It appears that this property, like another Days Inn where we stayed less than a year ago, is being allowed to slowly degrade. There was a light switch that clearly controlled a wall outlet behind the mini-sofa, in which a pole lamp had no doubt been previously plugged. There was, however, no pole lamp.
The hair dryer had been removed from the bathroom, the ironing board rack was there - but no board or iron. There were no lamps that would allow one to sit on the sofa and read, nor over the desk. I fixed one of the over-bed lamps that didn't work (discovered it had been unplugged, behind the bed). Neither over-bed lamp had a nut to keep the shade from flopping loosely. Palm trees that had died in the courtyard around the pool (which was dry, despite the stifling summer heat) had been merely removed, with no replacements - even with upright drought-resistant junipers.
The on-site staff were helpful and clearly doing the best they could given limitations. We found the lone washing machine with a message "OUT OF ORDER" on its screen; when we reported that, it was immediately fixed and we were able to do laundry, which we needed to do after two weeks on the road.
I expect the corporate heirarchy at Days Inns are milking their properties for every dime possible, with plans to then sell or declare bankruptcy, and let someone else take the properties over for renovation and restoration. Doubtful we'll consider staying at any Days Inn again.
