Half Moon Motel

Das Bad wurde in der gebuchten Woche nicht einmal richtig geputzt. Das Toilettenpapier ist 1-​lagig. Am schlimmsten war das Bett: wir mussten jeden Abend alles neu beziehen da die Bezüge braune Flecken, Fußabdrücke etc hatten. Auch die Handtücher waren teilweise mit roten Flecken versehen. Man hört immer wieder andere Nachbarn, welche sich auch beschweren über die Sauberkeit. Auch in der Wäschekammer liegen als «sauber» deklarierte Handtücher mit Flecken herum.

Reasonably priced well kept rooms with good service loved the service and all its commodities defiantly will be staying here again

It was a last minute and another hotel was no vacancy, but it turned out a great place. The owner showed us two rooms to compare but both rooms are clean. The bathroom are clean and granite tiles are great. The location was great.

DO NOT GIVE THIS OWNER YOUR BUSINESS! My mom is in critical condition at a local hospital and I needed a room for tonight. I cannot nor will not leave her side, so I decided to call hotel to guarantee a room over the phone. The owner refused and said I needed to go in person to pay. I explained the situation and still he said no. My emotions are raw right now and I finally asked him if he had a heart. His reply in broken English was, «IN BUSINESS THERE IS NO HEART!» I will never stay at this establishment and now after reading the reviews, it’s a blessing in disguise.

Police kicked in my door at 2:30 am searching for someone and hotel manager accused me of breaking a table that I didn’t touch anyways other then that the hotel’s not bad

Where do I begin…
I was checked into this location with my debit card, although I was not present to hand over payment info… regardless, my card was charged and I was checked into a room… when I say «I was checked into a room» I really mean, whomever had my card upon ordering a room was checked into the room purchased with my card. Identity theft… the manager at the front desk did not check customer photo I.D. With my debit card.

I stayed here for just one night. It was the cheapest place I could find at the last minute.
Everything in the hotel room looked like it was from the 80s. The shower head shoots water out like it’s a water hose and there was no way to adjust it. I went to plug my computer into the outlet behind the couch and saw a ton of chewed up sunflower seeds (probably been there since the 80s also). The room was big. Parking was tight but gated.
Located in a kinda sketchy area. You can find online deals that are cheaper than what they quote you over the phone.
And I was given 1 complementary drink at the bar. Wifi works fine. The TV has maybe 3 channels. The folks at the front desk were kind.

stay away at all costs.cameras. .everywhere…i mean everywhere. .they watch you… and your coming s and going. .they are racesist. .they will over charge your credit card… then will not refund your money till you put up a fight… also…iam a white woman staying with my daughter .when a friend of ours who is black picked us up to go to dinner. they busted in our room the next morning. .saying get out… get out… we were startled as the banging on the door. where the man in charge said… leave…right now. this room needs spraying for bugs… take everything… long story short… quietly lost.350.dollars.makeup. .one pair of shoes… they re did the rooms… but be careful. .they are watching you… they are real haters… and stay away at all costs…

If I could give «0» stars I would:
I stayed here the other night by myself on my way to visit some friends in SF. The place was under construction but he gave me a good deal ($ 75) so I decided to tough it out for the night. As soon as I unpacked my bags, I heard a really loud drilling sound right outside my door (not to be confused with the construction noises). There are no peep-​holes on the doors so as soon as the drilling stopped I opened my door to see that they INSTALLED A VIDEO CAMERA POINTING DIRECTLY INSIDE MY ROOM. When I opened the door it beeped at first then a red light began to flash. Since I wasn’t breaking any rules, (and extremely tired from driving 500 miles) I decided to just ignore it and turn the lights off in my room. When I addressed it the next morning to the owner during check-​out he just kind of shrugged his shoulders at me and *shooed* me away (with a hand motion lol). I don’t think he even spoke English.
Thinking back on it, I’m pretty creeped out by the way he stood in the parking lot and watched me with his beady eyes while I found my room. When I opened the door to get another bag out of my car he became fixated on me again. This place screams *TYPICAL LA CRIME SCENE* Oh… did I mention that they don’t have deadbolt locks on the doors?
Moral of the story: IF you choose to stay at this motel, be very careful… you might end up on some weird fetish porn site 5 years from now. The owner seems like the «predator» type…
BEWARE

Hey. I’m writing this review as I’m staying here so bear with me. Under going construction but nice rooms. Large flat screen on the wall with a lot of directTV channels. I’m a cable man myself but anyways. This place is definitely a work in progress as of 2÷5÷14. But still, pretty decent. Cheapest place I found. The manager is a little sketch. He said I could smoke outside my room but has stared at me every time I’ve done so. Cameras everywhere, kinda weird yet secure, weird. You may want to stay here. It’s not even 9pm and I’m thinking about where else I can stay tomorrow night. Take from this what you will.
UPDATE — And forget about parking. The 7 – 10 were filled up by 9pm, HARD PASS.
UPDATE #2 — So, I’m a dumbass. I ended up staying here another two nights mainly because I have no place else to go right now, I like the area and all the places within walking distance (which is convenient since if you move your car for 5 mins you’ll have to find a spot on the street) and this place is cheap ($ 75/​night). Some of the things I’ve dealt with here: buzzsaws at 9am, construction workers blocking my car for hours, have plaster and other crap dirty my car which I’ve had for less than a month and naturally protective over, no maid service even though I had the freaking sign hanging on my door all day, rude d*ckhead manager who looked at me like I’m f*cking crazy when I asked for some towels, having the water shut off just as I about to step in the shower and I’m probably guessing a couple of more things to come.
If I could give this negative 5 stars I would. I’m so f*cking heated about this sh*thole and pissed at myself for patronizing this dump for 3 nights! ARGH!!!
UPDATE #3 — So after leaving and thinking about it, I have to give it 2 stars. It’s only fair. Upon checking out, the motel manager was apologetic and gracious, let me check out 2 hours later, and even gave me a $ 10 bill just because. When I checked in here, I really just wanted some peace and quiet. The continuous construction work all day, every day (even Saturday) kinda killed my vibe. But, I wouldn’t expect a place like this or really any motel to stop renting out rooms, making a profit, when they can avoid it. I was most heated that they didn’t inform me of what would be happening during my stay. The manager should have been more forthright with his guests. But all in all, I’d consider staying here in the future (after the construction was done of course!).

