The Topaz Motel was total fraud and deception at its best! The pictures on the Expedia website ads are NOTHING like the horrific, deplorable condition of our kitchenette rental. We had chosen a kitchenette so we would be able to make coffee and simple meals as the motel was located directly across from the beach; our extremely tight budget did no allow us to eat all meals out. We arrived at approximately 8:30 pm the first day of check-in only to find that the "kitchenette" we had been promised was void of any type of dish, utensil, coffee maker-yet had a sign on the cabinet to be sure to wash your dishes and pots when you were done. This alone was fraud and deception-why advertise a fully functional kitchenette when absolutely nothing was provided. Never mind the condition of the room: The metal plate on the door was hanging off, not providing security to the outside. The water in the bathtub could not be shut off-was running at a pretty good rate, non-stop. Some of the moldings were off-exposing bare, rotted wood. Clean towels had disgusting, ugly brown stains on them. The air-conditioning would not adjust, would only run on high-it was freezing with no blanket on the bed. There were insect droppings on the stove and vent above it. The refrigerator had duct-tape on the inside holding together a shelf. The bedspread was heavily stained and the dust-ruffle ripped. There was filth in every corner, the walls dirty and chipped. The manager just shrugged his shoulders
