Motel 8 — Hotel in Maricopa

A+ I will stay here everytime I'm in the area! We had reservations to check in at 3 PM. Due to unexpected mechanical issues with vehicle. We were going to be arriving extremely late. After midnight and closer to 2 AM at best. Which was more than 8 hours later than our planned time to check in. Not to mention that would also be at least 2 hours into the following day and they happened to be booked almost to capacity due to a big event! What made it worse. Is that I was unable to get a call out to Motel 8 in order to be able to notify them of our situation and 2 AM eta until approximately 11:15 PM... Bracing for the worst and fully expecting that our room was no longer going to be held for us when I was finally able to call the Motel 8 front desk. I was extremely thrilled to speak with the night manager who is also the owner. He was in very good spirit from the get-go! He was completely understanding and reassuring. He expressed to me that I need not rush and cautioned me to have a safe journey and that I need not worry about a thing concerning our reservation or our stay. When we finally arrived. He was there waiting and pleased to see we made it w/o any more troubles. He got us signed in quickly so we could get to our room and get some sleep. The room was very cozy, quiet, comfortable and clean. There was free WiFi & A Nice Flat Screen TV with Free Cable. A VERY COMFORTABLE KING SIZE BED AND PILLOWS! A Microwave Oven & Refrigerator. It was pretty cool temp outside but the quiet heater warmed the room quickly. There were plenty of towels and We were able to enjoy hot long revitalizing showers after a great refreshing sleep! There were vending machines on the premises for snacks and drinks and 50 feet from the motel was a terrific Shell Gas Station/Mini Mart with a short order...

C'mon TripAdvisor reviewers, get real abvout reviews! How in the heck could any of you rate this place any better than 2 stars is beyond me. Its just not possible for many reasons. The only reason to stay here is if you just need a bed to try to sleep on- that's it (and the bed isn't comfortable either). Yes the room is reasonably clean and yes the staff is nice enough, but after that there are NO redeeming qualities of staying here. Its the only hotel in an armpit town where the ONLY place to eat is the Shell station across the street that has a Subway in it. Ugh.....The trucks rumble by right out front so its a noisy place to try to sleep too. I couldn't wait for the sun to come up and get out of there. Either stay on I-5 or drive over to Santa Maria, but don't think this will be a fun stay in a charming little town....unless you like the smell...

Worst experience with customer service. We broke down 4th of July weekend in front of the hotel. It was 125 degrees out and we had no AC and we were traveling with our 15 year old Frenchie. I asked if we could wait in the lobby till the tow truck arrived. I was told “absolutely not”. I asked if I could pay for a room as he was overheating and he kept passing out. They also said no. Both the front desk clerk and the manager had no compassion or understanding. The place is not upscale, clean, or a place that I can see shouldn’t allow pets under special circumstances. I will NEVER stay here and would NEVER recommend this hotel to anyone traveling to this middle of...