Name: MOTEL 6 - Albany, NY - Airport
Address: 1600 Central Ave, Albany, 12205, US

4/10

Poor

03 Aug 2026

John

When I stay at a low budget motel like Motel 6, I don't expect much in the way of amenities, but I do expect the room to be clean, the beds clean and comfortable, and the in-room facilities and fixtures to be in working order. This motel did a decent job on the first two, however the fixtures were in deplorable condition. The toilet seat was broken. The towel bar had fallen off the wall. Three of the 6 wall-mounted light fixtures had no bulbs in them, including one over the bed. The drapes had numerous rips and tears in the fabric. Fortunately, the AC worked. Outside, the metal stairs and railings were heavily rusted.

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jul 2026

Katie

Clean rooms great staff

Partner

4/10

Poor

27 Jul 2026

Chris

Air was let out of three of my four tires overnight on property and there was no security and nothing done regarding this I am disappointed

2/10

Poor

24 Jul 2026

Richard

The place was a mess.Smoke detector was hanging from the ceiling wrapped in plastic. Smell of pot.

2/10

Poor

22 Jul 2026

Barbara

aweful

4/10

Poor

21 Jul 2026

Marissa

There were no towels, no toilet paperand when I walked to the office to get them they told me they didn't have ANY towels and that I had to wait until the following day. The shelves and cubbies in the room were dusty, the AC looked like it hadn't been cleaned in years. When I took a look at the filters they were almost completely black and the refrigerator was also leaking so throughout my entire stay I was walking through a puddle to get to the opposite side of the room.

Friends_and_family Friends

2/10

Poor

20 Jul 2026

Jeremy

The room was filthy, literally dirty sheets, the tv was off the wall, and the floor was covered in dirt. It’s the worst hotel I have ever stayed in and is filled with sketchy folks.

Partner

2/10

Poor

19 Jul 2026

Alison

Room was not ready and was told it would be an hour that the housekeeper was cleaning it. We left and came back an hour and half later. We received out keys at that time. We brought our things to the room. First we noticed the floor was not swept and the table tops, chairs and night stands were not as well. The nightstand has someone’s Bobbie pins on it.
It’s the Motel 6 so we didn’t expect it to be perfect. So we wiped down the sufaces. We were sitting at the table watching table, which you have to operate from the back of the TV. Since the remote didn’t work. And there was so much hospital tape wrapped around it you couldn’t get to the batteries.
A little later I went in to the bathroom. Toilet seemed clean but then I looked at the bath tub. DISGUSTING!!! Someone had taken a bath and there was a big black ring of dirt around the inside of the bath tub. And dirt along the edge. Ok. So don’t use the bath tub. Sleep and leave. Everything in the area was already booked or cost over $400 a night.
Then I pulled back the sheets. OMG!! There were brown stains on the sheets. I have pictures.

Partner

4/10

Poor

18 Jul 2026

Meghan

Holes in walls, disintegrating furniture

Partner

2/10

Poor

11 Jul 2026

Xavier

There were mold. The mattresses were stained and very dirty. I recommend to lift up the bedsheets to check the mattresses. The place looks completely different from the pictures. The staff are still giving me a hard time to provide REFUND.

Business

2/10

Poor

08 Jul 2026

Leo

The room was absolutely disgusting the toilet paper holder and towel holder were both broke the front door was damaged the whole room wasn't clean at all the mirror in the room was broken I will never stay there again felt like we were in the hood fire department and rescue was there for a possible CO2 leak was just an overall terrible experience

Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

05 Jul 2026

LEONARDO

The place was dirty, we did I not feel comfortable at all. We made a reservation for 2 adults and 3 kids there were only 2 towels in the room I ask for extra towels and the staff said they were not a 5 person hotel.

Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

05 Jul 2026

rahman

It was not too much clean

Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

04 Jul 2026

Robert

OK place for a short visit

Self

4/10

Poor

02 Jul 2026

Hollie

I never knew it was legal or standard practice for the Motel 6 brand to completely leave the front desk area all together between midnight-6am locking guests out who need immediate assistance, who cant get in their room to their phone or inhaler, outside in the middle of the night during a heat wave for HOURS. But apparently here it is! They also are sooo considerate and make sure their guests they kept awake all night leave promptly at 11am by entering despite many pleas for privacy while quickly gathering our exhausted bearings. Theres only one other motel in my entire existence as a traveler I will go out of the way to tell people to avoid besides this one.

