The outside of the hotel was decent. It gave the appearance of a well kept building. The office continued this but beyond that the image fell apart. The high point of this stay was the staff. They were friendly and always seemed to be available. I had to deal with them often as the key cards to my room stopped working on a daily basis. The room was clean but it gave hints of having seen better days. The head board could have fallen off at any time, the towel rack was just about the same, the bed sagged in the middle causing us to wake up in a ball in the middle of the bed every morning, the door had a crack across implying someone had tried to force their way into the room with the security latch engaged, and the entire second floor smelled of body odor, cigarettes, marijuana and lord knows what else. On the whole it was a place to put our head for a few days for a cheep price. Next time we are going to spend the extra money and go somewhere with a little more upkeep.

In town for business and needed to stay overnight. Checked in around 11:00 pm. Checked out 11:05 pm. Walked through "newly renovated" halls which were not. Entered room and decided to wash my hands. Sink filled up and didn't drain. Pulled out the stopper and it was disgusting black and sink still didn't drain. Walked over to close the curtains and thought I saw a spider and knocked it to the ground. Tried to step on it when I see what I think is another spider. Then I look closer to what I thought was the carpet pattern and it turned out to be a sea of large ants crawling over everything. I packed up and went to front desk and put a sample ant which I carried in a tissue to the front desk to quell any doubts. Desk attendant issued a refund and noted "infested with ants". Next time I'll drive home. If you stay there...avoid room 239!

I had a reservation at the Ramada (next door) - for $90. When I arrived and checked in, the room was at the other side of the building, through dark, brick corridors (felt like being in a cellar/tunnel) - finally to my room which had bricked up hazy windows which looked onto a shed-line structure!. Staff looked disinterested/just biding time. So I checked out and went to the Motel 6 next door.

$46 (including extra for wifi card) - what a contrast! Upon entering, it was bright, clean and the front desk clerk, Derek, was welcoming. (I had called from the Ramada telephone in my room and so he had checked ahead to make sure that he had a type of room that I wanted - non-smoking/wifi enabled. And he has personally gone to make sure that it was prepared.)

I got to the room (via interior hallway also, but this time no dungeon/tunnel, like the Ramada) and found it very clean and large.

There was a problem with the wifi, which was essential to my business in town; I brought my netbook to the front desk and Derek resolved the problem (required tech support) while also deftly catering to other incoming guests at the same time.
Likewise, the 2 women on staff in the morning were very friendly and helpful.

The clerks in the a.m. told me that the $39+tax flat rate at this Motel 6 was in the lowest category across US/CAN, due to location - so don't always expect it that cheap. You also have to understand what Motel 6 is like. They have very, very basic rooms with not very many amenities/extra's. So, bring travel bottles of shampoo and your own hairdryer (or use the heater in the room to dry as I did since I didn't bring one as I had a reservation at the Ramada next door) and buy a $3? wifi card if you want in-room access. Why should you (or others) pay for these things if not wanted.

The staff was wonderful.
Location off I-95 very good.
Location to intown (where I was going) not so hot.

I would definitely stay again if in the area.

Only one concern, although the corridor door to the room had access keys and a security bolt, the sliding glass door (I was on the 1st floor) was nice - but only secured with a flimsy aluminum bar. This didn't bother me, but it is something to consider if you are worried about that.

Being that the local Ramada was booked for a recruiting weekend at Bates, my choices were limited.

It has been a LONG time since I stayed in a $40.00/night hotel but this was really bad! I had requested a room close to reception, was told nothing was available and ended up on the "dark" side of the building.

The room was clean. Nevertheless, I did not have a drop of shampoo or a hair dryer. I asked to borrow a hairdryer from the desk and was informed they didn't have one. This necessitated a night-time trip to the local grocery store to purchase those two items for the morning. So much for the cheap hotel. A "pet-friendly"hotel, doors slamming and dogs barking at 4AM.