Name: Motel 6-Bakersfield, CA - East
Address: 8223 East Brundage Lane, Bakersfield, California, United States of America, Bakersfield, California, US
Price range: $35–$53 per night
Rating: 7.78

What guests think

At Motel 6-Bakersfield, CA - East, reviews describe a budget stop with convenient freeway access, but also frequent complaints that often overshadow the low price, particularly regarding overall upkeep and the experience on and around the property.

Cleanliness is a recurring issue, with reports of dirty rooms, pests, smoke odors, and missing or stained linens. Rooms feel worn, with many citing uncomfortable mattresses, unreliable A/C or heat, broken locks or TVs, spotty Wi-Fi, and an occasionally closed or unclean pool. Service is mixed: some praise friendly, fast check-ins, while others note rude interactions, booking errors, and slow responses. The surrounding area is often described as unsafe or noisy; expect a very basic stay where price takes priority over comfort.

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Facilities

Mentions of facilities focus on the pool and property condition: reports of the pool being closed or dirty and an ice machine out of order. Parking areas often feel unsecured or poorly monitored.

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Edward

Mar 31, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The staff are great. The property is horrid. There are literally dozens of stray cats everywhere. There are homeless people sleeping within the hotel on the grounds. There are nonworking doors and scary stairs. This place needs a security guard or something as it is not safe.

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Matthew

Jul 26, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Stayed 1 night to rest on our way to Vegas. The ladies working the front desk were very nice and helped recommend food options. The room was clean and comfortable. Everything worked. Didn't use the pool but there were lots of families using it. Good place to stop & rest.

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Alejandra

Jan 3, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The area felt unsafe and was dirty and poorly maintained. I was worried about my car getting broken into all night (judging by the people hanging outside in the parking lot). We chose Motel 6 because it is pet friendly and accessible- we have stayed at a few of them before, knowing it is a motel and it was cheap we had low expectations. However, the property still disappointed us. It was dirty, loud, and felt unsafe. We felt the need to check for bed bugs because it did not seem well maintained. It was really loud outside. We woke up continuously through the night because of noise from people in the parking lot and cars passing by. The bed was uncomfortable and the nonsmoking room smelled like smoke. Waited about 1 hour to check in because when we arrived front desk was closed then there was a line of people waiting for their needs to be met as well. We only stayed one night and our interactions with staff were limited therefore no complaints about their costumer service except the wait time but I assume she was on break. Would not recommend this stay for families or more than 1 night stays.

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Kaitlyn

Nov 16, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The outside of the property is very dirty. It appears that people live here. We had to request a second room because our first smelled like cigarettes and was filthy. Our second room was better, but still dirty. I am not one who needs a fancy hotel, but I believe motel 6 could have done much better. The facility outside was gross and I felt unsafe. The manager took random breaks and was no where to be found most of the time. Overall, I would not stay here again. I had my two children with me and I was not happy.

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Pedro

Aug 9, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Not only was the kid next door loud the pool was nasty

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Cesar

Oct 15, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Homeless people sleeping outside by the pool. People walking in the parking lot all night long. Other hotels around area had security fences and gated but not this one.

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Michelle

Jun 26, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

There were people out constantly asking for lighters, money etc. the lot was filthy and the room not much better. The beds were awful. Staff on my second night was friendly but the first day I had to wait out in the heat bc the staff was in the bathroom. But I waited 15 min

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Gail

Mar 23, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

good internet, but ice machine was broken, mattress was substandard, no shampoo nor microwave in room.

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Martina

May 4, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Felt really unsafe , lots of homeless wandering around . The room had a bad smell and there was cockroaches in the room . Will never stay here again .

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sonia

Jul 18, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The room is outdated. Bad was in horrible shape. Bathroom door doesn’t close because of the toilet. Room was dirty. I read reviews before booking was completed wrong. Pool wasn’t even open in 97 degree weather.

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Cleanliness

Cleanliness is frequently criticized, with dirty rooms and bathrooms, smoke smells, flies, roaches, and occasional bedbugs; some guests did find rooms clean.

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Natalie

Sep 8, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The rooms were terrible dirty walls linnen floors were sticky smelt very dingy

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Sergio

May 29, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Will not be staying here ever again. I had booked a room non smoking area because my mom has asthma and as soon as we open the door the odor of cigarette just came out. I had to go buy cleaning supplies because it was dirty. To top it of we found a cockroach. Worst experience ever.

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Terrance

Nov 14, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

I got bit by bedbugs I thiought it was a mosquito then my girlfriend got bit and we found them it was a bunch

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Ziaur

Dec 28, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Room and amenities were dirty.

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Tatyana

Sep 7, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Extremely dirty

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Markus

Nov 26, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Went in thinking that this property was going to be just like every other Motel 6. I was wrong. I woke up at 2 AM and went to grab something off a nightstand and there were two roaches on it then I went near the fridge raider area and there were five or six roaches, crawling all over there as well.

