Studio 6 Extended Stay

Filthy dirty. Cigarette ashes everywhere, vomit in the sink. The sign and logo are designed to fool you into thinking you’re pulling in at a popular national chain, but don’t be tricked. Worst stay ever.

I wish there was a no star option. We had an awful experience staying here for pheasant season. Shower tiles caved in, no curtains in our window (they had nothing to offer so we had to make curtains out of garage bags we had in the truck so ppl can’t see in. Staying next to us… Cockroaches in my cousins room, stained bathroom walls that had the color of shit! Blood stain pillow case … Are just a few things ! Don’t get me started when they tell us they do t have a room for us they gave it away. Wtf? We made reservations to this hotel with a switch up in names (thinking motel 6) not studio 6 for this season and when realized we canceled the room 2 weeks in advance and they still charged the card! Still waiting for refund !!

This place was filthy but I wouldn’t have bothered reviewing it, ordinarily. It’s a cheap roadside motel and you expect those to be gross. You avoid being barefoot and make the best of it. But my experience was so awful I feel compelled to share it, even though it worries me since they still have our credit card info, and home address.
We checked in late in the evening, around 11:30. The room smelled horribly of cigarette smoke, but we were tired so figured we could stand it. My husband decided to call down and let the night desk know so we wouldn’t be blamed for the smell. They offered to move us right across the hall so he went down and traded keys. We moved to the other room which smelled much less smoky.
In the morning around 8 am we were packing up when my husband realized that he’d left his daypack in the first room. This has his meds in it, is a very important bag. I run down to the desk which now has the day clerk and explain to her the situation. To my utter shock, she refuses to let me enter the first room and retrieve the backpack. She claims that the room has been cleaned and there’s no way that it is there. The room was cleaned between midnight and now, I ask? No, she says, but the room is clean and his bag isn’t there. This is completely blowing my mind. We argue for several minutes and she is cold and cruel and completely unwilling to make any sense. It’s like a nightmare. I beg and plead, mentioning the meds, and that we have already checked the car and the second room. She is a brick wall. Finally I say that she is stealing the backpack and I am calling the police and she agrees to give me a key so I can go get the bag. I go get it and we finish packing up and load our stuff down.
I go back to the front desk to return the keys because she specifically asked me to and now she says that she has spoken to her housekeeper and accuses us of having smoked in the first room! Which again, makes no sense! If the housekeeper busted us smoking, why would they move us? Not to mention neither of us smokes, which is completely provable. Again she won’t listen to reason and says she is going to charge our card for damaging the room. I have not been this upset in a very long time. I’m shaking. I go out to the car and send my husband in to deal with her. He somehow gets her to agree to talk to the night desk person to confirm our story.
It has been a week and I haven’t seen a second charge on the card but this is the worst I have ever been treated by a customer service representative in my life. I didn’t know people could be that rude, mean, and illogical. I always thought that I was good with people, and that if I was nice to them they would be nice to me. This really shook me up.

I’m not really sure where to start… I understand the idea of cheap hotels and just needing a place to sleep without the luxuries. That’s how I travel when at the track, but this place goes beyond dump. Many of the doors on the freeway side rooms are boarded up. The refurbished rooms are missing chairs, the fridge isn’t working or even plugged in, the cable runs out under the door and down the side of the building, AC is barely operational at best, The WiFi hardly works if at all, the price I get online is not what they try to charge me at the counter, the prices have increased to $ 55.00+ online and the list goes on and on. The old rooms are actually a bit nicer, but still very dilapidated and in dire need of repair. I won’t use the shower barefooted.
I’m actually surprised Studio 6 allows their name on this property. Even Studio 6 has standards and this particular place is far below that.

