Best Western Mountain Inn

Disgusting motel! We had ants in our bed and all over our room. Woman at the front desk was incredibly rude as well. She still charged me for the stay even though we left due to the ants. Don’t stay here!

Good place for an overnight stay. The girl at the front desk was friendly and on the ball during check-​in. The room was clean and quiet – what more could you want? Even though there are railroad tracks across the street, I never heard a sound. Plenty of free parking, too.

Why oh why isn’t there a 0 stars? I’ll NEVER stay here again. Reason? One word… Yolanda. What a witch. I already got a rude reception from her on the phone, so I should have known better than to stay here after that. She was decent when we checked in, but then everything went downhill after that. She proceeded to harass my boyfriend when he asked her why the jacuzzi was cold and moldy. Yes, cold and moldy. She gave him a hard time and was very rude to him. He told her that he wants to go use one of the other two hotels pools because they always let us because one owner owns all 3 hotels here. She said absolutely not. So my boyfriend asked the other hotel anyway, and they gave him full permission to use their pool. Yolanda called over there and told them not to allow any of us in the building. So by the time we got over there, they banned us from their hotel!!! Unbelievable. Then we came back over to the mountain inn, and she proceeded to be very cold and rude to us and told us that we got her in trouble by doing all of this. Doing all of what? Trying to use a pool when were not able to use it where we’re staying? The pool and a jacuzzi were freezing cold, of course we’re going to look somewhere else to use one. Anyway, she was very mean and very cold, and she we proceeded to tell her that we were leaving and we wanted our money back. She refunded us, but then she kept calling our room repeatedly asking us to leave… harassing us. I kept explaining to her that we are packing up our things, to relax her neck, that we would be out shortly. She is really a tool I tell you that. She really really desperately needs to get fired on her ass. I have now left three complaints with Best Western corporate, and they have yet to do a single thing about her. Hey corporate, read your Unilocal reviews. Maybe you’ll learn something about Yolanda. Cuz I ain’t the only one complaining.

On Sept 1, 2015, I went to look at properties as I am retiring and looking at different places that I might want to live. Arrived on a Tuesday morning around 11 am. Was a little early but they had no problem getting me a room.
Got to my room and the key didn’t work. Turns out the handle had to be turned upwards to open. Someone installed it upside down No biggie.
Room was nice and clean, recently remodeled. Cooling system and a ceiling fan. great choices for me. The best part for me was the room was supplied with a refrigerator and microwave!!! What more could you ask for?
I spent the day out and about so when I came back with food and drinks I was able to make use of the fridge for my leftovers!
The mattress was one of the most comfortable ones I have slept on. I have had back surgery and usually after a night in a hotel my back hurts in the morning. Not this time. It was a beauty rest, no pillowtop. It was awesome. That’s why I gave it 5 stars. I will definitely stay here again.
When it came to checkout i wanted to pay cash. The girl at the desk the previous day said that they would refund my card when I checked out and I could pay cash. I thought I’d have a issue with this but again to my surprise there wasn’t, all was happily taken care of. The girls at the desk were courteous and polite. Ya’ll get 5 stars too!
Thanks for a great stay. Hope everyone tries to stay here more often.
Thanks again

As a smoker it is few and far between for mid price rooms anywhere in California. Happy to find this one while visiting a friend who is locked up.
Front Desk Clerk «Yola» was delightful, helpful and very efficient! Give that woman a raise.
Did not have the «hot breakfast» yet it looked tasty…
Room was what you expect at a Best Western. No bathtub — yet nice shower.
Parking lot is well lit, usual vending machines. Good Japanese food joint across the lot —
So if you have a friend «doing time» at C.C.I Tehachapi — stay here… it will work mighty fine.

Went here to drink with my friends… room seems up to date/​and or renovated. Seems legit enough for me.

Passing through the area enroute to Death Valley/​Vegas. Room was as expected (for a 2.5 star hotel), although smelled of smoke. Big surprise was the breakfast spread. Everything you’d expect for a continental breakfast plus hot items including eggs, bacon and pancakes. Shower had great water pressure but needed a longer shower curtain. Acceptable stay for the area.

Have stayed here last year with 2 rooms. Booked 2 rooms this year and requested a roll away for each, was told there was no extra charge. Only 1 was provided and I was charged $ 10. Joseph, the night manager/​clerk would not make it right. Yolanda the morning clerk refunded our $ 10 and provided great customer service!
Room numbering out of sequence and difficult to find rooms.
P. S. the most bizarre/​hilarious sign I’ve ever seen at a hotel is at the pool which states: «persons having currently active diarrhea or who have had active diarrhea within the previous 14 days shall not be allowed to enter the pool water.» OMG HAHAHA!

