Motel 6

Room looked nice to start then after looking around found stained sheets, cigarette burn holes in the blanket and food crusted on top sheet. Cheap if you just need a quick place to stay.

Stayed here twice this week, and it has to be said, the two separate front counter men rocked. I had big issues getting into my room (bloody card wouldn’t work twice) and after a long trip, I’m sure I wasn’t very nice when I was heading back to the lobby for the third time. The guy rocked. He was respectful, efficient, and made sure I got into my room.
Then again tonight, the front counter staff was again just exceptional.
Well done front desk staff. I hope you both get well deserved raises

Wow this place is gross, we got the last room available and I had already paid on Expedia, room freezing and no real blanket on bed just sheets, upon pulling covers back it reveled blood in the bed, not sure if sheets had not been changed or its their policy to reuse sheets with period blood, yes it was at waste level and my wife made me sleep in it, yuck! I informed manager and she said we could get discount if I stay another night, we agreed and she assured us our next room would be better, we got in late and girl at the counter was very rude, my discount was like 10.00 which was not satisfactory for conditions we encountered, was late and we reluctantly accepted room, when we opened the door the smoke smell in this non smoking room was unbearable, no really it was so bad I could taste it and it made us both feel nauseated, never got used to it and overall had a horrible experience with this crappy motel, besides the smell and blood stains is the highway noise, it’s so close to traffic lanes on busy highway it’s hard to sleep even if it did not stink to high heaven, stay clear of this dump!

Holy crap this place is cheap, couldn’t find a better deal in town, granted the room smelled like a cigarette, the bed was meh, and I had to pay extra for wifi, it still came out to a little under $ 65. Definitely will stay here again for that price. Staff was also very friendly.

I stay in motels approx. 2 months annually. Mostly at Marriott but occasionally others.
I have come to expect that I get what I pay for. As such, staying at a Motel 6 I set my expectations appropriately. However, I was extremely disappointed with my family’s stay on 12÷19÷15 @ the Tumwater location. We requested a (clean) 2 bed non-​smoking room. What we received was a smoking room labeled, and proclaimed by staff, as a non-​smoking room. Now maybe it was «just-​that-​morning» designated as a non-​smoking room but it couldn’t have been any sooner. We promptly requested an actual non-​smoking room and received an overly-​perfumed previously smoking room. As soon as the perfume off-​gassed it reeked like the previous, smokey room. We were exhausted, needed sleep and figured it was fruitless to request a third «non-​smoking» room. The next morning we vacated the premises as soon as possible myself, wife and 2 children’s clothing and belongings impregnated with second-​hand smoke residue.
As if the extremely offensive and toxic fumes weren’t enough I must mention the clearly reused bed covers. The covers were stained, wrinkled and littered with other person’s hairs. These covers are pulled up at night for warmth often as far as to rest on one’s face. This I made sure wasn’t the case for myself and family but imagine the disgusting possibilities.
If you have any desire to retain myself or anyone I know or are Facebook friends with as patrons I would appreciate a reply explaining how this situation won’t happen to anyone else in the future.
They replied with «sorry».

Went to visit my son for Thanksgiving, stayed at the Motel 6 since it was only 2 miles from his house. It was as expected. Paid extra to have a fridge/​microwave, they wanted extra for wifi, chose not to pay. bed was uncomfortable, and everytime the heater turned on, it sounded like a diesel truck coming through the door. The heater finally stopped working all together.
For the price ($ 58) per night, it was not worse than what we expected. The thing I dislike, it stunk like cig smoke, and it was not clean!
Would I stay again, depends on finances! If I had to yes, but otherwise, probably go to the next closest and pay a little more!

I walk in the lobby, smells like cigarettes. A woman is in the lobby complaining about her room smelling if cigarettes. But the employees didn’t want to switch her rooms. (They did after a while)
I was handed my key to a room, I get there, put the key in, won’t open, try several times and the door opens… was someone else’s room. I go back to the lobby (mind you, 2 others complained of cigarette smell in their rooms) and they give me a different room. I get in there, smells of cigarettes so bad. I call the lobby and say something. They didn’t wanna help. It’s a non smoking room so nothing they can do. After complaining more, the maid came. She sprayed febreeze like crazy, I wanted to die. She took pitty on me and took me to a different room to smell it. Much better! So I’m staying in this other room.
Don’t stay here if you don’t smoke.
Also, the blankets are dirty, things are breaking, floor isn’t very clean. I only gave 2 stars for the nice maid to move me.

As a budget hotel, I’ve had better. Very underwhelmed. Room STINKS– combo of cat litter and cigarettes. Toilet was clogged. Paid 75 a night after all the fees. They charge for wifi. Could have paid the same rate elsewhere and avoided the smell and had free wifi. Avoid unless you enjoy Parfum de Le Cat Poo-​poo and Cigars.

I know this is a «Budget» hotel but that doesn’t mean you have dirty sheets on the bed. Our non smoking room clearly had smokers in it the day before and smells like an ash tray. The staff however are accommodating and friendly and the pool is nice and warm. $ 5 will get you a slow WiFi connection on one device. You can tell they made an attempt to update the rooms with a «modern look» but it’s mediocre at best. I wouldn’t pay more than $ 50/​night to stay in a place like this again unless I was really desperate.

