Motel 6

We booked this hotel using Expedia; we realized right away that we made a huge mistake. We booked 3 nights at this place, and it was so UNBEARABLE that we forfeited the 2 nights we paid for so we can say at the Clarion down the street. We actually paid TWICE to avoid having to spend another sleepless night at this disgusting place!
When we walked in the room, it was a typical Motel 6; small room, small showers, tube tv, zero amenities. I was comfortable with all of that. I have stayed with Motel 6 in the past so I knew what «NOT» to expect. However, I didn’t expect the place to be a total PIT the way it was.
I was disappointed that the floors/​bed/​comforter were not very clean, and when we turned on the air conditioner, the piece of crap blew warm air for 30 minutes until we got smart and called the front desk to complain. Rachel was nice enough to get us another room without any hassle.
Unfortunately, the room she put us in was like walking onto the set of a bad horror film. THERE WAS PUBIC HAIR IN THE BED, ON BOTH PILLOWS, AND IN THE BATHROOM ON THE SINK. THAT IS DISGUSTING!!! NASTY!!! GROSS!!! The floor was also unswept, and the room smelled stale like someone might had used tobacco in it the week before.
The bed was obviously broken, because when we laid down, it made a «BANG» as if it broke. I am only 155 lbs. so I know it was not my weight. It was like sleeping on a cardboard box with a filthy comforter on top that had likely not been cleaned in months. UNACCEPTABLE!!! We had the worst nights sleep last night. We had to use our shirts as pillow cases because we were certain they did not adequately clean the bed sheets. We were cold because we were afraid of the comforter. My neck and back are sore and I now have a headache!
To add insult to injury, we left the room at 9am for the ENTIRE day, and came back around 6pm to a messy room. The housekeeper put 2 fresh towels on our sink, but left the bed unmade and did not clean the room. Really?
I asked the front desk if that was part of their brand standard and she apologized and said it was not. They should have made the bed, swept the floors, and cleaned the place up. TERRIBLE TERRIBLE TERRIBLE!!!
Since I booked the hotel using Expedia (NEVER DOING THAT AGAIN), I called them to complain. I simply told them the truth; I thought I was being nice (and reasonable) when I said I would be more than happy if they would find us another place to stay and I would GLADLY pay the difference. It’s on a recorded line, my claim can be substantiated.
I first spoke to «Jonathan», and he told me that he could not do anything to help me. He suggested that I go talk to the hotel manager to try and make things right. I was very patient and agreed to act on his advice.
I went to the front desk, explained my situation, and Rachel said there was nothing she could do because we already paid Expedia and not the hotel directly.
Then I called Expedia again and spoke to Danielle. She said that I had to call another number to get it resolved (She also led me to believe they were going to make it right).
Then I spoke to a guy named Alex. I knew I was not talking to someone in the US, and I could tell they were just warm blooded robots. Rachel said she would gladly talk to the Expedia agent but that was a waste of 15 minutes.
Rachel then called her manager and I overheard the conversation. I was shocked to hear what I heard. The manager seemed to be scolding her, asking her if she offered me a refund. Rachel was defending herself over the phone saying, «No, I didn’t offer him anything.» If this was a legitimate business, the manager would have refunded my money with no further questions. That obviously didn’t happen.
After this useless conversation I started to lose my patience and called Expedia to tell them that they better get a supervisor on the phone to make this right. He introduced himself as «Alex’s manager». I went through the exact same process with him and got nowhere. Now I am FURIOUS!!!
I had already spent too much time, going back and forth with Expedia, Motel 6, then Expedia again, then Motel 6 again, then Expedia again. Those thieves did NOTHING to help. They wasted more than 1 hour of my time between talking to the front desk and the idiots at Expedia.
Thats when we gave up and decided to look for stop wasting our time and look for something else down the street. We knew that we were going nowhere fast dealing with these 2 screwed up businesses. Historically, I have enjoyed my stays at Motel 6. Never again!
I called my credit card company to dispute the charge; Reason: The company did not deliver what they promised. They will not get their money back if I can help it.