I’ve stayed here before when in Tehachapi, Frankly, I much prefer the Holiday Inn just across the freeway, even though it isn’t really in walking distance of anything. But it was full this last time so I stayed here… again.
This place really is between 2 and 3 stars. (Dear Unilocal,please give us the chance to half-​star items) It is a bit dingy and right next door is a much fancier and newer Best Western (very strange… two side by side… one for the well-heeled…and this place for the rest of us cheapskates). But it is cheaper than most in town (except the Ranch Motel which is in the middle of town, really off the beaten path. But you don’t want to stay there. That place makes the Best Western Mountain seem like Shangri-​la. The only motel I’ve every stayed out where I immediately set off for K-​Mart and bought Lysol to disinfect the shower… and everything else.) They are doing renovations here when I stayed. The organization of the rooms is a bit disorienting, and there really isn’t a view of much of anything. I got a sweet view of the street behind, a chain link fence, and houses.
But it is fairly close to the main section of «Old» Tehachapi, within walking distance. The rooms were decent in size, dated but decent. The air conditioner worked perfectly well on a 100 degree weekend. The tv was large but reception wasn’t great, with lots of static. Plenty of channels, however. The bathroom was large, but cave like. And by the by, this is one of those bathrooms where the toilet paper is a major stretch from the john. I pity those with short arms. Plenty of towels.
Check-​in was friendly, and even though I arrived early they had my room ready pretty quickly.
Note that when I was there, plenty of construction workers/​railroad contractors do stay at this hotel, I would guess because it is one of the less expensive and centrally located. But that does mean the inhabitants can drink a bit, stand in front of their rooms and balconies and exchange pleasantries that you may not want your children to hear. Such as this one: (Man standing on 2^nd floor balcony yelling to his friends below) «There’s only one ass hair that my beard gets stuck in. That’s right. I’m just not tangling my beard in any olé butt hair.» Okay, that conversation, despite its limited range of potential, went on for a good five to ten minutes. So if you want you kids around a bit less brutish audience, you may shell out a few more dollars for more posh digs. Me? I was drinking a bottle of gin to forget…

Stayed at the Best Western in Tehatchapi enroute to a wedding near Fresno. Freshly refurbished, Clean, cool, and comfortable. We would not hesitate to stay again– Tehachapi is very cute town. Writing this review because all the other reviews were misleading.

Worst western :(Stayed here because I thought «Best western! Those are OK!»… I was wrong. Rooms were shabby, heater did not work well (it was either hot or cold, no in between), the water was turned off until 5 PM, and between trains going by at 4 AM (hoooonk hooonk!) and anybody walking on the 2^nd floor, the place rattled and shook all night long like a constant earthquake. For the $$ this place should have been a lot better.

If you have pets this is the only place that will allow you to stay in Tehachapi. We put up with the less than wonderful smells because of this fact. When you take a hot shower bad smells come from somewhere, maybe the drain or the showerhead. I wasn’t sure which.
Also, you should be careful to turn off the bathroom vent as quickly as it comes on because bad smells come in through the ventilation system sometimes. If someone else farts in their bathroom in some other room at the hotel, you get to share it if you don’t turn off the vent very fast.
All things considered though, we were happy just to be able to keep our pets with us. The floors were mopped and things were fairly clean. I think this hotel is just too old to fix for a reasonable price.

Gal at front desk was great! She was professional and pleasant. Room was clean, had adequate A/​C and comfy beds. My only beef is that the dryer handle was very gross with someone else’s handprints.

I’ve stayed at the Best Western Mountain Inn for weeks for work. It doesn’t look like much and I could see where you might think it is «sketch» but it’s a decent hotel!
Debi at the front desk is always on top of things. If there’s anything wrong with your room they’ll move you to a new one — very accomodating. And it’s quiet!!!
It’s not the most modern but the rooms are large and I’ve never had a problem with the cleanliness. It is a little pricey for the small town of Tehachapi, CA (more than $ 80 with a AAA discount!) but overall A-​OK.

We were on a long road trip from Seattle to Arizona, traveling with two greyhounds. Since sometimes pet motels can be tough to find, we decided to call it a day once we found the Best Western in Tehachapi.
We arrived after dark, but upon check-​in noted that the lobby was a bit dim and the furnishings looked as though they hadn’t been updated in decades. We had the same impression upon entering our room. The pet room had a bit of a stale pet smell (to be expected somewhat with a pet room, but other places we’ve stayed have been MUCH better) and there were a few stains on the carpet. There wasn’t much in the way of a place for our greys to potty, and the landscaped bushes were already filled with several piles of dog droppings.
Two interesting things stood out about this property: next door is a newer Best Western facility, which is much more expensive… honestly, after seeing the older facility I think they should just tear it down and stick with the newer place. The other thing — the bathroom didn’t have normal switches for turning on lights and fans; going back to the fifties or sixties, our bathroom had buttons that you pushed in to turn the lights/​fan on and off.
Overall, we stayed in four motels during our road trip and of the four this one came in dead last. I think I’d look for somewhere else to stay next time I’m in the Tehachapi area.

the place is kinda sketchy brings back the 70’s with the style Hotel (drive in) The rooms are really large but old. You can tell that alot of construction workers who are here on long stays come here because the closet is HUGE, the bathrooms are seperated from the sink and changing area and the bathrooms have shevling across the walls. Before you can use the ammenitites you have to turn them on I.e. the toilet and fridge. AAA gives you a pretty fat discount for staying here which is why i tried it. Next up La Quinta