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Motel 6 Santa Maria: Traveler Reviews

2040 North Preisker Lane, Santa Maria, CA 93454
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Motel 6 Santa Maria
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Palo Alto, California
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28 hotel reviews
Reviews in 23 cities Reviews in 23 cities
17 helpful votes 17 helpful votes
“Good Manager, Bad Room”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed September 9, 2012

Travelling with the whole family (7 of us) to the Oceano Beach dunes, we had reserved two non-smoking rooms but when we got there the rooms smelled of smoking very bad. I stayed at this same motel once before and didn’t have a problem, so I was surprised this time the rooms had such a bad stench. We went and asked the manager for different rooms but the place was full – being Labor Day weekend and all. He did go to the room and checked it out personally and explained that sometimes people will smoke in a non-smoking room and they will leave the bad smell behind. He was helpful and agreed to let us walk away and refund the cost of the rooms. Just wish they would check the rooms before renting them to avoid wasting so much time and money on rooms that are not clean.

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  • Stayed September 2012, traveled with family
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Portland, Oregon
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“First of all...”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed April 1, 2012

we needed two rooms, one for my father-in-law and one for my wife, my 4-year-old daughter and I. She was able to get us rooms next to each other. His was okay. Ours smelled, or more accurately reeked, of urine. They gave me a key for the new room. I opened the door and the safety latch was latched so I wasn't able to open it all the way. Seemed strange. Then I saw a tired looking man in his boxer shorts walking up to the door saying (in long hand) "wtf?" I'm glad the latch was latched. We should have asked for a refund and gone elsewhere at that point, but everyone was tired and ready for a good nights sleep. We got a room upstairs. I was woken up at 4:45am by a car spinning out. My wife and father in law had been woken up 15 minutes earlier by a fist fight. This was one of the two worse motel experiences I have had.

Stayed March 2012, traveled with family
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“No stars. I left. Had to”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed March 3, 2012

The gal who refunded my money deserved a star, I suppose. The room I got had a broken front door, evidence of a disaster; a party going on outside.
I decided to go elsewhere. While I stood in the lobby I watched a guy come up with no car, rent a room with cash, and take a key.
Another was told by the clerk "that room was tooken" and offered another. Perhaps it was just a large city, but it was enough for me...

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  • Stayed October 2011, traveled solo
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Valley Center, California
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“Minimum of what you need”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed February 12, 2012

We just blew into this motel unannounced at 2 am in the middle of a long drive. We only stayed for 5 hours and all we needed was a clean, quiet, safe, cheap place to stay and it fulfilled those minimum requirements. For the price it was not what I expected, but in a good way. There wasn't a musty smell or peeling wallpaper or a leaky faucet and it didn't feel gross walking across the carpet barefoot. There were 3 of us in a double room; it was small but not cramped, we didn't use the TV, didn't need ice or try all the lamps but while not new, it was clean and extremely quiet. No amenities here, bring your own everything except bar soap & towels. No trash at all in the parking lot and was it convenient to the highway. From reading prior reviews, I suspect either they've cleaned it up or it's chancy which room you get but I had no complaints. In other motels I've stayed we've spent a longer period of time there so have had more time to look around and find thing wrong but for a brief time to rest off the road it was perfectly fine.

  • Stayed February 2012, traveled with family
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
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“Value=Good”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed December 6, 2011

Came to Santa Maria for a few day's for a business trip. Overall I saved myself ateast $100.00 Bucks comparison from other Hotels in the area. I was happy with my stay and served it's purpose and saved some Loot. Everyone was very nice and I was able to get some rest as well. SO I was Happy camper.

  • Stayed November 2011, traveled on business
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Address: 2040 North Preisker Lane, Santa Maria, CA 93454
Region: United States > California > Santa Maria
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