Partner

2/10

Poor

30 Jun 2026

Rosa

Disgusting!!
A/C was tepid at best.
Bed was so flat I almost put a pancake under it for cushion
Three pillows for a KING suite??
No curtains on the bathroom windows

But worst of all, it was simply DISGUSTING!
Blood on the shower curtain
Toilet was wrecked
Mold on the ceiling in the bathroom
Ceiling was bowed out in sections clearly indicating water damage

And they expect $100 a night for that???

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jun 2026

Steven

It was clean and pet friendly

Pet

6/10

Pleasant

20 May 2026

Jose

The curtains to the windows facing outside need to be repaired or replaced. The cable sucked! Had to change rooms because the first room wasn't clean

Self

2/10

Poor

04 May 2026

Tania

Buyer beware, it is not a 2 star, it is a minus 2 star. staff grumpy, the first room had holes in the floors and walls. second room marginally better. staff not helpful at all, and the pictures listed are \"staged\". and the coffee machine is broken and no breakfast as described. Save yourself time and don't stay here.

Self

8/10

Excellent

02 May 2026

Karen

Very nice for the price. Nice reception, clean room and updated. Quiet and good location. Near restaurants.

Partner

2/10

Poor

24 Apr 2026

BUFFY

Not clean
Tv didn't work
Lights didn't work
Bath tub was filthy
People fighting late at night
Would not recommend

Self

8/10

Excellent

23 Apr 2026

Richard

It was a good location for work I needed, but not the friendliest clients there

Friends

2/10

Poor

11 Apr 2026

John

What can I say that wasn't already said in the previous survey-page. My stay was terrible!! PERIOD! This place absolutely sucks! The hotel is a dump! The TV didn't work! the guy they sent to fix it was a moron! (And he didn't know how to fix the TV!!) The guy at the front counter was the worst... This fat, ugly slob (dressed like a slob) was actually eating when he came out of some door. No greeting, no \"Can I help you? Basically grunted at me when I said I had a reservation. But I guess when you're chewing food & trying to talk at the same time, that's what you get. He reminded me of the hotel desk clerk in \"European Vacation\" at the English hotel (same clothes, same attitude, same unshaven face...) What ever happened to the days when the desk help was dressed appropietly & was nice (and smiling) That's another thing.... this guy never smiled once... NOT ONCE!! The Knucklehead they sent to fix the TV (George was his name) looked like he just got out of prison (or was on the wrong side a bad bar fight) All in all, a most horrible night & a most horrible situation. I'll Never... let me repeat that, NEVER stay at a Motel-6 again. Goodbye & good luck with this horrible motel!

Self

2/10

Poor

05 Apr 2026

Rolando

Algunas luces no funcionaban el piso tenia muchas roturas la cama sonaba demasiado al sentarse y acostarse y la habitación no esta tan limpia y tenia mal olor

Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

26 Jan 2026

peter

Water stopped working after the first night. Floorboards missing, dirty, beds are just a mattress on plywood. Never again.

Self

8/10

Excellent

05 Jan 2026

D'Hani

Requested non smoking room. Room wreaked of smoke

Business Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 Dec 2025

Daniel

Excellent service

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Dec 2025

Daniel

Excellent service and great room

Partner

8/10

Excellent

04 Dec 2025

Margaret

Motel 6 has really stepped up their game and offer a good enough experience. I'm satisfied.

4/10

Poor

01 Dec 2025

Steven

Room needed renovation. Tiles broken on the floor. Key swipe very difficult to open door. Had to employ staff to open. Property a mess! Should be reported. I have found in my travels that ownership of Indian nature are unkempt and properties very sloppy and poorly maintained.

Steven Kretser

2/10

Poor

18 Nov 2025

Olivier

We asked for a non-smoking room and had a room that smelled cigarettes heavily. We had to argue to have another room. Second room still smelled like cigarettes, but way less than the other one. We were placed in below a room where people had sex all night and other people kept running on the second balcony. Floor was dirty, we found popcorn, the nightstand was broken and on the floor. Bathroom was macabre, we didn't even tried to take a shower as it was daunting. The bathroom door couldn't be locked. Don't forget to put on the heater otherwise you're gonna be cold all night, we learned from our mistakes and put it on our second night. We didn't leave anything in the room as it didn't feel safe. When we came back on our second night at around 2am, our room card didn't work. Then we had to call the Motel, so the personel could give us another card that didn't work and then he tried with his master and didn't work at first, but then did. We left as soon as we could on the following morning.

