Americas Best Value Inn & Suites Knoxville North

Shelter and running water if you have no other opt

The price. The pool area actually looked clean and serviceable, although I didn't look closely.

The property was filthy, inside and out. The stoops and stairs to the entire block of rooms was caked in dried mud. The room was filthy, un-vacuumed, and disheveled when I arrived. There was junk all over the carpets, they were damp, and were peeling up. There were blood stains on the pillow case. The mattress and box spring were disintegrating. The sheets were not changed for the entirety of my stay (5 nights), despite the room being made-up each day. There were hairs (both long and "short") all over the bathroom and the shower surround. The pressboard furniture was literally crumbling apart. The smoke alarm in the room was beeping incessantly due to a low battery--a clear fire code violation. The staff did not understand or speak one word of English.