Travelodge By Wyndham El Cajon

United States , San Diego - CA
El Cajon, 425 West Main St
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100 reviews shown

10/10

Exceptional

03 Mar 2026

Marcus

Well ran motel the rooms are clean and the price is cheap though Expedia. The maids clean everything every day. Maintenance man is very friendly and works and keeps everything in order. Thanks this hotel will always be my number 1 choice in El cajon California. Thanks 😊

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jan 2026

Alexia

Exactly what I needed. Stay was kind, courteous, and prompt. Lovely experience.

Leisure Pet

10/10

Exceptional

23 Dec 2025

Marcus

The rooms are spotless and the maids cleaned everything every other day. The front desk is very nice and easy to talk to it's a very safe hotel I will definitely return thanks for everything

Business_and_leisure Pet

6/10

Pleasant

16 Dec 2025

Jessica

Area is rough. Rooms are decent. No bugs and clean. My one night stay was not bad. Local people are prone to stare at travelers.

8/10

Excellent

13 Dec 2025

Saad

Clean ,tidy , helpful and friendly management.

Business Self

2/10

Poor

11 Dec 2025

Nora

People were throwing up outside our room and by parking lot . It was dirty Sheets and towels

Business_and_leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

23 Oct 2025

LaQuinta

Staff was very helpful

8/10

Excellent

19 Oct 2025

Selena

Very clean room. Great staff. Air conditioning worked. Had a mount for hair dryer wasn't there. Need to ask front desk, they will give you one. Return during check out. Golden Corral across the street, Jack Box and Shell on the same side as lodge. Everyone very friendly.

Business_and_leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

14 Oct 2025

Joey

Air Conditioner was great ,Staff Fantastic

Business_and_leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

31 Aug 2025

Doreen

It was ok.. rooms were nice.. amenities were NOT as stated on website. No coffee maker or blow dryer. Dog friendly but NO PLACE to potty dogs

Business

6/10

Pleasant

18 Aug 2025

Lydia

Convenience

Business

10/10

Exceptional

12 Aug 2025

Jason

Great staff checking me in!

Fantastic welcome and information from my check-in fellow (SDSU grad student; Mahta?Max?). He was super helpful with pointing me around to some amenities as well as giving my daughter some inside info about SDSU. Thank you!

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

02 Aug 2025

Verified traveler

Poor

Room didnt seem too clean; was there 6days & bed was made only 1 day out of 4 full days. Garbage was never removed. Pillows were flat; i requested 2 more, only received one

Self

8/10

Excellent

30 Jul 2025

Verified traveler

The service was excellent. The room was clean except for the floor. black socks after walking around for a few minutes.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

22 Jul 2025

Selau

location

Business_and_leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

20 Jul 2025

Deborah

Not so quit here noisy guests until late hours. Staff is helpful and friendly.

Business_and_leisure Pet

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jul 2025

Crystal

Friendly staff, parking is spacious. Nice clean rooms

Business_and_leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

19 Jul 2025

James

Last resort

Older hotel rooms pretty clean but has odor from ac unit. Had to spray with disinfectant. Beds ok but didn't like the sticky floor. I would not stay again.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

13 Jul 2025

Raul

I asked for a non smoking room and got one that reeked of cigarettes not to mention there were roaches EVERYWHERE

Business Partner

6/10

Pleasant

03 Jul 2025

Alberto

The bathroom was clogged and the shower drain was clogged as well ! Not up to date tv and in general room smelled like cigarettes smoke

Business Partner

6/10

Pleasant

28 Jun 2025

Samaje

2/10

Poor

27 Jun 2025

AKMAL

It was very dirty. The bed sheets had hair in them, and the bathroom was filthy.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jun 2025

Amanda

Will return

Check in was by far the easiest and most pleasant out of ANY other check in at any other establishment I’ve experienced, period.

Self

2/10

Poor

13 Jun 2025

Jessica

Horrible location and parking. Screaming and banging on doors was going on all throughout the night.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

10 Jun 2025

Alberto

A lot of homeless around

Business Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jun 2025

Ted

Service was amazing,
Beds were a little hard bit overall it was exactly what we needed , did wish they had breakfast options!

