Normally when I go to an urbex location it has been abandoned for quite some time. This definitely was not the case this time around. This hotel was foreclosed upon sometime in early 2010. From the looks of it, the employer ran out of time to remove their property. The pool was still half full of water. Networking equipment sat behind the front desk. The bar still had beer, juice, and other foodstuffs behind it. Despite being right next to a major highway the hotel is not easy to get to from the nearest exit. The nightly logbook indicates that even on weekends the hotel only had 3-4 check-ins. Employees recorded their malaise dealing with sheer boredom.

If the United States economic woes continue unabated I have no doubt that this will not be my last urbex adventure in a foreclosed property.

Photo: Keys to the conference rooms.

Photo: The view from the lobby. Photo taken by Nick Forslund.

Photo: One of the undisturbed rooms. It is good to see that vandals or copper thieves have not made their way through the building. Photo by bitter_buffalo33.

Photo: Despite the extreme cold the pool area remains quite humid.

Photo: The whirlpool was completely empty.

Photo: The basement refrigeration doors were made of wood. Photo by Nick Forslund.

Photo: The damp basement provides the perfect environment for mold to thrive. Photo by Nick Forslund.