This motel might win the "Worst Motel in America" award! First, we arrived during a major rain storm and the motel has very dim lights on (aside from the horror movie fluorescent lights along the breezeway), so we could not see the driveway, ending up in a mud field. We just needed a dry, warm, clean place to stay the night plus we had our dog, returning from a camper van trip to Death Valley. In spite of the poor reviews, I prefer funky to corporate, generally! This motel was not funky just sad, drab and very cold!!! The gas heater - one I remember from my childhood in LA - did not work. Given the altitude and snow, heat is essential in fricking Tehachapi! The bed was really basic and really bad, so after dinner we chose to sleep in the camper van! We used the $60/night room basically as a shower. The dirty, gross carpet and horrifically stained chair made me unable to stay in the room for longer than a shower, which was clean but cold. Hit water did arrive, after 5 minutes. Oh - we were the only guests. And there seems to be roofing materials thrown to the ground, just to set the mood!! read more