It’s a cheap motel @ $ 45/​night (before tax) you get what you pay for, bed, dirty carpet, moldy shower & poor hospitality. But it’s a bed & shower @ an affordable place. This is not a place for «high-​class» business travelers. It’s a place to sleep for people that can scrape up enough money to sleep in a bed once or twice a month. Period. I’ve been here maybe 3 nights total. Used to come by frequently for the .50 ice, but more often than not the machine is broken & just eats your money.

Do not stay here they have bed bugs when we told them about it they acted like they didn’t know what was going on. BED BUGS, bed bugs. If you end up bringing them home from your stay it will cost at minimum $ 600 dollars to get rid of them. DO NOT STAY THERE

this place is exactlly what you would expect for the cheapest hotel on the block. I’ve stayed at the motel for week now and the highlight of the stay has been clean sheets, changed everyday (despite the do not disturb sign on the door at all times). This place is OLD, Very Old, and grungy, but despite that fact if you need a place to sleep and leave your stuff locked up this might work. Dont expect to much, and like the other reviews have stated the asian guy working the desk is a big douchy TOOL. I stay in LA in cheep dumps fairly regularly as far as they go this is middle of the road. good luck.

For what it costs, this place is a gem. $ 56 for a night with the bare essentials — mostly-​clean bathroom, clean sheets and a great cable selection. If you can get past the fact that this location could very well be in a True Hollywood Crimes scene or something, you should go for it!

CHEAP! This place is a cheap, no frills hotel right off of the 405. I was attracted to the price and location and decided to give it a try. Since there is no online reservation system I had to call. The man who answered didn’t speak English well and I wasn’t sure if he got my reservation. Several weeks later I called to add another person to the room and request two beds instead of one. This provided to be quite difficult for the woman who answered the phone to understand. She repeatedly told me that there were no vacancies on that day. I tried to inform her that I had a reservation already and I just needed a different room. Finally, after much frustration I thought she understood the situation. She told me to come early and they would see what was available.
This concerned me and I didn’t know what to expect when I got there. Also, when my friend called ahead of time to determine if they had a hair dryer at the hotel the old man who answered the phone told her, «No!, go buy your own!» and hung up on her. So I really wasn’t reassured that this was going to work. Fortunately they didn’t get my credit card number for the reservation.
I did come early to check-​in and at first the woman didn’t know if there was a room available and made a comment about how early I was (she told me to come early!). Fortunately, there was a 2 bed room available that actually had 2 separate rooms for the beds. Plus it was at the very back of the hotel, next to the laundry room. It was a good spot, quiet (except for the people upstairs) and had hot water and good water pressure for the shower. All in all, not a bad experience.

I called to ask about vacancies and the man said there were rooms and it would be 48 dollar for two people. He was asian so perhaps there was a communication breakdown. when I got there he said it was 63 for two. I asked if I could have the 48 price since I planed to stay for three nights. he didn’t seem upset but it but coldly said no. «Alright, I’ll take the 63 dollar room. Would it be OK if I see the room first?» At this point he removed the sign with the rates and told me «we are booked. leave! he walked away. I leaned on the buzzer and he came back to the window and said, «I told you to go, we ah-don’t like ah-​you. I said, «I don’t think it’s unreasonable to ask to see the room. he said, «Go down the road. We don’t like ah-​you.» Which was weird because he was the only one there. perhaps he was invoking his ancestors.
I did go to a motel a couple doors down and got a nice room. In the morning a guest was switching from the half moon to my motel. The only thing I heard her say was that she didn’t like what was going on there.
the Half moon motel sign features a crescent moon. i guess it looks better in neon than a half circle.

It’s a basic, reasonably priced place to stay that isn’t far from LAX. You should get plenty of rest as long as your room isn’t near some lady who feels compelled to share her misgivings regarding law enforcement and the government in general to her friend via cell phone along with the rest of the motel guests at 3am. Management was helpful-​ish, but I still missed my original flight because of her. But anyway, I’m not bitter… not anymore anyway. :|
My room was $ 59, which includes tax and a $ 3 «key deposit» — my key (not a key card) didn’t really work so I’m not sure why they’d need it back but I was only staying a few hours so I didn’t push the issue. If you plan to stay here longer than I did, you might want to ensure you can get in and out of your room okay. There’s no staff around at 5am unless you ring the bell, so if you’re leaving super early and are in a hurry, you might be SOL on the key deposit. All rooms have basic cable and wall-​mounted TVs, and there is both a vending machine (Coke) and an ice machine downstairs. Parking sucks as the layout of the lot is hideous and isn’t very big, but since I was leaving early anyway I parked on the street with no problem (meters start at 6am). The rooms were fairly clean, so no complaints there, though the walls are thin…
I’d stay here again, though odds are I’d do more than just stare and call management if I encountered crazy lady again (her rant could’ve been about kittens and I’d still be pissed at 3am… but no, I’m still not bitter. Really.). As long as you expect Motel 6 and not Ramada Inn, odds are you won’t be disappointed.