Do not judge a book by its cover, or in this case the hotel by the outside. Yes it looks less then ideal on the outside, but the rooms are CLEAN, everything WORKS in the room, including the AC, and the beds are SUPER COMFY.
More importantly we felt safe in the hotel and within the area, there is gas station just across the street, and best of all there is a In-n-Out practically in the parking lot.
Only gripe we had is the showers are funny, but certainly not a deal breaker, and that could have just been unique to our room.
Absolutely would return back!