We got in late and road weary. We booked by phone while driving. We nearly always have good experiences with Choice Hotels. After checking in we were sent to 2nd floor via stairswhich wouldn't have been a problem except for the odor. A very odd smell of burnt rubber and sour milk. It was off putting. We checked the room which seemed clean with no odor,so we stayed and went to bed. Early rising led to a surprise in bathroom. When i shut the door, i found a pile of used towels from previous customers. So that was irritating. Then when i drew back the window shade i found a filthy window staring back at me. Any one of these things might have been forgivable, but the 3 combined leads to this, something i dont like to do........ a bad review. Bummer