Motel 6

Stayed here recently this month on a roadtrip. We’ve stayed at other Motel 6s and even though it is a standardized chain, there are major differences depending on the area you are visiting.
This place had a weird vibe like you had to lock all the doors and windows (hide yo kids, hide yo wife). As we drove up, there was a loiterer looking menacingly down at people nearby the dirty pool — it wasn’t so much the way he was dressed, but the look in his eyes. The front guy was kind and gave us a slight discount, because it took so long to check us in. I threw in another star, because of him. Nice front desk people can be hard to come by.
The low stars were mostly for the room and the weird vibe aforementioned. The room was sparse and cold. Everything inside looks normal, but uninviting. The towels were thin and scratchy. There were small random stains on the sheets and on the sink. For the price you pay, it isn’t worth it — feeling like a rip-​off and a place where they nickle and dime you — asking for an extra anything (like a towel or blanket) seems like pulling teeth with them — and it’s not just at this location, but for all Motel 6s. They offer nothing else and charge for internet on top of what you pay.
We stayed here, since we knew it would be open for us to check in. Kinda like bad fast food, when you could’ve had better with the same amount of money somewhere else.
When we were walking around looking for a store to pick up water (which we did), there were some creeps looking out of the windows staring — probably waiting on someone else, but it was unsettling. I DO NOT RECOMMEND. There are better Motel 6s and this one is not one of them.

usually overpriced. lots of prostitution and drugs here. but it was recently remodeled and everything is better than it once was. very convenient locafion.

I have never stayed at a Motel 6 before and this will be the last time. Here is a list of the reasons why I dislike this place:
–Uncomfortable beds and pillows
–Stained towels (did they use them to clean up a crime scene?) that felt like sandpaper
–Batteries fell out of the TV control
–Low water pressure
–Shower curtain smelled like mildew
–Live roach inside of my room
–External door handle felt like it was about to break off
–Sketchy people walking around in the parking lot at night
–Internet access costs $ 3 per day
–No continental breakfast; only coffee that tasted horrible
Also…
–Road noise outside sounded like a racetrack ALL night
–No shampoo
–No iron or ironing board
–No tissues
–No alarm clock
Plus, I told the attendant at the front desk that I didn’t want housekeeping during my stay, but someone entered my room while I was gone. He or she took ALL of my towels and didn’t leave clean ones. Whoever owns this motel should be embarrassed of themselves. If you’re going to Austin for the weekend, spend a bit more money and stay somewhere they respect their patrons.

This place has a cockroach problem. Appearred to be nice and well kept. But where there are roaches. It probably means it is not very clean. If i had to choose i wouldnt stay here again. Roaches are a no, no.

In the hillbilly family of Motel 6, most of the relatives are cookin’ meth and eatin’ possum, but, against all odds, this cousin has Horatio Algered his way to respectability here in the Violet Crown City. It is still a Motel 6, so the style is department store rather than designer. Yet, unlike many of its down-​at-​the-​heels brethren, this spot actually offers an inexpensive, cleaner-​than-​average room in Central Austin from staff who actually seem to care.

