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1.Siesta Motel in Marathon
Submitted by:bocabimmer
January 25, 2009
FL - DON'T STAY HERE - SERIOUSLY!!!November 2008
Siesta Motel – Marathon FL
(Billed as the cleanest rooms in the keys – HA!)


1. I was quoted $70/night for 2 nights over the phone (as were others in our party…thankfully they made the right choice in staying elsewhere). But when I got there - because I used my American Express card - the charge was increased from $140 for two nights to $165 – an 18% increa... More
FL - DON'T STAY HERE - SERIOUSLY!!!November 2008
Siesta Motel – Marathon FL
(Billed as the cleanest rooms in the keys – HA!)


1. I was quoted $70/night for 2 nights over the phone (as were others in our party…thankfully they made the right choice in staying elsewhere). But when I got there - because I used my American Express card - the charge was increased from $140 for two nights to $165 – an 18% increase! The proprietor did offer to honor the $70/night rate – only if I agreed to pay in cash!

2. Our shower head was rusted and thereby all water that sprayed down on us during a shower was rusty water!

3. The “hot” water was barely warm.

4. The pillows were ultra THIN and the mattresses were old & squeaked with every movement. They sagged badly in the middle & provided zero support and less comfort. The manager said they were “soft” because they were new pillow-top mattresses. C’mon! I was born at night – but not LAST night!

5. In the room was a 1950s style in-the-wall AC unit that was rusted and rattled so loudly that it was impossible to have it on at night and sleep @ the same time!

6. There were gobs of hair (not ours!) sticking out of the shower floor drain!

7. The plastic-wrapped glass in the bathroom revealed lipstick stains on the rim when it was unwrapped!

8. The walls were so paper-thin that you could hear your “neighbor” barfing his guts out!

9. The interior walls were cracked & barely spackled. The “repaired” damage was not even painted.

10. The bathroom door hinges squeaked loudly & disturbed anyone attempting to sleep in that God-forsaken room when the door was opened/closed in the middle of the night.

Date of Trip to Marathon, FL: November2008
Purpose of your trip: Personal
Cost of your stay: Under $500
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