Laura Lodge — Hotel in Coalinga

If you want a DETAILED and accurate review of Laura Lodge....read on. |We were in Coalinga briefly on business. The room was reasonably priced. And while I couldn't care less about decor (or in this case, the lack thereof), be advised that the website pictures are deceiving. There aren't even any bedspreads on the beds. |Overall, the room was adequately clean, smelled ok, and my bedbug search was thankfully, unproductive. I would prefer it to be cleaner, though. The mirrors, microwave door, and TV screen were all streaky. The floor was swept ("hardwood" floor, no carpet in my particular room), but not recently mopped. Cobwebs in the bathroom. Small amount of dust on surfaces. However, there wasn't any "icky-ness"...no mold, mildew, or hair, and nothing greasy or sticky. The room appears to have been recently painted. |Water pressure and temperature were adequate, but the toilet was small, short, old and would only flush completely if we held the knob down during the entire flushing process.|The doorknob was NOT fit for exterior use. Fyi...the locks are keyed, not key-less, and we only received one key. The door sticks and the door frame was poorly insulated (you can see light coming in from the outside).|The room was poorly stocked. There was only ONE partial roll of toilet paper, no kleenex, only 2 bath towels (which were nice and clean) and one washcloth (for 2 people), no extra bedding, no extra blanket, one wire hanger and one plastic hanger in closet. Only 2 very small soaps and one small shampoo were provided. Not all light bulbs worked.|The room had a small "walk-in" closet, and a desk/vanity area. The furnishings (tables, chair, lamp, trash cans) all looked like cheap yardsale items, and needed repair/refinishing. The only chair was an office/desk chair on wheels.|No phone in the room, contrary to advertisement.|The microwave and refrigerator (fridge measures approx 18" wide x 32" tall, by 17" deep), were small, but were sufficient to my needs.|A flat screen TV was mounted to the wall. No DVD/CD/VHS. The WiFi was too slow to bother with.|The bed was EXTREMELY firm!!! Some people like that, but I would've preferred an inch or 2 of pillow top! It was almost as hard as sleeping on the floor. NO headboard, and the bed moves very easily (wheels roll easily). The box-spring/foundation was still encased in its factory plastic (which was badly torn). The sheets had some very minor stains (looked like ink or makeup), but were definitely clean otherwise, and were relatively soft. The pillows were foam and sealed in a zippered lining. |The parking was sufficient, the room was fairly quite, and the A/C worked GREAT! :-)|The staff is friendly, cooperative and readily available (I believe they live on site), though you may have to call, as they are not always in the office. |Would I stay here again? Yes, as I am not willing to spend $110.00+ per night for the "nicer" options. I'd like to see some improvements, but overall, the Laura Lodge is a decent night's stay for the price, and I would...

This is one of the worst places I have ever seen. Needs immediate remodel. Ceiling is leaking the water doesn't come out of the shower head and the toilet ran all night. When I told the owner that the toilet wasn't working she had advised me to turn the water off under the toilet. LOL. She got angry and confrontational when I told her the ceiling is leaking and she tried to cover herself by saying you think I would put you in a room if I knew it was leaking? And once we went back to the room she tried to justify the ceiling leaking by saying her plumber told her it needs to leak otherwise it will block the pipes and to just put a towel on it. So I said this conversation is over you just got defensive saying you wouldn't place me in a room if you knew the ceiling was leaking and now you're telling me what your plumber told you??? I don't care I almost slipped on the tile floor and I would have sued you. I walked out and was told I wasn't welcome back. TRUST ME I WILL NOT BE RETURNING. Disgusting hair all over the floor when I first got in the room. But I checked in so late I didn't want to complain. But NEVER again and I would NEVER...

Edit: the three star review but I am now changing it to one star because upon checking out of this place after all the inconvenience, he decided to charge us more per night than what we originally agreed upon and tried to say that we owed him $15 even though we were leaving three days before our original date, and the reason we are leaving is because he kept trying to change what room we were in. Communication was not clear at all. I would not recommend staying here as the person who is running this place obviously does not know how to properly manage a business fairly to all patrons, definitely avoid.

Original review: I was very happy with the location, price, and size of the room, but definitely don't recommend staying here for more than one night if you have kids. Unless your children are completely silent and you have a baby that never cries, other guests will complain about it and you'll get moved around. Instead of staying somewhere I feel my family is unwelcome we chose to go to a different motel in town. It's a shame because the location here is great. Probably best for a single person or very...