The newer one-bedroom units at the Haystack are cold, dull and a little bit scary. The overhead fluorescent lighting makes the rooms feel more like an operating theater than a welcoming suite. We were also placed in a unit right next to a building that was being remodeled. Only there 2 nights, we managed, but when we told the clerk they should consider the noise when assigning that room (the motel was NOT full, so we could have been placed elsewhere), or possibly speak to the work crew to see when they would be finished, her reply was, "These guys are so mean." They were already aware! No apology for the disturbance, no offer for a visit in the future, no empathy what-so-ever.
We used to love staying here (in the old units), but now it's just a money-maker for occasional dupes. Don't get fooled. It's not what it once was.