Pros : cheap, cheap cheap.
Cons : everything else

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

14 Nov 2025

Tom

Room was clean but very sparse. Could have used a note pad and pen.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

09 Nov 2025

Cheryl

Room is clean, decent size, warm

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

28 Oct 2025

Daniel

Everything was excellent

Partner

4/10

Poor

18 Oct 2025

Kendra

Staff at check-in was great. The room was clean and smelled fresh. The toilet seat didn’t fit the toilet and handle to flush was broken. There was an outdoor window in the bathroom with a piece of wood for “security”. The location of the motel says “airport”. We arrived late at about 10:30 and many unsavory characters were outside on phones, taking loudly, drinking alcohol. While my husband took our dogs out to pee, he saw prostitutes enter the premises. Several times in the night, we were woke up by loud voices. We slept with a knife on the nightstand.

Upon checkout, the police were at the front desk asking the manager about some residents of the hotel and looking at security footage, confirming our suspicions of unsavory characters.

Again, hotel staff was great. Conditions of property need major work and the characters residing there are conducting criminal activities. I would advise booking elsewhere in the area.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Oct 2025

Tomekia

This room is ok!

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

17 Oct 2025

David

The room was wonderful and the staff was kind, it could easily be passed by on the road, it's hard to see where the building entrance is

10/10

Exceptional

06 Oct 2025

Alain

The only thing I have to say, I was able to hear the neighbor room TV early in the morning.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

26 Sep 2025

Cheryl

Room was clean quiet and easily accessible. There is a functional mall down the street and many food options for all price ranges. Mostly saw working class people in and out of rooms (construction, healthcare, etc). Didn’t hear traffic or others coming in and out. Parked my car right in front of my door. Only complaint is there were no light bulbs above the bathroom sink. Great stay for a good price.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

22 Sep 2025

Tomekia

Excellent location and too many insects in every room I book at this hotel! I have to come with my own cleaning supplies, but I don't mind…I mean Im paying for the room I might as well clean it to my standards too!

Business_and_leisure

2/10

Poor

19 Sep 2025

Janelle

Only perk to our stay was that they were pet friendly. Grounds were covered in litter. Room was dirty & loud. Pics on Expedia are deceiving. Glad I was only there for a few hours! Never again. Blows my mind it’s even listed on Expedia.

Pet

10/10

Exceptional

13 Sep 2025

Margaret

Access to travel routes really good. Light over sink and mirror had no bulbs in it.

6/10

Pleasant

13 Sep 2025

Bradley

m

2/10

Poor

12 Sep 2025

thomas

The place is filthy. Front desk attendant is very rude.This place is filled with drug addicts. The remedy for everything is CHANGE UOUR ROOM. Broken refrigerators, broken tvs, and constant Police activity. You can't stay longer than 21 days. Residency issues and squatters.they dafinatly lie about amenities. DONT BRING YOUR FAMILY HERE!! I'm looking for a way to get refunded for a miserable stay.

Business_and_leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

11 Sep 2025

Kathryn

$5 Would Be a Rip-off

No smoke detectors, feces on the toilet seat, rowdiness outside

Self

10/10

Exceptional

08 Sep 2025

Concetta

Rooms are large. No room deposit

Business_and_leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

05 Sep 2025

Mary

Sparse feeling but clean, comfortable bed.

The room felt sparse, but it was clean. It looked and smelled newly painted. (There were a couple of paint splatters on the door and the curtains.) The bed had no bedspread or \"blanket\" but was made neatly and professionally with two cover sheets, which was fine, since it's very warm this time of year. The bed itself was surprisingly comfortable. There was a working air conditioner. The tub/shower in the bathroom was dated and basic, but it functioned fine. The room had some unique retro-modern elements, like a little table with a booth seat on one side,a yellow, maybe Ikea?towel holder,and 3 large mirrors!
It may have been in the midst of a slow redecoration process. There was a working TV with a remote that hung kinda high for its size, with a lot of wires hanging underneath. There was a small microwave and fridge, which I didn't use, but I know the fridge was working.
The guy at the check-in counter was neither pleasant or unpleasant. He was just there. To be fair, he was probably tired, because he was still there when I checked out.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

03 Sep 2025

Melvin

Was cheap and clean enough

10/10

Exceptional

24 Aug 2025

Ryan

Convenient and great price!

