They were deceptive. I googled to call the motel directly and I do not recall if I asked them specifically am I calling the motel directly, but they answered reservation desk, so I thought I was calling the Motel, and they never told me otherwise.
I thought I was calling a main 800 number for Candelwood Suites hotels reservations. About 20 seconds into the call, I was advised that I was dealing with a reservation service, not Candlewood Suites. Then they proceeded to screw up my reservation.