Lemon Tree Motel

I read the other reviews on my way after booking and got nervous but thought it couldn’t be as bad as the reviews. I don’t give Unilocal as much credit because it’s typically people who like to complain. I’m on here to warn, it IS as bad as the reviews say, except the staff was not rude. But everything is filthy, there are thick white stains on literally everything (bed floor furniture ect) no towels or toiletries. I wouldn’t have showered anyways because it was just that disgusting. Anyways, if I had to choose sleeping in my truck or sleeping here for free, guess where I’ll be. You best believe I’ll be in my truck. Be warned. And I don’t think zero stars is an option so they get one by default.

This place is a joke. The manager was a nice guy though. But the rooms were absolutly ridiculous. I walked in to the room to see grafitti everywhere. All over the tv stand. The lampshade the phone. I didnt even want to sit on the bed here. The whole door had grafitti on it too. Didnt feel safe at all leaving car in the parking lot. I told the manager to refund me. He said it was cuz we picked a smoking room. I laughed ya rite. He gave us a refund and we went to motel 6 which was 1 000 0000x vetter than this place.

I don’t know where to begin, but all I could say is this place is the worst. First, the Chinese guy at the window tries to steal your money buy raising the price when the internet says it’s cheaper. Secondly, there is drugs dealing and smokers rolling their blunt by the stairs while we were going back to our room by the way rooms are disgusting and bath tubs with nasty stains. Third, while I was at the second floor hallways there was a man walking by the side walk saw me, pulled his shirt up and started to pull down his pants to jerk off. Nasty fucker. Lastly while we were going to turn the key the Chinese guy, yes the same guy that wanted to raise the price asked us when we checked in to leave a deposit of $ 5 for one key and when we checked out he didn’t want to give us back the $ 5 because it was not written on the receipt, so we said that’s his job to write that down but in order to get a key we needed to leave a deposit. So he gave it back to us, if we would’ve not said anything he would’ve pocketed the money. Bad customer service skill. Oh by the way there is bums walking at all time of the hours just like prostitutes. The worst motel in Pomona please ppl pay a bit more but go some where else for better room service, customer service and a safe place.

LOW END ACCOMMODATION: «You Get What You Pay For»
If I’m in the LA area for a couple of days I don’t mind staying at a motel. Regardless of how small a motel is I care about quality.
I stayed here with my parents last weekend due to a family gathering. We wanted to stay at a place close by, but not too expensive. So I found this place on Expedia and booked it was $ 60 a night.
Where to begin? Besides a nice staff nothing else was positive about this motel. I’ll let the pictures in my review describe my experience. That is inexcusable to have a faulty electric outlet and graffiti on the cabinets in any motel. I’ve stayed at hostels Europe, Japan, and South Africa that were cleaner than this place. Those hostels were less than $ 30 a night. There’s a sign that states new management. I hope it makes major upgrades to this motel to make it liveable. This motel is next to a hill where on top are two casual, upscale restaurants: Coco Palm Restaurant and Pomona Valley Mining Company. Due to these two restaurants this motel has the potential to attract more guests provided there’s a major upgrade to the facilities.
Despite the new management if I come back to LA I’m not staying at this motel again. I’m willing to pay more for a hotel that doesn’t have faulty outlet, graffiti cabinet, and a dirty swimming pool.

I’m an Airbnb convert but my friend was the one who booked this place. Well now I know. I’d rather sleep in a trunk.
He made the reservation over two weeks before and then called again the week of to make sure the reservation was confirmed. He had mentioned how difficult they were to work with, and was worried about the living situation but we didn’t have many options. We were going to Hard Summer at the Fairplex and this was both close and cheap (er). When we checked in that night, we weren’t the only ones coming from the event. Their 200 dollar fine for smoking in rooms and no partying rule seemed very ironic when we walked past open doors of rooms packed with people taking bong rips.
So we say we reserved two rooms. The man behind the desk goes, «We’ll see.» That already does not sound good. He informs us that our rooms were canceled. We asked why and how and when, and he just shrugged. We were so frustrated but he was completely unflustered and unhelpful. We told him about how a female employee who made the reservation said that the card would be charged the night before, and he said it wasn’t true and asked us to pay for two rooms if we wanted them now. He asked us if we wanted two rooms about ten times before confirming that we could get keys within 15 minutes.
We originally booked two rooms with two beds in each. He gave us a room with a king sized bed and a room with two full sized beds. It cost $ 400 in total. As I said, I wish I had rented an RV instead or even splurged for the nearby Sheraton. Dirty rooms, unreliable reservations, and some of the worst customer service I have ever had the displeasure of experiencing — if I could give it 0 stars, I would.