This place has bed bugs!
We have stayed at the studio 6 before when going to Thunderhill raceway, and have come to expect pretty low standards from this motel. Our most recent visit on the weekend of 8÷22−8÷23, was no exception.
We stayed for two nights and our room was never cleaned. We had a room with two queen beds and our reservation was for two adults, but we only received one wash cloth (?). Our room included an unexpected kitchenette with a large refrigerator, kitchen sink, and an 8″ x 16″ hole in the kitchenette counter. The shower head was just the right height for me, at 5’4″, but my 6′ boyfriend had to bend over to wash his hair. There was a quarter of a roll of toilet paper and no extra available.
All of this was not great, especially for a $ 60/​night room, but on par with our previous experience here. This time, though, I ended our stay with bed bug bites! This is unacceptable. I have called to complain but have not heard back from the manager yet. I would not recommend staying here — go spend a little more money at the Motel 6 instead, and avoid the bed bugs.

This was extremely DISGUSTING! So dirty and rude counter person. Don’t stay here. I wouldn’t even give it a star if I could give negatives. This place needs shut down.

I’ve stayed at a couple of motel 6 before and this is by far the worst, I’ve ever been too. As I walked into the room, it smelt musty and damp. I walked into the restroom and there was bugs in the bathtub and on the floor. We all walked straight out and went into the office and got a refund. I was glad that the girl at the front was very helpful and refunded it with out questioning it. Made me think that it happens quiet often. Just save your money and try another motel 6… Like the one down the street, it’s the same price and much better! Save yourself from bug bites and possible bed bugs!

I would never stay here again even if it was FREEEEEEEEE !!! The worst room ever. Website shows king bed rooms, booked one ended up with a queen bed, management said never had kings then why does website show kings and charges for kings. Room was never really cleaned after last guest on sheets were changed. Found used wash cloth and half used conditioner bottle in bathroom on sink. Only towels for one and they were so thin you could see through them. Nearly empty roll of toilet paper on holder and a half used roll on back of toilet. Coffee grounds still in coffee pot from last guest and no new coffee packets to be used to make coffee. Creamer and sugar packet opened and left on counter no replacement. Bath tub filthy. Pillows all broken down. A/​C ineffective due to insulated gap around door. Pool empty, etc., etc., etc. Would have been better off sleeping in my car. This used to be the Golden Pheasant Hotel and have stayed there numerous times, so have family members, but this place is terrible and we would never recommend it to anyone. Even the pictures on the web of the room do not match the actual room. Definite false advertising Willows or Glenn County BBB and the Health Department should shut them down. Another family members stayed in another room at the same time, they only had a quarter of a roll of toilet paper for their stay. Their refrigerator worked for one hour and quit. They had to kills 2 spiders, one fly and a moth when they first opened the door to their room. Speaking of the door to their room, it had previously been kicked in, the key card was not needed to enter and the only security was the chain lock. WORST STAY EVER.

This is the dirtiest place I have ever been too, and I’ve been to a lot of cheap motels. Health hazard, literally. If this is the only place left in Willows, drive 20 min to Williams. They use the Baymont Inn housekeeping staff, to make the beds, but the rooms are so dirty that they don’t want to come and clean them when requested to do so. I’m going to spend time on looking how to file a complaint to get this place checked by inspectors. It’s dangerously filthy.

I’ve been staying here for years… Well I’m cheap and when I’m at the track all I need is a bed, shower and perhaps a TV. This motel fits the bill.
Usual rates are $ 37 – 47 a night if your make a reservation online.
Yes some of the rooms are in horrible state of repair. Some are in the process of being updated. And some are ok.
Here is a tip. Get a room that faces Humboldt ave. The updates on these rooms have been completed, and are in general better condition than any other room. They have a mini kitchen and updated floors. The rooms in the circle in the back are the worst.
But that being said, I’ve not gotten bed bugs, the maids generally clean the rooms. I’ve not seen anything «unhealthy» used condoms etc.
It’s a pet friendly hotel and during hunting season some of the rooms just reek of wet dogs. Most rooms have some sort of stain on the floor, or the bath tub coating is worn through.
My assistant and I like to joke that no matter the room there is always one thing wrong with the room we get.
The last time it was the door deadbolt was not functional. It looked like the cops busted down the door and they never fixed it. Another time the AC blew very foul smelling air. And yet another time the TV (despite being ancient) had so much noise in the coax that it looked like it was snowing in the tv.
It’s a shame. When I first started to stay here in the late 90’s it was ok. But now 15 years later it’s a shadow of it’s former self. The pools are empty because they couldn’t afford to fix the heating pump. There isn’t a free breakfast any more.
Someone needs to buy this place and put some money into it. They went from being a best western to a travelodge to a motel 6… They’re not many more brands left for them to downgrade to.
The only good thing about this motel is that their front desk staff have always been pleasant and quick to move you to a different room if things are too icky.
Stay here because you’re not on vacation. You’re racing at the track or hunting the next morning.
Don’t set your expectations too high, You will be disappointed

