Name: Catalina Airport Motel
Address: 8010 West Washington St Bridgeport, Indianapolis, 46231, US

6/10

Pleasant

17 Jul 2026

Theodore

Where to start. Check in was ok. Had to give $20 for a room card, which would be retirned at check out. Only king beds were available and they were comfortable. Only one coverlet and a top. Three pillows (papa, mama, baby bears). I walked from the bed to the shower barefoot. When I stepped in the tub, the water turned black...evidentally dirty dirty carpeted floors. Refrigerator frozen over. Microwave probably worked. Nothing in the room to microwave. The room had a phone, plugs for internet. My second morning the shower rod fell, but replaced during the day. My last night, the AC died at 1:30AM. Plenty of parking room. No breakfast, no cups. The $20 was returned at checkout.

Self

2/10

Poor

26 Jun 2026

David

The motel representative was not professional he was not helpful at all then he tried to say I didn't pay a deposit that he never asked me for then after I went and spent the money he then asked for the deposit then tried to tell me I only paid for one person when on the online website it said 2 persons unpleasant experience I wouldn't even suggest this hotel to anyone for dogs to stay in let alone humans

Partner

2/10

Poor

12 Jun 2026

Marc

The owner spoke very poor barely understandable. English. The morning I was to leave I found a multi legged bug in th bathtub. I also found a woman's long dark brown hair on the toilet. I video the bathroom then walked to the tub and videotaped the bug.
After filming I then walked to the front office told him that the motel had bugs. He walked to my hotel room and saw the good size bug. I demanded my money back telling him I would call the Indiana Department of Health.
He refused to refund my $70.00.
Therefore my extremely POOR REVIEWS.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jun 2026

Carlton

Very nice a hotel clean room

Self

2/10

Poor

12 Mar 2026

Devante

Mold in room. Room was horrible.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Nov 2025

Mehmet

I’m very pleased. Good place to stay

4/10

Poor

14 Sep 2025

Andrea

For this specific location, after you pay Expedia, you're unaware of a $20 cash, damage deposit. The room has no trash cans or amenities, I did have about a quarter roll of toilet paper. my refrigerator was about 4 feet tall and only had one shelf, the rest were missing. With the curtains pulled completely closed, there's a flood light that shines directly into my room, and even at midnight, it looks like it's noon. The staff used his cell phone to take a photo of my license and his screen, and although I showed him my Expedia records receipt,
He still demanded cash. I wasn't able to check into my room promptly due to this delay. Additionally, I had to fill out a card with my personal information and even after doing so, was instructed to write my phone number across the bottom where it was not requested. Having scanned and then taken a photo of my license made me uneasy. There are folding chairs outside of most of the doors, people do live at this location. My floor was sticky, and my bed appeared to be wet in spots There was no blanket, just the top sheet and a paper thin cover. When leaving 8 hours after arrival, I noticed there appeared to be dried blood on the corner of my bed. I was not surprised by this, every other aspect was lacking.

Business Partner

2/10

Poor

08 Sep 2025

TRACY

Never Stay Here Unless You’re looking to Not Sleep

The bed was hard as a rock and ridiculously uncomfortable. I have spine issues and asked for extra pillows and was told that there was three on the king bed already and then later was brought a single thin small pillow.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

26 Aug 2025

wayne

$20 cash deposit for room key

Business_and_leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Aug 2025

Katie

friendly staff, good rate

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

03 Aug 2025

Nathan Todd

Do not stay here if you value your sanity or sleep. Feet dirty from being barefoot in the room, people drinking in the parking lot with loud music at all hours of the night and management didn't do anything until i complained, room smelled strongly of mildew.

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jun 2025

gabriel

Cool

Business_and_leisure Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

04 May 2025

Brian

check in should have told me everything about this place, sign on the wall of the extremely small 4 foot by 2foot check in booth read “charge a $20 deposit for room key cash only” clerk charges $30 no notation of this in the listing for the room. have to leave the property to find a atm, not one on site. return, get the room key go to the room. 10 foot x 12 foot room. one side bath. got the jacuzzi tub room, tub would not hold water drained rather quickly. silver fish and some other very large bug crawled out of the vent for the tub ending up in the water, ending that portion of the evening. upon exiting the tub found the carpet to be very sticky, tacky and very uncomfortable under the foot. bed covering. disgusting. blood stains on the comforter. wife slept in her cloths on top of sweat shirts due to condition of bedding, upon waking up found numerous bug bites that were not there just a couple hours prior. once calm enough brought these problems to the clerks attention was told no refunds, an that they hadn't had any other issues. i reserved a room for the cleetus n cars event, the indy 800 and Burn out rivals, was a 2 day even. 5 hour drive after due to these conditions. an of course no refunds… HIGHLY DISCOURAGE ANYONE FROM UTILIZING THIS DUMP.

