This Motel 6 shocked me, and I have stayed in many dozens in every part of the country and in diverse settings from isolated to urban. First, there is a gate and fence surrounding the property. Street people clumped on the sidewalks just outside and some wandered in and out from rooms. I waited to check in behind a patron that complained his door would not close. After some delay addressing that situation, I was given a 2nd story room with the explanation that there were no more 1st story rooms available. I could not get either of the cardkeys to work. So I had to carry all my bags back to the car. The desk then gave me a room on the 1st floor, after saying that there were none available! At first I could not get either cardkey to work, but an employee who said he was an independent contractor tried both and used a shimmy technique that got one card key to work, but it was erratic and the door security seemed very bad. The room had no light in the tub/toilet area, no light near the bed, the AC was minimal but very noisy, and the room smelled of stale tobacco. The Wifi password did not work. There was not a picture on the wall. The grubbiness and meanness of the interior matched the exterior where there was a real air of criminal activity. This was a plain freaky place to stay.
The next morning I woke to see an attendant picking up trash in the parking area, a young woman who may have been a student walk through, the same clusters of streetpeople congregated.
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