We pulled into this Motel 6 at 3:00 a.m. after a 9-hour drive. We weren’t looking for luxury. We just wanted a clean room, a hot shower, and a few hours of sleep.
Instead, we walked into a nightmare.
The room was filthy. There were stains everywhere, it looked like it hadn’t been cleaned in who knows how long, and there were roaches. We immediately went to the front desk to ask for another room, but instead of apologizing or trying to make things right, we had to argue just to be moved.
When we finally got a second room, it was hardly an improvement. There were still roaches, and the lights didn’t even work properly. By then it was the middle of the night, we’d been awake for hours, and we were too exhausted to keep fighting over something as basic as a clean, functioning hotel room.
I ended up sleeping in my car because it genuinely felt cleaner and safer than either room Motel 6 offered us.
This wasn’t an inconvenience. It was a complete failure in cleanliness, maintenance, and customer service. No guest should have to argue for a habitable room after paying for one, especially at 3:00 in the morning after a long day on the road.
Save yourself the frustration, the lost sleep, and the disappointment. Stay somewhere else.