Name: Motel 6-Lakeland, FL
Address: 3120 US 98 North, Lakeland, Florida, United States of America, Lakeland, Florida, US
Price range: $44–$53 per night
Rating: 7.38

What guests think

Reviews of Motel 6-Lakeland, FL point to a very mixed experience, with frequent reports of poor cleanliness and maintenance problems, while some guests appreciated friendly staff, pet-friendly policies, and a convenient location near restaurants and highways.

Many reviews mention roaches, musty or smoke smells, dirty floors and bathrooms, and broken or missing items like locks, TVs, remotes, microwaves, fridges, and ice machines. Guests also report noise and security concerns, inconsistent Wi‑Fi, and reservation issues such as overbooking and unresponsive or slow front-desk service. Positive notes include occasional quiet rooms and helpful staff. Expect basic lodging with significant variability.

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Facilities

Facilities are limited and often out of order; multiple reviews cite broken ice machines and poorly maintained common areas, with trash around the property.

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4

Harvey

Dec 14, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Cheap and you don't get what you pay for. Limited TV and staff no help in getting TV working. No amenities, i.e. coffee service, no microwave (as advertised), one sheet on the bed, dirty shower with baseboard coming apart. Grounds covered in cigarette butts and dog poop.

4

Chris

Sep 8, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

It was terrible the room they gave me theTV didn't work no fridge, no microwave had no ice machine working!!

2

Sylvia

Feb 17, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Then use the left lanes to Memorial Parkway. Also the entire hotel was closed by chain-link fencing we were extremely uncomfortable and requested a refund waiting to hear from Expedia.

6

Kati

Oct 9, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Ice matchine was broken.

6

Eric

Sep 16, 2025

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Stayed 7 nights

Wi-Fi did not work. I’ve machine did not work. Phone did not work

10

Xochilt

Jan 5, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Really horrible experience right off when we arrived there were 2 thin bath towels and we are 3 when we asked for another towel and toilet paper we were informed there may not be enough for everyone. So if you want a hotel room with tp towels and even one soap bar or shampoo you will not get it here…there was plenty of smoking all around our room the dot was bent in and this left a crack for skunk pot stench and bugs to get in the toilet flushed all night long and the sink dripped water all over the floor all day and by the way the floor was filthy… and the shower floor has stuff poking through and people sitting on the stairs made it impossible to pass… just a mess!

4

James

Feb 26, 2025

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Look, it's cheap. It's an old school motel, a little run down but the room was clean. However, noisy at night due to traffic and lots of sketchy people running around.

6

Dean

Apr 4, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Noise all hours at night, dogs barking at the hotel. Clouds of pot smoke EVERYTIME I walked out of my room. People walking around with beer at 9.a.m.I left a day early.

8

Shadow

Dec 28, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Very ran down,trash everywhere, vending machine is selling open stale food

4

Bradley

Nov 16, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Black mold in main room and bathroom. Shower not cleaned. Property not kept up as there was trash everywhere. Room Key stopped working after three hours. No fridge or microwave. No tv remote. AC was loud and struggling to keep the room at 70. Only one bath towel in room. This property did not live up to other motels in the area. I guess you get what you pay for.

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Cleanliness

Cleanliness is a recurring problem: many report roaches, dirty floors and bathrooms, mold, and strong odors. Linens and towels are sometimes stained or missing, and housekeeping is inconsistent.

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T

Nov 24, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Zero stars Hotel will not answer phone repeatedly. Paid for deluxe. My room was disgusting, filthy, a/c worked sporadically, no tissue, door broken into wouldnt close all the way so deadbolt wouldnt lock. No microwave as advertised. Key stopped working everyday. New clerk said the other programmed it for everyday instead of my 3 day stay. Complained to original clerk, who slurred acted high said no other rooms available. Took shower, stepped off white towel onto floor then back onto towel...towel black with dirt. Fridge draining inside. Homeless hanging out 3 ft from my door. 2 doors down fire alarm tripped 4am called front desk repeatedly again no answers. Walk to room was like an alley...filthy, things leaky, dripping on head from above several areas. Nothing like photos or reviews!! Total false advertising. I want refund and apology. This does not reach quality of ANY motel6 i have ever been to. Disgusted with this and Hotels.com for promoting this hotel.

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johanne

Oct 10, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

I stay for hurricane milton.My room door didn't close properly and the room started to flooded when i notice i went to to the front desk they said they can't do nothing and gave me towels to dry the flooded floor Non-refundable cuz it was 8 pm. The room was filthy and trash under the bed.

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Rebecca

Nov 24, 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

Stayed in multiple rooms, over all definitely need to bring cleaning supplies. One of the rooms had roaches bad. Another bed bugs. Hot water, hardly at all. Plus I paid for a "deluxe and that includes microwave and fridge. Well it didn't have microwave and although I had that room for 5 days. And I told them it was missing and told one would be taken to my room, it was never received.PlusThe one front desk attendant the bigger black lady definitely needs to be fired. For reasons in which I can't even discuss at the moment but if you would like to know you can ask. Maybe I will have the time, and patience to elaborate.

