Rodeway Inn

The 2016 Unilocal 500, Review #077:
My review may sound a bit crazy but, I just want to say that you can have things go wrong in your hotel room and you can still have a great stay. The success of your stay depends on how well you can adapt to being inconvenienced, how necessary the item (s)/amenity is/​are that you are being deprived of and you overall demeanor.
My room didn’t have a stopper in the sink or an actuator for it.
The tub didn’t have a stopper — but it had an actuator, lol).
The toilet paper was made in China and it was so cheap that the perforations wouldn’t tear. Instead it tore perpendicular to the perforations. Leaving you with streamers to clean your «areas» with. That was OK because I had scissors with me and didn’t have to tear it.
Also the phone was broken. The dial tone would sound but if you pushed a button nothing registered with the phone (we have cellphones why should we care? Well, the next person may not have a cellphone).
The screen was torn in the bathroom window, so when showering at night the room fills up with bugs fast if you want to shower with the window slid open to vent the steam.
The other half of the window was Plexiglas and it was cracked from top to bottom. It didn’t fall out on us and no one broke in.
There wasn’t a curtain in the bathroom window. As a test, just before I left, I waved to someone walking across a ditch and they waved back, proving they can see into the bathroom.
The light on the nightstand didn’t work. I didn’t actually need it though.
We had an ironing board but? There wasn’t an iron. I tried to call for one but, if you remember — the phone was broken. So I walked to the front desk and the gentleman behind the counter got me one right away.
Although the mattress may have been the most comfortable one I have ever slept on in a hotel, the pillows hailed from the opposite end of the spectrum.
The remote for the TV was finicky.
The fridge worked great, as did the microwave.
The carpets were clean (I wore clean white socks and purposely walked all over the room. in the end I wound up with clean white socks!).
The TV had A LOT of channels!
The hot water was good and hot!
The a.c. works perfectly as did the heat.
And lastly my neighbors were super quiet.
I paid 86 bucks with a AAA discount. This seems a bit pricey for Florida but, a good deal for California, I have learned.
So I did come away happy because most of the stuff that was wrong, didn’t affect or apply to me.
The bottom line: I would stay in this room again.

After overestimating campsite availability, the boyfriend and I found ourselves without a spot to sleep last Wednesday night. After some internet searching, we found this place and gave it a try. Glad we did!
The service was on point. Not only was the room priced at the lowest rate in the area, but the gentleman at the front desk happily added on a triple A discount. He also upgraded our room without being asked. Wow!
The room itself was cozy and had everything we needed for the evening– comfortable bed, hot shower, clean everything. Room also came equipped with a fridge and stove.
Overall, a comfortable place at a great rate.

Great cozy friendly clean hotel. I love the rodeway.
I highly recommend this hotel. Very clean. Rooms are big and nice. Nicely decorated. They also have kitchen stove refrigerator. Free Internet. The best free coffe. 1 block away from beach. Laundry facility. Perfect location. Im very happy with my stay. I highly recommend to everybody. The price was excellent. I would definitely return.

We just needed a place to rest our head and this did the trick. It was the cheapest hotel in the area and thus did not have high expectations. We stayed in a 1 queen room and it was tiny, but it was clean. The room is old and the shower is challenging. The stream is extremely hard. It was a good place to catch some sleep and was what we were expecting for being the cheapest hotel.

Stayed here pretty last minute labor day weekend with my girlfriend. We stayed Saturday night. We went to Santa Barbara for the day (sat) and needed a place to stay. Every hotel was well over $ 200 in a 25m radius and was pleased at the value of this place in ventura despite the 30−45m drive from santa barbara.
I was pleased with the room as it was clean and tidy. Staff was friendly.
If youre looking for luxury go elsewhere. If your looking for good value I would recommend staying here!

We visited The Rodeway Inn over the weekend and were really impressed. The hotel was recently taken over by Choice Hotels and you can tell that they have been doing a lot of work on the place. While we were there we were not able to use the in-​room phones or the Wi-​Fi because they were in the process of rewiring it, which was fine for us. The office manager was very polite and we had a very easy check-​in process. We went straight to our room and found that it was very large and clean. We got a king room that had an AC, refrigerator, ironing board, and blow dryer. The bathroom was very clean as well and came stocked with clean towels and travel size toiletries. Overall it was a very good experience for the price and we will definitely return in the future.

