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Motel 6
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1 review for Motel 6
We rolled into Rock Springs, WY, after a long, tiring day of driving through a torrential downpour that lasted all the way from Denver to the moment we stopped. Needless to say, we were pretty wiped out. Husband, baby, and I just needed a soft place to lay our heads before we finished the drive out to California the next day.
Rock Springs has grown exponentially since I last stopped there. It's a mess of construction and new buildings and general chaos. Hence, there was only ONE ROOM left in motel when we checked in. The rest were filled with workers. It happened to be a smoking room (we don't), which sucked... but we were grudgingly given a 10% discount for the inconvenience (but only after we pushed for it).
Oh, and speaking of... holy cow!! The rate at this particular Motel 6? $69.99 a night!!! Hellooooo? You're a MOTEL 6. You don't get to charge over, say, $40 a night. EVER. Add this to the fact that you're in ROCK SPRINGS, WY, and it should knock the price back to about $30. But no. $69.99 a night to stay in a stank-ass smoky hotel room with plasticky comforters that have neon imagery of weird people at gas stations all over them. I couldn't make this stuff up if I tried.
Anyhow... we check in and take our tired butts up to our room. My husband is first to the bathroom, but no sooner does he walk in than I hear him call out, "there's a PUBE on the toilet seat."
Ew. There was a dirty towel on the sink too.
We called down to the front desk to report the errant pube, and was met with a chilly, inconvenienced, response. She'd be up to clean the bathroom just as soon as she could. It didn't take her long, but still. It was late, and we were tired. And, well.... pubes.
We asked for soap and shampoo, and were told that, "Motel 6 doesn't provide those." Really?? We pushed, and were grudgingly given soap. No shampoo. I haven't called corporate to check on this particular policy, but I'm pretty sure soap and shampoo come standard in most EVERY chain motel. And at $70 a night, they'd damn well better!
We slept lousily and woke up crabby and stinking of old cigarettes. However, when we took our complaints downstairs at checkout, the manager-- JoJo (Dancer, Your Life Is Calling)-- was kind enough to offer apologies and a coupon for a free night's stay at any Motel 6. So, she gets four stars for stepping up to the plate... but the Motel itself gets -2 for being an overpriced house of stank and stray pubes.
Oh, and for the record... we tried to use our free coupon on our way back to Denver, but they were booked solid. Lame. I hate you, Rock Springs (except for Pam's BBQ, which rules).
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