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But It's a Beautiful Green

Where: 1120 S. College Ave. [map], Newark, DE, United States, 19713

[Ed. Note: Hotel Maven AmandaK had the misfortune of visiting Delaware. Usually, we don't post pictures of Hotel Hell but this was necessary. Enjoy.]

Highway Motel Choice Mistake #451: Believing what you read. We learned this lesson the hard way this summer on Route 95. An unplanned overnight stop in Delaware enroute to Maryland had us thumbing through our coupon book, and the Quality Inn University in Newark promised an adjective-laden swimming pool. Steamy weather and a long drive meant a quick dip would've been the perfect end to the day.

We checked in. Ten nanoseconds after handing over the cash, we looked out the other side of the reception office. There was the pool. See the picture, worth much more than my twenty or so words here. We went straight to bed.

The hotel brochure taught us all kinds of stuff about Delaware (sorry, we didn't even know it was the "first state") and even that Delaware's home to some nice beaches. Next time we'll be finding the motel near the beach and not relying on the swimming pool.

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