Had reservations for this place on Friday July 31^st, called them at 11:47 in the morning with multiple calls and no answer so we decided to drive there. when we arrived about 20 mins later there was a sign on the door saying that they would be back i 10 – 15 mins. We left for lunch was gone for about 30 to 40 mins, called again to see if we could check in. Person stated that we couldn’t and to try back in about 30 to 60 mins, we left and went back to family’s for while. It should be noted that the office was closed for about 1 hour not the 10 to 15 mins that it said it was going to be.
When we checked in at around 4pm we were advised that the room wasn’t ready and it would be 20 more mins before we could get in. Once we finally got in the floors where still wet, and we discovered that the shower wouldn’t work. there was no phone on the room to call the front desk so we had to hunt that person down. The clerk advised us several times that someone would be in to look at the shower that took forever and finally the clerk just came in and attempted to fix it which they couldn’t. At this point they moved us to another room the second room had some issues as well outlets not working tv remote not functioning door didn’t have a throw lock as secondary security. .
I was not impressed by thi an place at all, the clerk was helpful but that was it, I paid almos tn $ 90 dollars for this room and it wasn’t worth it all.
This is the second roadway inn and I won’t ever stay at another one very low quality hotel.

DO NOT STAY HERE!!! This hotel has bed bugs and is denying it. The only reason I did not file a lawsuit was because I didn’t stay long enough to sustain injuries from the bed bugs. (2 hrs) After reporting issues to the manager Nick he refused to give a full refund and refused to contact his owner of the issue. Awful.

I just wanted to warn people out there about this place.
They promise wifi but it doesn’t work past 20 feet outside the main office which located on the other side of the property where my room was.
They promise a fridge and a microwave in the room, but I got neither.
They said they’ll look into it. But nothing was done. I stayed there for two nights, but I had to leave because I need the wifi to do my work, and they refuse a refund for me for the other two nights.
I can’t speak for other people, but I did not have a good experience.

Stayed at the Rodeway in Ventura while my wife ran the M2B Marathon.
Location: very good for the price; about 1 mile east of the heart of downtown Ventura, and the Ventura Pier.
Staff: friendly and organized.
Rooms: stayed in a 2 QB room. Beds were comfortable. Heating/​AC worked great, clean, room came with microwave and mini fridge. Walls stop most noises from neighbors. Bathroom was clean, but the sink drained a bit slow.
Parking: ample. located with the courtyard like in old motels from the 50’s and 60’s.
Grounds: clean, safe.
Amenities: coin laundry, vending machine, ice machine, coffee and tea in the lobby.
I paid 69/​night here over Memorial Day weekend and thought it was a fantastic deal, especially when compared to other motels in the area. Café Nouveau is a block down the street and is an outstanding spot for breakfast. If I’m back in Ventura, I’d stay here in a heartbeat.

You get what you pay for! Keep that in mind. We got this last minute, $ 65 on hotwire. We had a trip scheduled for Channel Island and this hotel is like a 8 min away.

I don’t want to take away from Marta B’s review, but I had a really good experience. I think the hotel was a little too price for the location — $ 70? — but I had a really good experience. It was very clean — bed, bathroom, general room, etc. I like the outdoor lights, which makes it easy to locate. The hotel is also easy to get to off the highway. It doesn’t look like much from a distance, but it was nice.

The only reason this place gets a 1 is because it’s the only way to post a review!
DO NOT STAY HERE!
The place is filthy, the front desk management was very rude.
we stayed here because it was the only place available and we had no other choice. Prepaid and couldn’t get our money back. We are a family of four adults and if we could have slept in the car we would have.
The rooms smelled like paint, 2 rooms with a weird setup. they showed us the room first and if we didn’t want it, the only other choice we had was to pay for 2 other rooms. We paid $ 162 for this 2 queen size bed disaster. .what would it cost me for 2 king size rooms? ?
as we moved around, we kept finding more problems. Tried to call front desk but, lo and behold… No Phone! had to go to desk in my pjs!
manager was very rude! He said «we showed you the room» I explained that it was a quick view and we are finding more problems. We are stuck with the mess!
Not going to sleep tonight! we can’t wait to get out of here.
Don’t make the same mistake. .find some place else