Motel 6

As always, I like to write reviews to help educate others about places to eat or stay. I will outright admit that I was hesitant (even somewhat reluctant) to stay here due to the mixed reviews. I am hoping my four stars here will give others a more truthful perspective on this place. First and foremost, do NOT expect a cheap fee for a high end hotel. (If you’re looking for high end, I recommend staying at Wyndham on the boardwalk, but keep in mind that you WILL pay a heavy price). A previous reviewer complained of a little bit of sand, but our room was actually clean. And to be so close to the beach, a little bit of sand IS expected. It seemed almost as ridiculous as blaming the sun for a sunburn when not putting on sunscreen is the true reason for the burn. Here is what I was greeted with upon arrival: friendly staff who gave clear directions to where our hotel room was located, a clean room with fresh linen, and a small kitchenette with a mini-​fridge, mini-​freezer, a sink, and stove. The hotel is situated within walking distance to the boardwalk and the beaches nearby. I honestly cannot complain and am very happy we chose to stay here!

My husband and I stayed here the night of April 16, 2016. We booked through
on April 4 (#494 539 316). On the booking website we stated we would check in at 10 PM. When we arrived five minutes prior to our scheduled time, we were informed that all non-​smoking rooms had been booked. My husband and I traveled to Destin for the Destin half marathon that Sunday. As someone who enjoys destination races, we were looking forward to a comfortable nights rest and a non-​smoking room, which is what we booked and paid for. When we arrived, we were told we would have to pay an additional $ 30 for a smoking room with a kitchenette because the staff failed to give us the room we had booked two weeks in advance. After some complaining the person called the manager to get the approval to waive the $ 30 fee. I am attaching pictures of our stay. When we entered the room there were cigarette burns on the sheets and comforter. There were also black hairs throughout all of our towels and in the shower, which indicated that they were used, unwashed, and the shower had not been cleaned. Since it was after 10 PM when we finally got to our room we decided not to you complain as there were no other rooms to sleep in and we needed to get rest for the half-​marathon the next morning.
Location 4*
Service 1*
Hospitality 1*
Sanitation 1*

Bummer
Sally charged for a cancelled room that was cancelled thru
and said she couldn’t find the charge. Major pain.
No parking near room
If you sink to this level and come, the wifi is extra $ and the password is
4PR9−2Z45 and you don’t need to pay for additional devices
No tissues, hair dryers or shampoo
Bare bones
Water pressure low
Heater exploded when we put it on.
Sally needs to update those bangs.

After reading the other reviews, I wondered if I stayed at the same place.
Pluses:
Clean! also a Comfy bed. Hot water and good pressure in shower. Ice machine and laundry were close by (Disabled so this is a plus to not have to walk miles!) Could use extra towels!
They even had RV parking nearby right by office instead of out back where bad things could happen … (we bought a 5^th wheel and ferrying it home to get ready for big trips so not ready to camp yet).
No food delivery nearby except for pizza. (Hard to go get something when towing a trailer so plan ahead).
Sam at Front desk was awesome! Give him a raise! We are traveling with a small dog and the Best western we were to stay at in Pensacola didnt take pets. Although we were mislead, we just cancelled and called around. We were tired of driving miles and miles and Sam got us settled in quickly on a 1^st floor room!
They are pet friendly!
Wifi is a little slow and sporadic or it would be five stars for this price range.
Midweek stay so it was pretty quiet too.

So here is the update. After contacting the main line and then told to contact this Motel 6 manager the reply from him/​her was nothing. Nothing! No call back, no response at all. In fact, after calling the main 800 number to try and speak with someone else, they disconnected the call and I haven’t heard back from them at all. Even though they have all my contact info. Horrible experience that I would NEVER recommend anyone to stay here. Pay the extra for free wifi and no theft from the employees. You would probably get clean sheets with no cigarette burns on the comforter too.