If could do negative I would this is a tourist trap there was black mold on our shower in both rooms !!! Don’t stay here ! People were pounding on our door no smoke detector but the plate and wires were there the bathtub looked like it hadn’t been cleaned in 20 years

As I walked into the bathroom I saw tiles on the floor missing, there were jagged edges and what looked like mold. The floor was very dirty, the bath tub was dirty, the metal piece that the water is supposed to come out of to fill the bath tub was broke. This place is very disgusting! Many shady people hanging out in the parking lot.

If I could give this place 0 stars I would! The place is super sketchy it’s right off the freeway. Not only is it sketchy we booked a «Non-​Smoking» room and it REEKED of smoke! The room was disgusting and the service was horrible. The guy at the front desk is so rude! Stay anywhere but here!!!

DO NOT STAY HERE!!! I am by no means picky when it comes to a motel/​hotel stay for a single night. I needed a place nearby for an exam as I live in san diego. THIS PLACE WAS DISGUSTING! Not to mention creepy, dirty, and I just didn’t feel safe. When I first got there, the attendent was behind plate glass, he checks you in by hand (written that is) the room was gross and the microwave didnt have knobs so it was unuseable. I asked for a new room, he practically threw the key at me. This new room was adjacent to the previous room and was worse! I gatthered my things and went to clerk to say that I wasnt staying there and to demanded a refund. Although he did offer me a new room, he outwardly refused to give a refund because «I had already been there for 20 minutes». That is literally what he said, that was the excuse given. I told him should be ashamed of himself and called him a theif! I am not a hooker who paid for an hour, I am a customer who paid $ 65 for the a full night stay. I didn’t stay the night. I was incredibly upset and was near tears when I left. DON’T EVER STAY HERE!!! Thankfully I found a much better place down the road.

If I could give it less then 1 star I would. Let me just say… the pics I seen online were very deceiving. So i was in a pinch and needed a place to crash for the night. I figure how bad could it be. Its by the Pomona Valley Mining Co and Fairplex. Cant be that bad right? WRONG! Outside looks ok. Inside looked like a bad scene from New Jack City! Pink paint? REALLY? Door hinges busted up allowing easy access for a home invasion. Sink… Thrashed. Fire alarm falling off. And dont even get me started on the Bathroom. HORRIBLE. The bed? ha… well…i sat on it and there was NO way i was gonna sleep on that horrible box of a bed. And that god awful smell!!! I called the office and they said they could change my room. Thanks but no thanks. After i walked outside and finally noticed the Zombies lingering around I new… no way was i gonna get caught up in this apocalypse! i proceeded up to the office and spoke with the «Acting Manager» Gabriel and reasoned with him for a bit. In a nutshell there was no way im paying for the room. His response…“What did you expect… its Pomona”. ha My laugh then turned to disappointment when he told me absolutely no refunds. SMH… what was i thinking? I always Unilocal before I go. Lesson Learned. So… heres my story… if you want to find the birth place of Herpes… I’d give the Sour ass Lemon Tree a shot.
P.S.
I will be disputing with my bank and probably will be suing for pain, suffering, and possible contact with Ebola. Wish me luck.

If you are ok with sleeping in a bed likely frequented by hookers and truckers and you have no problem showering in a bath tub that was probably used to cook meth, feel free to get a room here. Really, I’m not picky, but this place is the stuff of nightmares. When I booked this motel (we were going to a show at the Fairplex), I ignored the reviews stating how gross this place was. Do not repeat my mistake.
Let me paint a picture for you. Outside, the parking lot was littered with rotting trash. And a lot of it. Inside, there were handprints, scuff marks, and mold all over the walls. The curtains had huge rips in them. The furniture was ripped and stained with what could only be various bodily fluids. The sinks and tubs were discolored and cracked. Saw might have been filmed in the bathroom but I can’t be sure.
We ended up staying on a friend’s couch after the show rather than sleeping here. Owner would not refund the ridiculous $ 135 we payed for this sh*thole.

You definitely can’t expect much from a motel.
We were going to Hard Day of the Dead that weekend which was located at the Fairplex. The closest hotel was the Sheraton but it was about $ 350/​night which i was not about to pay.
One star for convenience.
Luckily this hotel was the second closest hotel to the event.
It was only 1.8 miles away. To me, the closer the better.
Two stars for cheap pricing.
Booked online with Priceline. No cancellation fees within 24 hours of reservation.
I paid $ 85 plus taxes which equaled $ 93.50 for a sunday night reservation.
It was quite odd that the check in time was 1:00pm which was quite an inconvenience since our event started at 11:00AM and we wanted to check in earlier so we can drop off all our stuff. I previously called ahead of time to see if we could check in earlier but the fobby asian lady on the phone said it all depends whether a customer will check out early and a room will be available. But fortunately we arrived here from San Diego later then expected but was able to check in around 12:00pm.
There is a $ 5 cash only hold for the room key.
The room key is like a USB instead of a card.
You get your $ 5 back after returning the key upon check out.
THE ROOM:
Two queen size beds.
Both beds were hard. Both beds had two pillows each. The pillows were super flat.
The blankets are extremely thin. So DO bring your own blanket because it will get cold at night.
One desk. One old shabby computer chair. One old school box tv with low quality television. One bed night stand. One lamp. One sink. One bathroom.
The lighting on top of the sink is yellow and dimmed. Very low quality lighting,
The bathroom was very dirty. Chipped paint. Stained walls. Dirty tub.
The shower water completely soaked the shower curtains which caused water to create large puddles outside of the tub. At least the water stream was strong and the hot/​cold settings were easy to use and adjust to the desired temperature.
There is no hand soap. There are some complimentary soap bars,
A tissue box and some clothes hangers.
Overall, just your cheap place to stay for a night. Nothing more.

