Name: Motel 6 San Diego North
Address: 5592 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, San Diego, 92117, US

6/10

Pleasant

05 Aug 2026

John

Tv only got 6 channels and the room smell was extremely musty it permeated my clothes

6/10

Pleasant

05 Aug 2026

Lizbeth

Called twice for lost and found and I wasn't helped much.

2/10

Poor

01 Aug 2026

Robert

Property

4/10

Poor

01 Aug 2026

Nikki

Not very clean, the room's surfaces all seemed dirty as well as the bed sheets. The extra lock on the room's door was broken, which was concerning because the hotel is in a bit of a shady area. Pros are that staff was friendly and there's plenty of parking.

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jul 2026

Hillary

Quiet

2/10

Poor

27 Jul 2026

Oscar

This hotel was very dirty , unsafe and only one helpful staff. The tv did not work , the lights did not work and the room was not cleaned at all while we stayed. The front desk Clerk only gave us two towels , they had no hair dryers , and ice machine was bad as well . Overall bad .

2/10

Poor

26 Jul 2026

Tyler

While the staff is friendly enough, it doesn’t make up for hoe terrible condition the property is. Not only were the sheets dirty and riddled with holes, I found white slime and hair on the bed frame, the shower head was shooting water out of the back, the air conditioner felt unclean, the room smelled like smoke, stains on the walls, bathroom door was busted, holes in the window curtains, light switch didn’t even turn anything on, the walls are paper thin and you can hear people talking, USB ports didn’t work, and best of all, when I woke up, I found a cockroach in the bathroom crawling around. Not great. And don’t park under the trees if you do stay, they will drop a ton of dirt, leaves, and sap all over your car.

2/10

Poor

23 Jul 2026

Jessica

Will never stay here again room was disgusting and staff was rude

8/10

Excellent

23 Jul 2026

Anthony

It was alright. The tub had the floor break through and was repaired badly. So no baths.

2/10

Poor

20 Jul 2026

Victor

I would not recommend this if you are traveling with your family and kids.

2/10

Poor

20 Jul 2026

Cindy

This was the worst place I have ever stayed. There was nothing but crackheads it was filthy. I paid for a king room and they gave me a queen bed and did not accommodate me. The TV screen was broke. They wouldn’t fix that horrible horrible place to stay.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

16 Jul 2026

Mario

Bien pour le prix, mais beaucoup d’itinérants au alentour.

Self

8/10

Excellent

12 Jul 2026

Daisy

The area was quiet, decent parking and staff were friendly. The only thing was that the side of the bedsheet had some spots. We requested another room since it smelled like cigarettes and the staff gave us another room with no issues. Its close to Walmart and other stores and restaurants. The location was very convenient to the places we were visiting.

Friends

2/10

Poor

06 Jul 2026

Peter

Dirty, poorly maintained. Kept deposit for no reason, still working to get it refunded. Do not recommend

Self

6/10

Pleasant

06 Jul 2026

Henry

Could’ve been better but not bad ig

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

05 Jul 2026

Rick

Homeless gather near and on the property.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jul 2026

DHAVALKUMAR

Convenient location. Helpful staff. Good for solo travelers.

Family

2/10

Poor

30 Jun 2026

Christy

Bad

4/10

Poor

29 Jun 2026

Lyle

The room satisfied our need for a need to sleep in and a bathroom to shower. However, when we walked into the room, the floor was sticky. It seemed clean but I didn’t want to walk on it without shoes. The bed was hard and the pillows were very soft with virtually no filling. My bath wash cloth had blood stains on it. No shampoo/conditioner provided. I would not recommend going to this Motel 6.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

29 Jun 2026

Taylor

It was ok. The staff was friendly, and the room was decent for a motel, but there were things like broken toilets and locks that could have been improved.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jun 2026

Andrea

Me and my partner stayed there for two nights just for the weekend and it was super clean and super affordable! Safe area and a short drive to downtown :) it was perfect!

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

27 Jun 2026

Jose

Good for sleep.. is all.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

24 Jun 2026

Aniceta

Café menos cucarachas

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jun 2026

Danny

Excellent

Self

6/10

Pleasant

11 Jun 2026

Monica

It was pretty noisy and it was hard to sleep.

Self

4/10

Poor

05 Jun 2026

Nicolas

The TV didn't work. I called and they said they would call the cable company but nothing was done.