I needed a place for 1 night and wasn’t looking to spend a ton. especially in off-​season. $ 47 was the perfect price but I was a bit skeptical with the reviews on here and
. Boy, was I glad I picked this spot. They have completely updated the rooms with hardwood floors, new sinks, and flat screen TVs, etc. This was way better than any Motel 6 I’ve stayed at in the past. I went to check in at 10AM and they took me right away. They said that I could’ve checked in as early as 5AM (which is interesting considering the reviews on here stated a lot of issues with that — then again, it is off-​season). My only issue is that there was no free wifi and the walls were super thin (I could hear minor conversations and the alarm go off for the person staying next door). The room was super clean. The bed was just OK. But for $ 47, that comes with what you pay for. Like all Motel 6 motels, no hair dryer or shampoo. Again, this is consistent with all other Motel 6 motels so I’m not upset about it as others who have reviewed here are. I would defnitely stay again if I was in a pinch or just needed something quick and easy.

Room was ready at 6 pm the bed looked like a thousand pound man slept in it broke down to the ground no shower curtain housekeeping cleaned room once in 4 days no WiFi roaches crawling up the walls no shampoo if it wasn’t within a mile of the ocean it woodv been closed years ago.

Room not ready until like 8pm. Waited for them to call and tell me my room was ready like they said they would they never called. Showed up and finally got the room after like 2 hours. Room was awful the water barely came out of the sink faucet. I pulled the drain plug it was disgusting hair and nastiness just hanging there ugh. Would not recommend. The bathroom was like 5 sqft. The type of people it draws are ghetto and trash. A lady came in to the office when I showed up and said is my room ready I need it now with a naked baby in her hands and is all like I need my room I got a naked baby. The clerk wore a shirt that said new rooms coming soon that was a joke.

WiFi is not free, no hair dryer, and got a smoking room instead of non. Everything looks old and worn. Rooms are in severe need of a makeover. Just functional enough for what it’s for, sleeping.

I would not recommend staying at this place. When I was searching for places using comparison Websites, the reviews on there were okay. Lone and behold, the was no safe for our personal items and no FREE wifi like it was stated. Didn’t expect much since this is a motel. They charge $ 2.99 for 24 hours of Internet usage for one device.
Check-​in is at 3 PM while check-​out is at 12 noon. Our room was not even ready by the 3 PM deadline. The parking is fairly small. Don’t come back in the wee hours of morning and expect a close parking. The parking in general was not at all spacious. BTW, the towels they use were rough.
Don’t choose this place. Spend a bit more and stay at a hotel. The location was good though if you want to stay in the area.

Not sure what other people experienced here but this was one of the nicer Motel 6’s that I’ve stayed in. The beds & pillows were very comfortable, laminate floors were clean, room didn’t smell at all, bathroom was sparkly clean as were towels, sheets & bedspread. Outlets were everywhere and easily accessible– a far cry from Hampton Inns where you have to move heavy furniture to get to just one outlet! Pauline at the front desk gave us great recommendations for restaurants and every one of them was a winner. This place was $ 70 a night & the cheapest I could find elsewhere started at $ 150 a night. Water pressure was a little weak and the WiFi kept kicking us off. Ice was plentiful and we just brought our own amenities. Otherwise, it was perfect for what we needed.

Well, you dont stay at a Motel 6 because you think it’s going to be great, you stay at a Motel 6 so that you have a place to put your bags and take a shower while you flit around at the beach in Destin. For some reason I decided to go on one of the coldest weekends ever to this lovely city and so I actually spent most of my trip to Destin inside of this hotel. It was clean, which I appreciated but there were cigarette holes in the comforter, I don’t know about you, but that does not sit well with me no matter how crappy i’m expecting my hotel to be. i’m glad to say we hightailed it out of there the next day and I was fine but needless to say I will be heading to another hotel when i’m back in the area, but if you’re a broke college kid, by all means.

I will never stay at this hotel again. Great location but thats it! It had stains on the carpet, it smelled of urine & vomit, kids running around everywhere, couples outside fighting (physically)-just not a good atmosphere! We slept on top of the covers-​scared to get in the sheets considering what the room looked & smelled like. We were suppose to stay for 3 nights but we checked out the next day & stayed somewhere else the remaining time. I would not recommend this hotel to anyone! Cheap is not always better, thats for sure…