Did not even stay the night. Ended up driving home and coming back to Madison the next day.
First off: thought I booked a room with a jacuzzi. The man at the desk told me Expedia didn't have access to book those rooms. He did say if we gave him directly another $40 he'd switch it for us. It was super sus. Also the room looked nothing like in the pictures on Expedia. I should've noticed none of the room pics matched. I just figured they were taken at different times.
The room we were put in was FILTHY! I'm usually more than willing to let a few stains slide. But this place was out of a cliche horror movie. The whole building had a funky old milk kinda smell. The sink, tub, toilet, ceiling, and outlets were covered in water damage, rust, and mold spots. The sheets had several suspicious stains, and I'm not trying to get bed bugs from a one night stay.
Lastly, I go to East Madison all the time for shopping, food, etc. I've never felt unsafe there. I was pretty shocked at how incredibly sketchy this place made me feel when it was walking distance from my usual hotspots. The way people were looking at us, with one guy even following us around was sending off all kinds of warning signs in my gut. Was just supposed to stay there after seeing a show so we wouldn't have to drive the hour home and back the next day to celebrate my birthday. That was exactly what we ended up doing.