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Santa Fe Motel

120 W. Tehachapi Blvd, Tehachapi, CA
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Santa Fe Motel
Ranked #9 of 9 hotels in Tehachapi
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed July 25, 2012 via mobile

This place is not even on my top 100 places to stay. The staff here is very unprofessional and rude. room 120 doesn't even have a refrigerator because someone has stolen it. the manager refused to give us a key. His excuse was that the room did not have a key and would not give us another room. The towels... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed July 25, 2012 via mobile

This is a slezzy motel. Me and my boyfriend got a room here for two nights and we walked In the room there were ants EVERYWHERE. The fridge was stolen out of the room. The blankets were dirty and sick. No soap or anything of that matter. You can't get a key cuz you have to give them 5 bucks... More

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Los Angeles, California
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed November 1, 2011

Sleep in your car, under your car, or under the wheel of you car before staying at this dump. Non-smoker rooms are anything but. Cigarette burns on all the furniture. Sheets are dingy grey and pillows should have been replaced 25 years ago. Pretty much the sleeziest motel I've ever stayed in, and all this at $60.00 a night.

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Lanark, United Kingdom
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed October 10, 2011

We stayed here with friends on route to death valley,The rooms are fine,Clean and well presented and very reasonably priced. It was nice and quiet when we checked in but within 5 mins the trains started coming through the town with whistles blowing.They lasted all night and one local told us that 67 pass through every day.Great if you are... More

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newcastle, australia
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58 helpful votes 58 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed December 9, 2009

found this santa fe to be one of the older motels we stayed in...bit expensive but found the rooms clean & tidy...situated on the main street, so having a train fanatic in my husband. he enjoyed trains going through all night....manager looks like he has family help run this motel & all were very helpful with anything we requested

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 12, 2009

I like trains and on my recent train spotting trip to the line between Bakersfield an Mojave I choose this charming motel to stay near the famous Tehachapi loop. I also love this classic style of motels especially when the rooms are clean, the owner is very friendly and the whole site is in very good shape like the Santa... More

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manteca, ca
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed March 1, 2007

I hadn't made a reservation. They answered the bell right away. Had my two dogs which weren't a problem for them. (I told them they didn't bark, chew things up, or make messes and that they wouldn't even know dogs had been in the room when we left...and that's true.) It was clean, good locks, tv had lots of cable... More

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Virginia City, Nevada
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed February 16, 2007

I like the older motor lodges. smelled like lysol, clean enough. i always bring my own pillow. 2 double beds. park in front of the door. tv worked. small frig that you need to turn on if you need it. good, old historic restaurant next door (if you like chicken fried steak & mashed pots, which i do). $51. for... More

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Bakersfield, California
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed May 7, 2006

Located in downtown Tehachapi, which is still a very quiet calm area; it also is the oldest motel in town, and it looks it and smells it. The carpet is shot with a lot of cig burns. The furniture was junky and dusty. It had a refrigerator that was so old it smelled foul and was yellowed inside, the tv... More

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los angeles, california
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 23, 2005

My husband and I were delighted to find such a nice charming motel when we were driving through Tehachapi and had decided to stop off and have some lunch at the AppleShed. Thinking this little town would be fun exploring, we walked across the street to go check out the motel and really met some sweet innkeepers. The rooms were... More

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Also Known As:
Santa Fe Hotel Tehachapi
Santa Fe Hotel
Address: 120 W. Tehachapi Blvd, Tehachapi, CA
Region: United States > California > Tehachapi
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Ranked #9 of 9 hotels in Tehachapi

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