Hotel Motel 6-Costa Mesa, CA (Costa Mesa, USA)

Plenty of guests looking for simple but comfortable low-cost lodgings were pleased with this motel. The rooms were reportedly basic but clean enough for a short stay and many reviewers felt the property was in good shape and well-maintained. Guests often liked the way the rooms had contemporary touches like wood-effect flooring and flat-screen TVs. There was praise for the comfortable beds too. Perks like the pet-friendly policy, free parking and free expanded cable channels were appreciated by many visitors as was the inviting outdoor swimming pool.

Thanks to the motel's roadside location off the San Diego Freeway, it was reportedly easy to access amusement parks and beaches in the surrounding area. Downtown Costa Mesa was less than ten minutes away by car and guests liked having restaurants, gas stations and convenience stores on their doorstep.

Reviewers largely had praise for the customer service, often describing personnel on the 24-hour front desk as friendly, kind and helpful.

Charges for access to Wi-Fi were unpopular among reviewers. Moreover, there were occasional claims of an intermittent signal and sometimes slow speeds.

While many guests said the accommodation was more than clean enough for a short stay, there were others who claimed there was work to do to raise cleanliness standards. Some reviewers claimed they encountered unpleasant smells like lingering smoky odors. A few critics said pest control measures appeared to be ineffective as they encountered bugs. In the rooms, there were also occasional claims of stained sheets, trash left over from previous guests and thin supplies of bathroom consumables like soap and towels.

Noise from neighboring rooms and corridors plus traffic noise from the nearby freeway occasionally disturbed light sleepers.