Post #277615 by Humuhumu on Mon, Jan 8, 2007 8:06 PM

I love the Palms! It's definitely not for everybody, though.

It's not the nicest digs, to be sure. When I last stayed there, I was given a room with a deadbolt that didn't line up with the door frame, and curtains that when closed left a 3" gap looking right into the room (the Palms is a courtyard-style motel). The room wasn't the freshest, in either aroma or appearance, but... that sign! That short jaunt to the Alibi! It did the trick for me.

:down: This is me & my friend Mo in the incredibly tiny tub in our Palms hotel room. It really was just a shower, trying very hard to look like a tub. We'd never seen anything like it, so we had to take this picture to commemorate it.

:down: That's a television wall mounting bracket sitting unused (obviously) atop our television; the round white thing on sitting on the bracket is our room's smoke detector. That's how it looked when we got there.

:down: The courtyard:

:down: The sign during daytime:

:down: The sign at night:

:down: One of my favorite pictures... neon monkey!

When I last talked to the owner, he excitedly told me about his plans to add more neon monkeys to the sign, and to have them look like they're climbing up and down, but I knew to not hold my breath for it.

It's the sort of place that I love just fine, but I'm careful about recommending to others. It's a little gross, a little scary, a little weird -- but dang if it hasn't given me some great laughs and memories. I have my days where I want something predictable and comfortable, but usually I like a little more spice in my stew. It's for adventurers only.