Stains on the bed sheets, grime and crap all over the counters and floors. There was even stains on a leather cushion, and a chair with a split cushion. Disaster to say the least

Disgusting room. Filed a complaint with the BBB and health organization. We arrived at midnight and the office closes at 10pm. We were not able to talk to anyone about our room. It was never cleaned. Feces in the toilet, spoiled food on the table. No soap, no towels, and a disgusting bed with sheets not washed. Complained the next day and showed them pictures of everything. Lady said manager would call me next day but never did.
If you want a budget motel stay at the Motel6 down the street, this place seriously sucks.

Disgusting!!!
I would of been better sleeping in a dumpster.
My gosh… i would not even send my mother in law to this place.
dirty…very dirty. light fixtures broken… smelly…dirty towels… water leaking from fixtures in bathroom make noise and keep you up all night drip drip drip… dead bugs on the coach and counters in the bath room.
Twice i have stayed here. figured first time must of been some bad luck… nope.
wow, i didn’t even know places like this exist anymore… its beyond me this place hasn’t had their motel 6 name pulled yet.
Never again. they need to doze this place down.

If I could give zero or negative stars, I would have. So we made a reservation that said that we could cancel it at any time for any meaning. We went to check in and got the keys. The place look alright but it was a bit sketchy. That might have been because of the creeper van that was spray painted with a bunch of images and weird phrases. We maybe spent two minutes in the room before we go out of there. Not all the lights were working, the pillows looked like hell and didn’t have cases, there was a VCR just sitting there disconnected, outside on the porch there was an empty bottle of alcohol, and the door had obviously been busted open several times. We went to cancel the room and they wouldn’t let us, saying you couldn’t cancel the room after 4 PM. There’s no way this place deserves any stars. Just disgusting

Thought I was booking Motel 6, didn’t look closely to see that it was ‘Studio 6′. The front desk was pleasant and friendly. The driveway to get to my room was not clear, my room’s exterior door was missing its number. The door had clearly been forcibly opened at least once before, probably more since the safety chain fastener had been re-​drilled several times. The room illumination was poor quality and illumination from tired/​cheap CFL bulbs. There were lots of stains on the carpet, tile, and shower. In the morning I let the shower run for more than 10 minutes (there’s a drought, I know) before it got lukewarm and it never warmed beyond that. The towels were threadbare and the bath mat was thinner than a towel. I was seriously concerned about bedbugs or lice. I didn’t see any loose dirt anywhere, but the stains were quite prevalent. I stay in Willows about once per year, definitely not coming back to Studio 6. It had the kind of vibe that lots of bad stuff had happened there… It was cheap though, about $ 42 with tax for the ‘Jacuzzi Suite’ but I sure wasn’t going to get in that tub!

I can’t understand all the negative reviews, this is the best budget motel I’ve ever been to. It has a complete kitchen including full-​size fridge, two stovetop surfaces, a microwave, and cabinet space for the same price as a rundown Motel 6 room half the size. The kitchen has its own sink and the bathroom basin is very modern. Staying for at least a week drops the price even lower to an unbelievable $ 35 a night. Studio 6 is an Extended Stay for half the price, I’m very happy with the room. There was obviously a recent renovation as the floor is new hardwood laminate and tile. There’s two doors to the room with the back one leading to a large grass courtyard and a big pool that looks like it’d be wonderful in the summer. There’s a Mexican restaurant next door, a diner and fast food across the street, and gas stations just down the road. Only complaints are the out of order ice machine, and having to schlep my laundry to their sister motel The Baymont next door to use their machines.
Long story short, if you’re on an extreme budget and looking for the most bang for your buck, it doesn’t get any nicer or cheaper than Studio 6. It’s about 2 hours from Sac or Redding, and an hour from Chico.

