Motel 6

From the moment that we got there, I had my doubts about this location. The kind of clientele this hotel draws, makes one very leery of staying there. We were tired and did not want to drive any more to find a place to stay for the night. From the outside, the facilities seemed very nice; however, once inside, the décor was sparse and the area was without much personality. Getting on the elevator was another experience altogether. It smelled of body odor and did not have any sort of ventilation system as it was hot and stuffy. When we got off the elevator, I was surprised as it was out of doors, but much better than the elevator. When we arrived in our room, we immediately turned on the AC which worked fine. My husband then went to turn on the TV and it did not work. We had left our phone wall chargers in the car in the parking lot at the mall as there was NO parking at the hotel, so we had no other way to charge our phones except a USB port. Thankfully, there was a port on the TV! Unfortunately it did not work either. We then decided to take a shower. I had removed my shoes when we walked into the room. I was in my bare feet and asked my husband if he thought the floor was dirty. He said he didn’t know. He was still in shoes. I got in the shower and noticed the black dirt running from my feet. When I got out of the shower, I decided to walk on the towel rather than step on the floor. The towel was black on the bottom after being walked on. We slept well. In the morning when my husband went to check out, he told the General Manager (he specifically asked for the General Manager) about the TV and the electronics attached to the TV, and the GM immediately said, «that was due to a failure in the equipment and that is the responsibility of a third party vendor.» I know I did not care about a third party vendor. When I checked in, no one told me about a third party vendor or who I should contact if my TV didn’t work. Then my husband told him about the dirty floor. He immediately said he’d comp the room, but didn’t seem to care about the issues we had. I was thankful for the comp, but what about the future? I want a clean room with amenities that work. Is that too much to ask for? Thom Bodette, where are you?

Do not come in this place. The motel looks very nice on the outside but in the inside the rooms are very dirty. In my bed they were black hairs in the shower there are black hairs and I don’t have black hair! They do not sweep the floors and they do not change the sheets. They really need to train their cleaning staff much better. We stayed here for five days and I did not complain because I don’t want my room worse. Unfortunately all the closest motels were booked this was my last option and I will never stay in a motel six. It’s downright disgusting dirty. And the hot water runs out every night. Bring your own iron! I give it one star because it has a nice TV.

Not a bad hotel. It used to be so much worse. The rooms are clean and modern. I was very impressed when I walked in.
What didn’t impress me is the complete lack of amenities. No iron or hair dyer in the room. They make you buy the shampoo. There was one bar of soap, two towels, a hand towel, and one wash cloth. That was all that was in the room besides the bed and the tv.
Also, you can hear everything! Our neighbors were yelling at 9am on New year’s day, it was so weird and irritating since u was trying to sleep in. Not the hotels fault, but the walls are super thin so you hear everything.

This one has the worst paid wifi experience I have ever had, even worse than those with free wifi. I booked this hotel late without many other affordable choices and it proves to be an nightmare. For the nights I stayed with Motel 6, I need to check the email and log in to the server, but the internet speed is very low. I have to wait for an hour to load a five-​minute song on Youtube! And the router resets from time to time. The ridiculous thing is I need to pay for this bullshit just for two-​hour usage in the evening. It says 24-​hour usage but who will stay at the hotel for 24 hours? I had decided to go to Starbucks to work but finally gave it up as the surrounding area looks very dangerous at night.
Staff are patient, anyway.
Never again in this motel. Goodbye Motel 6.

Reservation Scam. I had a confirmed reservation only to find out the room wasn’t available but a more expensive room was. I complained to no avail paid the higher price but I won’t be back. Buyer Beware.

