02/24/2019 - Driving from Grand Junction, Co to Tucumcari, NM, I decided to stop at the four corners to enjoy the view and a rest. However, as soon as I turned into the park i got a flat tire. I was stranded, phone did not get reception in the desert so I had to resort to asking the park attendant for a pen and paper to make a sign and get help with my tire. I was there for an hour before finally gettting a spare put on and then had to drive 2 hours to the nearest town that had a tire shop open on a sunday. Finally made it to a wal-mart where I was told it was going to take a few hours to get a tire put on. They were short staffed and had a lot of people waiting for tires due to the potholes the blizzard had created. I called the Days Inn in Tucumcari to let them know that I was going to have to cancel my reservation due to weather and car problems. It was 4:15 pm. The lady who answered the phone said that I had to cancel by 4 pm. It was 4:15, and I had just gotten reception. She said that because I had booked through Priceline I had to take it up with them because they were just following their policy. So I called Priceline and they said, that it was actually Days Inn that could make the call. What? No one was willing to help. I ended up staying at that wal-mart for almost 5 hours! Through that time I had called both Priceline and Days Inn and kept getting the run-around. The locals kept telling me not to drive across the continental divide and to stay in town. having never driven in snow before and not able to drive at night due to eyesight, I decided to drive as far as I could and stop for the night. I only got to the next town because it was so late and too dark outside. When I got back home to Texas, I ended up taking it to my bank since neither company wanted to help out. My bank tried their best but unfortunately, I just received a letter stating that my account was going to be debited for the room, even though I did not stay and had an emergency. Its funny how a hotel wants to make you feel comfortable and like you are at home, but doesn't really give a hoot about your safety. I will never stay at another Days Inn, or Wyndham hotel ever again. - Angela Strohl angela.d.[protected]@gmail.com
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