Hotel Econo Lodge di Milwaukee

NOT SURE HOW THIS PLACE IS STILL OPEN This is clearly the WORST hotel I have ever stayed at. Right from the start things were bad and only declined from there. The room smelled awful, fridge had black stuff in the bottom and toilet wouldn't work. It had a plastic bag filled with water acting as a float in the tank and it wasn't working. The lamp on the desk had no lightbulb. No coffee pot in the room. When I went to the front desk to inform of the problems, the woman was less than helpful. Decided to change my room. The second wasn't much better. Carpet was old and filthy, had not been vacuumed in some time. The bathroom floor was sticky, furniture very old and grimy and very outdated. The drapes were old and so thread bare that light came through them. A bit later into the stay found out the bathroom sink was leaking underneath from the water supply line, making the floor very wet every time I used the sink. The fixture above the sink was coated in grime and rust. I couldn't connect to the internet the whole time I was there. There was no HBO as stated and all of the TV channels were out of sync. The continental breakfast consisted of coffee, donuts and oatmeal. No plates, bowls or napkins were available. The room I was given was down 3 very long hallways, when checking out and I questioned this, because there were clearly MANY rooms available closer to the front. I was told it was because I was staying for a week. WTH difference did that make? The closer rooms were saved for nightly stays. There definitely wasn't a line waiting to check in. The entire week I was there I didn't see a housekeeping cart, not once. I was told that cleaning services were provided on Thursday and Monday. I stopped at the desk to inform them I didn't want service on the one day, because my Do Not Disturb sign had disappeared twice. When I returned to my room that night, someone was clearly in my room. There were towels all over the bathroom floor. Overall the hotel is old and dirty and staff is less than pleasant. Fortunately, I didn't see any bugs or rodents as others had mentioned. If I hadn't prepaid as part of my travel package, I would have left and found somewhere else to stay. I really wish I would have researched the reviews better before booking. I'm sure management will comment like they have on other reviews, apologizing for the horrible stay, then promising things will be better. Well...looking at the reviews and many dating back a couple years, they obviously haven't done anything to correct all of these issues. The city really needs to shut this place down. DON'T MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE I DID. STAY SOMEWHERE ELSE.