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Our experience at the Motel 6 was not impressive. However, on the way home we stopped in Clarion, PA, at a Comfort Inn and had a wonderful experience. They were getting booked up and had a non-smoking / king-sized bed / whirlpool room or a smoking / two-queen-bed room. Both were more exensive then we had planned for. In an attempt to save money, we asked about the "smoking" room. Did it smell like smoke? The kind man at the counter admitted that sometimes the rooms do retain a smokey smell. He handed us a key and said we could check it out for ourselves, if we wanted. A quick stop-and-snif proved that the room did indeed, stink.
Since we had stayed with friends the entire week in New York, and since we didn't spend much on meals, we decided to splurge a bit and got the deluxe room with the king-sized bed and a whirlpool. Fortunately the kind man also gave us a little discount.
The whirlpool was excellent. There were plenty of towels and wash clothes. And they included soap, shampoo, lotion, conditioner -- the sort of things you've come to expect at a hotel.
Both the Motel 6 and the Comfort Inn rooms only had one bed. The Motel 6 room filled (barely) the area where the second bed would go with a small desk and chair, leaving a lot of empty space. The Comfort Inn had a nice little couch and coffee table.
In the morning, Motel 6 offered us a cup of coffee on our way out. The Comfort Inn had a Continental Breakfast, complete with doughnuts, waffles, toast, bagels, muffins, cereal, milk, juice, cappuccino, and regular coffee.
If we didn't have a whirlpool in our room, I bet the prices would have been pretty similar.
If you're just looking for a quick place to stay, without any amenities, then perhaps Motel 6 will be okay for you. But for about the same price, you can get nicer-looking rooms at Comfort Inn, along with many nice "extras."
We've also had good experiences at AmericInn and Best Western.
-- C.
Did I mention the suspicious-looking dark-red spots we found staining the carpet in our Motel 6 room? >shudder<
Since we had stayed with friends the entire week in New York, and since we didn't spend much on meals, we decided to splurge a bit and got the deluxe room with the king-sized bed and a whirlpool. Fortunately the kind man also gave us a little discount.
The whirlpool was excellent. There were plenty of towels and wash clothes. And they included soap, shampoo, lotion, conditioner -- the sort of things you've come to expect at a hotel.
Both the Motel 6 and the Comfort Inn rooms only had one bed. The Motel 6 room filled (barely) the area where the second bed would go with a small desk and chair, leaving a lot of empty space. The Comfort Inn had a nice little couch and coffee table.
In the morning, Motel 6 offered us a cup of coffee on our way out. The Comfort Inn had a Continental Breakfast, complete with doughnuts, waffles, toast, bagels, muffins, cereal, milk, juice, cappuccino, and regular coffee.
If we didn't have a whirlpool in our room, I bet the prices would have been pretty similar.
If you're just looking for a quick place to stay, without any amenities, then perhaps Motel 6 will be okay for you. But for about the same price, you can get nicer-looking rooms at Comfort Inn, along with many nice "extras."
We've also had good experiences at AmericInn and Best Western.
-- C.
Did I mention the suspicious-looking dark-red spots we found staining the carpet in our Motel 6 room? >shudder<
posted by Cerpicio at 9:54 PM
1 Comments:
Motel 6 -- been there done that. Spend the extra $25 or so and stay in a real room. Motel 6, if memeory serves me well was the last known residence of me in Wisconisn prior to my departure. I think camping without showers would have been better.
Just keep driving if that's the only place. Gross, ill-maintained, cheap and you know why.
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