With a stay at Hubble House Inn in Montesano, you'll be steps from The Hubble House and a 4-minute drive from Lake Sylvia State Park. This bed & breakfast is 3.8 mi (6.1 km) from Friends Landing and 10.3 mi (16.6 km) from Grays Harbor Historical Seaport.Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access, wedding services, and a fireplace in the lobby.A complimentary continental breakfast is served daily from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM.Free self parking is available onsite.Make yourself at home in one of the 4 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected.
I checked in in the afternoon, tossed my stuff into the room and caught a faint whiff of cigarette smoke, but someone was smoking nearby and I had to get back on the road for a rehearsal dinner for my friend’s wedding. I got back to the hotel just after midnight and realized that the cigarette smell was INSIDE the room. It was musty and the air was stale, so I opened the window to get some fresh air. And then I realized how unsafe that was, closed it, and turned on the AC in the hopes that might filter the air some. It didn’t make it worse, but it certainly didn’t make it better. When I went to the bathroom, there was visible mold on the floor in front of the bathtub (not even in the caulking crack, but on the floor itself), which was concerning as well. By the time I washed my hands, I was already struggling to breathe. I ultimately realized I couldn’t stay there if I also wanted to keep breathing so I went to the front office to let them know I couldn’t stay due to the quality of the room and that I wanted my money back. I found that while the front office is brightly lit at night, it’s not staffed after 10 pm, but there is an on-call number. I called and advised of the situation. The man I spoke with said the maids would have to check the room in the morning and they wouldn’t be able to give me a refund if they didn’t smell the cigarette smoke. This was annoying/frustrating for two reasons: 1) the maids would’ve cleaned this room before I used it. They either noticed the smell and didn’t care or were nose blind to it (it smelled so old, I’m wondering if it came from the carpet, which looked like it hadn’t been replaced since hotels became non-smoking) 2) whether they smelled it or not, my body was having a physical allergic reaction I figured: safety first, money later and started packing up my car. My breathing got worse and I was going into anaphylaxis. (Not my first anaphylactic rodeo, but terrifying when alone in a strange town.) I took my first epi pen in between my first and second trip to load the car. And when I went back into the room, I kept my mask on except for the picture and video to document what was happening. I was originally planning on just sleeping in my car that night, but in spite of the epi pen, the anaphylaxis was continuing to progress. Slight silver lining: the local ER is only 7 minutes from this hotel. I got to the ER (taking a second epi pen on my way there) and by the time I got in, I couldn’t talk. Thankfully, I have an “in case of emergency” anaphylaxis card in my wallet that I handed over along with my used epi pens. IV Benadryl and steroids along with an albuterol nebulizer got me breathing again. I’m now on a course of post-anaphylaxis prednisone, which is its own special hell. When I got out of the ER 4-5 hours later, I called the hotel’s on call number again and was sent to voicemail. I left a message advising of how the night played out, that I wanted a full refund, and that I wanted a call ba