The check-in agent who helped me through a ~1" thick plexiglass window was very kind.
The room was DISGUSTING. Not a single garbage can, wash cloth, towel, or any other amenity found in the room.
Burn marks in sheets, pillow cases, and conforter. (I honestly don't think the sheets were changed since the previous guest unless they have a serious static electricity issue - There were hairs all over everything.)
Found a dead cochroach which was squished near the bathroom. It was quite crusty and had been there good knows how long. There were two holes punched completely through the bathroom.
No TV remote was the least of my worries...
Having had a late arrival, and no other alternative of places to stay, I slept there one night (in all my clothes, including shoes, with my pants tucked into my socks, and my hoodie tightly pulled shut.)
I also blocked the sink and the shower drains "just in case." No bug bites or sightings, but honestly the worst hotel experience I've ever had.
Not to mention the ethnically diverse group of obvious residents downstairs, with their kids screaming while they charcoal BBQued their dinner directly below my room.
The next morning, my Uber driver informed me that several murders had occurred within blocks of the premises. Including a couple that had already decomposed.
I promptly checked into a Best Western 30 minutes away, which I should have just booked in the first place.
STEER WIDE AND CLEAR OF THIS MOTEL AND PART OF TOWN IN GENERAL.