The Econolodge chain is disreputable in that their business model is based on for every customer we lose, we gain 7 - 10 news ones.. this is vividly true of their California units.

I stayed at Econolodges in CA, in different cities, over the Christmas holiday... in one there was no hot water as the operator apparently shut everything down after 6 Pm the night before... so at 6 AM the morning after, no hot water and no one to complain to, as facility was locked tight and no attendant around... that was in Mojave CA. In Bakersfield, CA, few if any of the rooms had heat... changing rooms did not result in having a working heat unit. Thus, I froze my aspirations off... since it was very wintery cold

Complaining to corporate has not resulted in any response... thus one can see the hotel chain business model still works... as PT Branum put it" There is a sucker born every minute" so those of us who travel frequently on a low budget need to look elsewhere for economy lodging that includes how water in the morning, heat at night and even a remote control for the TV.

Screw me once.. shame on them, screw me twice, shame on me... no third chance will be afforded these "highway" robbers.. Burn in hell EconoLodge Corporate.. at least it's warm there.. plenty of heat!