The Old Inn

Next we bring you an old Inn, which was once the pinnacle of hotel luxury. Built in 1968, it boasted plush carpeted walls, color TVs, and modern décor, in each of its 120 rooms. One staple of the inn was its 5 star restaurant, which received outstanding reviews from nearly all of the guests.  The hotel also featured meeting rooms for up to 125 people and a large heated swimming pool in the front. It closed in 2007, after a major downturn in quality of service and lack of cleanliness.

As we made our way through the shrubs and vines engulfing the base of the 5 story building, it was clear that no one had entered the hotel in quite a while, as there was no blazed path to the entrance. We followed the vines all the way into the bottom floor, they had slowly crept inside, following the light that spilled through the doorway.

Few things were left behind, marks were indented in the carpet where bed frames had rested for decades. All that we found were the occasional "lonely chair" or cheap painting hanging on the wall.

Also left behind were the large, industrial washers and dryers, far to large to remove.

As we made our way upstairs to the top few floors, we found moss growing through the carpets, facilitated by the large windows and leaky roof. Foot prints were few and far between, probably left by squatters and property assessors.

Each room was nearly identical, the only telling differences where the variations of curtains that hung in the windows.

On the top floor we found the old hotel club, featuring a long leather bench seat down one side of the room and a full bar on the other.

After the closing in 2007, the inn has sat vacant, surrounded by and ignored by active businesses, and regularly monitored by police. There are no future plans for this property. 

Thats all folk's! Till next week -- Bloody and Turtl