DISGUSTING!!!!!

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

09 Dec 2019

donal

went to a football game after booking this fumble.

stay away. Old, Dingy, peeing paint, the plugs didn't work, it had a broke down full size fridge, and a microwave on the top of it with a cord that didn't reach a plug that wouldn't have worked anyway. No towels or wash clothes except for the used one in the tub. It doesn't feel safe. At check in, the proprietor took a picture of my license with his personal phone. now im worried about that.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

04 Nov 2019

Jay

Good location. The lady was okay, not great. The area was fairly quiet.

Business Self

4/10

Poor

15 Oct 2019

JAMES

Bed Bugs? Dirty Sheets.

Blood on the sheets... maybe looked like bedbug signs. Also found lots of hair and other weird stains on the sheets. I asked management for a new room. They complied, that room was cleaner, and no blood on the bed. However it was still obvious the sheets were dirty and not fresh. Not sure I would stay here again.

Business

4/10

Poor

08 Oct 2019

Hotelmanager

To be clear, I love Indianapolis! I grew up here not far from the Catalina. Knowing the history of US 40, the Oasis diner and the \"motor road\" motels in the area always intrigued me. I happen to be in a situation where I would get to experience this \"iconic\" motel. Glad to say that it wasn't as bad as the numbers would suggest. The rooms were compact but had all the space you would need. Upgrades had been done. Carpet, bed covers, and attempts at repairs. The sheets appeared to have not been changed. Hair everywhere. Walls not clean.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

07 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

Room was molded. Bathroom extremly unfit for human occupation. This property should be reported to city officials immediatelly.Room recked of mold. Could not stay.

Business Family

2/10

Poor

28 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

Recommend Expedia drop this motel.
You do not want to be associated with the Catalina Motel.

Business_and_leisure Self

2/10

Poor

16 Sep 2019

Mike

I didnt stay here, and they wont return my money!! Crooks!

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

02 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

Night check-in took forever to come to the door. Then didn't want to give me the room until I showed my Expedia receipt, and then slowly and grudgingly. Transfered me to two double beds instead of the King I ordered. The sheets in one bed had holes in them. The toilet didn't flush, which I found out after using it. I had to take the lid off to fix it. The windows are sealed shut so the room doesn't breath, and the air conditioner is very noisy. And there's weird jugs of stuff scattered around outside.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

09 Jul 2019

Michael

Nice small family owned motel. Very peaceful and the staff was very friendly. Quiet area. The rooms are a little outdated but reasonable

2/10

Poor

26 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Mark’s review about fearing for your life is accurate. Burn marks on the sheets, along with stains, debris and someone else’s hair. The fridge was FULL of someone else’s leftover food. The bathroom mirror was so splattered I can’t imagine how long it has gone without being cleaned. There was a cigarette butt on one of the night stands with ash everywhere. I purchased a sleeping bag and slept on the floor for my first night and then found a different hotel for the rest of my stay. Oh! And upon my arrival, a black minivan rolled down it’s window so a frowning woman could bark at me “Do you have a reservation? Through expedia?” When I replied yes she rolled up her window (apparently she works there). The front desk was just as unpleasant.

Business Self

4/10

Poor

26 Oct 2018

Verified traveler

Across the street from a strip club. No breakfast.

2/10

Poor

15 Aug 2018

Verified traveler

I'm not spoiled, but in this case I'm forced to say that the place is bad. The windows in the rooms (at least on the first floor) don't open, so the air in the room doesn't change and the room smells damp.
I had no wireless reception in most of my room, only close to the door.
The staff I talked to were nice, but had to wait for them to come to the reception. And on top of everything, since there was a big conference at Indianapolis that weekend and most hotel rooms were taken, I was overcharged to the room.

2/10

Poor

09 Aug 2018

Mark

Do not ever stay at this place. You will be in fear for your life.

2/10

Poor

02 Jan 2018

christopher

DO NOT STAY HERE.

This motel was SO bad I had to ask for a refund and report them to the health department.

No joke.

6/10

Pleasant

09 Dec 2017

Cassandra

It was okay. We didn't really stay long. We had a family member have a kidney transplant, so much just slept a few hours and headed to hospital. But it was okay.