We had a HELL of a time finding this Motel 6. We like to look on
while on a road trip. We usually start looking about an hour outside of wherever we are going to settle for the night. When you look at this hotel it was confused with another Motel 6 that kept popping up. We couldn’t find this location at first and if you are in the area the road is so annoying. You have to exit and loop around to get to the other side of the freeway at any given time. SO ANNOYING!
We wound up going to the other Motel 6 at first. DO NOT stay at the Motel 6 at the following address:
8010 N I H 35– Austin, TX 78 753
We first pulled up there and the there was an on duty cop for around the clock security. We asked him what the motel was like and he said it was a terrible area and didn’t recommend we stay there. We got the same ‘glowing’ sentiment from the front desk attendant. The attendant was allegedly high as hell and kept talking in circles when we asked him how to get to the Motel 6 at the following address:
5330 N Interstate 35– Austin, TX 78 751
We FINALLY made it to the correct Motel 6, if you can call it that. The front desk man was much more helpful and sane at this location, there was no need for security staff and we felt much more confident and who could beat the price of $ 56?
I’m not saying this motel was the Ritz, but as far as budget motels/​hotels I have visited, this was surprisingly decent, I’ll even go out on a limb and say nice. We stayed at a La Quinta the night before in New Orleans for way more money and it was one thousand times more disgusting than this Motel 6.
The best part about this location was the floors. The floor was new laminate (fake wood) flooring. Nothing is grosser than motel carpets, so this clean alternative was a very welcome upgrade in motel life. They had redone the room with a modern twist, which made no difference to me. We had began to bring a bed in a bag on road trips so we don’t have to get grossed out by motel/​hotel bedding. The blanket was decent but the sheets on the bed were scratchy.
The bathroom was updated and clean. The Wi-​Fi was annoying, you have to pay a small fee per device for usage and it was so slow. Don’t even bother. There’s no breakfast, no frills, but they did allow our service dog (8 lb. Maltese) and we didn’t get our throats slit in the middle of the night so that’s all a bonus.
Speaking of throat slitting, my husband took our dog out late at night and said there were two hookers trolling the parking lot– one skinny one in a bikini and one giant woman in booty shorts and major camel toe. Not sure if this will be a selling point for you or a red flag.

Yikes! This place was a big mistake. I would have paid twice the $ 550 they charged me to stay four days to stay somewhere else. The room is baron. The Wi-​Fi is a joke. I wanted non-​smoking, but they could not accommodate me four and a half months in advance. This place reeks of cigarettes. Yuck!
Work Priceline; stay at a KOA; crash on a couch; heck, stay at the airport! Just don’t stay here!

This motel is pretty conveniently located off of the highway (once you do the turn arounds) and easy to access the side streets of Austin to avoid traffic. Only 12 minutes from downtown. This place has no frills, which may be good for some, but not me. The matresses are thin and firm, the sheets are scratchy and the comforter is a brightly colored monstrosity. Seriously, not at all calming to look at, which, let’s be honest, you need a place to come back to and relax.
The bathroom wasn’t that clean when I arrived. There were still some hairs on the floor. The towels were not that great.
The rooms are small and don’t have that much room to store your things or hang them.
I was able to drown out the highway noise with jangling of the a/​c unit. Kind of a pro and a con in one.
There isn’t a «Do Not Disturb» sign to hang, so housekeeping comes every day. I even asked them not to service my room, but they still came.
I did have good interactions with most of the front desk people, except the older over night lady. She was kind of rude. Everyone else was great, though.
I guess, if i just needed a place to crash for one night, this place is fine, but I’d seek other arrangements for stays over 1 night.

Horrid.
Just horrid.
I couldn’t believe that our room reeked of marijuana and had burn holes all over the comforter. In addition the heating/​air-​conditioner broke, and the walls are so thin that you can clearly hear the television sounds from your next door neighbor. When we advised the hotel staff of the issues, they were complacent.
I would strongly advise against booking a room here. Trust me, I wasn’t expecting the Ritz but dayum…

Compared to other Motel 6 that we stayed at in TX… This was the worst.
Its right next to the freeway. The walls are thin so you WILL hear the traffic. I found a lot of long hairs on my blanket… not sure if it was washed. Hostess could have smiled and been more polite. Area looks a bit shady… but not scary.
They charge for Wifi here… but room, Wifi, tax plus AAA discount was only $ 47 per night.

My friend and I have used this Motel 6 whenever we visit ATX for the past 2 years now and we have no complaints.
All things considered, you’re in a decent area of the city to get to downtown or further north or the east side, AND you’re right off 35.
Hotel rooms are nice and kept clean. Housekeeping is fairly prompt and on time everyday, but they only come by once a day. I haven’t had any issues with hookers or cockroaches or drugs, IN FACT, there were actually some puppies playing in a wire cage one night. (Yes, it was extremely confusing and I swear I wasn’t that drunk. I know puppy wrestling when I see it.)
We’ll be back, lol.

Right on the freeway just moments from downtown we paid $ 25 a piece for our own beds. We chose a room in the back, beds were more comfortable than they had to be.
Only downside was that my friends blanket had cigarette burns. So it’s a solid notch above camping, but it was clean.