Motel 6

Spend the extra $ 10, and stay somewhere else!
And so continues my saga of awful motel rooms while visiting the Philadelphia area. Last year, my mother picked the place. This time it was my bad judgment that brought us to this low point along a highway.
We decided to stay near the airport, but made the decision after most of the hotels near the airport had already been booked. We booked one of the last available rooms at the Motel 6, thinking that it would be spillover from the many hotels in the area that allow you to park your car near, but not at, the airport. Silly us. It turned out that there was a huge motorcycle gathering squeezed into this motel and the one with the adjoining parking lot. Because of the lack of soundproofing we were treated to the sound of engines revving at all hours of the night. Amazingly, this does not figure into my low rating, but was a nice counter to our last bad motel, which featured late night road paving.
No, the low stars here are based on the spartan conditions, badly kept rooms and bedding, and the lack of assistance available from the staff.
Room 104 contained two beds with old, permanently stained bedding. It had a smallish flatscreen tv on a tall stand which doubled as the wardrobe. The telephone rested uneasily upon a small table/​desk which featured one hard chair, no drawer, no alarm clock, and no ashtray (even though this was a smoking room. My mom-​not me!) the room contained no artwork and only three outlets, though there were flat white plastic panels scattered over all of the walls. This might be the only time I’ve ever stayed in a motel that the Gideon Bible people seem to have forsaken.
The handicapped accessible bathroom was massive, but empty. A sink with no counter, a toilet with no lid, and a bath/​shower complete with handholds and optional bench. Now that I think of it, they might have been counting the bathtub bench as a seat for a second guest in the two-​bed room. The sink and the toilet were nearly 8 feet apart, which made things difficult since the only surface for washup bags was atop the toilet tank.
We asked for an ashtray, and had one by the second day of our three day stay. We were never granted one of the few hairdryers available in the motel though we asked every day. The shower took ages to produce warm water, and the hand held shower head had been mounted in a way that guaranteed a sopping floor, which became a problem when our request for a new bath mat was ignored. The lack of ventilation insured that the «wood» floors never fully dried, which allowed us to see the dirty footprints we left as we walked around (including first thing in the morning.)
I don’t expect much from a budget motel, but this Motel 6 failed to meet even my basic needs of a moderately clean, reasonably quiet place to sleep.
Quick tip– if you absolutely must eat and have no vehicle available, pick the Denny’s instead of the Philly Diner. But really, just stay somewhere that is not here.
Click the link for my previous attempt to find an acceptable budget hotel.

Pictures on website not true, they are renovated with nice wood floors flat screen tv with many channels very clean and comfy bed. The staff was so nice helping with near by restaurants… Very quite and safe. Laundry area a plus

Newly renovated, very clean and comfy, great local restaurants, staff is very friendly and helpful

I frequently come here. Recently disappointed. Two pieces of toilet paper left on the roll
I called front desk only to be told they dont have any to give me. Should I use their towels.(bad).plus their floors are filthy. My socks turn black. (bad)Your staff obviously isnt doing what you pay them to do. (bad) Ice machine broken on many occasions (bad)Heat not great (bad) Come on Motel 6 shape up PLEASE… Dissatisfied frequent customer soon to look for new lodging…(BAD)

If I could give this place no stars I would first of the guy working behind desk was very rude… Then got to my room and opened my door and it was very messy I thought someone was still in there so I kept yelling hello and got no answer so I ran to my friend who was couple rooms down in room 618 I believe it was and told her she came with me back to the room so I called front desk and told him what was going on and he gave me attitude and started asking me question like I did something I was omg really I just left your office how the hell am I gonna do that kind of mess in seconds so never again this place needs to be shut down

had room 618 and my friend had room 613. Upon walking into my friends room 613 it appeared to be that the room was still rented because there were personal belongings and the room was filthy the sheets were all on the floor. We contacted front desk and the dark gentleman said that he had checked this room prior to us checking in and it was flawless. If he called that room flawless can you imagine how he wipes his ass. My room 618 was OK. I was H-​E-​B entire night so possible bedbugs and the room smelled of heavy old cologne. I refuse to stay at this location again thank God it was just for a connecting flight and one night. The front office decided to change my friends from to 612 the room was better than the first rotten. I will never book at this location again and I will make sure that I yelled my experiences and other social media sites…

Been here a few times this past month. My rooms were clean comfortable and the staff pleasant. Never been there on a weekend so not sure if that’s where the negative reviews come from. I got bang for the buck. The only reason I didn’t give 5 stars is because my last stay I was all the way in the back and wasn’t so comfortable being there since I was alone.

