Travelodge El Cajon

My room was spotless! The room was great it even had a little kitchenette, a microwave and a fridge. The tv was a big flat screen, even the towels were thick and nice to use compared to other hotels in the same price range. I stayed 3 nights and will be staying many more this month while I am in town for work. The Wifi is a great speed (no issues streaming netflix) the staff is super sweet and helpful. If I had to complain about anything it would be that the heating/​ac unit is not the type that turns off when it reaches a certain temp so even though I had the heater on low I would wake up too hot but with it off I froze. I asked for a extra blanket and it solved the issue! This is a good place to stay especially for the price!

We just needed a cheap but safe place to stay for a few nights so we booked through Expedia. Never been in the San Diego area before so we didn’t know much about where we were booking, etc.
We specifically asked Expedia for 2 nights and when we got to the motel we were told we had only 1 night. So I thought we were staying and paying for 2 nights, but only got 1 night… for $ 188. Couldn’t get a refund, left the next morning ASAP.
It’s in a bad area, kind of unsafe if you have kids. Weird people staying at the motel too.
The room itself is alright. It’s renovated but you can still see the remnants of the old room i.e. water stains and cracks on the ceilings. There were two weird small black things hanging from the ceiling, didn’t ask what it was but my mom said they were spiders. Sheets were a bit dirty with small stains when we first walked in. TV is good though and has nice channels. Parking is free. Room smelled a hit until we turned the AC on. Microwave and mini fridge work fine.
The front desk is alright. Didn’t help me much with my refund, since I technically didn’t buy through them. Some other customer walked in to buy a room last minute and the front desk guy couldn’t give a straight answer for a standard rate.
Probably wouldn’t stay again. Most likely would stay somewhere I feel comfortable and spend the extra money.

It wasn’t terrible but I wouldn’t go back. First off we got a non smoking room and it smelled like it’s been one for YEARS, mold was on the ceiling along with various colored stains. The bathroom had a roach trap but there was also a used condom. The beds were nice and the TV was big but terrible quality. It’s a very sketchy hotel and someone needs to call the health department. They did ask us for a $ 50 deposit and checked the room before we could leave. On top of all that when we told them about the condom all they said was sorry. We quickly left.

Barely walked in and found a family of roaches and there is no fridge! I’m scared shitless my bf will not be picking anymore rooms from now on.

I am from Chicago booked for two weeks, the room service is not every day, it’s every other day, the carpet smells, the management is terrible, the fridge has broken door, no light in the closet, there were stains of blood on the sheets, my wife went crazy, «DO NOT book with them epically thought Expedia you will have a terrible combo.

HELP! THIS IS THE WORST MOTEL! PAID 400 FOR THE WEEK AND THIS PLACE IS ROACH INFESTED!!! I have a 4 month old baby! There is no NO way I am going to sleep! What do I do???
Non smoking room that smells like fresh cigg smoke! Hookers and druggies everywhere! !!!

Non-​Smoking room smelled like it was a smoking room for decades. Immediately found 2 different kinds of roaches– weed «roaches» and actual cockroaches. The restroom smells like mold. The staff was rude, and gave us attitude when we asked if we could check in early (20 mins). When he gave us the key cards he just mentioned that the room # was on the card and didn’t help when we asked what side our room was at. He just said we’ll find it. Only reason I’m giving it a 2 star rating is because of the low price & the air conditioning worked great.

Tavelodge AKA Slumlodge
Rooms smell like mold, infested with cockroaches, prostitutes & drug addicts.
Had no choice but to stay the night. Slept with one eye open. Totally disgusting. Originally my BF booked this room for a week (Craigslist ad-​cheap). Couldn’t sleep, noisy & thinking about the roaches. Went to management the next morning & he only charged us 1 night. He should’ve never charged us for one night either. But, I was too tired to argue with the guy. This place needs to be reported to the Health Board.

Hotel is more than a little run down now. I will not be staying here again. If you do choose to stay here you may want to ask the front desk to see your room before paying for it. The room I was in had a missing window that had been replaced by a board, the bathroom window was open on arrival and there are no handles or any way to actually shut it from the inside, no trim on the floor between the tile and the carpet so the carpet tacs are sticking straight up, a/​c unit is functional but missing the cover and good luck knowing which button is which since they are crooked and half attached, the so called non smoking room smelled like smoke and had more than a few cigarette burns in the comforter. For the same price, if there are rooms available, I would recommend a few exits down and stay at the Days Inn on Mollison (where I’ve stayed several times in the past) in an actual non smoking room, with a pool, indoor hot tub and a friendly staff. Hope this review is helpful! :)

You know, you get what you pay for… and at this Travelodge, you get that — AND THEN SOME!
The room was spacious and the bed was actually comfortable… but then the headboard fell off the wall (since it wasnt actually attached to the bed). There was some cereal and pastries out at breakfast, but they were skimpy on the milk and staff were hiding somewhere in the back making themselves completely unavailable.
Okay, so this is Travelodge and up until this point this should actually be a pretty good deal for the money spent, right? Where is the gripe, you ask? Well, how about this — My boyfriend was solicited by another guest. Solicited, as in, knock on the door 3 different times in one night and call the room twice. The message left at 4:30am should have been enough to call the cops, but what did Travelodge do about it? Absolutely nothing! I don’t even think it registered with the person at the front desk how severe the situation was.
The vulgarity of the phone message was almost comical because it was SO nasty and descriptive, but this wasnt a joke and trust me, we wont be staying there again!

A little rundown, flaky WiFi, full complement of TV channels unlike many hotels, coffee machine.
Free continental breakfast consists of pastries, cereal, juices and coffee.
It was the most affordable option when I Pricelined hotel/​air for Comic-​con a couple months ago. About 20 minute drive to the San Diego convention center even in traffic.