Ambassador Hotel & Conference Center

The hotel is currently renovating so there’s no pool or breakfast deal like they claim. The parking structure is poorly lit at night with barely white lines separating car spots. The elevator smells of cleaning products very strongly you might need to plug your nose.
The bed sheets were clean with no weird stains or rips. The sheets did have a few long black hairs in it before I even got in the bed (which was a little disgusting). The bathroom was small but ok for one person. The AC unit worked fine for my room. The vending machines were always sold out of ALL drinks offered so you need to walk across street to 76 gas station for drinks. The TV channels offered are basic channels. No HBO like they claim. The washing machine room was closed during their suppose opening hours.
Overall, hotel is average. I stayed by myself for a couple nights but wasn’t overly pleased.

Do not stay here under any circumstances!!! If I could give it zero stars I would. I have never said this in all of my over 130 Unilocal reviews. Online it shows there is a nice clean pool, but the pool water is brown and there is tons of trash floating in it (see photo I posted). It does not look safe at all to enter. They advertise HBO, they even have it listed on their channel guide in the room and have the HBO lineup guide next to the TV, but guess what? you guessed it, no HBO when you click through the channels. They advertise free WiFi, but it does not work. I manage WiFi networks for a living and can tell you, it does not work. It has only been a few hours. Can’t wait to see what else we find this hotel advertises on but does not deliver.

Rooms are ok, still need LOTS of attention. Door key card did not work, had to get a new one. Staff was great. NO breakfast Do not think it is included. Cancelled as of 5−12−14!!! NO pool. Wifi was poor. However. it was comfy and I will return.

Frequent Booker for this place, Best bang for you buck in the area. Keep in mind its a «budget» hotel with out the motel feel. The staff is always SO accommodating. The rooms are always SO nice and clean. I love the Fridge and microwave! I’ve been coming at least 10 times a year from the year 2012 and I’ve never had a bad experience! People can be very judgmental of the area, but I’ve never encountered anything bad. Also, its used as a venue. so if its crowded most likely a party going on! eh, No problem! Always nice to see a business thrive =] Thanks Ambassador I’m coming to stay tomorrow =] see ya!

I booked this place in an emergency through a travel site. To my horror, I saw all the 1 star reviews after I already booked and payed through a travel site. Consider this review in the 3.50−3.75 range.
For you Lazies who don’t like reading here are the bullet points:
–VISA/​MASTERCARD (no AMX)
— CHEAP (62 bucks on a travel site)
— LOBBY BASED HOTEL (not motel style with outdoor facing doors)
–A LOT OF PARKING
— VINTAGE LOOK (but not run down)
–BUSINESS CENTER
— FRIENDLY FRONT DESK
— TOURISM PAMPHLETS IN LOBBY
–VENDING AND ICE MACHINES
–KING SIZE, clean bed
— FRIDGE AND MICROWAVE IN ROOM
–FREE BREAKFAST FOR 3 PEOPLE, $ 5.00 extra for each additional person (a lil greasy)
–ADJOINING ROOM DOOR
So let me start off by saying that the review based on this hotel keeps in mind that this is a «budget» type hotel. With that being said…
It’s 9pm, I’m driving back home to Vegas and BOOM my tire blows out. As I’m waiting for help to arrive I look for tire shops, nothing is open. FML, instead of driving back to LA I opt to stay the night in the Victorville/​Hesperian area until I can go to a tire shop there in the morning.
I had my eye on another hotel a couple exits away but it was sold out. I click on hotel after hotel on a travel site and one after another they were sold out. I’m like «Who the hell is booking up all these rooms on a Monday night?»
Anyway, I choose to stay at Ambassador based on the fact that it had a lobby you had to walk through to get to your room. With this neighborhood being crackhead central I felt more comfortable with that.
When I checked in at, 10:30pm I was greeted by a super nice blonde, she made me feel a little better about the negative reviews I read after booking. It was quiet, there wasn’t much going on. I didn’t see the cast of shady characters some other reviewers spoke of. (Remember, this is on a Monday night). Anyway, fast forward to my room… It was clean, I had a big King size bed and a tv from this decade with hbo channels. Free breakfast was included and yes it was a bit on the greasy side.
Overall, the neighborhood is sketchy but this place is do-​able for an emergency hotel. I was definitely expecting a lot worse.