Partner

4/10

Poor

02 Jun 2026

Russell

I stayed here back to back stays - 1 room for 1 night and a second room for a 2nd night. Positives: room was clean and staff was friendly. I stayed in the back section of the hotel that faces a trail and the highway. There were a lot of sketchy people drinking and doing drugs open in the property. My room was a nonsmoking room but totally reeked of cigarettes. The room next door was open with dogs running in and out barking and people were doing drugs and smoking weed from the doorway with trash piled outside their door. A lot of people were coming by constantly talking outside and unclear if they were dealing drugs or people were just coming to the room to do drugs. Some looked homeless and beat up. Another couple was drinking straight vodka from a bottle blocking the steps. Homeless people in the parking lot. Definitely not a place you want to bring your kids - I was there by myself and double locked my door but the crowd was unpleasant. Managers need to clean the behaviour and crowd up. If you do stay - request a room facing the parking lot as the back section is nasty.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

25 May 2026

Angelina

It was clean, staff were nice but there was so much dog poo outside.

Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

25 May 2026

Eliza

What do you want for $200. Sheets were stained, loud AC, bath tub was gross. At least there was a new sink!

Self

4/10

Poor

25 May 2026

Wei Lien

Not great, but cheap

Family

2/10

Poor

22 May 2026

Paulo

Would not recommend at all.

Partner

2/10

Poor

17 May 2026

Alex

Room smells like cigarettes AC was noisy only 2 small pillows were given -

2/10

Poor

26 Apr 2026

Cynthia

Parking lot: big dog poop, homeless people hanging out. One night the police were in the parking lot watching.
Room: pungent smell when opening the door. We had to air out the room for quite some time. We were not sure about insects, but they ended up not being any so we stayed. Appeared to be a halfway house and a lot of commotion going on. I would never go back and advise anyone to go in.

Pet

2/10

Poor

23 Apr 2026

Detra

Do not stay here when you pull up in the parking it’s so disappointing the people they allow to hang out around the hotel. We left my grandfathers ring in the room called back the same day and no one has seen it. It was 14k gold and the only thing I had from my grandfather. Still til this day they didn’t see it. They didn’t even try to locate it or return it.

Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

19 Apr 2026

YESENIA

The room had roaches …. Prob won’t stay here again. Only went for a marathon nearby

Friends

4/10

Poor

19 Apr 2026

Kimberly

First off check-in was easy and simple and the place is close to freeway and nearby to shopping or food places. However, the room looked like it hadn’t really been cleaned. Shower was so filthy we had to wear our slides to take one. The rest of the room was dirty as well. AC was too dirty to use. The floors were disgusting, with what looked like a dry drop of blood on the bathroom floor. Stains in the shower and toilet. We ended up leaving early and not staying because it just made it too uncomfortable, unfortunately cutting our trip short .

Partner

2/10

Poor

12 Apr 2026

Mohammed

Bed sheet was not clean there was stain in the bed sheet , but the front staff was really helpful in trying to help.

Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

06 Apr 2026

Stephen

There’s plenty of amenities across the freeway. Watch out fir the troll that lives in 201.

Self

4/10

Poor

03 Apr 2026

Rodrigo

Located around the freeway, roads near by are a disaster, felt old and if you get the rooms on the south east area, there’s a all you can eat Korean buffet and the smoke and smell from their grills spread throughout the motel

Self

10/10

Exceptional

26 Mar 2026

Lionelle

Great for the price

2/10

Poor

25 Mar 2026

Emily

The shower was disgustingly filthy (including hair), the toilet tank didn’t even fit on the toilet tank, and the bed was super hard and uncomfortable. The pillows were awful too. I could not wash my hair with the poor shower head. A positive—the sheets appeared clean.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Mar 2026

Jose

Ok

Friends_and_family Friends

4/10

Poor

24 Mar 2026

Estefana

Room is outdated. The cords to charge phones didn’t work restroom door looks like somebody kicked it in.

Partner

2/10

Poor

24 Mar 2026

Angel

The room I was assigned was supposed to be nonsmoking but unfortunately when I got to room I seemed like someone was recently smoking in the room and looked like a person was laying on the bed prior to my arrival

6/10

Pleasant

19 Mar 2026

Andrew

Not the safest area

2/10

Poor

14 Mar 2026

Roger

Terrible and old
People screaming all night
No sleep
Called office and no answer

Self

4/10

Poor

10 Mar 2026

Andrew

I stayed 3 nights, 27 thru 29 FEB, no hot water the last 2 nights. I stayed again the following weekend, 6-9 MAR, only slightly warm water the first 2 nights. The front desk, Mr. Patel, was indifferent to the issue and was not willing to discount the nightly rate. Failure to provide promised amenities does not fulfill the original booking agreement, but the site manager did not agree.

6/10

Pleasant

06 Mar 2026

Jason

Last minute hotel great value for the price

Self

6/10

Pleasant

06 Mar 2026

David

Friendly and helpful

Partner

2/10

Poor

02 Mar 2026

Naoya

Upon check-in, I was informed that the hot water system was under repair. Arriving at 6 PM, I had no choice but to stay, as it would have been inconvenient to find a new hotel at that hour. It seemed like no real effort was being made to fix the issue, leaving me with no option but to endure cold showers both at night and in the morning. This made for an extremely unpleasant experience.

