it was a lower cost place. was what i needed. i mean this in the best way, "you get what you pay for" nowadays more than ever. the desk person was super kind. honest evalutations by others. positive experience and worth the price given the options. only thing i would say - unless i missed something, the initial online low rate was smoking room. i did not know that or see that on the website. consequently, when i arrived, i had to pay an additional $25 to get a non-smoking room. was worth it, however, the added cost was not expected (again, might have been my fault for not seeing, or, i wish the rate would show that more clearly...........i did not notice when booking