"So until this past month my husband and I were in a navigation program, with the goal of us getting permanent housing before a year was up. Then the folks who ran that program did a bunch of illegal, underhanded, “because we’re in charge and you’re marginalized” crap that ended with us being given 5 hours to vacate and find a new place.
Here’s where Nights Inn comes in: I showed up at about 8:50pm and the desk clerk tells me they’re probably sold out, but come back in an hour and he’ll see if he can squeeze me in.
I killed an hour getting Mexican food and came back, and, as promised, he magic-ed up a room for my husband, my dog and myself for the night. The AC was busted, the bed was squeaky, but the floors were newer hardwood (or very good looking imitation hardwood) and the TV, while kinda small, gets EVERY. channel Dish Network offers. The shower is a bit dated and cramped, but you don’t need to wear shoes in it. The closets are always odd shaped spaces but serve their purpose. In fact, most of the issues with cleanliness are really just old things that need to be updated but probably cost quite a bit to update. There are no phones in the room, and no ice machine on the premises, and the soda machine is empty/broken, but the easy liquor across the street is open till midnight and Safeway is walkable too.
TL:DR: the Ritz it is not, but you cannot beat the price and location. "
