Motel 6

We called around 10pm to ask if there were any rooms available. The woman working the front desk that late at night was great. She was very friendly and we were able to make the reservation over the phone very quickly. Once we arrived we were able to get everything squared away in no time. She also reminded us to use AAA. She seriously deserves a raise! She’s the reason for me giving any stars in my review at all. The hotel itself isn’t nice at all. The pool area is a total dump and the hotel itself is super outdated. Thanks again third shift front desk! You were awesome!

I thought I was going to have to pay three times as much to find a hotel room down in LA, but here, just an hour or so north of town, was the savior. Big room, interesting surroundings with a truck stop, perfectly adequate.
I could have done without the motorcyclists revving their engines in the parking lot, and the big trucks made their presence felt, too, but still got a good night’s sleep.

I did some shopping around and the price was unbeatable. The clerk at the front desk was friendly and very useful. Was also able to throw some funny jokes at him. The room was big. There was a microwave, a couch a desk area and flat screen tv. Alot of options with the channels. The bed was comfortable. The only downside was we found a spider on the shower curtain. They didn’t had any shampoo bottles and I wish there was more pillow. Two was just not enough

Very good room, terrible Wi-​Fi. No clock, no shampoo, no Kleenex, no breakfast, but the price was right.
The room was quiet, the bed comfortable, and the staff friendly. There were literally dozens of truckers staying there the night we were there, but we didn’t hear their rigs. It was difficult to get into the parking lot, with the big rigs parked everywhere, partially blocking the entrance.
The facilities all worked well. We will stay there again on our way back through in a month or so.

Don’t stay here!!! There are many budget friendly hotels in the area and i would recommend any of them before this one. we had made a reservation and when we arrived late at night we were greetedby a rude, patronizing front desk person. It is not what he said but how he said it. Rude. Even though traveling with a baby and arriving at midnight, we left,

We stay with this brand exclusively when driving because of Pickles. She’s our 50pound baby. More moderate accommodations want ridiculous pet fees or they won’t take her at all. It seems like I have been to every Motel 6 between SF and Az. We try and shoot for Lebec for a reason! #1 it’s in the middle of now where. The only people stopping here are others in the know and truckers. Nobody is going to be breaking in to your car and there won’t be 3 generations of meth addicts in the room next door. #2 it’s clean! I’ve seen the maid’s cart. Unlike most 6’s she is using actual cleaning products. I have no problem taking a shower here because I know I won’t be running into a scary demon bug or find enough hairs in the shower to make my very own Motel 6 wig. #3 Safety. The rooms here are all inside facing. This keeps people who are up to no good at bay. Never stay at a 6 in a populated area. Never! People live there and they bring cops and drugs. It’s not worth your car being broken into so you can have a slightly better breakfast in the morning. #3 if your dumb ass forgot the popcorn they sell it in the vending machine for a buck. There is also a microwave and mini fridge in your room.

Loving this place! My new stopping point! I don’t really want to give away this little secret, but this place is great! Prices are among the best! Room is large and very spacious (2 queen beds) and has a microwave (some places charge for that.) the room smells clean and fresh. The carpet is clean, the walls are clean, the bathtub is clean. BEST PART– IT HAS A BLOW-​DRYER!!! Amazing! It’s far enough off the free way that I can’t hear traffic but close enough that I’m not driving out of my way to get here. The lady who check us in was so sweet and made our tired feet feel welcomed. Her name was Cary (at least I’m pretty dang sure that’s her name) and she was the sweetest damn thing ever! It takes ALOT to impress me with motels or hotels and this place knocked my socks off!

This is one where Unilocal came in very handy. I get paranoid about cheap motels and usually end up paying over $ 100 just to sleep at the known brand franchises for 8 hrs. This Motel 6 was very reasonable priced, clean and I felt safe. The rooms are large and I believe all rooms have a small fridge and microwave. Our room had a large flat screen with expanded cable channels, including HBO. There’s no coffee maker, but there’s free coffee in the lobby in the mornings. No free breakfast of any kind. The pool still doesn’t have water, possibly due to the drought?. the pool/​hot tub area looks nice so that’s too bad. When you call for reservations, they will tell you there’s no AAA discount, but I asked for a discount at check-​in (showed my AAA card), and he knocked about $ 10 off my bill. We paid $ 60.99 total for a 2 queen room.
The location is good — just about half way between the central valley and San Diego county. Don’t hesitate to stay here, it’s a great deal.

