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June 13, 2024
I was visiting from the UK, travelling around the north USA, booking hotels during the afternoon for that evening. This day there wasn't much choice. It was rated 3-star by BOOKING dot COM and was the most expensive hotel of my 2 week visit. (*) Chillicothe has some nice places nearby, historical sites and also it has a nice state park. However downtown it feels a bit run down. The hotel is downtown off the main road, and not in the nicest of settings, however there did seem to have been an effort outside to make it look clean and tidy and for some reason I remember the blue lighting shone on the wall. The reception and breakfast area was small, suggesting more a 2-star than a 3-star. The room was smallish, but perfectly OK. The bathroom was particularly small. The bathroom must have been renovated. The shower had a sliding glass door and was lovely and clean. The sink area was granite (or the like), but bizzarely the basin must have been the original as the glaze was cracked. The electrical panel also looked like it was the original as the plastic was discoloured and it didn't look new. Perhaps the owner needed to save a few dollars here and there, which is a pity. So I tried the TV, but all I got was Disney channel. I could change volume, switch on/off but I could not change channel. Up/down did not work. I wondered if it was set in childrens mode, so went to reception to ask. They provided new batteries for the remote but that did not help, so came along to take a look. Apart from briefly getting a different channel, they couldn't make channel change work. So I couldn't use the TV for Discovery/History. Again not what is expected at the price I paid. The room had a telephone and behind the red plastic filter 3 lights were flashing on and off, as if there was a message. I asked reception, but they were unable to help, so I pulled the cable, as I would have been unable to sleep with a bright red flashing light in the room. When I sat at the desk, I noted that some of the panels of the desk and cabinet were warped. Not a major issue, but not what you expect at the price I paid. TBH the room decor and bed linen patterns looked dated. Nevertheless it was clean. Breakfast was OK, much the same as in other chains. When I checked out I reported the TV problem and red flashing phone light to the receptionist. It wasn't a complaint just feedback, as I thought that they might want to sort it out for the next guest. I was asked to speak to the manager (owner?). About the non channel changing TV, there was no apology. About the red flashing lights on the phone, he told me that this "was normal" and was a way that the cleaners could see that the phone was working. I call BS. He said this was to indicate that the phone was on. We argued about the red flashing lights, something I haven't seen since my first stay in the USA in the 80's! He then said " so you want me to change the whole phone system for you?", which I found insulting. However in hin