Self

4/10

Poor

24 Feb 2026

Guillermo

Vending machines broken, ice machine broken, and towels were stained and dirty. Staff didn’t care to hear about the complaints and didn’t express any concern or sense of urgency to fix the problem.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Feb 2026

Brigida

For Motel 6. It was by far the best one I'd ever been to, and the Staff was Fantastic

Self

8/10

Excellent

04 Feb 2026

Katsuya

Just the same always Motel 6 is reasonable.

4/10

Poor

30 Jan 2026

Ricardo

There was no hot water

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jan 2026

Joyce

Love this place!

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

11 Jan 2026

Kendra

Convenient to highway - convenient parking

6/10

Pleasant

08 Jan 2026

Eden

Second time I’ve stayed here. The heat did not work in either room (104 or 106.) I’ve seen more comfortable beds in the penitentiary.

The vending machines don’t work. It’s clean and quiet, but not really convenient or comfortable.

I’ve stayed in a couple other hotels from the same chain in the same city this year and just straight up was not this cold or uncomfortable or inconvenienced at any of them.

If you insist on staying here, the vending machines in the hotel next door work. Maybe I should have just stayed there.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

06 Jan 2026

Robert

The room was in good condition for the price. Our room was on the freeway side so there was no view of our car. The front door secondary lock wouldn’t engage. There room was clean but the TV didn’t work and there was no soap or conditioner provided for showers. Bed was very very firm. And the people upstairs were loud at random times. In the end, you get what you pay for.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

03 Jan 2026

Chris

Room was fine

2/10

Poor

30 Dec 2025

Karen

room wasn't ready when i arrived so was asked to wait just 20 mins in my car which turned into 40 mins after i called office twice! finally went inside and found desk staff checking in multiple people

when i approached the desk staff member stopped checking in a person and asked them to step aside to ck me in this staff member actually said my room number out loud as they handed me the key card which is a huge safety issue for me which is usual motel / hotel procedure to not announce the room number out loud when other guests are present

when i got to room the pillows were very flat so asked front desk to bring extra pillows the same staff say ok and no one ever came so i went to office and he told me oh they don't have any which seemed very odd

this motel is very run down and definitely a place i will never stay at again

10/10

Exceptional

27 Dec 2025

Allan

I am a repeated customer. A good place to stay

Business Self

2/10

Poor

22 Dec 2025

susana

Shower floor flooded, floors looked like striped painted

Business

10/10

Exceptional

11 Dec 2025

christina

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6/10

Pleasant

09 Dec 2025

SHOTA

Easy check in and check out process, but the bed/pillows were extremely uncomfortable. Some of the lights (next to the TV) did not work so it felt dark in the room, and the remote did not work as well so we had to use the switch on the TV to turn it on/off/switch channels.

10/10

Exceptional

02 Dec 2025

Joe

🤘

10/10

Exceptional

01 Dec 2025

Gary

Excellent

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

30 Nov 2025

Gary

The water is perfect

Business Self

2/10

Poor

26 Nov 2025

Alexis

The hotel room flooded with nasty water the floorboards were leaking we were on the bottom floor . The whole tub was filled with nasty smelling water bags on the floor were soaked

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Nov 2025

William

Yes so much better then the last visit

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

19 Nov 2025

loretta

People are nice

Leisure

4/10

Poor

18 Nov 2025

Luis

My first stay the unit had a microwave and everything seemed to function normal, second stay was in a different unit there was no microwave, and tv was not functioning fixed it myself, and had to provide my own blankets and pillows due to lack of service, one of the gentleman in the front desk was nice enough to heat up my food in the microwave that’s in the office. Overall decent stay for someone who dose not ask for much other than a roof and a bed to sleep.

Business Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 Nov 2025

William

There was a fiasco onmy reservation, apparently Expedia didn't send Motel 6 the conformation

10/10

Exceptional

14 Nov 2025

Allan

Excellent place to stay. Very clean. Renovated and looking good. Staff is great. Safe.

Business Self

2/10

Poor

06 Nov 2025

DAVID

Room wsa small bed was hard like sleeping on floor with a blanket TV was small and very un modern toilet was about two feet from floor should have just put a hole in the floor to use the towels were small the only thing that was except able heater/air conditioner checked out a day early and asked if i get one less day charge and they told me i had to go through you guys whish you had i -rate

Business Pet

10/10

Exceptional

28 Oct 2025

Priscilla

It was a great location staff was friendly and considerate

10/10

Exceptional

26 Oct 2025

kelly

So nise in reception people and easy to getin

Business_and_leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

19 Oct 2025

David

One night stay

AC didn’t work, no microwave in room, despite in photo. Area was ok, no noise.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

17 Oct 2025

Kathy Jo

Excellent stay

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Oct 2025

loretta

Good location

10/10

Exceptional

13 Oct 2025

Jake

Great stay, especially for the price.

