Garlic Farm LLC — Attraction in Gilroy

Here's one of those rare occasions where I can find anything reasonable to bring this review above one star.||First, this is actually a truck stop hotel...it's sandwiched between the big rig pumps and a fuel island for cars. That being said, it's busy non-stop! All the rooms are on the second floor which has stairs access only...meaning it's not ADA compliant. The first floor is a constantly busy convenient store. It's an old, poorly kept facility...bare necessities in your room.||I stayed because of it had the lowest price around the area. I was on the car island side of the building. The car island has a high cover...meaning light from the island comes in your room window easily. Then there is all the traffic "thumping" music, people (some drunk) talking loudly, and road noise. I usually have ear plugs along in case I run into this situation. But on this trip, I forgot them. The window just had wood shutter blinds that don't block out much of the light. Between my room being too bright and the constant noise, I couldn't sleep at all...and I mean zero! I tried putting towels on the shutter...but it didn't really help. I was in the area to compete in an endurance event the next day...I was dead tired during the event.||The only bright spot...I begged for an extra hour on checkout (needed a place to shower after my event) which is 11am. They gave me an extra half hour.||If you have to stay here and you're a light sleeper, make sure you bring ear plugs and something to blackout the window. For just $5-$10 more, you can stay at some Motel 6 on the other side of the freeway. It would have to be the last thing available for me to ever...

Here's one of those rare occasions where I can find anything reasonable to bring this review above one star.||First, this is actually a truck stop hotel...it's sandwiched between the big rig pumps and a fuel island for cars. That being said, it's busy non-stop! All the rooms are on the second floor which has stairs access only...meaning it's not ADA compliant. The first floor is a constantly busy convenient store. It's an old, poorly kept facility...bare necessities in your room.||I stayed because of it had the lowest price around the area. I was on the car island side of the building. The car island has a high cover...meaning light from the island comes in your room window easily. Then there is all the traffic "thumping" music, people (some drunk) talking loudly, and road noise. I usually have ear plugs along in case I run into this situation. But on this trip, I forgot them. The window just had wood shutter blinds that don't block out much of the light. Between my room being too bright and the constant noise, I couldn't sleep at all...and I mean zero! I tried putting towels on the shutter...but it didn't really help. I was in the area to compete in an endurance event the next day...I was dead tired during the event.||The only bright spot...I begged for an extra hour on checkout (needed a place to shower after my event) which is 11am. They gave me an extra half hour.||If you have to stay here and you're a light sleeper, make sure you bring ear plugs and something to blackout the window. For just $5-$10 more, you can stay at some Motel 6 on the other side of the freeway. It would have to be the last thing available for me to ever...

Um... It is hard to rate this place because I am not a trucker. Perhaps my rating would be higher if I was, but I am not sure. I say that because it is a huge truck stop with lots of diesel, a wash area, showers, and lodging. It is obviously not "nice" lodging. I had my credit card skimmed at the gas pump (the 'Plaza Gas and Diesel' pump, not the 76 on the other side) and a person I know had their car broken into and robbed. I have read that this is a high crime area and I admit there are "shady" looking folks about the area most times that I visit. Although I try to make a point to not judge people on their appearance, it is sometimes prudent to "assess" folks based on visual information when you will not have a convenient opportunity to speak to them. :/ There are two gas stations operating out of the same building - 76 w/automatic car wash on the west side and "Plaza Gas and Diesel" on the eastern side by the truck stop area- , and they have Togo's and Baskin Robins inside. The experience is not terrible, although it can be confusing given the fact that inside the shop there are two different gas station attendants/cash registers but the merchandise is not clearly separated between the two... (perhaps I have missed the mark, and one entity owns "both" stations- perhaps next time I will try to take a merchandise from one side of the store to the cash register on the other and see what happens :) ). Also on the Plaza Gas and Diesel gas pump side it seems that they have opted to leave their air compressor and water hose permanently...