Got a decent room here around 5am after a failed attempt to drive back to Sacramento and some unfortunately timed food poisoning. The lady was very friendly and to our surprise let us know the room was ours until checkout the next day, meaning we could sleep in very late. It was also nice of her to mention you can get a discount with your AAA card.
The room was clean enough, spacious and had most amenities we would need like a fridge. Also the Flying J mart and Denny’s are a short walk away and provide many basic foods and supplies you might need.
My only complaint was the bathroom didn’t seem to have a vent fan or a window. Not so good when the main reason your stopped for the night is food poisoning…

Not bad for a Motel 6. Was very nervous about staying at Motel 6, this was my first time. The room was clean, the a/​c runs cold, the bath towels are like sandpaper, the wifi is iffy and keeps cutting out. Bedding and pillows are old but clean. For a Motel 6 it was not bad. Clean and pets are allowed at no cost.

Reading Unilocal reviews can be biased. I stay here A LOT so let me give an accurate review.
Negative before Positive
FREEWAY SIGN: you can’t see it off the 5. Stupid. there is a lot of wind up here so maybe they lowered it, but you can’t see it off the freeway. Take exit 205.
POOL: forget about it. it has been toast for years. good news is no loud kids… gives the place a quiet feel all the time. i understand if you have kids, but no pool and not a lot of stuff to do for kids here.
Pillows: they suck. when they wash them the stuffing gets all jumbled and bumpy inside. it is like a lottery trying to get a decent pillow.
Towels: they are old and thin. you want your bathroom towel from home, bring your own! they do the job… i’m a guy and it’s a towel, so no biggie to me, but i did notice this.
TV: hit and miss on HDTV’s…they still have the old school models like a lot of lower end motels but good selection of channels. ask for an HDTV, however reception in motels is limited… they are all like this meaning even with an HDTV, it’s not like at home. HDTV’s i have tried do not allow for USB viewing. you can do data and photos, but no movies. HDMI maybe… laptop to TV. Bottom line: you want to watch your movies in a digital age, bring your own devices.
Internet: this is a huge con if you need high speed. they are working on this, but it is slow. period. even at 5 bars on my laptop. at times it feels like 1998 again and dial-​up. do all downloads before you stay if you can! WiFi is free as well. almost all motel 6’s charge $ 3 a night extra. speed is hit and miss, but slower than normal. if you need more speed, go to Denny’s…they might be better? don’t expect to lounge and watch Youtube vid’s here all night… good way to realize we depend on internet too much. if you must have high speed for work, spend more money (over $ 100) and go to Holiday Inn nearby… but can’t claim what speed they have. Check it first and if it isn’t good, save $ 50 and drive ½ mile to this motel 6.
Now the pro’s.
ROOM SIZE: these rooms are HUGE! this was a converted motel 6 from another motel and the rooms are more than twice the size of a typical motel 6. if you want a larger room, ask for the king size… they have a few. if they are full, and you get a few of the smaller rooms (typical motel 6 size elsewhere) ask for the discount. 90% of rooms are the giant size. good size work desk, small table, sturdy chairs. carpets are older but clean. no wood floors. if you don’t dig carpets, wear your flip-​flops. water pressure is strong for showers.
SMOKING: they do have smoking rooms and it is separate from non-​smoking. on the 3^rd floor, you can smell smoke a little before you turn right to the non-​smoking rooms… don’t freak out, your room is smoke-​free and you can’t smell anything.
FRIDGE/​MICROWAVE: there is a small fridge in every room. this is really cool (in every way). ice machine is excellent. also, irons, ironing board, tons of storage space. A/​C blows cold and heater works well. they leave it on so on a hot day, room is nice and cool. you can adjust to any temp you like. you can also open window for fresh air (some rooms have screens, some do not). i like fresh air. if you love the window open. get a room opposite freeway (you can hear, but it bleeds out quickly for me). also, opposite large parking lot allows for no noise from people talking outside on rare occasion.
PARKING LOT: it is HUGE… you can overnight and boondock easily. quiet, no drama, country setting before you go south into the concrete jungle called LA County.
ACCOMMODATIONS: Denny’s, Subway, Jack, liquor store, Flying J w/​amazing pizza, auto repair, and mins away from a small town. AA meeting in town… stuff like that nearby.
PRICE: the best price anywhere. with a discount it is $ 52. this trumps any inconvenience! bring your own pillow and towel and you are good. HUGE room, tv, microwave, fridge, quiet location, huge parking lot… just can’t beat this price!
STAFF: friendly and consistent. there is a low turnover for a motel. you see the same people.
Overall, this is the best motel 6 around and rivals most motels. they are ready for the new remodel and if this means upgrading to HDTV’s in all room, new towels and pillows, this place is 5 star. i don’t really care about the pool. lastly, motel 6 does not offer shampoo, tooth paste items, so bring your own… minor issue. they do have a coffee bar in the morning. no food. with a little planning, you can make this place work well for you! If you like a view, get one facing the freeway… you will look at the mountains and barely notice the freeway (it is far off). this place is nestled by surrounding mountains.

