OYO Hotel Prairie Winds Carthage Keokuk Hwy 136

The owner called me a few days before my reservation and told me that I had booked three nights and wanted to confirm that was correct. I told her, no I only reserved one and repeated the date that I reserved it for. When I arrived, the office smelled like cigarettes. No other guests present. (I checked in around 5:15) She said she was giving me a great deal on the room. This Motel was built in the 50s, but there was no fresh soap nor shampoo, etc. There was used soap in the shower. The toilet had not been cleaned for months. Had a strange smell and didn’t look at all as represented on *******. I’m OK with an older property that’s clean. And I can tolerate a lot, but there was no way I was going to tolerate this!!! I left and made arrangements elsewhere. She still tried to get me to stay telling me she would give me a better rate. She charged my card for something and it hasn’t been refunded She texted and called me multiple times. Here is the VM she left me the next day saying again that I was booked for more days. “Hi Diana your book for today too so I just want you to like confirm like you had to tell that about today you are not here so otherwise they charge you today too I'm no I'm not sure about the ******* policy so just contact them because in my register is showing me today's booking to like continue so your money goes and also please I'm just telling you to contact ******* as soon as you can and just discuss your OK thank you. CANCEL PROPERTY PLEASE!!!

Quaint time travel One of my first jobs in the 1970s was managing a little roadside motel. Checking in here was like stepping backward in time. That should not be seen as uncomplimentary. We found our stay to be quite adequate, For all that it is very dated. We tend to check in and drop our stuff go do things come back and are in the room basically just long enough to sleep. For an aged property It was clean and the clerk is incredibly friendly

Bates Motel - It was that bad. If it wasn’t so late and weren’t so tired, we would have not stayed here. Owners have not spent a cent to update this creepy hotel. It feels like the 80’s. The pillows were horribly old and flat too. My husband slept fully clothed because he was worried about bugs and kept his suitcase in the car so his change of clothes wouldn’t smell like the old motel.