Leisure Friends

2/10

Poor

12 Oct 2025

Deaundre

The room smell like mildew.I had to go back to the front to get my deposit and switch hotels.
I'm still waiting for my money back.The refund i did not stay there

Self

2/10

Poor

26 Sep 2025

Carl Ryan

Toilets don’t work for a couple of days after certain time and nearby hotel mates have similar issues. Also when you call the front desk, no one picks up the phone and I called numerous times of the day to get room change or to fix their toilet.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

24 Sep 2025

Seyedehmediseh

Great Staff

10/10

Exceptional

08 Sep 2025

CAESAR

Good bed, clean, nice staff, easy check in, lots of parking, close to food.

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

01 Sep 2025

Verified traveler

Horrible staff and customer service

The bed might have bed bugs? I definitely got bug bites and felt really bad when I woke up today.
Also, the Staff very rude dismissive and cleaning crew was borderline aggressive. It was very

Self

8/10

Excellent

31 Aug 2025

Ted

Even though you are close to a freeway, the room I had did face away from the freeway and was rather quiet. The room was clean and the furniture looked relatively new. The only thing that was missing in the room was a chair for the desk should you ever need to use it for work. Something like that you could easily ask for from the front desk. But since it was only for a night, it was hardly worth the bother. But beyond that, definitely a comfy place to rest.

Business Self

4/10

Poor

22 Aug 2025

Angelica

I was not thrilled with the location. Nothing like the picture shown. Backs onto the freeway so there’s that noise. But I was tired and just wanted to get some rest. I got to my room, which was clean, and as I pulled back the sheets to lay down discovered scattered hair throughout. I asked for another room which was not a problem. But then as I pulled covers back, found hair again. At this point, I just asked for a refund, which was not a problem, front desk was very apologetic and nice about it.

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

15 Aug 2025

Verified traveler

Bed = very hard
Cleanliness = just adequate, but very worn, not super clean, just barely clean enough

honestly - just barely in the category I expect from Motel 6. just at the very bottom of acceptable. Any less and it absolutely should not be Motel 6

10/10

Exceptional

14 Aug 2025

Allan

The place looks great. Recently remodeled. Modern look. A great place to stay.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

06 Aug 2025

Robert

No bueno

2/10

Poor

01 Aug 2025

Christopher

The room was filthy and noisy. Could not sleep the entire stay and ended up checking out a day earlier.

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

31 Jul 2025

Denise

The only thing that was good was the staff was nice

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jul 2025

Jeffrey

Check in and check out was easy. Plenty of parking. Room was recently cleaned when we arrived. Didn't run into anything negative. Conveniently located to where we were going our two days in San Diego.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jul 2025

Marcus

Nothing just a motel.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

27 Jul 2025

Robert

Whatever

It was okay. I wasn't expecting much. The bed was comfortable. The overhead lights didn't work. There was only bar soap in the bathroom, no shampoo (maybe that's standard for low end hotels).

Self

4/10

Poor

26 Jul 2025

Sandra

When we got to the property we noticed that there was homeless people around. Also there was a roach in the bathroom. They had two flimsy pillows on the bed. I had to ask for more which they did give. The bed was hard as a rock and the people staying at the hotel. I believe we're homeless

Leisure Pet

6/10

Pleasant

22 Jul 2025

Alfred

Staff were great. It was just that the place was sketchy due to some homeless people hanging out around and on the parking lot.

Business_and_leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

22 Jul 2025

Abbey

I like where the hotel is located, it’s a nice quiet area. The downside was the bed was super hard and uncomfortable. The sheets had stains and the bathroom door was busted.

Leisure Pet

8/10

Excellent

21 Jul 2025

Jashan

When i entered the room there was a weird smell to it. It didnt go away until after I left the window open for a day and left. When I came back to the room that night the smell was gone. There was not a main light that lit up the room but there were little personal lights on each side of the bed. I would rent the room again only if i was sleeping there like i did this last time but if you are going to be spending most of your time in the room I suggest you get something nicer and brighter with amenities like breakfast, a pool, gym and laundry mat on site. Parking is free and a deposit of $50 was collected when checking in, which i love both of those things.

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

21 Jul 2025

Verified traveler

Beware of Stay

Tub was filthy, not sure if it could be cleaned. Grout was molded. Hand towel had dirt on it. Stains on the bedding. TV picture had buffering lines on it. Manager, would not supply me with a receipt on the room stay, stated Hotels.com would give me one. Charged an additional $50 at check in, and promised to return it upon check out, still waiting after 2 days for credit. Homelessness in area.

Friends_and_family Family