2

Barry

Mar 9, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Horrible room. Filthy. Buckled floors. Dirty tub. Looked like a halfway house. Broken towel bars.

2

Ben

Jun 24, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Feces mold and pubic hair covered the entire bathroom

4

Crystal

Dec 28, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The room had roaches and lizards

4

Tessa

Jun 4, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The place sucked they had no fridge in the room the beds was way to close together they don’t have blankets for there beds there tv has no batteries in the remote the shower was nasty I will never stay here again

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Anisleydis

Nov 24, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Disgusting, roaches everywhere, cigarettes on the floor and the bathroom super dirty and disgusting. The whole floor was sticky and dirty. Never staying here again.

2

Tony

Dec 14, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The room was infested with roaches. The bedding was filthy. The floor was buckled and peeling up. The shower was nasty. There was dirty all over the walls and the door. Do yourself a favor and just keep driving! Also dirty needles in the parking lot and grass!

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Bradley

Nov 16, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Black mold in main room and bathroom. Shower not cleaned. Property not kept up as there was trash everywhere. Room Key stopped working after three hours. No fridge or microwave. No tv remote. AC was loud and struggling to keep the room at 70. Only one bath towel in room. This property did not live up to other motels in the area. I guess you get what you pay for.

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Rooms

Rooms are small and noisy for some, with frequent issues such as nonworking TVs/remotes, unreliable Wi‑Fi, loud or failing AC, broken locks/doors, and missing or nonfunctional microwaves or fridges. Smoke smells in non‑smoking rooms are also noted.

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Sean

Mar 16, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The bathroom shower did not work. The room was right next to the office and you can hear everything going on inside and outside of the room making it hard to sleep. We could not get extra pillows and no coffee in the room.

6

jimmy

Oct 17, 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

No microwave, 3 days the TV only had 5 working channels ... booked 4 night paid $350 , will NOT be going back

6

Claudia

Jun 22, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The drain in the sink didn’t work, there were cigarette burns on the tub and the room smelled like cigarettes. The lady at the front dest was very pleasant and friendly.

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Sheila

Oct 16, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

The room smelled like cigarettes and had me coughing throughout the night. Couldn’t get the tv to work. Just said “no service.” I was displaced because of the storm and my home didn’t have power or water. It was a place where I could go with my dog.

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Mario

Jun 27, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

I got in my floor was dirty my room had no tv remote the smoke detector went off at 3 a.m for no reason no ice machine in the whole property

4

Chris

Sep 8, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

It was terrible the room they gave me theTV didn't work no fridge, no microwave had no ice machine working!!

6

Eric

Sep 16, 2025

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Stayed 7 nights

Wi-Fi did not work. I’ve machine did not work. Phone did not work

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Brittany

Sep 7, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We could not watch tv in the room as there was no connection, WiFi did not work, the floor in the room was slimy. Screaming and yelling outside all night. I will never stay again

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David

Aug 19, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Door had been broken and couldn't be properly secured

2

Lynette

Oct 18, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

First off there was no key pad access to the room the attendant had to open with crowbar.The noise from the parking lot was insane at 12am the attendant even walked around there to retrieve a bottle of beer from the partying check ins.lastly the room reeked of stank trash I will never stay again

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Service

Service is inconsistent: some guests praise friendly, helpful staff, but many describe unresponsive or rude front-desk behavior, slow or chaotic check-in, overbooking or canceled reservations, and difficulty reaching anyone by phone or overnight.

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Kelly

Feb 18, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Booked online with Expedia arrived only to find out the hotel was completely booked and the front desk reception totally waived us off and said to call Expedia Just a bunch of brush off and zero accountability from the hotel or Expedia!

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Laura

Mar 6, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Customer service was awesome! A good amount of walkable eateries!

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Pamela

Nov 10, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

We had a confirmed Expedia reservation. We arrived at 10 pm and told that our room had been given away. Ee tried for an hour to find a hotel. Ended up sleeping in our car at the ballfield where we umpired 8 straight games that day and will be doing another 6 today Expedia looked into it and refunded our money. Absolutely unacceptable.

8

ELLEE

Jan 16, 2025

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Stayed 7 nights

The staff and employees are so very nice, friendly and helpful.