Sad to have to change my view. My next visit was nothing like the others and is more like JJ M of 4÷15÷12− in fact it may have been around that time. I forgot to update this until now, but it’s significant enough that I will still take the time to do so.
The rooms were still adequate and cheap for an overnight. However, on arrival this time, the parking lot was full. I parked quite far away and did not feel safe either leaving things in my car OR walking from the lot to the lobby. I didn’t even feel safe dropping my mom & kids at the lobby and leaving them for a minute to go park-​at maybe 9pm.
There seemed to be some kind of ‘event’ going on. I’m sure it was a formal/​semiformal but to me it seemed like a pimp and ho party by the dress of the attendees. There were quite a few people leaning against the wall in little groups smoking who-​knows-​what outside. There was a large group of people standing at the entrance near a car blaring LOUD music and talking very, very loudly.
I pulled back out of the parking space and was about to find a safe place to look up other hotels in the area, when things seemed to clear up a bit. A closer space opened and I hurried my family inside since we just needed the room for the night and we were exhausted from traveling, figuring the rooms would be fine (and they were). But, my experience outside changed my feeling about this place and I don’t know if I’d take that risk again. I don’t scare easily, but this did not have the feel of just some people hanging out at a club. It really was frightening because of the obvious drug use and seeming disregard for others in the area.
Too bad. By itself, not bad. But, just not worth, even if it’s free if this is typical– and I’m not willing to find out.

Pros:
+ The rooms are very spacious
+ LCD TV’s
+ Wi-​fi signal was strong
+ Maid that serviced our room was very friendly
+ The mattresses were very comfy
+ The view from the sixth floor is beautiful at night
+ There’s a large pool if you need to cool off
+ Small business lounge if you need to print something out
+ Lady at the front desk was very friendly and helpful
+ The price is reasonable
Cons:
— Some news/​entertainment websites seem to be filtered/wouldn’t load
— Light fixture in the bathroom was loose
— Furniture needed some maintenance (loose chair legs, broken desk drawer)
— Complementary breakfast was super greasy
— The server working the breakfast room kept trying to rush me out even though I was just a few minutes past closing time
Overall, our stay at The Ambassador was uneventful for the most part, but the management would do well to teach the kitchen crew not to process guests in such a rushed manner. The place does have a certain retro charm if you want something a bit out of the ordinary and wish to try out a little different flavor than your standard chain hotel.

So, since im still looking for work and becoming desperate, I decided to go back to see if they were hiring. This was on 4÷22÷13. Again when I reached the front desk the lady (the same one as last time) was on the phone talking to her kids school this time and proceeded to keep talking as I was standing there staring at her. does anybody run this place? unbelievable really…

do not waste your money here!!! most hotels price match and their are waayyy nicer hotels a few miles south of here. right off the freeway! the rooms are disgusting and smell like dirty prostitues and drug addict bums. this is a very shady part of town. i had my car broken into while staying here. cd player stolen, ipad 2 stolen. management didn’t give one single shit! everything about this place is pure shit! once again. price match a few miles down the 15 freeway. do not stay here.

This place is a dive! I was expecting to see prostitutes. Two others reviewed this place highly. What are they thinking? Must be the owner or employees. This place is run down, and smells like a combination of cigarette smoke, mold, and dirty furniture. Parking lot in need of repair the asphalt is cracked and you can not see the lines.
Travelers be aware this is high risk area. A lot of vagrants, prostitutes, and drug activity.

The Ambassador was a great place to stay and the room rate certainly beats all the other chain hotels in the area. Private investors have done a great job of remolding the old Hilton. Our room was large and had a wonderful high quality bed. The front desk staff was welcoming and quick to provide an extra blanket when we asked. We had to leave before they started their complimentary breakfast so we tell you about that. But, there are surprisingly few hotels in the area that offer this perk. The only complaint was that it was a cold night with a strong wind making it even colder and our room a/​c couldn’t get the room Warmer than 65 degrees. We asked for an extra blanket and did just fine but it was too chilly for us to watch TV without our coats on.