Newton Inn in Newton, KS

A friend suggested this as a last-minute, affordable place to stay. They had never stayed there. They just researched it. Check In: Friendly and quick. The room had what looked like new carpet. Big screen TV. Small refrigerator. Microwave. Two beds. A table. Comfortable room. I worked a lot from it. The bathroom was clean, had really good shower pressure and hot water. One Issue: I am short yet I still had to bow my head to wash it in the shower. If you're over 5'5" or very tall, it would have been a big annoyance for you. Not sure if all the rooms are like that though. Surrounding the motel is a busy gas station and a road by it that people peel out and drive fast. One night there was a late night extended period of time that some goofballs getting gas played loud bass. There is a bowling alley by the South side of the motel. Employees hang outside a lot on break and talk loud or curse at times. Now, for the big, big, big issue: This place is freakishly loud with constant door slamming, like bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, in the hallways and the two doors (North and South) at the West entrance. I'm talking a steady stream of bang, bang, bang, bang, bang. It's absurd. I'm in my 50s and I've never experienced anything like it. The doors don't shut quietly. I had to pull mine slowly forward when I left the room so I wasn't inconsiderate like other people. Most people are not going to do that so, so don't expect it. It's not happening. The door slamming went on until 2 or 3 am every night (I booked for a week and had no car to find another place to stay). It starts back up around 7 or 7:30. Good luck sleeping a full night. Brutal. If not for that, I would have given this place a 5 star rating for what it was for a budget motel. But it gets a 2 for the lack of reasonable peace.