Set up with a nautical theme, the Creaky Hammock in Midland tends to serve ships’ crews in port for a few days. Its attached tavern makes for loud nights and boisterous days, which led to the saying, “The only way to sleep in the Creaky Hammock is to drink yourself asleep.”

The Creaky Hammock can easily house up to four dozen people in its 40 hammocks and four small rooms. Its number of “clients” frequently exceeds that amount though, as many sailors simply pass out on the floor. Destin Smish, the Creaky Hammock’s innkeeper, makes sure to turn such guests on their sides, so they don’t choke to death on their own vomit