El Monte Motel

It’s not a bad place, the room i had looked nice and was clean – had a minifridge and a microwave, but it was small – to the point there was no closet… or anywhere to hang your clothes. Neither was there a dresser in which to store your clothes. No bedside lamps either.
I agree that the hardwood floors were nicer (and likely easier to keep clean) than standard hotel carpet.
The beds were very, very firm. that’s a personal preference – or lack thereof – but do be aware of it.
There were two towels and a washcloth in a cool looking little cubby with 3 round holes to hold them, and a nice little walk in shower… but nowhere to hang the towels to dry, no hand towels, no hook to hang a robe or toiletry kit.
No hair dryer, no shampoo, no coffee maker… you will literally live out of your suitcase if you stay here, at least in the double queen room where my wife and i stayed.
They were pleasant enough, and refunded most of my money when I wanted to cut things short after paying in advance for several nights. I suppose they didn’t have to do that, as I was informed by
that cancelling with less than a full day notice prior to the start of the stay would result in the full cost being assessed to me.
still, just be aware of the limitations.
I paid $ 66 a night for a double queen room as listed above, and then left after one night and went to a Super 8 for $ 8 more per night and got everything that was listed as missing above, plus softer beds, more room… and of course no sense of unique, individual style. However, I’ll take the corporate bland and ‘premium’ price for a little elbow room and a comfortable bed.

Pros: clean, quiet, good location, nice and helpful owners, hardwood floors instead of carpet, looks newly renovated
Cons: new renovation appears only 75% completed, bed right next to door (think door almost hits bed when you open it), bed a bit hard though I still slept well, no bedside lamps, main restroom overhead light out, no curtains on completely clear bathroom window across from shower
The owners apparently have a weird remote fixation. The TV remote was handed to me upon check in. Now I don’t know what a TV remote is going for on the black market these days but it must be enough that TV remotes must be carefully safeguarded. (laugh) Also, the AC remote was velcroed to the table for some unknown reason.
There were discolorations on the sheets that looked more like bad washing skills than lack of cleanliness. To make sure, I smelled the sheets. They smelled like they were fresh from the wash.
Though there is no tub and only a shower, the shower is almost the size of a tub. I also noticed white residue at the bottom of the shower drain. However, it looked like left over cleaning product.
As to the see through bathroom window situation, I went to the office and asked for tacks and a large towel to cover it up. The owner was very apologetic and immediately got me a dark pillowcase and tacks. She even offered to personally come to my room (though it was late) to tack it up for me. I told her no worries and did it myself.
I think if they move the beds away from the door, complete the renovations and get more training for the housekeeper (which I suspect is the owners and not a professional housekeeper) it would be a great little hotel.