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graemeandjanet
Hornsby, Australia

It's good

Review of Motel Six
4.0 of 5 bubblesReviewed Oct 25, 2024via mobile
Friendly reception, room was sparkling, WiFi good. Close to Maccas and the CBD. Well equipped for the traveller.
We were quite satisfied. The only down side is that the motel is a bit dated.
But 10/10 for value for money.
We would happily stay there again
Date of stay: October 2024
Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Reviewed September 9, 2024

The place is very clean. Everyone is very welcoming and generous, there were even cereals besides the biscuits.
The shower was so good and really easy to use.
The place is simple but provides everything you could want in a super friendly atmosphere.

Date of stay: August 2024
Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Reviewed May 1, 2024 via mobile

Motel six is an older style motel with obvious updates to beds and decor. My unit was immaculately clean with a very shiny stainless steel bench. All the staff were pleasant and helpful nothing was too much trouble. A young man rushed out of the office to carry my case upstairs when he saw me struggling and helped again when I checked out. When I noted a broken toilet seat to a housekeeper, it was immediately replaced with a new one. I stayed for 4 days feeling safe and secure. A Thai restaurant nearby produced excellent meals, and there were other takeaway businesses within walking distance. I wouldn't hesitate to stay here again.

Date of stay: April 2024
Trip type: Traveled solo
Thank Diane W
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Reviewed November 12, 2022

A great budget motel. Very clean and roomy. Very comfortable bed. Full kitchen, mostly well equipped. Great location, easy walk to the shops. Very little road noise despite being on a busy road. The entrance could use a facelift but the rooms are great. Would stay again.

Room tip: Guests need to book spa use in advance
Date of stay: October 2022
  • Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Thank JulesnDan
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Reviewed October 11, 2022

The room is tidy and clean and the location is very near city centre.
The staff and cleaners are nice and polite.
However, the sound insulation is very poor and no one came to my room to clear the rubbish occasionally.

Room tip: It's good for a short trip as the location is very near city centre.
Date of stay: September 2022
  • Trip type: Traveled solo
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Thank Albert T
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Reviewed September 11, 2021

Well, due to the price of staying at Motel Six, I expect Spartan accommodations, no frills. What I do expect is a clean floor and not the smell of cigarette smoke and WiFi that is usable for business.

The floor was rather dirty and walking bare footed (not recommended in any hotel) made the bottom of my feet very dirty. I took one of the white hand towels, made it wet and cleaned a portion of the floor, not a pretty sight. The towel was very soiled I am afraid to say.

My first few hours in the room resulted in very teary and scratchy eyes. I am not sure if was from the smoke or the cleaning agents they used to sanitize the room.

The next issue was the WiFi connection or should I say the speed. It was very slow taking many minutes to access a browser page, down load documents or photos, forget about viewing videos from YouTube or Netflix. I have an app that tells me the location of WiFi transmitters and the speed of down loads, uploads and ping times and they were terrible. I got download speed of 0.56 Mbps, upload speed or 0.58 Mbps and ping time of 53.28 ms. I questioned the front desk if there was something wrong with their internet service due to this and they said no, this is what Motel Six has ordered through their ISP. I told them that is not good for business.

I was supposed to stay there for 4 nights but left after the second night and told them why, I could not do business on my computer with such slow Mbps. It took 2 hours to do some work that should have only taken about half an hour to do.

Would I book with Motels Six again? Yes, most likely providing the Internet speed is up where it belongs, I definitely would check the speed before checking in.

Regarding the floor, I can live with a dirty floor and just have to remember to bring cleaning supplies and do the floor myself.

They lost $209.04 of business because of this and I had to pay and additional $50.00 per night for accommodations elsewhere.

Room tip: Take an upstairs room for a quitter night/clean the floors!/if you do allot of business on your computer, check the internet speed.
Date of stay: September 2021
  • Trip type: Traveled on business
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Thank 92bernde
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