Let me start with the positive: The room was clean, and the pergo floor appeared very new.
From there, it was a Motel 6. No shampoo, no breakfast, a walk to the office to get towels for the pool, signs everywhere warning you to lock your door, a room that felt like an undecorated dorm room, one pillow per bed side, no clock in the room, less-​than-​attentive staff, and the list goes on. I had two kids in one bed, my wife and I in the other. The room was so small, the beds were pressed against the side walls. I had to climb over my wife to get in and was up against the wall and curtains all night. I couldn’t wait to check out. I had just finished a long trip that included several other motel/​hotel stays, and this was the worst of all (and the price of the others was NOT much higher). I understand you get what you pay for and Motel 6 is a budget chain, but I think I might have just had my last Motel 6 stay. There are a lot of other hotels on Horizon, and I’d check them out next time and skip this spot.

I don’t expect much from a place like this but when I pay $ 60 for a room I expect to have working water and a room that doesn’t smell rancid. Just staying here for a night between travel days and the room smelled terrible although it looked clean and tidy. The water for the faucet didn’t work properly and it was a pain to keep walking to the desk to get things like soap and extra blankets. Just to make things worse outside noise was incredibly loud throughout the night with car alarms blaring and electric fence with a static buzzing. If your stopping for a night in grand junction to sleep steer clear of this shit hole.

Typical no frills Motel 6. I’d normally award it 3 stars because its is just okay, but in this case, our non-​smoking room would fill with smoke whenever someone in a nearby room lit up. It seems to have a shared ventilation system. Avoid if you hate smoke in your room.

Location is both good and bad. Easy to find. Right next to Airport. Bit noisy when planes are taking off.
Room was cleaner than most Motel 6s where I’ve stayed.
Long way from places to eat.
I’ll stay here again.

35 $ plus tax — wifi extra 4 $ — not as clean as some motel 6 that I’ve stayed at — not as trashy as some also. Good for a drowsy driver and not much else

Your typical Motel 6. The rooms, beds and floor did seem newer that usual.
My one complaint is there’s no free wi-​fi. Sure, you can have it for $ 2.99, but the offer comes off as tacky.

After a long day of driving all my wife and i wanted was to get a good nights sleep. Well no AC put a damper on that. We opened the window to help and the noisy location kept us awake most of the night. That will be enough of motel 6 for us.

This motel is your typical Motel 6 fair, however some Motel 6’s are really trashy and this one is not. I stayed here a few times when on the Western Slope and it is fine. One time I left a pair of pants at the room I had and they shipped it back. I am very appreciative that they did this! Thanks again! :)

Yeah, that’s right — MOTEL 6!
Wheel and I let some friends twist our arms into going to the Wine Fest in Grand Juction last weekend — not that it took much twisting! Since we’ve been spending $$ like nobody’s business lately (oh, the joys of home ownership… and having a life!), we decided to scrimp on lodging in favor of stuffing the trunk with bottles of wine instead.
I appreciate the attempt by Motel 6 not to make this place seem like a Motel 6, but it just didn’t fly. For starters, why have an ashtray flipped upside down with a no smoking sign on it? What are you really trying to say? «You’re really not supposed to smoke in here, but just in case…» The rooms don’t have the scuzzy carpet like most cheap places (they actually upgraded to laminate flooring), but the bed and pillows were terribly uncomfortable and the rooms are pretty small. The plumbing was wacky so the sink faucet screamed every time the water was on. But the worst part was that the air conditioning crapped out while we were there! We called the front desk, but there was nothing they could do — they were at capacity so they couldn’t move us to another room, and apparently no one in Grand Junction can fix an air conditioner. (No offense, GJ!)
Oh, and this place is not where any mapping tools plot it — not even Unilocal!Next year I’m definitely upgrading.