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

26 May 2025

MICHAEL

Not clean and doesn't feel safe.

8/10

Excellent

06 May 2025

David

Clean sorrounding áreas, staff very eficientes, friendly and helpful. Room was clean, but furniture is run down, damage and non us able…

Business_and_leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

06 Apr 2025

DeAnna

The area was amazing

Business Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Mar 2025

Raymond

Business_and_leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

04 Mar 2025

MandynEric

Thanks

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Feb 2025

Mark

No coffee maker no wash cloths

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

30 Jan 2025

Alejandro

Terrible service place was dirty like they cont clean often, and the tv didn’t work

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jan 2025

Javetta

The staff was great especially the front desk lady

Business

6/10

Pleasant

01 Oct 2024

Jeannie

It was kinda loud throughout the night but overall its okay

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

05 Aug 2024

Verified traveler

Overpriced for what it offers .

The staff is very nice but the hotel is not as described online . Parking seems limited , area appears not very safe, and not many restaurants near area .

Business

4/10

Poor

28 Jul 2024

Brittani

Room was dirty, trash on bed, tweakers all around. Definitely not visiting again.

2/10

Poor

22 Jul 2024

Robert

* dog friendly hotel without any grass or gravel for dogs to relieve themselves, only concrete
* dirty yellow stain on the “fresh” linens
* 1 inch gap between bottom of front door and door frame
* AC which was only blown up into the curtains, was sweating profusely for the 5 minutes we were in the room
* yellow and brown stains on nearly every wall
* your neighbors will be drug addicts who walk the street and shout at no one
* place on the wall for an iron, but no iron
* 4 very small, lumpy pillows on bed

i hate to be that guy, but we asked for a refund and went somewhere else after 5 minutes in the room. thankfully, the manager allowed us to cancel the reservation, even after checking in. the management does what they can, but i would seriously consider looking at satellite photos of this location from Google Maps/Earth before booking here.

our rate was 400 for a room for 2 nights, on the weekend. (do not expect that price to be reflected in the room/property)

Leisure Pet

2/10

Poor

27 Jun 2024

Leah

Someone walked into my room - so that was wild

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jun 2024

Junior

The staff friendly very. Welcoming

6/10

Pleasant

10 Jun 2024

Tricia

The hotel was not the look online

Business Self

4/10

Poor

09 Jun 2024

Verified traveler

Staff was nice throughout the stay. My family and I had stayed for two nights and almost considered leaving after the first. While trying to get my mother registered for the room, a homeless woman said that she needed a key to \"her room\" and once she was asked for her room number she said she didn't know what room she was in. The staff then told us that she's said that multiple times and never has a reservation. The first night the dog in the room above us was barking ALL NIGHT, without any sign of stopping. On top of that, the police showed up because some man who was under the influence backed his truck into another persons truck and kept trying to back up, not realizing that he was hitting another car. Speaking of the parking lot, all the spots face the same direction, so once you pull into a spot, you have to back out almost to the road just to leave. That night genuinely scared my family and I, but we stayed both nights. The morning of checkout there was a homeless woman sitting by the entrance of the motel. I was told that she was showing her bare bottom to passing cars, standing in the street, and throwing construction cones at cars on the road. My mother did not feel comfortable staying there any longer and we left at 8:30 in the morning. As someone who's 5'6\", the shower head had to be almost parallel to be somewhat useable and has 4 settings. normal, which will not hit you if you're over 5', pressure washer, pressure washer 2, and fire hose, the last 3 HURT.

Business Pet

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jan 2024

lisa

Quiet relaxing stay

Nice senic room. Staff was very nice and friendly. No issues they dont bother you. Might be a older mottel but room was clean

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jan 2024

lisa

Perfect location centrally located. Near shopping apparel and groceries. Cute shops and late night cocktails

Business_and_leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

24 Dec 2023

Richard

The hotel was adequate but some guest had a barking dog which was surprising and annoying. Several homeless on and around the hotel I will be skipping this location next visit to El Cajon.

Partner

2/10

Poor

11 Dec 2023

Gerhard

extremely run down.

