The hallway smelled like smoke and garbage. Our room had stained bedding with holes in it, a toilet that doesn't flush, and a nonfunctional TV. Someone left a two-way radio in the bathroom (I assume it was the hotel staff).
While retrieving our baggage from the car, I noticed that there were two people sitting chairs in a corner of the parking lot next to a pile of unknown objects covered by a tarp with a board and a tire on top of it. Nearby was an old RV with all of the windows covered that appeared like it hasn't moved in some time.
When I went to reenter the building I noticed that the electronic key card reader wasn't functional, but I was able to enter the building anyway because the exterior hallway door had NO lock mechanism. It has been entirely removed, making it physically impossible to close or to lock the door. Anyone can enter the hotel at any time.
We decided to check out.
The attendant asked us if something was wrong, so I told them all of this. They explained that the RV belonged to a former employee who was recently fired when the management found out they were living there, and informed me that they know the people in the parking lot, who stay back there to keep an eye on the place, and that (I'm not making this up) they called the front desk the night before to alert them to drunk/disorderly people in the parking lot, one of which threatened the attendant with a knife prior to being arrested.
I said I'd heard enough, and we left.