Indio Holiday Motel

You can not judge this book (The Indio Holiday Motel) by its cover (its exterior appearance). When my wife and I drove up to the Indio Holiday Motel we sort of sighed and thought, "Oh no, what have we here?" We were locked into a no-cancellation-reservation. The manager was very no-nonsense, professional. I asked to see the room we were being assigned, looked at it, and was honestly very impressed with it. For one thing, we were able to park our vehicle directly in front-of-our-room. We had a microwave oven, a mini-refrigerator and a flat screen televison. Yes we had to pay 25-cents for a small bucket of ice and so what? The room rate was low. The front lobby had a nice selection of travel brochures and data. There is also a very nice appearing swimming pool. We do not swim so can't comment further but it is attractive. Is this the Taj Mahal? No it is not. It is a older property with its fair share of bumps and bruises. Our King Bed was very comforable. The WiFi was excellent. The room and the restroom were certainly clean if not brand new. The restroom had a lot of area to set things down on. Some motel room bathrooms have literally no space to even set a toothbrush down upon. We had a full supply of towels and wash cloths with a bath mat. Yes indeed we would certainly return. Yes indeed we recommend this motel. Two things were bothersome to us. 1. NO outgoing phone calls were possible Yes we could / and we did, successfully get incoming phone calls. But we could NOT even make 1-800 toll free calls. Yes we have (limited usage) cell phones and chose to use them only for texting. 2. The electrical outlet located at / near the table at which I used my computer was controlled by the overhead light switch at the entry door. So I had to have the overhead light on (lit) in order to have electrical power to my laptop. Late at night and early in the morning, so as not to bother my wife sleeping, I chose not to have the overhead light on and did not use my laptop. Yes, sure, I could have used its battery. Yes, sure, I could have gone out and bought an extension cord. I choose to do neither. I still rate this as a VERY GOOD property.