2/10

Poor

08 Dec 2023

Vincent

Terrible don’t book

No hot water dirt on headboard sheets had stains and blood on the curtains

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Nov 2023

Mark

The staff was attentive to my needs. Very friendly.

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

23 Nov 2023

Brian

When you look up this property online it’s deceiving. It looks decent from the pictures and they charge more than surrounding motels, making one think that it’ll be a nice place. It is not. This place was disgusting. Left over spilt beer next to the refrigerator, sheets and blankets were gross, I didn’t want to get in the shower without shower shoes on. Luckily we brought our slippers to wear around the room. People were running around the balconies and slamming doors till around 3am. Over all it was terrible.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

19 Oct 2023

Gloria

Awful

The room was okay not the best but okay I still had to wipe down the bathroom a bit; when I booked it it said breakfast included and there was nothing and the clerk did not want to answer any questions; so we just checked out the next day and left.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

31 Jul 2023

judith

Motel fine but area sketchy

The area was a bit sketchy but it wasn’t the motel’s fault. The room was fine and the bed comfortable.

Partner

4/10

Poor

31 Jul 2023

Roger

No coffee machine or kleenx available. No hair dryer. The placed smelled of stail tobacco smoke. It is located around a vast amount of homeless people. I did not gee save walking 1 blocks to a Jack n Box.

Business Self

2/10

Poor

26 Jul 2023

Yvette

Run !! Do not stay here. I rented a room yesterday and I left 10 mins in. The front desk person didn’t make me feel safe, his conversation was inappropriate. He also had given me a key to my room and when I grabbed my bags from my car and began to walk up stairs to my room he was already up there waiting on me and opened the door for me with his universal key, I didn’t ask for help, it was creepy, he gave me a corner room when I walked in the window was all the way open with no screen, there was burns on the furniture and bedding, it smelled terrible and the door hinge was loose, there was a lot of random people outside, people driving up, it’s obvious that many of these people were on drugs, I am not from the area and I was there with my cousin who was going to have surgery the following morning at a nearby hospital. I was there for 10 mins and my instincts kicked in to get the hell out of there, we didn’t feel safe!!

I hope Expedia reads this review and gives me a refund.. I had to pay another $180 to stay at holiday inn. I also hope they take this hotel off there site as an option to stay, it’s not far to the people who are not familiar with the area to have to pay this money to stay at an unsafe hotel.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

23 Jul 2023

Kari

Sketchy

Needed a place to lay our heads after a long day at a softball tournament. Expensive nightly rate, bad area, people sleeping along the sidewalk and in abandoned cars in the parking lot, room is run down and dingy, No one available at the front desk to check out, mattresses were hard as rocks. Clueless why I paid $300 for this room. Nowhere near the beach or in any desirable neighborhood.

2/10

Poor

12 Jul 2023

Albert

Staff was using bug spray when we checked in. The made a copy of my driver's license- he stated that it is CA law. The room was 82 degrees when we walked in. There is a hole in the bathroom ceiling where a light used to be. The pictures and reviews on your website are misleading of what the property actually is. I will be calling you for a refund.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jul 2023

Pricilla

I just stayed one night but I achieved the quiet and peaceful stay I was looking for.

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

24 Jun 2023

Thomas

The manager was wonderful and very accommodating. 4 police cars showed up and entered a room near us at night. Freaked us out a bit. Not a nice area, but if this is where you need to be, then it is what it is. Crazy expensive for the location

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

16 Jun 2023

Mark

Gang trouble in area.

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

14 Jun 2023

Maria

Noisy during the night. They allow pets. We heard dogs barking most of the night. Shampoo bottle in shower was empty, I normally travel with my own products, but this was an emergency trip. Mattress and frame were sitting on metal box, frame stuck out too far. Hit my knees several times. They have security in the parking lot at night. Not sure if this is a positive or a negative. The area seems okay.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Jan 2023