Family

2/10

Poor

29 Oct 2017

Thomas

It's a dump

I stayed two night because all other hotels were full with a convention in town. Room was dirty, sheets and pillow cases had stains a public hairs on them. Tub and bathroom floor were filthy. No maid service after the first night. No clean towels and bed wasn't made. I went out to buy soap and Lysol spray.

2/10

Poor

05 Dec 2016

rudy

Major Renovation required

Property needs a great deal of work. Room was in terrible shape. Towels in the bathroom were probably 5 years old, if not older. Major renovation required and not as convenient to the airport as you would think from the location.

2/10

Poor

05 Dec 2016

John

Convenient location

We needed a place to sleep and this was what was available. It seems to have outlived its days and should maybe be replaced. The location was good for getting to Lucas Oil Stadium.

Family

2/10

Poor

07 Jul 2016

Ms KB

S.T.D. Hotel

This was the dirtiest hotel I've ever spent my hard earned money at. We had been on the road for 3 days, and all the other Hotels were booked for a Convention. It was the last room in town available. We needed a shower a some sleep. The bathroom was filthy, tub was so gross, I don't think it has ever seen bleach. The sheets had long black hairs on them, and they were ripped. I wouldn't recommend this place, unless you are desperate. It's across the street from a strip club, apparently it rents by the hour? So gross, so over priced. Needs a visit from the Health Department.

4/10

Poor

24 Apr 2016

Verified traveler

It was a bad smell, sheets were dirty, toilet

It was a bad experience for the money I spent and I would not tell anyone to stay there

6/10

Pleasant

09 Dec 2015

Jacob

Good and bad

Literally the nicest staff I have encountered at any motel I have stayed. The rooms, however, were not the nicest. There were no fitted sheets on the beds (which seemed cheap/old) and the bathroom looked like it still needed to be painted. Overall not a bad place to stay if you are in need of a pit stop.

Family

2/10

Poor

09 Dec 2015

James

Shabby Rundown Motel in Indianapolis

This place should be deleted from Hotels.com listing. It is rundown and shabby to begin with. The coffee maker, hairdryer, and steam iron had all been stolen by previous guests. the only reason I booked this place was because it was the ONLY room available within 25 miles of Indianapolis airport, due to the Big Ten Football Championship game that night. The only positive thing I can say about the room was that the sheets were clean.

2/10

Poor

11 Aug 2015

Dave

Strip Club and Ashtray Stench

Massive strip joint right across the street, both rooms marked No Smoking but both reeked of smoke.

10/10

Exceptional

04 Aug 2015

Verified traveler

Cheap Motel with awesome staff.

I was looking for a place to sleep and shower, and the Catalina Motel filled both those needs admirably.

2/10

Poor

03 Aug 2015

Verified traveler

Unsafe place

The door had no safety lock or deadbolt. The smoke detector did not work as was indicated by no flashing light. We could not check to see if it had a battery since the room had no chairs or anything upon which to stand. The neighborhood in which the place was located did not look safe.

4/10

Poor

28 Mar 2015

Verified traveler

Don't waste your time or your money.

Price was not all that great, the rooms were not all that clean and had a strong mildew
odor. Bedding was damp and had to be replaced. Front office was a disaster area.
$100 pet fee, so don't even consider bringing Fido. Did have fridge and micro that
worked, but not even morning coffee.
Can get a lot more for less money at any of the main motel chains.

2/10

Poor

02 Jan 2015

Verified traveler

24/7, 365 days per year haunted house

Scary motel, scary clientele. Old, dilapidated, and thoroughly uncomfortable place. If you really don't like yourself, stay here.

Family

4/10

Poor

09 Aug 2014

Maui

Nice budget hotel/bad environment

The couple managing this budget hotel did a nice job. My room was clean and spacious, had a fridge and microwave, iron, etc. However, this motel is across the street from a giant strip club the size of an industrial warehouse and around midnight the party moved from the strip club to the motel parking lot. Lots of people, lots of cars in and out all night, lights flashing in my windows, yelling, laughing, etc. There was no deadbolt or even chain on my door, so I wedged the ironing board against the door as a safety measure. Very hard to sleep...but it was the cheapest room near the airport.

4/10

Poor

22 Jun 2014

Verified traveler

Strip club across the street...

I only needed a place to sleep for a few hours so I went with the cheapest place I could find. There is a strip club across the street; that tells you what the place is like. The lock on my door was old and it took me 5 minutes to jiggle and maneuver the key just right to get the door open. Also, there was a tiny little hole in the window to speak with the person at the front desk and it was nearly impossible to communicate.

4/10

Poor

30 Apr 2026

Jan

Rotet med å finne bestilling. Lukt på rommet

Self