Okay! I just read her review and I think it's a bit exaggerated. Remember, however, that a lot of people depend on Mary's opinion of a place , if they've never stayed there. I didn't find the lobby to be ugly, and the pouf is a couch that my son loved crawling around on (it goes under a stairwell , I believe) and it kept him busy while we were checking in. I didn't find the furniture to be cheap looking. Overall, my opinion at the time was that I got what I expected for $89 by DD. I still thought it was very nice. In case you are all wondering, I have stayed at 5 star resorts and cheap ones (like Econolodge-which I will never do again). To put your mind at ease-it did not look like an Econolodge or Motel 6.