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prashanth

Dec 27, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Room was not clean and bedspreads are not washed, we can lot of stains on the bedspread. I'll not recommend this hotel for families

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Kurt

Mar 10, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Disgusting room. Spit and hair in sink. An inch of dust where towels kept. Dirty before you use them. 2 inches of dust on light in bathroom. I could go on. Not even any coffee available

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Vigleik

Jul 29, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

At arrival we got the keys to a room which was already occupied. The next room we got had more than 100 flies in it. It was dirty. Room door was messed up, curtains having big holes and about to fall down. The beds were both subsided where the previous guests had been sleeping. Really dirty outside. People sleeping outside the garbage containers. We arrived late and didnt have any options than to stay. The worst motel I have ever seen.

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sonia

Jul 18, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The room is outdated. Bad was in horrible shape. Bathroom door doesn’t close because of the toilet. Room was dirty. I read reviews before booking was completed wrong. Pool wasn’t even open in 97 degree weather.

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Rooms

Rooms are dated with sagging mattresses, noise from neighbors or outside, A/C or heat issues, and occasional TV or Wi-Fi problems.

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Eleanor

Dec 4, 2022

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Stayed 19,329 nights

Housekeeping gets 5 stars because the room was super clean with a citrus spray. There’s no fridge or microwave in room 241, not sure about the rest- Is it the ventilation or the walls are made of parchment paper? The pack of cigarettes they smoking next door came directly in my room. And the post binge drinking vomitus next door was loud and clear in my room. I can literally hear their stomachs doing tripple flips in the toilet bowl!

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Pedro

Jul 7, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

The AC units are very dirty they and do not really Kool anything down I have pictures of the dust and the room that I was in didn't have any good power plugs

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Sachin

Jan 2, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The room was in bad shape. WiFi was not working. Very old furniture. Not good.

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Agapito

Sep 9, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Place was ok except for a mattress that was in very poor condition!!!

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Paul

Dec 25, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Mattress was so in need of replacement. Shower was low pressure due to shower pull and shower head. AC/Heater was old and smelly. If you are able to stay elsewhere do so. Was a last minute stop and looked for cheap and usually lucky but not this time. At least was fairly clean, locks worked and was quiet.

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jeanice

Dec 4, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The rooms have old mattresses

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George

May 11, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Air conditioner sucked

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Pedro

Jul 12, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The AC units were in need of care

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DEBORAH

Aug 20, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

room was dirty, mattress was caved in the middle

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abhishek

Jul 1, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Mattress was horrible and very noise bed,0 confort

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Service

Feedback is mixed, from friendly, efficient front desk staff to rude interactions, long check-in waits, reservation mix-ups, and poor follow-up.

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Alma E

Jan 5, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The lady who did my parents check in she was terrible and rude

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Renaldo

Oct 19, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

No complaints great staff , Vanessa,brianna(2),Patti, and hospitality room keeps, awesome mgmt-Ben.

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Wayne

Jun 8, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Check in with speedy and painless the lady at the front desk was polite and nice took me 2 minutes to check in.

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Ruben

Dec 1, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Staff was nice

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Autumn

Jul 11, 2025

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Stayed 11 nights

Staff was very disrespectful

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Hasan

Feb 15, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Poor customer service - got here at 9.45pm And waited 30 mins to check in

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Steven

Oct 3, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The sink drain was not working properly, and the water flow was sparse. There was no drain plug for the bathtub. The room was clean, but standard amenities like shampoo, conditioner, and carpet were missing. Many of the cable TV channels had not been paid for and were unavailable. Around 9 AM, somebody who did not announce themselves attempted three or four times to open my hotel room and enter. When I yelled at them to go away and to stop bothering me, someone asked me if I was supposed to be in that room. I told them that I was registered in the room and that I was not yet checking out. (Check out time was 11 AM.) As I was leaving, the manager came to me to explain that the staff had not properly registered the room in my name and so the morning staff was confused. I was glad he was trying to clarify the situation, but I told him that it was completely unacceptable for people to try to enter the room unannounced when it was obviously locked and a guest was still using the room. Very unprofessional behavior.

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Curtis

Oct 14, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The front desk staff was awesome Breanne i believe i figure her name out..

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Mary

Nov 22, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

I was woke up every morning and informed that I didn’t pay for my stay. When I booked my stay onli e for a week in advance. I paid with my credit card foe my stay. They kept checking me out of my room every day. They also checked in another party and told me that they would find me another room. I had all of my things in my room and they said that I am not registered in the room that I checked into the previous day. They wouldn’t stop banging on my door and insisting that I didn’t pay for my room when I did.

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Connie

Jul 26, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

As soon as I got there I wanted to check in at the front desk and the person told me “there was no rooms “ I told her I had made reservations and she said “NO , all the rooms are booked” didn’t even bother to look at my phone screen for the reservations details . I was walking out already confused and telling my family in the car that we had to find another place. The front desk person came outside and finally asked my name and then apologized and said I was in the system . As soon as I walked in the room it smelled like cigarettes. . I couldn’t get a refund for this place so I had to stay . They had loud dogs staying next to us . Arguments happening outside my door at 2 in the morning. There was a lot of suspicious people outside coming in and out of these rooms. It was a scary experience , didn’t get any rest

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Location

Convenient to Highway 58, 99, and downtown/courts, but many guests describe the area and parking lot as sketchy, noisy, and unsafe.

