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In bucolic Aldergrove on 272 Street, just north of 8th Avenue, there is a family-run motel that is getting some lousy Google reviews from travellers.

The Bates Motel, and the menacing house that looms above it, are replicas of those from the Alfred Hitchcock classic Psycho and are the main set pieces in the A&E series The Bates Motel starring Freddie Highmore as Norman Bates, Vera Farmiga as his mother Norma, and new cast member Rihanna as the doomed Marion Crane.

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Some jackass tried to stab me as I took a shower

Not only is the hotel viewable on Google Maps, it’s also reviewable — and the responses from guests internet jokesters have been less than positive.

“I’m locked in my room and I hear creepy footsteps approaching. I’m starting to think I picked a bad place to crash for the weekend … but the view is nice,” wrote Clint Rozak.

“Stayed here about two weeks ago … The room was clean and quiet but some jackass tried to stab me as I took a shower. I want my money back.”

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Bob Tozarian said the motel was “scary as hell” and lacked basic amenities.

“No wifi, no cable, no food either. I do not recommend it. However still a step up from Motel 6.”

Production on the fifth and final season of Bates Motel got underway Sept. 15. It will air in 2017.

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