Travelling from Vegas to San Fran, we stopped here late at night and wish we hadn't. Reception lady was friendly enough and immediately after we checked in, 2 other cars pulled up, also families of 4, I heard them get charge $75, when we only paid $67. Smell of manure was so strong, it makes you sick, room was filthy, dark and so not worth the money paid. The bedding was gross and there was no way I was letting my kids use the pool, never mind the shower. Only positive thing was the laundry room was open all night so whilst my wife and kids locked themselves in the room, quite a few shady looking guests about, I did a load of laundry. Avoid this place at all costs!

Where to begin with so much to choose from for a negative review! We landed in this tired motel after driving for hours and needing to stop, but apparently many others were in the same boat, since all the other motels in tawdry freeway-side Coalinga were full. The first charmer is the approach to the motel: in an asphalt wasteland whose only distinguishing features are a set of fast-food restaurants, some gas stations and the other downtrodden motels lies the Travelodge, the roughest gem of the lot.

Upon entering the reception, where about 10 other would-be guests queued up, we were surrounded by construction, filth and the charm of the check-in room of a penitentiary. Going up to the room only made things seem worse, as the sheer cheapness of every facet of the motel stood out. This was like the worst of those bad roadside motels you see in movies, where wanted murderers stay after committing their latest crime to hide from the cops.

Inside the room, the quality drops even lower: the sheets are worn through with holes in many places. The towels are stiff and yellow after what seems like years of bleaching. There is an information card on how "not to be the victim of a crime" inside of your room (the card hints to the fact that you might me mugged by someone who comes to the door claiming to be a hotel worker). The shower was vile, and only partially clean. This really is the worst place I have ever stayed in the United States, and the foreign friend who was with me said, I quote, "I didn't think places like this existed in the United States!"

I slept with my clothes on, but at least got some shut-eye to be able to continue my journey the next morning!!

We stayed here on our way to So. California. The price was right and it was right off the freeway. We arrived to find a motel that looked abandoned. The woman at the desk was the ONLY good thing about this place. The rooms were tiny and smelled of old socks. The area around the hotel was depressing and stunk of manure. The smell was so powerful in the early evening you could not go outside. Spend more money and stay at the Harris Ranch across the freeway.

I should have stayed at Motel 6. Service was good though.

When I first got to the motel, it looked like it was something you'd see on the seedy side of town. The color for one, (faded green) with doors that were unpainted, or halfway painted, looking as though the police smashed through a few of them. When I got to my room, it was small, the bed was sagging, there were spider webs in the corners, the sofa was faded and made me think I should have brought my latex gloves. Needless to say, I had already paid for it, and wanted to get some sleep. After a bit of sleep, I felt something crawling on me, which turned out to be a cricket. This totally freaked out my gf, and she insisted that we get another room. I got a new room with no issues, and brought my little cricket friend to the front desk to show them I was not pleased.

The new room was a tad better, but it had a front door that was smashed a bit and someone had tried to cover it up with a really bad paint job.

When I first saw the pictures of this place online, it actually looked decent. Boy, this is a prime example of why pictures cannot be trusted all the time.

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