Americas Best Value Inn & Suites

This is now Motel6, but it’s a lousy place to stay. The parking lot is full of cops… and junky cars. The S.W.A.T team actually arrived to raid a guest room during our visit!
The staff are mostly very polite, but B.E.W.A.R.E. of the Asian chick who works the front-counter…she is rude!

Room smelled like a storage locker, no table, no chairs, no place to put anything down. Lots of black hair in the bathtub, toilet didnt flush, had to get matainence to fix it, bugs in the unplugged refrigerator. Broken, blood stained lamp shades, rusted bathroom fixtures, mold spores on the walls. I would rather speep in my car. .. which i did.

No shampoo? Really? Um, okay but how about lampshades? Are they not included. Seriously, my room had two lamps and only one had a shade. The curtains were missing several hooks so they hung haphazardly. Not a single picture on any of the orange or white walls and it totally looks like they forgot half the furniture. Plus the orange and white décor makes me think of roadwork hazard cones. And Megan — yes I am talking about you– you should not be in a position where you have to interact with customers. Learn some manners. Actually, had you not been so rude I would not have bothered to Unilocal.
Sorry Vanessa but it is a Motel 6 now and has taken a real dive.

For $ 55 on a Friday night, this was not a bad deal through
. Upon check in, we requested an upper floor because of past experiences with noisy people. The lady said she would check but when we received our card, it stated we were on a lower floor. I was too lazy to complain but will gladly do so now that I am back home. Try to get an upper floor here. That is all I can say because there is not enough insulation between upper and lower floors so it sounds like someone above must be running to the bathroom every few minutes when they are probably simply walking around. Drove us crazy all night…
The popcorn was a nice touch though and scored some points for me, especially because of the nice touch with a message about being an elite guest (probably like everyone else). The breakfast was also a nice touch because I was HUNGRY. Mmm, waffles and pastries and random fruit options. I was watching my carbs so made sure to get some of each. Coffee was not bad either.
The room was spacious, yet a little musky smelling like someone might have used it as a smoking room and an attempt was made to mask it with heavy chemical cleaning agents, and there were quite a few cig burn marks on the comforter. However, the bed was a Cali king, the shower head was functioning properly, a mini fridge was included and there was a microwave to nuke your leftovers. Everything worked well for our budget and the phone apparently works because it rang around midnight for a while. That was okay because we were awake from the neighbors upstairs anyways…
The jacuzzi was nice because I was the only one using it. Wifi was decent for general Web surfing but not for anything like Netflix or where slightly higher bandwidth is necessary.
If we are in the area again in the future, I’d try it again but would stay on the second floor. Side note; quite a few Starbucks locations close by. Another plus.

Don’t buy the reviews that this is the best kept secret. What dump. Never again. This is a poorly maintained and run down property. We stayed in August 2012. Our room’s carpet was stained, the bathroom window was cracked and had a hole in the glass and could not be locked, the room walls were nicked up, the bathroom tile floor was dirty and the shelf beside the shower coated in dust in bathroom, the exterior paint was faded the building was rundown. High yuk factor. It was probably a nicer facility years ago, but it is being run into the ground now. We left behind a sweatshirt in the room and called that night and inquired about lost and found. The female who took call claimed nothing was turned into lost and found and that housekeeping wasn’t around to check, but to call back in the morning. I asked if they could call up to the room to ask the current occupants, and they wouldn’t do that. Called the next morning and again no sweatshirt but a promise they would call later after checking with housekeeping. Again, no call back. When I called back, again no sweatshirt. So someone on housekeeping has a nice Disney sweatshirt now… Never again at an Americas Best Value-​they obviously don’t keep high standards for their facilities or staff.

Not bad at all, for $ 80 a night (though
). Room was clean and more spacious than I expected. There was a strange nook in the back of the room where the fridge was; couldn’t figure out what that was for. Should’ve taken a picture, but I was in town for a brewery tour, which meant I was too hung over to think of such details.
The area with the free breakfast in the morning was packed, so we didn’t get any. I got some coffee, which was pretty awful.

