Travelers Inn — Hotel in Lawndale

The wife of this place is prejudice and has no common courtesy or sympathy. I am homeless with my wife and kids and today i go up to the front office with my daughter to pay for another night and the lady tells me i have to check out because the cleaning lady told her i had cooked food in the room and the smell is going to stay in the room. I was in awe for the simple fact that the first incident she tells me since i smoke the smoke stays on my clothes and it makes the room smell and i need to move too a smoking room...what the hell i smoke outside because i have 2 kids lady! Then her next comment awe you have kids and the room smells like diapers, now this! With all the prostituation and drug activity that is in and out of this hotel she is going to judge and discrimnate on me and my little ones! Just yesterday her husband went into the room with the hoes. Where in the hotel policy does it say you can not cook food in the room.??? If thats the case why is there a microwave with a fridge???? Then she ask your only staying one more day right??? Overall she is rude and pathetic as a hotel...

The pictures are misleading! It had a shady motel feel:

-The area is okay but seemingly druggie types were walking around...at least it's next to the beach and good shopping/fast food options!

-A Cigarette burn hole was in the sheet (I'm very glad I brought my own blanket).

-The bathroom door paint was scraped off on the bottom and the tub looked grungy. (You can tell it was cleaned but it there was ground in dirt and the place is just so old and run down)

-They made us pay a CASH ONLY $40 deposit at check in. We got it back after he looked at the room when we left. But is that legal??

-Staff member was rude! (he didn't explain why there's was a deposit that was not mentioned anywhere in my reservation, and acted annoyed that I questioned him. It was 2am so I didn't have the energy to fuss).

One positive is it had a strong smell of a Fabulouso cleaner. At least someone wiped things down. But if that bothered you It'd be...

I booked two nights at this place at the last minute because I was coming in for a funeral.

Pros: The room was clean and didn't smell. There was a clean fridge and microwave oven. No dirty carpeting. Starbucks was on the corner and plenty of shopping and restaurants within walking and driving distance. Close to the airport and freeways.

Cons: $40 cash deposit when you check in, but you do get it back when you check out. The WiFi was spotty as I couldn't get connected. The towels were old and scratchy. No Kleenex to blow your nose. The sheets were okay, but no fitted sheet which was weird. Mattress was hard as a rock! Housekeeping came in to clean, but didn't make the beds?

If you need a night or two's stay on a budget, this would work. This is NOT a hotel, but a motel. There's...