Business_and_leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

18 Aug 2025

Rhys

Very squeaky bed that hindered sleep, and quite loud from a large boulevard right next door. Really not the worst, you get what you pay for!

2/10

Poor

08 Aug 2025

Jill

Employees at check-in desk were rude and uncooperative. They told us they only had one room for us and even after I showed him my receipt for two rooms they said no. They told us it was Expedia’s problem. We went to another hotel.
Expedia, by the way, has refused to reimburse us. I won’t work with Expedia or Motel 6 again.

6/10

Pleasant

07 Aug 2025

Verified traveler

Never happened before

Guess what folks! There are 2 types of toilet seats, one regular and the other elongated. Put the small size on a larger size bowl has you are partially out of kilter! And your flesh is on the cold porcelain!!!

Self

2/10

Poor

07 Aug 2025

Jennifer

Bedbugs! Staff unhelpful and took no responsibility

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

07 Aug 2025

Kathryn M

Great for the price

It was a fine place to stay for a few weeks. Bedside reading lamps, deadbolt, and sink outside the bathroom. The wifi isn’t the greatest but I managed.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

27 Jul 2025

Concetta

Housekeeping was very good. Always had enough towels and bedding.

Business_and_leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

27 Jul 2025

Richard

staff was friendly and very helpful. there were people milling around at midnight in the parking lot.
man was sitting in his carcounting mo

6/10

Pleasant

26 Jul 2025

Alaina

Great place to stay on a budget. Bare bones rooms but they get the job done.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Jul 2025

Michael

Affordable and clean

This was a week long trip, stayed here the first and last night. First night the employee at check in was rude. Different person the next time, was efficient but not friendly. First night I was on the second floor, the room below had a dog that barked throughout the night. Second night was quiet. Room was clean but furniture was not the best condition. Shower faucet leaked into the tub. Overall a 7 out of ten. I would recommend looking at other motels in the area.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jul 2025

John

Very pleasant nice day nice people

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jul 2025

STANLEY

Nice for the price

2/10

Poor

20 Jul 2025

George

There was nothing to like or unique about this location. The place from the pictures may look like it’s clean but it isn’t. There was hair on our beds, and we don’t have any long hair so I know it wasn’t mine or my sons. The floor was gritty and was filthy. My socks were completely black after one evening walking without slippers, Disgusting!!! The shelves by the sink was leaning to the right and the edging was pealing off and hanging. The shelf in the bathroom was hanging and about to fall. No exhaust for the bathrm, the towels are small, the sink was dirty, the TV ( ha what a joke)looks to be 22” better off without one. The refrigerator makes loud noise which kept me up so I went to talk to the front desk & they told me it’s old so it is what it is, the beds are horrible and I not gonna talk about the coffee in the Lobby or storage area when u first walk into the establishment, like who stores roof racks and large boxes by the coffee table & ice machine,( idk ) There was marker graffiti on the parking lot fence with a racis comment to the owners of the establishment. This was my 1st & last time ever staying at a motel 6, HQ should really look into this establishment and all for that matter and get them to get back to basics. Motels don’t have to be this bad.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

19 Jul 2025

Deyse

Not safe... Don't like it at all

2/10

Poor

14 Jul 2025

Jermaine

Confirmed online a nonsmoking room, and once I arrived, attendant Sia tried to put me in a smoking room and then wanted to charge me to move to a nonsmoking. I called the site that I made my reservation through and had them argue the point for them to honor the reservation. Bought and used Lysol, Fabrise and wet wipes to bear the smell and nastiness.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

10 Jul 2025

Tomekia

This hotel could be nice if it was cleaner. The shower curtain has not been changed in months. My son could not play his Xbox because the tv is not HDMI ready so the kids have nothing to do while they are here.

Business_and_leisure Family

2/10

Poor

29 Jun 2025

Jason

2nd Worst hotel stay in 40 years

Every single piece of furniture in this room is broken or damaged in some way. Everything is dirty. The room smells like smoke. The metal walkway outside the room echoes like a submarine.

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

24 Jun 2025

Ronald

Basic facility with no extras.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

23 Jun 2025

Terry

I did not stay. it was too dirty

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

09 Jun 2025

Ronald

Coffee was NOT available when promised in the morning.

4/10

Poor

08 Jun 2025

Joshua

I had higher hopes based on the photos, but I was let down in reality. Rooms were rapidly cleaned right before arrival, surfaces were very wet when we arrived. Some surfaces were not wiped at all. The property condition was very poor overall.

