at that very moment (and I didn't either, I was in a rush after having spent the entire morning drying my clothes).

I'm normally a very reasonable person. If they had given me my money back, I wouldn't have made this review, but they clearly won't uphold their promise to refund me, so I'm leaving this review. The owner is a cheater and liar that hires manipulative...

I'm not sure if they have a regular housekeeper, but the room was very dirty. There were bandages wrappers in the corner on the floor (just the wrappers). At that point we were too tired to complain, so I just tried to get over it. Some other things we noticed were the heating unit going full blast, as well as a big metal fan in the bathroom doorway facing so it was blowing air out of the bathroom. The dial on the heating unit seemed to be missing. It was odd walking into this room with the heating unit and fan going, it made me wonder how long they had been going like that. There were soaps, shampoo and conditioner, and clean towels, washclothes, and a bathmat in the bathroom. There was a strange yellow mark on the sink and on the floor in front of it, I'm not sure from what. Maybe some cleaning chemical or something? There was also some kind of brown stain on the toilet seat. I tried wiping it off but it was staying there. I'm pretty sure it would come off with the scrub of a toilet brush. The mirror was clean, as well as the shower. I happened to drop my phone charger and it rolled under one of the beds, so I got down and looked. It was gross. Under one bed there was a dirty sock, some more wrappers, and an opened package of feminine razors. This made me curious to look under the other bed, and it was pretty much the same thing; littered with garbage. At this point I decided it was going to be too hot in the room to fall asleep, so upon further investigation of the heating unit, I noticed that it was being held together by as piece of packing tape. I peeled it off and opened the unit, and saw the dial device hanging from a few wires. I gathered my courage and reached for the dial and clicked it off. I wasn't electrocuted!! This heating unit was caked with a thick layer of dust, and the air conditioner was in a similar state. The wifi speed was good. The room was a reasonable price, considering it was 10:30pm, but I deserved better than a dirty room for $120. I honestly considered asking if they were looking for a housekeeper after telling them about my experience, but I was strapped for time so if I ever need a room and the Welch is the only motel with vacancies, I guess I'll tell them about my...