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Motel 6 San Antonio North – reviews, photos

9503 Interstate Highway 35 North, San Antonio, TX 78233
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Motel 6 San Antonio North
Ranked #292 of 342 hotels in San Antonio
2.5 of 5 stars 7 Reviews
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St Paul, MN
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14 reviews 14 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
16 helpful votes 16 helpful votes
“Avoid This Location (But Not Necessarily Motel 6)”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 June 2011

Check your map and you'll see that this Motel 6 is right on the Interstate. There's nothing between you and a steady does of high dB noise but an uninsulated wall and a leaky door.

The neighborhood did not strike me as particularly safe, either. Which was a little unnerving given the poor quality of the room's door and security lock.

Unremitting noise; threat of imminent invasion - sleep tight!

On the plus side, the woman working reservations was very friendly and helpful. She no doubt will soon be promoted to a more favorable property, so don't count on seeing her smiling face.

Or maybe they will have bulldozed this location before you read this review, rendering it entirely moot.

(Motel 6 has great rates and they are working hard to upgrade the quality of their rooms. You just have to be a little bit careful about the location. We stayed at a Motel 6 in Joplin, MO that was perfectly fine. Same goes for Plano, TX and Topeka, KS Motel 6 locations.)

  • Stayed January 2011, travelled with family
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
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San Antonio, Texas
2 reviews
“The rooms STINK and the housekeepers are rude idiots.”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 May 2011

First of all, the smell of the first room they gave us was so bad when walked in that we had to request another room. The second room didn't smell much better.

The housekeeper is a complete idiot. We told the front desk we didn't want them to disturb us during the day. I was alone in the room while my husband was out. I had three dogs in the room, one of which was a very protective German Shepherd.

So stupid housekeeping knocks on the door, waking me up. I'm not dressed. My dog is barking like crazy. I ignore them and they decide to walk right in. Let me say it was lucky I was there or there would have been a dead housekeeper on the floor. How f-ing stupid do you have to be? "Oh, I hear a huge dog barking, let me go right in!" Idiot. Not to mention they almost let my other two dogs out when they ran screaming away from the door when my dog charged them. He doesn't know the difference between them and someone breaking in! I was NOT dressed and I had to get up and slam the door to keep my dogs in.

I called the front desk to complain and they said there was no record of me calling to tell them not to come in. Which is a flat out lie. I will NEVER stay at this rat trap again.

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  • Stayed May 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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24 helpful votes 24 helpful votes
“Try another location !”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 September 2010

This hotel would have been fine if you could go into the room and not think about how the grounds of the hotel looked or what was happening outside your room. (See photo.) The room was spotless and for being simply furnished, was still attractive.
I guess my first impression when I walked to the room was, "Whew! This place is really a mess!" To get the room, one had to pass trash piled up beside the front building. Not sure why this wasn't in a dumpster. When I remarked about it the clerk said that it would be picked up in a day or so. As we walked across the parking lot there was a dirty hand towel on the ground. On the exterior hall near our room there was a used washcloth.

KEYS ! I put this word in large letters, because we had continuous problems trying to get into our room. I went to the desk three times to get our key cards changed because we couldn't get into the room. On the third trip, the maid was in the office and opened our door with her key. It was hot and a long way to the office, so this was not good!

A third problem at this hotel was a young woman who was drunk and sat out in her SUV blowing the horn continuously. Occasionally she would come into the office to yell at the staff. They had called her husband to come get her, but it was at least 20 minutes before anyone arrived. Another guest asked me later what had happened; he said he saw a man open a car door and drag a young woman across the parking lot into his car. Why didn't they just notify the police in the first place ?

We will still use the Motel 6 chain, but just not this location.

  • Stayed August 2010, travelled as a couple
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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“i enjoy my stay here!!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2010

yes this is not a 5 star hotel, it is a budget motel. the entire staff here is awesome and they love my pets!! housekeeping is great!! maintanance man is hot & great. rooms are very clean & pool is clean. this is a great motel. they keep it clean and very great staff. i love my stays here. if u want extravagence go stay @ hilton, if u want clean, cozy & a friendly atmosphere stay here. they make me feel like family.

  • Stayed August 2010
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Boston, Massachusetts
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48 reviews 48 reviews
Reviews in 37 cities Reviews in 37 cities
77 helpful votes 77 helpful votes
“Re-Modeled? Totally UNremarkable!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 April 2010
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This Motel 6 touted that it's been remodeled and is remarkable. On the contrary! The "new" style of Motel 6 (you can see photos on the website) looks okay in photos, but much much worse in person. FWIW, I prefer the old-style, carpeted rooms over this remodeled ones with laminated wood floors (that stick to the bottom of our shoes). All the renovation work was done cheaply and does not endure the test of time.

The room we were given (first floor) was quite gross. Bathroom vanity was damaged, and the room smelled very strongly of bleach. However, the worst thing is that now with laminated floors (instead of carpet), we can hear every step made by the people upstairs. It was loud as thunder; so after 15 minutes, we decided that there's no way we can sleep with thundering footsteps above.

We returned to front desk and requested a 2nd floor room; and was told the only 2nd floor rooms left available are the ones facing the Interstate. Even with the loud traffic noise, we opted for that instead of footsteps.

The second room is less worn out than the first, but still, the icky laminated floors is gross. The noise from the Interstate is loud but tolerable - I wear earplugs anyway.

It's a shame that this property has only been renovated a few years ago, yet all the wear and tear shows much faster in the new "hip" style. It actually looks cheap to me rather than hip; like a college dorm room.

  • Stayed March 2010, travelled with family
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Address: 9503 Interstate Highway 35 North, San Antonio, TX 78233
Price range (per night):* INR2,349 - 3,132

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