Friends_and_family Friends

2/10

Poor

17 May 2025

Thomas

Dump

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

13 May 2025

Margaret

I like that they have queen size beds at an affordable rate. But their microwave and fridge needs to be cleaned and checked routinely.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

11 May 2025

JoAnna

Horrible

People were messing around with the door and the window

Self

10/10

Exceptional

31 Mar 2025

Katie

Friendly, convenient

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jan 2025

Terence

Nice hotel

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

31 Dec 2024

Timothy

OK

Ok, room and price were good. Pillows and towel selection were a little weak

Self

10/10

Exceptional

09 Dec 2024

Daniel

Check in was easy fast. Staff polite and helpful.

Partner

2/10

Poor

04 Dec 2024

Ryan

Horrible sucky place

Horrible. Rude. Mean. Not caring. Not helpful. Had such an bad experience, never will I ever stay at another motel 6.

Friends_and_family Friends

2/10

Poor

01 Dec 2024

Sabrina

Didn’t like anything about the property! Unsafe management rude as hell!

Leisure Pet

2/10

Poor

01 Dec 2024

Sabrina

Overall bad environment rooms are disgusting mold, dirty appliances they don’t clean! And owners are rude as hell!

Leisure Pet

10/10

Exceptional

20 Nov 2024

Barbara

Staff responsive to my needs

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

03 Nov 2024

Verified traveler

Really really gross

Might be the filthiest room I've ever stayed in at any hotel. The cobwebs on the ceiling were an unexpected touch, I've never seen that before.

6/10

Pleasant

02 Nov 2024

christopher

No one should charge this price to stay at a place that looks like it’s never been cleaned.

Leisure Friends

2/10

Poor

01 Nov 2024

Aaron

Floors were filthy in the room. My socks were covered in dirt and grit. Had to wear shoes indoors the entire time. Bathroom was filthy as well.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

31 Oct 2024

Keith

It is what it is

Exactly what one would expect.

Friends_and_family Friends

2/10

Poor

29 Oct 2024

Moma

The dirtiest place I've ever stayed at.
The sheets and pillows all had stains.
The towels look like they had been washed but smelled bad. The walls had stains all over the place. There was a couple pieces of the wood from the flooring that were missing.
The table and chair were sticky and had not been wiped down.
The floor was absolutely filthy. The ice bucket still had liquid inside of it. The bathroom window did not have a lock on it and this room was on the first floor, not safe at all. The bathroom shower head and walls and bathtub all had stains.
It was a smoking room That smelled bad but the odor was not from cigarettes, It was just a general old odors from the bed and sheets and everything else in the room that does not get cleaned.
Don't plan on putting anything you actually want to eat in the refrigerator or using the microwave either.

Business_and_leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

28 Oct 2024

Kristin

Room wasnt cleaned prior to checking in to the room. Floods were dirty, bathroom dirty. Ice bucket had stuff stuck to the inside. Floor planks in front of beds were caving in, window in bathroom leaked. Overall you get what you pay for.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

11 Oct 2024

Charles

Clean, comfortable and cheap

It was very clean.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

11 Oct 2024

Shane B

Good stay got on olane early next morning. Thin walls, heard lady next door having a \"good time\" all night long.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

07 Oct 2024

Michael

Bugs, drugs, just horrible!

Terrible hotel

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 Oct 2024

Hoai

It was a short and pleasant stay

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

29 Sep 2024

Emyni

Disgusting

The fridge in my room did not work and there was mold in the bathroom window when brought up to front desk was told my stay was almost over

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

27 Sep 2024

David

I found long black hair in the sheets. The room smelled like chemicals that I assume was from cleaning but not the smell you want when you are attempting to relax at the end of your day.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

24 Sep 2024

Giovanni

Not a bad stay for the price wouldn’t recommend for family only for side quest lol

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Sep 2024

Brian

Good

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

14 Sep 2024

gregory

Dirty nasty I left early

Self

4/10

Poor

13 Sep 2024

Tony

came to Albany on a business trip with my mother, staff was disrespectful to my mom. Paid $15 cash for an \"early check in\" since we arrived early. Staff wouldn't even let my mother get hot water to make tea. She was informed the next day that breakfast is from 7-10AM, we weren't even looking for breakfast, just to use their hot water! Next time we'll consider an airbnb instead!

Business Family

4/10

Poor

04 Sep 2024

Timothy

Mold in bathroom and stains on sheets.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

03 Sep 2024

Sara

Clean room