Vagabond Inn Bakersfield South

Save Your Money and Time. Booked through USAA Perks. This is by far one of the worst hotels I've ever stayed at. We were booked in and asked for a bottom floor. Assigned a room in the back. We noticed right away, the dents all over the door. Like someone had banged on it way to many times. Many of the doors were like this. When getting into the room. It looked ok on the surface. But that view passed quickly. The AC unit was loud and falling apart. There were holes and scratches on the walls. The bath tub, had a huge sinking crack in it. The TV was at least 20 years old and out of date, it had picture quality problems. The beds looked at least as old as the TV, along with the falling apart office chair. Later in the night we had small and large 6 legged visitors. Roaches. And when my wife left to get food, she came back to find the key card was useless. As the door did not latch properly closed. The wifi did not reach to the back rooms. So no boosters for the claimed free wifi. The next morning for "the free breakfast" which is served between 4am and 9am. Consisted of what looked like raisin bran and maybe bran flakes cereal. No coffee. Orange drink the was less flavorful than the old McDonald's Orange Drink, that they called juice. You could make your own waffles, but the batter was flavorless, and the syrup reminded me of the cheap store brand Tropical that's just corn syrup, caramel color and sugar. This place was horrible. Find something else. Even the slow remodel they are doing is not going to be worth it. This place needs a major overhaul. If I could give this 0 I would, so it gets the lowest rating of 1 out of 5.

Comfortable clean budget motel but mind the non guests Our room was clean and comfortable. The pool looked great had it been open. Many transients in area. Some were friendly. Others yelled and cursed as I walked my dogs, so be mindful. Ice not free which I'd never encountered. But the price was right!

Great Stay for Family My family stayed at this property for Thanksgiving holiday. We had 4 rooms in total. We had booked two types of rooms but all 4 rooms would not have been together if the front desk clerk named Tiffany did not upgrade our rooms. She did her magic and put our rooms side by side at no additional charge. I have stayed here before and thats why we chose this hotel. The staff is always so helpful and polite. Our rooms were clean and they even have a little free breakfast in the morning before heading off to the familys house for our Thanksgiving Feast. We will always stay here in the future.

More Bad than Good We were supposed to stay three nights, but left after one. The bad: Dirty and very run down. Bathroom filthy...see photos. Bathtub was disguting...you could not take a bath in it. Holes in walls...see photo. No coffee pot in room. No hair dryer. Bent rusty coat bar and no hangers. Non-smoking room smelled of smoke. Furniture old and beaten up. No suitcase stand. Small room. Breakfast - cold cereal and waffles, which would be fine...but 1/2 way through eating they started sweeping the floor and then proceeded to wash the floor...with over an hour left before they closed. Might have been nice if they had done that before people started eating there. The good: WiFi worked well. Bed was reasonably comfortable.

Great Value, Very Comfortable Tiffany at the front desk was awesome! We wanted a bottom floor king room, but she only had queens available on the bottom floor. I had read some mixed reviews on here so asked to see the room before committing. She let me take a peek, then by the time I got back to the counter she had found us an available king room she said she would let us have for the same price as the queen which was a great bargain at $74/night! The room was clean, and spacious, bed comfortable and quiet enough for a good night’s sleep. The breakfast available at the inn was sparse, consisting only of cereal, self-serve waffles and coffee or orange juice, but for the price of the room, I’m not complaining! There’s a Denny’s directly in front of the inn, very convenient for a quick bite or full breakfast. This motel offers very good value and is great for anyone just travelling through, or those on a tight budget,