Star Inn

Great place to stay. Not pricey and very clean. Also nice people at the front who greeted us politely.

Disgusting. Also if there is anything broken in your room tell them right away. They tried to charge me for a headboard that was broken when I got the room. Also I wouldn’t use the sheets-​gross.

For what you pay is what you get. That’s all. Saying that, the older guy that ran the place was pretty cool. Let me check out the room first to see if I wanted it instead of just charging me and getting me stuck there for the nigh.
Clean inside besides normal wear and tear. Didn’t smell to fresh but wasn’t so bad you couldn’t stay. I don’t smoke so if that says anything.
Recommend if on a budget or last place available for the night. Places around there get booked quick.

Giving 2 stars instead of 1 due to the fact that the room was only 89.00 per night for a two queen bed room. The lady at the front desk was friendly and funny. On the down side… it is a very shady place that felt less than safe. When I was outside of my room (just brought something up) a man that looked to be on the thug side asked for me to put his phone number in my phone. I told him «No, I have a boyfriend but thank you». He mumbled something and threw his hands up and walked off. All night you could hear people talking and walking by the room. You will not get a good night rest unless you sleep like a hibernating bear! The room is seriously outdated! Holes and cigarette burns on the bedspread. The carpet looks 50 years old. The walls are dirty with holes and chipping paint. The locks on the doors are ancient. The toilet seat is stained yellow. They didn’t have wash cloths. I could go on with the negatives but I think you get the idea. On the bright side, I didn’t see any bugs and we made it out alive. This was a lesson learned. Never wait till the last minute to look for a room on a Saturday night. We called places for over 30 minutes and everywhere was booked! I was thankful we got this room but will never stay here again.

I don’t expect much staying at a motel. $ 60 and you’re 10 minutes from the beach. Room is average size, a little run down and like a B-​. Asian guy in front is nice. Can’t beat location. If your extremely picky at cheap places don’t stay here! If you don’t mind subpar quality enjoy the good prices!

If you appreciate a practical quiet clean room for a great cheap price then Star Inn is a place to stay. They have both newly renovated rooms, and ones that are not renovated — typically the smoking rooms.
So be clear which rooms you would want, and feel free to take a look at the room before you stay. The front desk staff is very friendly, resourceful, and kind.
If you are looking for a drama free, private, no frills place to rest at a bargain compared to other nearby hotels in the area, then this is your place.

Cheap motel, and you get what you’d expect for the price. It’s literally across the street from the OC Fairgrounds. There’s lots of parking, and places to eat around the area. From what I gathered, the upstairs rooms are the non-​smoking rooms, and the downstairs are the smoking ones. The couple that runs the place is really nice, and were super friendly, always in there, and helpful. Not a lot of «extras» but for this cheap in Costa Mesa, it’s worth the price.

This is truly Motel Hell!!! My girlfriend and I wanted to go to a nice motel to celebrate New Year’s Eve. This was a nightmare! Filthy dirty, small tube tv with only local stations, no radio/​alarm clock, You had to deposit $ 10 just to get a remote! There were no blankets on the beds or in the room. When we asked for some (which we had to get ourselves) we got 2 stiff blankets with hair balls and burn marks throughout! The bed linens had cigarette burns everywhere! One of the beds was broken and half on the filthy floor. There was black mold in the bathroom. Did I mention that the room smelled like smoke? Oh and they left all the empty rooms open, probably to air the rooms out! Who does that???
Please do not ever stay here, you will regret it!

The owner lady is a trip! She is disrespectful and so nosy. She talks down on customers and yells at you too. She does not display great customer service at all. She hollers about respect, but she does not give the customers any. I was yelled at and was treated like I was not a value citizen of the United States. She had the nerve to ask me if I ever stayed at a hotel before. I have stayed at hotels better than this! If you want to be treated like a second class citizen, then by all means stay here. If you want to be treated like a first class citizen, then I would recommend you stay somewhere else.
What gets me is this lady treats this place like it is all that and a bag of chips. The shower head is falling apart, the bathtub paint is peeling. To me, that is unsanitary. Paint is coming off of stuff, the floor is dirty. If she walks past your room and you happen to have your curtain open, she will look in your room and notice something. You can be sitting on the bed, and she will complain.
There is no sense in someone acting like this. She has a problem with a certain group of people so she is very disrespectful. Very much so.
She is mean. Your stay here will not be pleasant. It will be as if you are walking on eggshells because you will get blamed for destroying something even though you didn’t do anything wrong.