This is my 2^nd review. The 1^st time I booked through Expedia. I booked it because it showed a swimming pool. When I got there I found out the pool was not open because they were doing work on it. The lady said there was a fine print that says not working. (fine print is just another word for we don’t wan’t you to see that so you don’t change your mind about booking with us) So I pulled up the site on my phone and asked her where it was. She couldn’t find it. Hmmm. Well I had a lot of luggage and my room was on the 2^nd floor. The elevator was also not in service. Seriously? So after my disaster stay in this hotel I wrote my review on expedia. I got this response from a manager saying we apologize for the inconvenience. Please call us so we can give you a great deal when you would like to stay out here again. The 1^st time it was $ 74.00. It showed $ 66.00 online. I found out later I could have booked it fo $ 60.00. Today I went to priceline to find a good deal. I found $ 48.00 for two places. I decided to call Motel6 and see if they could beat that, especially after what I went through last time. I spoke with the manager Amber who gave me no apology of my experience last time. She says,” The pool has been closed for two years now” in a condescending tone. I said,” it does not show that on the site I found you on”. She argues and says, yes it does in small print. I said no it doesn’t. She ask for my last name and tells me what I paid last time and will give me the discount of $ 52.00. for one adult and $ 59.00 with two adults. That is not a discount! I can get that same price without her giving me a discount. Even priceline goes lower than that on a bid. She tells me the pool is not available. I said well that should be another reason why you should drop the price. She said no because I’m telling you before you book it. Yep that’s right that’s what she said. The fact that you tell someone that an amenity is not working would be a great reason to tell them you will offer them a discount to stay. This manager has to much pride and lacks Customer service. It’s all about the clients Amber. I told her I was going to update my review. Did she care? nope, not one bit! I am up there every month. I try different motels. This one has the worst management. I see a lot of vacant rooms. Oh yeah last time they said they had one room left and when I got there they had a lot of rooms left. hmmmm

One thing annoyed me was when i came in, the front desk lady asked if i have reservation. i said no then she told me told me there is no room available that is a smoke free, except one that had a king bed. Then she said i will check again if someone canceled their reservation. I am thinking to myself how come the entire smoke free rooms can be in use when there was no cars outside. I didn’t say anything she magically found me a room to stay for the night. Front desk workers usually say that to make them look they are always filled with guests. And always in demand but we all know how they usually work. Over all it’s good. Some neighbors were kind of laud but it didn’t bother me enough for me to go outside

Great location, friendly staff, and the cleanest motel I’ve ever stayed in. I was surprised that it was a motel, too be honest. You can’t beat this for a cheap, decent room near the grapevine.

This was a pleasant stop on our way to southern California. With a large, young family, we had to cut our travel days fairly short, and so we became acquainted with a number of Motel 6 establishments along the I5 route. This one was definitely the cleanest. It’s nothing fancy, but the rooms were reasonably clean and large enough to maneuver around in (had not been the case in some of them).
We were just staying long enough to get some sleep before finishing up our trip, but I wouldn’t hesitate to stay over again if we had the same itinerary.

Why 5 stars? Great location, friendly service, clean rooms, free wireless, free morning coffee in lobby, microwave and fridge in room and very pet friendly (no extra charge for dogs). All this for $ 68. Seriously, this is the definition of good VALUE! The TV in room is old so if watching TV is important to you then you might be disappointed. And there is no in-​room coffee maker or free shampoo. But who needs that stuff? Besides, this is why the price is so good. No frills lodging at its best. If I’m stuck in Lebec for the night after a long days drive, I’d return.

I would give it more stars because of the great location, microwave, fridge, clean, and great staff. But the wifi SUCKS. I can’t even watch any videos on my tab and everything else loads super slow. Come on guys… increase your broadband why don’t you?

Clean and comfy. Microwave and fridge in each room. Friendly staff. I didn’t hear the trucks on the Grapevine at all, but you might want to pack earplugs — the downstairs outside door closes with a big Whomp! each time someone uses it.
For breakfast, Big John’s Diner, just up a side road, is a great alternative to the Denny’s. It’s a real home-​grown place, on a fine little small-​town street. Ask the desk for easy directions.

Great hotel. Clean and friendly. Great rates. Great pet policy. Quiet. Safe. Comfortable beds. Wish they had an in room coffee maker but besides that it was good.

Honestly, it was more than we could have hoped for. We were on a last minute road trip down I-​5 to deal with a family medical emergency. We had our little dog in the car with us, and we just needed a place to rest for the night that we knew would allow him. Tidy, pleasant, clean, quiet and welcoming at after midnight. Heck, it even had indoor hallways, which frankly impressed us at that hour. Cost is slightly more than the Motel 6’s down in the valley, but the calm and quiet of not having to listen to trucks roar by all night was worth it. Nice hot shower with great pressure, and we were refreshed and back on our way in the morning, without having to spend a bundle.