Motel 6

Closed? Nah. However it’s a super average old school 1980 type chain low end motel which would include all the types of neighbors and henchmen blessings and issues you’d expect from this quality of motel. Of course, the real consultation is the Dennys next door and the casino you can walk to!

After a long and extremely stressful day at the hospital, I was looking to do nothing but drive back and Unilocal for a few hours, but somehow ended up here. Okay, it wasn’t that random. Couldn’t wait to get back to Unilocal,so started reading feeds and random stuff in the car when my buddy texts me and tells me he’s got a room over here and to come over and chill. One star Motel 6? No worries! Could it really be worse than hanging out all day with the hopeless sickos at the hospital?
Pretty easy to get here and the parking lot is spacious, as you can see the photo I took from the top floor of this two story establishment. Some randoms hanging around the lot, but nobody looked really dangerous. My itchiness was going batshit crazy, so I had to get some ice from the machine, which is located in a little covered area by the pool. In regards to the pool, it’s there, but I wouldn’t go in. Looks can be deceiving, but not always.
As for the room, seems like your standard Motel 6. Not sure though, as I haven’t been in one in over a decade probably. My buddy said they allowed him to check in at 10:00am, which is pretty unheard of. There is HBO on the tv, which is all we watched, since there was no remote in the room.
The room didn’t feel very dirty to me, but I only sat around on the chair and chilled, so perhaps I should say that the chairs were clean enough. Noticed a lot of the complaints were about price, but that makes no sense to me with some many options out there to get cheaper housing through PL’s name your own price option, Hotwire deals and even going through Airbnb.
Not the greatest motel by any means, but not nearly as bad as the one star rating. Maybe I’m just easily charmed by slum barns? Who knows.

I’ve stayed at a lot of Motel 6’s and I really like the brand, but this place is without a doubt the worst M6. I’ve stayed at this particular one over the years as a family member lived in San Jose, it has really gone downhill. The price is high, upper 70’s, 90 after taxes, and the pool water is solid green, the vending machine area is dirty, the drawers on the dresser don’t close all the way and the toilet seat cover was completely detached from the bowl. I told them about it, and it never got fixed. WHAT A DUMP!

I just needed a place to stay when visiting extended family for a reunion. I though Motel 6 would be fairly consistent. We usually go to Motel 6 because they allow dogs and they are affordable.
DON’T STAY HERE. I feared my life.
Gangsters reside here.
Prostitutes are on standby nearby.
Meth labs are in business here.
Bouncers hang out outside the doors scanning out for cops.
Petty arguments go on all through the night.
If you come here as a visitor, you will be stared down. Don’t make eye contact with anyone. We ended up going to la quinta which was nearby. This motel 6 is not safe. Don’t bring your family. This motel is not for a family stay, it is for other business transactions.

I have stayed at many Motel 6 over the years but, have never been truly disgusted and grossed out. I have many pictures of the grossness of this place. We were in town for an event and our options, for my budget, were limited. I had 3 teenage girls with me and, while I was never really concerned for their safety, I would not allow them near the open window or the door. The bathroom window was wide open and the screens cut when we got there. No screen on the front window (ground floor). I am a smoker but went outside. The room was a smoking room and the rank smell was overpowering. The toilet… won’t go into detail there, just know it was vomit inducing. I would not let the girls walk barefoot in the room and they had to wear shoes in the bathroom. The mold and dust was gross. The «nightlife» stout. d here us nonstop and loud. There is much more, with pictures as proof. For $ 80 a night, I expect, at the very least, clean. Suffice it to say, I will be demanding a refund and contafcting corporate. Sleep in your car… not this place.

I will preface this by saying that throughout all of my travel, Motel 6 has generally been a very reliable traveling companion of mine, across many states. So this review is not of Motel 6 as a whole but for this particular one.
I will also say that I didn’t feel unsafe at this motel, but that could’ve also had to do with knowing that being at this motel was better than the alternative I was getting away from, namely a gun-​toting psycho in Oakland.
True, many of the people staying here MAY have been wielding weapons, I doubt many of them would use said weapons. But humanity IS ever-​surprising…
I’ve stayed extensively at this motel without damage to myself, my car, my animals, or any of my other possessions (aside from a piece of gum stuck to the hood of my car, and the loss of my dog’s sanity from all of the neighboring sounds).
To break things down simply, here are some of the cons:
1. No extended stay discount. Super unfortunate for someone like me paying $ 68 a night (that’s almost $ 500 a week).
2. Room keys were consistently INconsistent.
3. The types of people attracted to this location are generally… undesirable. LOUD fighting all hours of the day and night, doors slamming, knocking from multiple people in one room not wanting to let the office know there’s more than one occupant in the room…
4. Zombie-​like front desk workers who don’t speak English well and don’t care to investigate noise complaints and the such.
5. No laundry facility.
6. Poor air ventilation, even with the fans running and the windows open occasionally (couldn’t leave them open at the time because of external noise).
7. Noise noise noise noise noise. Traffic. Electronics. Housekeeping. Neighboring guests…
But seeing as how this is the least expensive Motel in the area, there are also some features that bumped this from a one star hotel to two stars.
1. Convenient location near downtown San Jose, the Caltrain, 7 – 11, Denny’s, and a gas station, for traveler convenience.
2. PET FRIENDLY! WITH NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE!
3. Plasma TV with free basic cable.
4. Mini fridge and microwave.
5. ²⁴⁄₇ front desk service (windows access at 11pm).
Aaaand… that’s about it.
Good luck on your travels. Hope this dingy location doesn’t hit you with a gut shot to your wanderlust…

I just needed a place to stay that was cheap and close to the airport. I got what I wanted and then some. The bathroom window was open and the screen was cut. Had I not checked I would have had the privilege of meeting my first assailant (allegedly). So I closed the window than realized that the window does not lock! So I found a barin the bathroom and wedged it so the window would not open from the outside. There was a frigin the room but it made a leaky noise all night the first night. The next night the frig stop working after I put my leftovers from dinner in it.
The plumbing stopped working in the middle of the day no warning from the desk and no call after it was turned on again. When I asked the maid/​housekeeping for new towels-​she was standing in front of me with her stocked cart-​she said later. Later Never happened-​but if the plumbing is not working what do I need towels for right. The tv was fuzzy but the internet worked. The a/​c was either off or arctic.
I know you/​we have to be on a budget but after this I see its worth the extra bucks not to meet your first assailant (allegedly).

Ok, so if you are looking for whores and terrible service this is the place for you! If you want a night spent in a motel with people running up and down the corridor yelling and screaming and doing God knows what then by all means book a stay. Me personally, I will never again frequent a motel 6 because of my stay at this miserable excuse for lodging. The irony of this, it the long term whore and johns probably don’t use Unilocal,and it seems they are the customers that will continue to keep the business afloat. So this venture will flourish on the backs of whores and through the backhands of pimps. But for the Unilocalers out there who are seeking to save a little coin by going to this place, my advice is to AVOID, spend more and go to a respectable establishment, at least if there are hookers there they won’t be the bottom barrel skeezy sluts.