Felix

They were very nice at the front desk

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Nov 2022

Jessica

I feel I paid too much for so many minor fixes

ISSUE 1) While I'm outside smoking a stranger walks up and offered me $5 to let him shower in my room, ugh, very scary. ISSUE 2) I'm a female who's checking in alone the room has 1 of the 2 windows BARRED. The window is in the bathroom, tiny, and on second floor FACING THE ROOF A EMPTY BUILDING. Should she feel safe? ISSUE 3) I paid $130 for 1 night on a Thursday and their credit card machine was down, I had to walk to the store around the corner. I saw it when I was dropped off. When I got back the hotel clerk asked if they had an ATM because he never knew. ISSUE 4) After I got off work I stopped at the front to ask for clean towels, when the maid brought them she started had me put them down outside the door. She started counting dirty towels 1 by 1, like she had an attitude because she had to do it. After she gave me only the clean ones that matched the dirty ones about how many towels I returned and how many she can give me.That was unnecessary and she was out of line. If it's such a big a deal for 1 towel then when I asked for a new set that should've been made clear. Now idk if this place is packed for holidays and/or weekends but I know it's expensive and they should make investments in things like a shampooer with detachable parts for the curtains; some toilet seats; get new windows. If this place was cheap I would understand. But I have to deal with it and for $130/night. Like a guy really walked up and offered me $5 to shower in my room, not ok

Self

2/10

Poor

13 Nov 2022

Curtis

We booked this hotel with hotels.com when we arrived the woman rudely told us that they have no rooms available for us and that they overbooked the rooms. By the time we figured this out all the hotels were sold out. We didnt actually find and get into a room until 5am the next morning.

They tried to book me into a horrible hotel for the same price i was paying at a nicer hotel. Then when i got there the hotel charge me another $100 early check-in rate.

Hotels.com did nothig to compensate me for their error. I will be checking the reviews to make sure mine was posted.

Business Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

24 Oct 2022

Jasmine

Roaches

Hotel had HUGE roaches, will never stay here again.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

20 Oct 2022

Javetta

Nice and quiet

Business

10/10

Exceptional

02 Oct 2022

Jose

This motel is great easy to get to from the trolley. It's on a well lite road and the room has lots of lights.

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

16 Jul 2022

Marvis

Not accessible

Business_and_leisure Family

2/10

Poor

21 May 2022

Charvella

not good pick . could never stay there again

Leisure Pet

6/10

Pleasant

28 Apr 2022

victor

Not a great place, heavy smoke smell, too much noise

Partner

4/10

Poor

17 Feb 2022

Robert

After getting everything pay for through you, my sister couldn't get in the room without paying additional money. Sad way to do business..

4/10

Poor

12 Feb 2022

Phyllis

Dont trust the app

First the room was suppose to be one of my free nights and the app. Messed up and the agent for hotels.com said oh i cant do anything about that next time call and book with us not the app. Then the hotel should not be called a wydham travel lodge its dirty smelly and. People are up all night i almost just went home but because i had to pay for it i stayed the remote didnt work the shower head was 5ft my husband is 6ft

Partner

2/10

Poor

06 Apr 2021

Lorri

Sketchy

This hotel was sketchy! Drug addicts were basically in all rooms except ours! Sheets were stained, mattress cover had blood and other stains on it. Barely any parking. Druggies screaming and yelling at each other constantly! Would not recommend!

Partner

4/10

Poor

03 Apr 2021

Verified traveler

At least I had a roof over my head to spend the 1 night

Business

10/10

Exceptional

21 Feb 2020

Calista

Close to restaurants, very nice rooms, friendly staff

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

07 Dec 2019

Verified traveler

Staff very accommadating to my unique situation. Found the rooms to be very quiet despite being on a busy high-traffic road.

Business_and_leisure Self

4/10

Poor

09 Oct 2019

Britni

Roaches - Beware!! You

Roaches in the room. Rude staff when I advised them with photos and a video. Uncomfortably and anxious the whole night. Parents night out ruined for my husband and me.

Partner

2/10

Poor

05 Oct 2019

Christine

Horrible room.

Front desk clerks were nice. The room is probably the most horrible we’ve stayed in 47 years together. Room disgusting. They need to raze this hotel and rebuild. We will never stay the again. Seeing the Wyndham brand; we’ll book elsewhere in the future. I had to kill a cockroach in the bathroom. There was only a top sheet. We found a thin blanket during the night.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Oct 2019

Belinda

Laid back

Laid-back place to stay at....