This is by far the best motel 6 I have stayed in. The shower is remodeled and looks really cool and the front desk called after we got settled in just to see how we liked the room; I have never had any hotel ever do this and it was very nice. Also, the pool was really warm, as most motel 6 pools are freezing. Finally, the woman at the front desk recommended a mexican restaurant to us that was delicious!

I didn’t expect much with this being a Motel 6, but it’s actually very nice for what you pay, and recently remodeled too! The bed was comfy, the bathroom clean, and it was pretty quiet too! The pool was nice as well, not too chlorinated. I experienced wonderful customer service, while I was there, I lost the main stone to my engagement ring, the front desk people helped me out, I lost it near the pool, they were very understanding and took down my name and number in case it was found. They also explained very gently that it was probably gone though, which felt like a very human response, which was nice. (It seems like an odd comment, but these budget hotels are usually so robotic.)

Nice property and updated rooms but I don’t like paying for a room through bullet proof glass with a steel pass-​through because it makes me feel that the surroundings are dangerous. Everyone staying in the room needs to provide their identification! The card holder needs to sign a policy allowing your personal information to be shared with the Tumwater Police Department! This made us feel like criminals. We booked online with a credit card but we were not in the system when we arrived. We had to change rooms after asking for a queen then given a room with two doubles. Down the stairs and back to the glass we were treated very nicely and the problem was solved. Two pillows, two towels no shampoo, loud window unit.
I will go back to paying an extra $ 20 to stay at a Marriott using my AAA discount.

I recently moved up north after living in Tumwater fo so I’m familiar with the area. That said I knew how to get around on buses and to nearby dining locations. Overall it was a great stay. The rooms are clean and spacious; even with the double beds. I’d read some reviews on the smell before going and I didn’t experience that. I had a non smoking room and it smelled that way. And they have a year round pool which my daughter loves. Its a 4min walk from a bus that takes you straight to downtown Olympia one way and downtown Tumwater the other. I paid 136 for 2 nights, Saturday and Sunday. One night was in a double bed room and the 2^nd in a single when I no longer needed the extra space. If you’re looking for the Ritz go there but if you’re looking for a low key, private, family friendly place tucked away in a small city next to the capitol; this is the place for you.
Pros — reasonably priced, free coffee in the morning, great staff, pool open late, quiet, comfortable, safe environment, Pet friendly
Con’s — no continental breakfast if I must be picky.

The room was clean and updated. I really love that a lot of motel 6’s are being remodeled. So glad they got rid of the tacky bedspreads. For the price, I would stay here again. The staff is quite friendly.

The hotel rooms are beautiful and updated. The front desk staff was really friendly as well.
Unfortunately we ended up changing rooms 3 times. The first room stunk like a sweat sock and we changed out of it immediately, the second room has this weird noise that kept us awake, and the third room stunk like smoke and had fleas in the bedding. That was enough for us, we changed hotels at 1:30 am.
It’s too bad, I don’t have a sensitive nose, but the smell is really strong.

Definitely the nicest «budget» place I’ve stayed in during my several years of weekly travel up and down the I-​5 corridor between WA.-OR.-CA.
Cons:
No shampoos (IDGAF)
No blow drier (IDGAF)
Pros:
Price
Cleanliness
Service
Proximity to good coffee/​freeway
Sheer awesomeness

Basic at best. Freeway noise and all, the worst thing is that there was no shampoo (vending machine at $ 2.50), no coffee maker (not that I cared), no alarm clock. They had TV which got them one star but wi-​fi was an extra $ 3 if you want it. At $ 65 with tax I expect more.
Tom Bodett would be embarrassed.

This was beyond the nicest Motel 6 I have ever seen. It was inexpensive, clean, modern and comfortable. It was located in a good area too. Lots of restaurants and shopping.

My power was out at my Oly residence, so I was forced to sleep here one night. For a Motel 6, this place was actually quite nice! Perhaps my expectations were too low, but I was pleasantly surprised by the modern décor and clean rooms (see pics). It even had a (smallish) flat screen TV with cable! There was also a good sized mini fridge and microwave.
Be warned that this is a very BASIC, bare bones type place. They didn’t have shampoo, conditioner, or a hair dryer, which meant I couldn’t wash my hair. So bring your own. All they provide is a bar of soap. Also, the blanket was too thin, but I compensated by cranking the heat up to 75 degrees. The heater worked well and helped drown out the freeway noise.
Motel 6 is far from a Four Seasons, but for $ 39.99 for a room with one queen bed, it’s a great deal, especially when other comparable motels in the Olympia area start at around $ 65.
P. S., they sell condoms in the lobby vending machine. *hurl*

pros: the best budget-​motel conditions i’ve seen in a while. our room had a big flat-​panel TV with basic cable, a great heater, and clean/​modern everything. nice. very easy check-​in and check-​out. wifi was $ 3.25 a day extra, and we paid $ 118 after taxes for the two nights.
cons: my only complaint about the place is that our room was really close to the freeway, and except for the hours of 2−6am, traffic was really loud. two lousy nights of sleep, which unfortunately made me wish i would’ve chosen somewhere else, even though the room was great. i’m a light sleeper, but my girlfriend had to take sleeping pills too :)
if you stay here, definitely stay in a room far and facing away from the freeway.