We stayed here for a week in July and the good thankfully outweighed the bad.
The Good:
*the rooms have been updated nicely. They now have faux wood floors, modern platform beds and floating nightstands. The flatscreen tv’s are wall mounted and have built in shelves
*The customer service is awesome! Seriously better than most ⁴⁄₅ star hotels I’ve stayed at. The clerks and manager are so accommodating and kind. The room a/​c stopped pumping out cold air and they had 2 workers up within minutes to fix it.
*The parking lot is well lit and there is plenty of parking. Yep, that is important to me. I’ve been in some weird situation and as a woman traveling with a kid this is definitely a plus.
*They are very pet friendly.
The bad:
*walls can be thin. Initially when we checked in we were in a room that shared a door with a neighboring room. It was fine the first couple of days until a family checked in that decided to stay up and drink and let their young kids scream until the wee hours. I called downstairs twice to complain of the noise. When I finally feel asleep dbag parents were still up, yelling with their kids. The next morning as I was walking my dog I asked one of the clerks if by chance dbag parents would be checking out. When I explained the situation they immediately apologized and moved us to a suite at no charge.
*Party hotel. Not only did dbag parents come party with their kids, there were numerous groups of people that would come and party. At one point there were 6 people sitting in the hallway 4 rooms down from me drinking. They left before it got too late and weren’t really loud so it wasn’t worth complaining about.
*Rooms got raided. Yup. There were 6 cop cars downstairs and they came up to take people out of the hotel. I want to stress that I never felt at all like my family was in danger and there was never even a commotion other than dbag parents.
*they kinda Nickel and dime you. In the vending machines they sell shampoo, conditioner and razors. Yeah I get they don’t charge you a ton to stay here but jeez. At least the shampoo and conditioner should be free!
*the rooms could be cleaner. Once we were moved to the suite, I couldn’t help but notice all the hair on the floor in the kitchen. A bit gross. The linens were clean tho and the rooms smelled clean.
*good lord the elevators are slow!!! I mean it. You can walk up and down the stairs 3 times before the elevators make it from the top floor to the lobby.
I’d like to finish up by saying I’m a native Miami resident. I remember what this hotel was like and am impressed how far it’s come. Would I stay here again even with the negative things? Absolutely. For a cutler ridge hotel and for the price it’s definitely worth it. The clerks and manager did an excellent job for us this trip and I sincerely hope they keep up the great work.

It was a place to stay. Definitely not the worst place I’ve ever stayed, but possibly in the top 5. Room was clean, but sparse. No big deal. Shower felt a little grubby. Hair dryer not included; good thing hair dries well in 90% humidity! Someone said this is a very rough neighborhood… I work in a much «worse» neighborhood (as a nurse in an inner city hospital), this was fine! Ya get Whatcha pay for.

We had family come in from England, they wanted to stay close to us. Motel 6 did a fantastic job with the rooms, all staff was very accomdating. One of our relatives gets up very early, walking around he found they are trying very hard. Stairs are washed down everyday, trash is being picked up constantly, his inspection went from very early in the morning to very very late at night. All england guest where very happy to stay. Thank you all so much!

Wish I could give a zero. They cancelled the reservation stating the card was declined, did not have the common sense to inform the customer that the booking has been cancelled. These guys suck!

Clean, but super thin walls. Miserable with the loud family next to us.
First night= great. Quiet, clean. Now loud and on night 3 no room cleaning service. We’re checking out early and going somewhere else rather than finish 5 nights here. This place had so much potential!

Room was like new, apparently was just renovated. Everything was very clean, new mattress. Friendly staff. No complaints here!

Consistency is the word I think of when I stay at a Motel 6. The chain has remodeled and the room décor is similar. Gone are the carpeted rooms; the rooms have a modern work desk equipped with an easy to reach electrical plug and a overhanging lamp. I personally like this, spartan yet functional. The wifi is not free, a charge of $ 3.25 is made at the desk; the hot water is very hot and there is a pool.

Newly renovated rooms, cheap rate, very friendly staff. Jessica at the front desk was such a sweetheart, being a mother too she understood my special requests and made sure I had everything I needed to keep the little ones happy and feeling at home.

I was in a renovated room. Its very nice for motel 6, but no elevator service and no ice machines on any floor except first floor. Dead bolt doesn’t work in 517. I had to drag luggage up 5 floors. If you are handicapped don’t dare stay here and get charged $ 85 on a sat night. Front desk very nice but the conditions are awful.

Price and amenities were good. Sheets were not so clean and bathroom was not well ventilated and a little funky smelling. Didn’t both me, but others in my party were unhappy.

Very nice Motel… the best «Motel» I have seen. The prices are great! It’s like staying in a hotel for a motel price! The staff is very friendly. Especially the cute chunky guy at the front desk =) lol.

This place used to be a Best Western. but now it’s a Motel 6. I’m staying in the larger rooms and I’m glad that the hotel decided to keep the nicer furnishings instead of the usual cheap stuff Motel 6 hotels tend to have in their hotels.
The restaurant down near the lobby is being renovated. One of two elevators are working. The elevator permit expired in 2007 (along with every other building in south florida.)
There’s a medium sized pool beside the building with a nice deck.
The housekeeping women are very nice. they speak Spanish to you even though they know you don’t. lol.
…and an fyi… this is in a very rough neighborhood. Across the street is the Southland Mall. The first night of my stay, there was a robbery of some sorts across the street near the intersection and 15 police cars with their lights on drove past the highway and to the scene. then a helicopter flew above with a searchlight looking for the culprit (s).
As from my past experiences. PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE ANY VALUABLES IN YOUR CAR IN PLAIN SIGHT. Always hide things prior to parking your car, as there may be someone watching and waiting for you to leave.