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Oct 2019

Jeffrey

great stay

Great little place. Overall everything was great. Room was clean and spacious, and most important, the bed was soft and very comfortable. I wouldn’t hesitate to stay again.

Self

4/10

Poor

02 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

The blankets on both of the beds had very large holes in them! Towels were very old. Iron was missing.

Friends_and_family Friends

2/10

Poor

18 Aug 2019

Joe

Don’t stay here!

Worst hotel, stains on the sheets, hard bed, remote for tv had dead batteries, and the area was super ghetto. I will never stay there again! They also never gave me my deposit back. Oh and the pop machine stole our money and the owner gave us a warm orange crush and wouldn’t refund us.

6/10

Pleasant

01 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

Could have been better

The beds were super haRd the milk, juice made me literally sick not much to offer fire break fast. Said there was a 50 deposit only have me 40 back

Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 Jul 2019

Joba

JAG vegas

Early check in was very nice with a small charge.....

Family

6/10

Pleasant

24 Jul 2019

Sing k

I was rather disappointed that there was quite a few spiders in the room, and even baby spiders on the bed. Bed is comfortable, hot water was limited in the shower. Front desk service is very good, breakfast is reasonable. Neighborhood is reasonable. Distance to most San Diego attraction is 30 minutes away. Overall, an average hotel

Family

8/10

Excellent

13 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

I'd stay here again

Decent

Partner

2/10

Poor

06 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

I am currently on hold with expedia. The room had roaches infestation. The staff approved a full refund.

2/10

Poor

26 May 2019

Verified traveler

Unclean room

My niece & her two young boys stayed in the room. They had stained sheets on the bed. They had to sleep on top of the covers with their own blankets. The shower was broken. They found blood on the dress handles. The coffee pot was dirty. The housekeeping didn't do a very good job at all in getting this room ready, if at all for the next guests. Then the police busted into their room looking for someone. Scared them extremely bad and it was hard for them to sleep well after that. Overall...a bad experience. I would not stay or send family to this hotel ever again. I would request a refund it was that bad.

Family

2/10

Poor

06 May 2019

Jerry

I booked a non smoking room. And when I got there I was told only 1 room available and it was a smoking room. The curtains were broken one on and one hanging and people can see inside when they pass by.

Family

4/10

Poor

10 Apr 2019

Virginia

Disappointed

This is a lower end place. I was bitten many times by bugs as I sat or laid on the bed. At checkout I left a little friend in a bottle at the front desk. The shower was tricky to use microwave turntable didn't work nor did many of the buttons. Thin walls with people trying to get in all times of the day

6/10

Pleasant

05 Apr 2019

Brian

Quick place to stay, but the free breakfast is some orange juice and little Debby cinnamon rolls

Family

8/10

Excellent

27 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Enjoyed my stay

Friendly Staff, clean room. Many place to eat nearby in walking distance. Only issue is shortage of parking

10/10

Exceptional

27 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Easy check in. Room is clean. The motel is easy to access from the freeway. And has a restaurants in walking distance

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

27 Mar 2019

Mark

The location is pretty close to downtown El Cajon and had great food around the area! The hotel room was really clean and nice. The bed was beyond comfortable. The bathroom was clean.

Business Self

2/10

Poor

25 Mar 2019

Joann

Very rude in professional and non considerate just a disgrace

10/10

Exceptional

21 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Enjoyed my stay, everyone was very friendly. Will stay again

10/10

Exceptional

21 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Beds were very comfortable, enjoyed my stay at the hotel

10/10

Exceptional

21 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Very good location and excellent service from the hotel.

10/10

Exceptional

21 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Very good location and excellent service for front desk and house keeping

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

09 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Room was mostly clean but the bathroom had some mold and there was no coffee maker

Business_and_leisure Self

2/10

Poor

05 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Place was disgusting dirt and grime on hair dryer floors where nasty and the front lobby oh my god it smells so bad in there unfortunately for me you where the only hotel with vacancies I should have slept in my car

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

04 Mar 2019

Quanna

Clean. I wish check out time was an hour longer..theater all I really need to say close to bar and fast food

Friends_and_family Family