Wow, This place should get an award for the most blatantly rude customer service.
Called to reserve a room 3 times… they answered and put the phone down on the counter!
Finally got a guy who I talked with, when I asked how much (cheap room) he said $ 55
I asked if would honor the advertised internet price of $ 49…He said call another hotel and hung up!

Given how I normally stay at the Best Western in Diamond Bar when visiting my lady over the weekend, I was shocked to see their summer rates be as high as they were when trying to make a reservation. So, I found myself using
to look for cheaper places to stay and came across the Lemon Tree Motel.
The price was attractive ($ 50 per night!), but the previous Unilocal reviews gave me pause after making my reservation online. Imagine my surprise to see that the room was clean, the water was working, and the A/​C functioned properly (especially with the weather in Pomona at 90 degrees). And, free wifi — always a plus with me! The banner over the entrance said that the motel was under new management, so perhaps these changes were implemented after the most recent Unilocal review.
Yet, the Lemon Tree is showing its age; the walls are a bit thin, as I heard the person next door snoring (either that, or he must snore REALLY loud). This place also is the first one I’ve seen where you have to pay to use the ice dispenser. And, while there is adult programming on the TV — and you can request to have it shut off at check-​in — when I changed the channel, it went back to CNN (though without the audio feed). Playboy TV was still working, though, so… um, yeah.
Overall, this review should be considered a 2.5, as I got a good night’s sleep, and for the most part, I was comfortable. Looks like the Lemon Tree Motel will be my Plan B when planning future visits to Diamond Bar.

So this place is filthy and gross… not to mention the needle that was found in my room… when management was informed they said they would remove it… I asked for my money back and was denied anything… I told them I have pictures and video of this needle that I will post online… they said go ahead and call the police while I was at it… so the news will be informed as well as la county health department and any other agency I can get a hold of

oh hell to the no… My husband and I decided to go here, because it was right off the freeway and close to home. (we wanted to chill for a little while). Well the price was cool and it looked pretty decent on the inside. Anyhoo I get comfortable and decide to use the restroom and take a hot shower… now I go to flush and the toilet is not working I’m like OOOOOK… that was no big deal to me I grew up in the ghetto and I know how to solve this problem. Sooooo I will just fill up the ice bucket with water and pour it in the toilet (that gets it to flush). I go to cut on the tub water and THAT is not working. Now I’m getting pissed. so instead of going off I decided to just call the front desk and ask them what the hell is going on. The lady was like oh I’m sorry I forgot to mention the water will be off for the next TWO hours. WTF!!! you forgot to mention that huh… She then comes up to our room to tell us she has opened the room next to us and we can go to the bathroom in that room and just not flush it. ewwwww so anyway, we called 2 hours later because the water still was not on and spoke to her again. They finally cut it on after about 3 hours, but the hot water never came on, we had to take cold ass freezing showers. Then all night we were hearing high heels and soft knocks on doors, now I’m no expert but I would have to say it was alot of hooker activity going on. And the last reviewer was right Porn was on the moment you cut on the TV and on like 2 channels. The only cable channel (HBO) had a buzzing sound and it was just horrible all the way around. I will never go back to this place, I will happily pay a little more for something better.

I have to admit right off the bat that I am no fan of Riverside county or the 909. But there was a band I wanted to see at the Pomona Fairplex, and this was the cheapest place to get a room nearby.
I am no prima donna when it comes to places to stay-​as long as it’s relatively clean and decent-​which the Lemon Tree is. Convenient location-​right off Interstate 10 and just around the corner from the back road that leads straight to the Fairplex grounds.
I will say one thing: I turned on the TV in my room just to check out CNN or see if they got MTV and what pops up: PORN! And it was free-​not even blocked or scrambled. I was pretty shocked. Another thing-​the rooms were serviced by maids that looked like they just got out of meth rehab-​not that there’s anything wrong with that.
I guess I am just a sheltered kind of goody-​goody but it made me realize just how really a non-​party-​er I have evolved into. Still-​it ain’t the ritz but the Lemon Tree will do in a pinch. Keep the kids away from the TV remote control unless you want to have to start explaining the birds-​and-​the-​bees!