00:00For this video I'm going to be taking you on a hotel tour of the Wheaton Inn located
00:05in Wheaton, Minnesota.
00:35Let's go!
01:04There are so many hotels and motels and resorts out there that it can be hard to keep track
01:08of all the different types and styles of them.
01:12Luckily for me, the hospitality industry has kind of come up with the star rating system,
01:17you know, basically using like one to five stars to rate the amenities at each hotel
01:23and what's available.
01:24For example, an all-inclusive resort that has multiple restaurants and spas and pretty
01:30much every amenity that you can imagine would be a five-star resort versus just a basic
01:35motel with no restaurants or swimming pools, anything like that, just a basic room.
01:43That would be kind of a one-star hotel.
01:46As a general rule of thumb, the higher the star rating, the more expensive the room rate
01:51is, and that's pretty typical.
01:53For example, today I'm staying at the Wheaton Inn.
01:55This would be considered just a one-star hotel based on the fact that it really doesn't have
02:00any amenities, it's just the room itself.
02:02It's a lot less expensive than staying at like a five-star resort like the Ritz-Carlton
02:06in New York City, which typically is going to be $700, $800, even $1,000 a night depending
02:13on what suite you're staying in.
02:15Now the Wheaton Inn is just basic accommodations.
02:19It's obviously nothing to call home about, but the beds were clean and it was fairly
02:24comfortable.
02:25I mean, definitely not the most comfortable mattress around, but you know, you're in a
02:29very small town in Minnesota, so it was very quiet, it was easy to fall asleep, I had no
02:34complaints.
02:35I mean, it was a pretty pleasant stay, I can't really argue, and the room rate was $50 a
02:41night, which is very, very reasonable for a hotel room, especially when it's this clean
02:46and well-maintained.
02:47I mean, the buildings are older, but they didn't really show a lot of wear and tear,
02:52so the maintenance has been pretty good.
02:55My only major pet peeve here was in the bathrooms themselves.
03:02Inside the shower stall, it's really dark, you know, they could really benefit from just
03:06using a clear shower curtain because the light source is coming from over the sink.
03:12When you pull back that shower curtain, it's just this solid and there's no light that
03:17transmits through it, so it's pretty dark and hard to see in there.
03:23Some people will definitely have a problem.
03:25The other issue is, these are the types of shower stalls used in campgrounds, and I'm
03:31used to them, so it doesn't bother me, but some people might be upset with the, I guess,
03:36crude or rudimentary function of the particular shower stall.
03:41It is very basic.
03:42I'm used to camping outside, so it's fine for me, but some people who are used to going
03:47to the Hilton might have issues with it.
03:50I mean, when it comes to the hotel itself, obviously, it looks like a motel and not like
03:55a hotel.
03:57The interior decor of this place reminded me of the late 1970s, early 1980s.
04:02That's probably when this hotel was built, so that is consistent, however, I do know
04:06some people probably won't be happy with it.
04:10I kind of like the retro vibe, personally.
04:13Compared to the other hotels that I've reviewed in the past, this property is most similar
04:17to the Executive Economy Lodge that I stayed in in Pompano Beach, Florida.
04:22By comparison, the room rate over at the Executive Economy Lodge was three times as much.
04:27I paid about $150 a night, and the rooms were actually in much worse shape than what I experienced
04:35for $50 a night at the Wheaton Inn, so I'll definitely give the Wheaton Inn a lot of credit.
04:41Even though this is a budget motel, the level of maintenance, the beds, the linens, the
04:46towels, everything was nice and clean.
04:48Never saw any bugs the whole time I was there, no cockroaches, anything like that, so they
04:54are keeping the place up pretty well.
04:57It was a very pleasant stay, honestly, and Wheaton is not exactly a bustling tourist
05:04destination, so this motel ended up being a lot nicer than I anticipated.
05:09And the rooms have pretty much every amenity you would expect.
05:11They had a mini-fridge, microwave oven, satellite TV.
05:15Overall, it was a very pleasant place to stay, and the accommodations were exactly what I
05:20expected from a basic motel.
05:22Well that pretty much wraps up my hotel tour of the Wheaton Inn.
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