This motel does not meet basic standards. The rate was $65 (plus tax), which is highway robbery for a place that is so rundown. It's the kind of place you'd expect to get for about $30 a night.

The carpeting was threadbare and loose (a hazard).
The floor under the toilet was rotting.
The flooring in the bathroom was covered with cigarette burns.
The mattress was saggy and squeaky (so soft that I got no sleep at all that night).
There was a hideous heating vent that looked like it must have caught on fire at some point--there was a black scorch mark all the way up it (probably a fire hazard/building code violation).
No air conditioning, just a fan.
No fridge and they wouldn't give me the TV remote until after they'd processed my credit card.
The furniture was all second hand and looked like it had been scratched up with a hunting knife.
The headboard was covered with woodgrain contact paper that was peeling away.

In short, just about everything in the motel should have been replaced decades ago.

In addition, the owner/manager was surly. When I asked to see a room, she acted like I'd made some kind of unreasonable request. Before I had had a good chance to look around (less than a minute) she poked her head in the room and demanded to know if I wanted the room. I took it only because I hadn't had a chance to see how bad the bathroom was and because I didn't want to have to drive another hour to the next town. I definitely regret that decision.