2

T

Nov 24, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Zero stars Hotel will not answer phone repeatedly. Paid for deluxe. My room was disgusting, filthy, a/c worked sporadically, no tissue, door broken into wouldnt close all the way so deadbolt wouldnt lock. No microwave as advertised. Key stopped working everyday. New clerk said the other programmed it for everyday instead of my 3 day stay. Complained to original clerk, who slurred acted high said no other rooms available. Took shower, stepped off white towel onto floor then back onto towel...towel black with dirt. Fridge draining inside. Homeless hanging out 3 ft from my door. 2 doors down fire alarm tripped 4am called front desk repeatedly again no answers. Walk to room was like an alley...filthy, things leaky, dripping on head from above several areas. Nothing like photos or reviews!! Total false advertising. I want refund and apology. This does not reach quality of ANY motel6 i have ever been to. Disgusted with this and Hotels.com for promoting this hotel.

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Michael

Nov 11, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

I called ahead of my arrival. The phone rang for over 30 minutes no answer. Arived at 6:30 the say they did not have my room i was forced to book another room thru anothernooking site at a higher price than it i had resered it. Very disappointed will not book Motel 6 again. Cost me money and very inconvenient

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Thomas

Feb 5, 2025

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Stayed 7 nights

Horrible customer service. Front desk attendant was very rude and it is impossible to get them to answer the phone. When I got there and told the clerk that I had tried calling numerous times, she told me that it don’t matter. She don’t have to answer if she don’t want to… she was EXTREMELY rude and wouldn’t even check me in until 2 hrs after my arrival simply stating that she “didn’t feel like it” and refused to give me the management contact info!!!! Once I finally got checked in, we stayed for 7 nights . We had two guest but were only provided with one set of towels and housekeeping never checked on our rooms even one single time!!! When I asked for another set of towels, I was refused

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Xochilt

Jan 5, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Really horrible experience right off when we arrived there were 2 thin bath towels and we are 3 when we asked for another towel and toilet paper we were informed there may not be enough for everyone. So if you want a hotel room with tp towels and even one soap bar or shampoo you will not get it here…there was plenty of smoking all around our room the dot was bent in and this left a crack for skunk pot stench and bugs to get in the toilet flushed all night long and the sink dripped water all over the floor all day and by the way the floor was filthy… and the shower floor has stuff poking through and people sitting on the stairs made it impossible to pass… just a mess!

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Angie

Aug 12, 2025

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Stayed 14 nights

I work nights and I get off at 4 am. One morning I took my dogs out. This was about 6am. I had closed my door and left my key card in the room. For a little over an hour there was no one in the office and it left me locked out of the room. At 7:05 I'm in the office and the manager tells me that for about an hour there's no one here. So for an hour everyday there is no one to contact if there's an emergency.

10

Kaitlin

Jul 24, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

This hotel is awesome! We always stay here when in Lakeland! Friendly staff, clean rooms.

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Location

Convenient to the interstate with several walkable eateries and shopping nearby; some mention traffic noise and a less appealing surrounding area.

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Helene

Nov 15, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Dangerous facility. Warning about keeping door lock and dead bolted when in room. I didn't mind as a single man. The room itself was fine. Bed very comfortable and quiet. Amazingly quiet A/C for this light sleeper. No amenities in the room and no breakfast, but Bod Evans and Denny's right next door was great.

8

Laura

Mar 6, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Customer service was awesome! A good amount of walkable eateries!

10

William

Jun 7, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Very quiet and convenient location.

6

Desiree

Dec 15, 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

I stayed at this hotel from December 7- December 13th because my son was playing in the Nationals. This was the only hotel that was available at the last minute, and that was located never plant city.. The hotel needs work done but we enjoyed our stay.. The lady at the front desk was very friendly and helpful.

6

David

Nov 25, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

My yearly stay of two nights at this location is conveniently close to my destination.

8

Laura

Mar 5, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Easy to walk to restaurants and some shopping

10

Ralph

Aug 2, 2024

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Stayed 21 nights

Vety good and walking of bob evans and dennys along with burger king

10

Amina

Sep 1, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Convenient

10

Megan

May 5, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

I liked fast service but busy highway

4

Rick

Feb 29, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Bad neighborhood Non smoking room reeked of smoke, couldn’t sleep and clothes picked up the smell

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Month	Average price
January	$80
February	$97
March	$99
April	$82
May	$63
June	$56
July	$60
August	$49
September	$61
October	$58
November	$58
December	$59

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14 $48	15 $44	16 $46	17 $50	18 $48	19 $48
20 $46	21 $46	22 $50	23 $50	24 $50	25 $53	26 $53
27 $50	28 $51	29 $50	30 $50

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1 $50	2 $53	3 $53
4 $51	5 $50	6 $51	7 $51	8 $50	9 $53	10 $53
11 $50	12 $51	13 $50	14 $50	15 $51	16 $53	17 $53
18 $51	19 $51	20 $51	21 $51	22 $51	23 $53	24 $53
25 $50	26 $51	27 $52	28 $51	29 $51	30 $53	31 $53

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Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible

Standard Room, 2 Double Beds

Deluxe Room, 2 Double Beds, Refrigerator & Microwave

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed

Deluxe Room, 1 Double Bed, Refrigerator & Microwave

Deluxe Room, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible

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