Three of us were attending a conference and came early. The cost of the room was over $300/night. Right away we noticed how dated and marked up and old the paint, elevator, and carpet was. Our room had no toilet paper, and when I went to the front desk to fetch some, I was told they were out. Out of toilet paper at a hotel?! The kind front desk clerk ran to the nearby gas station, leaving the front desk unattended. He brought us exactly ONE roll. Luckily someone located another roll (I'm sure taking it from another room). When we came downstairs, we saw posted on the pool door a sign from the health dept, saying the pool was closed due to bacteria. At 3 a.m. the fire alarm went off. We looked in the hallway, and no one was visible, so we stayed in our room. In the morning, we saw that the hallway carpet on first was soaking wet but never heard why. The same kind clerk who worked late Friday was still there Saturday morning. The few staff people working were very nice and did their best under the circumstances, but clearly this place needs lots of TLC and an owner who gives a darn. We checked out Sunday to stay closer to the ND campus, and I saw that the rate dropped to $80 for the night. That sounds closer to what the price should be. I would never have, nor will I ever again, stay here under these conditions, and this experience has taught me not to be misled by a few staged pictures. The place is a dump with a handful of kind people trying their best to run it.