The property itself was what you'd expect from a motel. We had issues from the start. We couldn't open the door using the code that was texted to us. A fellow traveler staying a few doors down had to show us how to get the door open. (This was after I'd texted and called the main office.) Once we got inside, the water pressure in the sink was stronger than in the shower, where the water merely trickled. The deadbolt on the door wouldn’t lock, so we put a security latch on it. The next morning, we couldn’t get out of the room because the latch had gotten stuck in the door. I called for help again, and maintenance came to assist. He had to go through our neighbor's door to reach us and then stood there for a while trying to figure out how to open the door. Meanwhile, the manager called and yelled at me for putting extra security on our door. She insisted that the lock was new and that there might not be a way to open the door, citing it as a safe neighborhood, etc. She ranted for about three minutes, complaining that we had messed up the door. I let her yell and simply apologized. After I hung up, the maintenance worker popped the door open and we received another talking to about keeping things out of the door. Sorry, but I've seen way too many movies where not keeping yourself safe in a room did not end well. Overall, if I ever end up in Ellsworth again, I'll look for another place to stay.
