National 9 Inn

Very clean room, right off the highway. Great for anyone going to Apple Hill. Full cable and wi-​fi, coffee and Danish for complimentary breakfast.

Came to stay here last Friday night through Sunday morning. Very nice staff! Very friendly and personable! I booked the room through
for 4 people and once we arrived Friday evening the owner saw I had 2 small children and gave me a huge price break! I was really thankful for that! The rooms were clean, a full line up of cable channels and free wifi! What more could you ask for? The breakfast was just ok… Enough to get us over until we went out to eat. Pastries, coffee and Sunny Delight? I would stay here again if need be! Location was great!

We stayed here after a wine event, very clean rooms, not new by any means but it’s comfortable, good location, clean and the office folks were helpful. A good value for the money, we’ve stayed elsewhere but keep coming back here. Glad we found the hotel.

Honestly it wasn’t bad, wasn’t great. It was the typical budget hotel experience but was clean. There were some shady dudes outside during the first day but they were gone pretty quick. No breakfast or anything fancy like that just a plain old clean place to sleep.

It was very clean and the owners were great! Super efficient, accommodating, and friendly. Low prices, which are great when you just want to check out Apple Hill or the local wineries. The only down side is the décor is pretty outdated, and the hotel is old; but honestly, that doesn’t matter to us at all. Will definitely stay again when in the area.

A jewel in the rough. Placerville is short in the hotel department but this place is awesome

I called to make a reservation. The lady said the rate is between $ 45 and $ 49, depending if I was there for work or leisure. I asked «what is the difference?» She said (wait for it) «hey, we don’t need that kind of attitude here. Really, you should just …» I don’t know what she said after that as I just hung up. Heck, I was just helping a friend get a room, it wasn’t even for me!

If I could give them zero, I would. Worst customer service received in my entire life. Woman at the front desk started yelling at us and she wouldn’t stop. She should take classes about how to treat the customers. We will look for somewhere to stay in the future. I am not surprised that a lot of people complained about her but what I am surprised that it haven’t done anything to improve their customer service. The place itself is not good A/​C very noisy. No shampoo or conditioner.

Pretty decent place. We stayed here for one night on the way to Tahoe.
Our room was clean. Though it is adjacent to highway, It was very quiet and comfortable! Value for money indeed…
Only and only drawback might be sugary pastries and drinks for breakfast. But that’s OK!

Excellent place to stay very comfortable and relaxing and had everything I needed for my stay there with friendly check-​in. Cheap to stay at and right in between the Valley and the snow of the Sierra’s highly recommended if you need a place to stay before your trip to Tahoe or just somewhere in the Mountains themselves.

I was able to book a room for my Dad who decided to surprize me the same time my Sister-​In-​Law was coming from West Virginia. My Dad has stayed in many motels over the years and he said his room was very quiet and clean. The staff was wonderful to work with and even held a first floor room for him when they were not even 100% sure of his plan to return later in the week. A very affordable place when you need extra beds for those out of towners. — Thank You!

We stayed here for one night in June and will be back!!! The rooms could use some upgrading and maintenance, but they were clean and had the best prices in the area. We arrived after 10pm on our motorcycle and were soaking wet. We had just gotten the seat recovered at Corbin earlier that day and it had taken 4 hours longer than expected. The weather was supposed to be clear but it decided to have an unexpected downpour about a half hour before we reached the hotel. When we arrived, the woman who owns the place when above and beyond! When we asked if we could have a hairdryer to work on drying a few of our clothing items, she insisted on having us bring our items down to her the next morning so she could put them through her dryer. She also asked her husband to move their car so our bike could be under a covered parking space and closer into the main building. The care she showed us was welcoming, and had a motherly feel. This is a family owned businesses that my husband and I will be using every time we come to the Placerville area.

I loved this motel in this little town of Placerville! The Innkeepers are very sweet and made us feel very comfortable. The room was very clean. I also enjoyed having the continental breakfast because we were in a hurry to leave in the morning. Thanks we will be back!

We had a pretty decent stay here. The management was pretty friendly. We only stayed one night and I don’t think I would’ve wanted to stay longer. The room had a funky smell, the bathroom door wouldn’t stay closed, the beds weren’t super comfortable.
The location is pretty fantastic, we were in town to visit apple hill, so it was very close to the highway and a quick drive to Placerville.
In short, this isn’t the worst motel I’ve ever been to but it wouldn’t by top choice in the future.