Absolutely disgusting…
Checked in, walked into the room and checked right out.
–Room was dirty and smelled like smoke.
–Shower was dripping.
–Inside of door handle was wet and smelled.
–Air conditioner was duct taped.
–Shopping carts parked in front of rooms.

Wow.
One of the worst in my travels — racers beware:
When I checked in, room was completely disheveled and the bed recently «used»
Holes in the walls — asked to be relocated and told no, that the rooms in the back are abandoned.
Hotel is so sketchy they close the lobby and leave at night — yes, nobody is there at night.
Went to the track to race that weekend, left early and forgot my iPad. It was stolen when I returned. I asked them about it and they said «sometimes the housekeepers take valuables and put them in their area because they are tired of being accused of stealing, I will have it checked for you.» They returned in 10 minutes… And handed me three towels. The guy they sent to look thought an iPad was towels. I asked to see a manager, they called a woman (manager not on site) and she refused to take my call but would try to call me back… Still waiting. I will give Nicole at the front desk a star, she’s the only thing keeping this cesspool in business. Check out the pool if you get a chance and need somewhere to fall and die of neglect or tetanus. My advise to Motel 6, burn it down before the CDC does and start over. Save Nicole, maybe move her somewhere she can flourish, fire your absentee thief manager and demand a salary return. They’ll leave a light on for you, but it will probably be a street light shining through a hole in your wall.

This room was purchased for us by someone else while we were working at Thunderhill for the weekend. He got us two nights. We only stayed one — we actually shelled out of our own pocket NOT to stay here. This should say something.
Our room was on the back side where it was really dark and right off the freeway, with nothing but a chain link fence separating it — and THAT had been cut in a number of places to let who knows what kinds of people through it. At night, our building definitely had a skeevy «oh my gods, we’re going to be shivved» vibe which persisted once we got inside.
First of all, the TV was on when we walked in. This led us to wonder if someone else was staying in the room, but no. To say the room was poorly done would be a gross understatement. There were outlets hanging out of the walls, holes in places. I found hair stuck to the walls in the bathroom and the light in there had no switch to even turn off. When my husband went in to take a shower, there was no shower curtain at all, and he had some company in the tub from a bunch of earwigs that decided it was the best local hotspot.
There were two doors in and out of the room — one to the parking lot and one to the courtyard. There were no actual emergency evacuation procedures listed — just a photocopied «in case of fire, this door goes to the parking lot and the other to the courtyard». Gee, thanks! I suppose I should be glad we had a room number sign — the one next to us was labeled in Sharpie.
Between the lack of cleanliness, the poor construction and shoddy furniture, the ancient tube TV — really? a tube TV? — that took up the entire top of the only table in the tiny room, the horrible lighting and location, and the fact there absolutely NO staff at this hotel overnight (seriously — you have to drive down to the Baymont to even get your key), as well as the hard bed with tiny pillows, I’m glad Studio 6 left the light on for us because I had it on all night — it was the only way I could even sleep there.
We found another hotel for the second night. This place wasn’t even worth the price tag of free.

Looked recently redone, was better than I was expected for $ 50, but probly just cause it was new-​ish. Flooring was all hard (tile in bathroom and «kitchen», fake wood over the rest. Made it feel cleaner but it was really loud, there wasn’t anything to absorb sounds accept the bed. Bed was comfortable enough for me but that’s saying much coming from me cause I’ll sleep anywhere. Front desk was nice, my door keys didn’t work though the first time and I had to walk back and have her redo them for me. Full size fridge, small stove and sink in the kitchen area. There was a table and mirror but they were unusable cause there was a massive tv sitting on and in front of them. I was kinda ghetto rigged, I think it was just till they get flat screens installed; there was a place one would’ve fit nicely and the cable hooked up to the tv was coming from that area. Overall it was good, I’d recommend it if you’re looking for someplace cheap. Bring an extension cord.