Motel 6 Oceanside, CA Marina / Camp Pendleton

Murphy's Law Explained If the price is too good to be true, it is! You do not get Internet here! You need to search the entire hotel for good WIFI reception, and then, when you finally find it, you need to go to one spot in the room (like the fridge). Your computer will not get Internet, because the network is insecure. The bed is on top of a metal enclosure, which makes a weird sound when you lay on it. Make sure you check the sliding door if you're in the ground floor. Mine was not latched, so thieves can easily get into your room. The hotel does not warn you here. Everything else is okay.

Wont stay again Old musty building and rooms. They have a mosquito problem in the dirty carpeted hallways and staircases. It's not a short walk to the beach and the ocean view is actually a view of the creek that leads to the ocean. The money I spent here could have been better spent at any of the other nearby hotels.

Average room, but a bit far from the beach We stayed at the Rodeway Inn for a couple of nights. The room was fine - a pretty standard motel room. The service wasn't the greatest when I checked in. The person behind the desk was doing some paperwork and didn't even acknowledge that they had seen me until they finished. The location doesn't look that far from the beach on a map, but it is actually quite a walk, in part because the railway line can only be crossed at a few locations, so you can't walk directly down to the beach from the motel.

Disappointing stay Check in lady had the personality of a rock. On a scale of 1 to 10, she was a zero. Only the night window was open upon check in she took all my information and put it in the system and without a word. Check-in is 3:00 and no earlier, no exception. Check out, 11:00 and no later, no exceptions. I booked a room that stated it had a balcony, the balcony was just a big window, there was no outside balcony that you could sit and enjoy the view... Bummer. The room was very warm and upon entering noticed the air conditioning wasn't turned on. Room was a fairly spacious, however, it took the whole day for the room to get the cool. Housekeeping was very nice but would not stay there again.

Unsafe and disappointing! When I reached the door to my suite at about 4:15 p.m., the door appeared to have been *kicked in* and the strike plate was hanging, partly unscrewed (see attached pic). I immediately reported this to the front desk clerk, who did not seem sympathetic or concerned that someone vandalized one of their room doors. The front desk clerk stated maintenance would not return until the next day. The front desk clerk also said she was unaware that the door had been damaged. Housekeeping should have noticed...but did not report it to management? Was it a disgruntled tenant or previous tenant? A transient trying to break in? Was there a break-in and police officers called before I arrived? The hotel did not reveal what may have happened. Choice Hotels also did not respond, despite numerous inquiries. Oddly, I was not offered another room and did not have financial resources to move to a different hotel. I ended up placing a chair under the door during my stay but obviously did not sleep well. The next day, the strike plate appeared to be repaired but it still showed noticeable damage and was unstable (see attached pic). I attempted to take a nap that afternoon to catch up on sleep I did not receive the previous night. Unfortunately, maintenance personnel were making excessive noise in the room next door. The front desk clerk, when I inquired, stated that maintenance was handling a plumbing issue in the bathroom next door and that she would ask them to reduce the noise. However, the noise continued for approx. 2 hours: loud drilling, hammering and what sounded like sawing. It is certainly understandable and acceptable that routine or a special maintenance would be needed during a guest's hotel stay, even with excessive noise. However, advanced noticed (via phone, email, or a note under door) would have sufficed, especially given what I had already experienced. I was also unable to work in the room and ended up going to a nearby Starbucks to attempt to catch up on work. Needless to say, I took my personal items with me while I was away from the room. Additionally, one of large window panes of my "ocean view" was dirty, the nightstand drawers would not close and the outlets appeared to need repair/tightening (see attached pics). Housekeeping cleaned the room while I was at breakfast despite the "Snooze On" hangtag on the doorknob (see attached pic). In and of itself, that is benign. However, I could immediately smell cigarette smoke in the entry hallway of the room and the bathroom. I am an easygoing, affable hotel guest, usually need bare minimum to make my experience comfortable. I also do not usually write hotel reviews, even negative reviews. Writing this review has required me to re-live the disappointment, worry, lack of safety and respect that I experienced during my stay. What is especially puzzling is that this room has potential to be a beautiful, in-demand suite with a large room and a clear ocean view! In other words, it takes extra effort to ruin the guest experience in this suite. If the door had been repaired immediately and none of the other issues occurred, I would not have written this review. Unfortunately, this experience has led me to believe my safety is not a priority for Choice Hotels!