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Yuriy

Feb 22, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Didn't even stayed, we changed to different hotel. Absolutely horrible location. Room stinks with weed. It's like you are in the middle of the ghetto. Read other negative reviews.

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Alejandra

Jan 3, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The area felt unsafe and was dirty and poorly maintained. I was worried about my car getting broken into all night (judging by the people hanging outside in the parking lot). We chose Motel 6 because it is pet friendly and accessible- we have stayed at a few of them before, knowing it is a motel and it was cheap we had low expectations. However, the property still disappointed us. It was dirty, loud, and felt unsafe. We felt the need to check for bed bugs because it did not seem well maintained. It was really loud outside. We woke up continuously through the night because of noise from people in the parking lot and cars passing by. The bed was uncomfortable and the nonsmoking room smelled like smoke. Waited about 1 hour to check in because when we arrived front desk was closed then there was a line of people waiting for their needs to be met as well. We only stayed one night and our interactions with staff were limited therefore no complaints about their costumer service except the wait time but I assume she was on break. Would not recommend this stay for families or more than 1 night stays.

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Alice

May 7, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

I love that it close to the free way and down town

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Ricky

Jul 18, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Easy off and on the freeway

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Cesar

Oct 15, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Homeless people sleeping outside by the pool. People walking in the parking lot all night long. Other hotels around area had security fences and gated but not this one.

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Alice

Dec 15, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great if your looking for a hotel to visit family sports like foot ball, Holidays family events and working job close to freeway 58 close to the center of town close to 178 Highway close to truxtun ave superior court downtown it one of best in town I travel with two dogs American pyellow pit bull and a German shepherd with are very comfortable while I work dog need to be in a peaceful place so I can work

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Mike

Aug 21, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Property was ok, good location to freeway and restaurants

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Gennifer

Mar 17, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Don’t stay here. Prostitution, homeless people and drug addicts have taken over this hotel. Left 20 minutes after checking in. The room smelt like someone was just smoking meth in it. Dog poop everywhere outside.

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Marina

Apr 13, 2025

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Stayed 7 nights

The property isn’t in the best place lots of homeless the room was decent as well had a little stench but the cleaning ladies where really nice always came to check if we needed any new towels or toilet paper etc I would stay there again overall a pretty cool stay no bothered us for the most part there was a time a guy knocked for a lighter but after we told him no not he knocking they left us alone

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Alice

Sep 22, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

I really love the area. It’s easy to get to the courts in central Bakersfield. It’s easy to get through the freeways. It’s easy on a highway so there stores and so it’s a pretty good area because I’m working so with my business I’m able to work and move around

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Dining

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Luz

Jan 2, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

It was clean felt safe happy with price wish it had a microwave.

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Matthew

Jul 26, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Stayed 1 night to rest on our way to Vegas. The ladies working the front desk were very nice and helped recommend food options. The room was clean and comfortable. Everything worked. Didn't use the pool but there were lots of families using it. Good place to stop & rest.

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Ruben

Sep 11, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

It was goin good even tho they say it sleeps 2 but i barely fit on bed.. maybe 2 midgets no offense but bed was really short ...was falling asleep til a firetruck pulled into parking lot and didnt know what room to go to so they start honking right out my door.... then finally when it stops some woman comes running out screaming n yelling , then after that it was just people loitering out my window parked right out the door blocking fire lane....couldnt get any sleep...finally morning and i go to lobby to warm up food and no microwave no forks no spoons nothing... smh

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Amandip

Jul 26, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

lot of flies inside rooms like 20-25 flies. 1-2 mugs of coffee and no creamer. asked the attendant and she shrugged her soldiers.

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Kurt

Mar 10, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Disgusting room. Spit and hair in sink. An inch of dust where towels kept. Dirty before you use them. 2 inches of dust on light in bathroom. I could go on. Not even any coffee available

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Month	Average price
January	$56
February	$44
March	$41
April	$49
May	$48
June	$44
July	$49
August	$51
September	$50
October	$49
November	$46
December	$39

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16 $43	17 $39	18 $43	19 $42
20 $39	21 $35	22 $35	23 $35	24 $36	25 $44	26 $39
27 $35	28 $36	29 $36	30 $36

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1 $39	2 $47	3 $47
4 $39	5 $39	6 $39	7 $39	8 $39	9 $47	10 $47
11 $44	12 $44	13 $39	14 $39	15 $44	16 $53	17 $47
18 $45	19 $42	20 $39	21 $39	22 $45	23 $47	24 $53
25 $39	26 $44	27 $45	28 $39	29 $44	30 $53	31 $53

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Standard Room, 2 Double Beds

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed

Deluxe Room, 2 Queen Beds, Refrigerator

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed

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