Nice quiet location, large room, clean and well equipped, good price/​value. Better than other motels in Vista.

The room was big, the bed was comfortable and having a mircowave/​fridge was awesome. Great price for everything that you’re given here.

Good basic motel, the price is right. Quiet except for Saturday night. Recommended for budget trips to Vista and Carlsbad. Friendly staff and nice continental breakfast. Easy freeway access and plenty of parking spaces.
On the plus side: Generous room sizes, includes second sink, fridge, and microwave. His and hers separate clothes closets. A second mirror allowed me to shave while my wife was at the main mirror. Walls and windows kept out the freeway and party noise. Staff service was excellent, problems were fixed right away and accurate tourist info was freely given. No lines to check in or out, no extra charges on our bill. Nice view off of the rear building’s second floor. Pool looked good, too cold to use in January.
On the minus side: The outside parking and walkways had cigarette butts everywhere, and we had to exchange our bedspread for one with fewer burn holes. Only received one set of towels, had to ask for the second. Only changes sheets twice a week or so.
Free popcorn! — Charlie

Very decent price and cheerful staff. No carpet, which isn’t a bad thing. Place felt cleaner because of it.

do not use debit card in here.
they charge twice and never refund the money.

Very Spartan accommodations.
The first room they gave us stunk of Pine Sol, was covered in cigarette burns, and didn’t have the king size bed we reserved. We were moved to a room that didn’t stink as badly and didn’t have cigarette burns all over everything, but it still only had a small bed. We decided that smell was important, and settled for this room.
The room was adequate size, but there was only one small table and a couple strange shelves on the wall. The beds and pillows were old and compacted.
Walls inside the rooms were scuffed had fingerprints. The corridors and exterior walls were downright dirty.

located in between houses and on a hill overlooking Vista. used to be «the Hilltop», but the current owners have fixed it up since then. very quiet location, we’ve never had issues with people in the parking lot or in other rooms. the front desk employees are super friendly too. good for groups, you can call ahead & have them set aside a block of rooms for your party [weddings, construction, church groups, etc]. really nice rooms as well.

If you’re looking for a place to rest for the night, this is the spot. Don’t expect to receive 5 star customer service, that’s not what this place is here for. I’ve been here on several occasions with my wife just to get away without actually going on vacay and it served it’s purpose. You get a free complimentary breakfast every morning. Nothing lavish, just scrambled eggs, waffles, o.j., muffins, crouissants and what not. I was stoked about the breakfast =) The rooms are adequate. We had a queen size bed, decent shower and bathroom with shampoo, conditioner, and lotion dispensers (really cool because I’ve never had that at a 3 to 5 star hotel). The price for one night is like $ 50 – 60 maybe less with a coupon which is very reasonable and the place is better than a motel at that same price. I’ve had no problem going to sleep here even with all the folks staying the night here after partying at like 3 or 4 in the morning. No homeless or druggies lurking either. So it’s generally located in a safe area right off the 78 freeway. If you’re in North County and need a room, avoid La Quinta, Motel 6, and the Four Seasons and spend a night here. ^_^

It was decent, but there were some things I didn’t like so much. here’s the run-​down:
I loved–
–that when we asked about local restaurants they actually had a good range, and even told us which ones delivered, and had phone numbers and even a menu for one – a lifesaver!
–the large rooms, and according to reviews on another site, good security
–quick freeway access
I didn’t love–
–no ice in the ice machine (Sat night)
–some of the furniture/​bedspread/​etc were stained/​burn marks (not a huge biggy for me since they seemed clean, just stained)
–noisy at night (again, Sat night) and some people drove crazy fast in the parking lot
–Some of our party was in a suite. Part of the suite checked out early, to get on the road. The other part of the suite had their door knocked on at 10 am and was told brusquely by an employee that they needed to leave ASAP, since one part of the suite had checked out over an hour ago. Not cool.
To sum it up, if I had to stay in Vista, I’d give them another try, but most likely would stay in another city if possible.