Well, at least it wasn’t called Pennywise’s or Uncle John’s Crawlspace of Fun. It doesn’t market successfully with adults neither. I recall, the term clown implies incompetence so if you want to served by a staff that doesn’t know how to fix the ice machine, give you the right room key (or code now) and makes the towels smell like sour milk, maybe this was the joint.
Personally, I’ve never been scared of clowns. A couple reasons why. Firstly, I grew up with WGN’s Bozo franchise in the Seventies. Bozo and Cookie were clowns but to me, they were friendly characters doing cheesey skits. Secondly, the last time I saw Ringling Brothers et al., we arrived early to see the pre-show put on by the clowns. A couple came up to our seats, said “hello” and “nice to meet you,” regular people voices. Nothing to fear there.
I do get others’ concerns. Stephen King, John Wayne Gacy and the movie Killer Klowns from Outer Space haven’t helped the profession’s image.