My frieds and I came to se the pope here to Philadelphia, and they booked for a two nights.
They thinking that was going to be all guys and only 2 nights… they thought we can save some cash… well, really what you pay is what you get right? …not really this motel went lower than that.
And what’s worse is they have no sense of urgency to help customers.
sorry to rate this motel6 this low but this are my findings:
Hair balls behind the doors
Toilet rim dirty with urine
Bed sheets not changed with other people’s hair
Sink faucet with other people’s hair
Room’s floors dirty
No toilet paper in restroom
All of this was communicated to the office and only the bed sheets were changed.
How can i give a star?
I usually don’t give low ratings because Unilocal will delete my rates but this one REALLY… REALLY…NO, REALLY deserves it.

BEDBUGS! I posted a video online of bedbugs here. There is one bug crawling around on my pillow! Search youtube for Bedbugs Motel 6 Essington and you’ll see it. What’s worse is that after they moved me, they put me in another room and when I pulled the sheets back, there they were again!!! And I have photos and video to prove this. THIS PLACE IS DISGUSTING!!! And what is worst of all is that management and Motel 6 corporate have refused to address this with my sufficiently.

Booked a king room (225) at only $ 66 with tax. Nice setup with tables, a separate bath and sink, and what not. I don’t remember if there was a fridge and microwave. It was a bit more modern than the pics booking websites have so the set-​up may have changed in all rooms, as well.
Moving on, I know it’s a budget motel, but, I do expect linens without burn holes and cleaner floors.
Otherwise, the bed was comfy, the room had a flat-​screen, and there is variety in going to party and eat including room service until midnight.

This was the worst experience I have ever had at a Motel 6. There was no carpet on the floor. Had I read the review from 2012, I probably would have not stayed here. No carpet means history of bedbugs. There was a definite insecticide odor to the room. I was in my stocking feet. When I went to take my white socks off they were solid black with dirt. There was no clock/​radio to set an alarm. No kleenex. One wash cloth. No cup for drinking water. The ice bucket had mold in it. No mattress pad on the bed. No guy on the phone to what the buttons connected you to. I was so tired when I went to bed that I didn’t realize until morning that the sheets had not been changed. DO NOT STAY here.

I realize this is a lower cost hotel but I registered for two people there was only one bath towel, there were no kleenex, there was no radio to set an alarm, no coffee pot, and the worst part they want to charge extra $ 3 for wifi!

BED BUGS! DO NOT STAY HERE! All other hotels were booked and we thought we would give this establighment a shot. We knew we were going to sacrifice some amenities, which we were fine with. What we DID NOT expect was to be infested with bed bugs and manager Tiffany refuse to reimburse us for the night. Save yourself the hassle and stay away from this facility!

I want to preface this review by saying that a motel 6 is a motel and not a 4 – 5 star hotel. If you are expecting great amenities, you should definitely look elsewhere. With that said, I had a pretty good experience here. I checked in around 5pm on a Monday (had an interview scheduled for the next day) and there was no wait at the front desk. The employee was very pleasant and I was able to get my key, pay for wireless internet (~$ 3) and was in my room in about 5 min. The room was for the most part clean (carpet was a bit dirty and the bathroom floor looked a bit old) and came with a tube TV w/​remote, table with chairs, towels, plastic cups and a couple of hand soaps. However they did not provide any toothpaste or shampoo so I had to go out and buy it (a bit of a pain but a mistake on my part for not bringing it). The bed was comfortable and the linens seemed clean as far I could tell. The only complaint I had was that there was not enough soundproofing. Although I couldn’t hear any of my neighbors through the walls, I could hear the car doors close, cars beeping and people walking by. I was fortunate to have a quiet night but if there were a lot of activity outside, my experience may have been very different. Overall, I was pleasantly surprised with my first experience at a Motel 6. I went in thinking that it would be pretty terrible but came away with a decent night of sleep for a very cheep price of $ 50/​night.