I’ve stayed at the National 9 Inn (heretofore referred to 6N– NatiNal NiNe iNN) in past trips to Placerville and wouldn’t stay anywhere else. The rate here is half of what it is everywhere else in Placerville and is the best fit for my travel style. The past two weekends I stayed there during the King fire and I thought it appropriate to share my experience.
I booked a stay at the beginning of the week for the weekend. 6N called me to make sure that I was coming because they wanted to block as many rooms to the firefighters as possible to aid in their efforts to fight the fire. I explained that I in fact was coming and was told that my reservation would be honored. We chatted briefly about the fire and smoke conditions and 6N asnwered all of my questions. I arrived and was checked in to what I’ve come to find is a good standard offering for a room.
What I look for is clean, quiet, and comfortable. Their rooms are really clean. I don’t mean kind of clean, I mean spotless. It is an older property so it is not luxurious. I’m not looking for luxury. The property is close to the road, which is convenient, but your wouldn’t notice from inside because the room is very quiet.
The King room we stayed in the first night is larger and worth a little more if you like to stretch out. The cable TV works, the side table, and the luggage rest make for a comfortable room layout. Coffee maker, microwave and mini fridge round out the room amenities. The queen is as comfortable if a little smaller.
I have wrestled with writing a review for selfish reasons. I think many people will see the lower rate like I did and wonder if it was a good idea to stay there. When I took a chance I realized the gem I’d found that if too broadly shared would end up hiking up rates and spoiling the place. The more I thought about it the more I hope that like minded people will appreciate 6N for what it is and should know.
I found the staff to be very courteous and pleasant. We don’t drink coffee so they found us tea. Of course the breakfast is nothing more than a pastry and a beverage, but where some people would see the lack of variety as a chintzy attempt I see something else.
What I get is that they are trying to create a homey place for locals to go to when they need a place to stay. They hang photography from a local artist on the walls in their reception area. They were vocal in their appreciation for the fire fighters’ efforts. What I felt was a real desire to be welcoming but with modesty.
It is not a destination. It does not mean to be. I felt very at home here as I traveled through and it met all of my needs. It doesn’t need a remodel. It is not run down. It does not need a spa. I will stay here when I travel there next and hopefully I will pay more (maybe only just a little more) as others who are looking for a safe haven come to enjoy a restful night’s sleep and 6N becomes more popular.
I read some of the negative reviews and was able to discern the lack of substance in the most negative ones. In one case Jax R. just cuts and pastes something someone else wrote which I find quite disturbing for a number of reasons. I can only describe my own experience which was superlative. I hope others have a similar stay.

A budget place. Has microwave and refrigerator. Rooms somewhat updated, but could use more maintenance.
Despite being near highway it is quiet. I suspect that is because the highway is some level above Broadway here, and noise does not go down so much.
Quite prickly front desk staff. Rather off-​putting.
Like Jarad, I used to like this motel. Now thinking of checking out other places.

Called and got yelled at by a woman. That isNO way to do business. She answers the phone and says, «hello» rather than say «National 9 Inn». Will not go here and have already told 10 plus people to not go either. Hope this places goes out of business. Rude service.
I found a better and CHEAPER place up the street.

SO — let me tell you about my stay. I had a wedding to attend in the area on ¹²⁄₂₂. I called them on the phone because I was unable to schedule a room online. Not only did the speak to the owner (i forgot her name — but she was wonderful) but she hooked me up with a deal and took care of me.
I arrived in the late afternoon and was mistakenly charged a bit higher than what I was originally told. I asked about it but didn’t contest it… shortly thereafter I got a call saying to come on down to get the charge fixed… how awesome is that? The quality customer service had me all stoked.
Arriving in the room was the usual. Clean, comfy, and what we needed. I was totally stressed that weekend and had to run around all crazy with the bride the night before the wedding as well as the following morning. My poor boyfriend was left not feeling great and grumpy. When we had to check out of the room at 11 (and I hadn’t returned yet) — the awesome owner saw him fuddling around and offered him to hang in an empty room until I arrived… it was a crazy weekend but they took such great care of us. I am so grateful. GIRL — I hope to chat with you again!

I used to like this motel. I will give them credit for being clean. Unfortunately the front desk staff leaves something to be desired. Poor communication and a lack of any sort of standard procedures caused different employees to tell us different things about availability, price, check in time, and just about everything else it is possible for desk staff to get confused. It wouldn’t be a huge deal but it isn’t what you want to deal with in the middle of a trip, and when I (politely) told the girl who was here when we checked in that another employee had told us something different she raised the price and gave us a room upstairs as far from the parking lot as possible. We had requested a downstairs room, and watched the cleaning staff finish downstairs, so I know this was done solely to satisfy her desire to punish us for inconveniencing her by being there. It was really the poor attitude which motivated me to post this, (see other reviews mentioning Kim), I am guessing it had to be her. After finally getting a room and specifically being told our room was being kept available for us for the rest of the month (the duration we intended to stay) we were then told the very next day the hotel was full and we would have to leave. Check out the reviews on Google travel, we aren’t the only person this has happened to: one reviewer booked ten days and was then told he had to leave after three days because they decided to rent to someone else. Neither he nor I were offered any sort of compensation for the inconvenience, just a call from the office telling us to be out ASAP.
To be fair the other two employees we dealt with were relatively helpful.
In the end the facilities are acceptable but I would highly recommend getting EVERY detail of your reservation in writing, and possibly bringing an attorney and law enforcement with you, unless you want to renegotiate everything again when you arrive and then again on a daily basis. The only person I would recommend this place to is someone with a serious masochistic streak who finds being pushed around and humiliated to be some kind of turn on.

Pro’s —
— Front desk folks were nice
— Pretty spacious room with king bed for about $ 80 on a Friday night
— Not too dirty
— Working fridge and tv
Con’s–
— Some time in the middle of the night the sink (which we didn’t use — yeah we didn’t brush our teeth that night, we’re gross) must have backed up and then the water re-​drained because when I got to brush my teeth in the morning there was this disgusting dirty film that smelled liked vomit in the sink.
Fix that shit.