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    1.8 (85 reviews)
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    Melissa B.

    We stayed here July 2024. We were catfished. This place looks gorgeous on the booking sites. And my sweet husband tried to book our room. His first time doing so as I do all the hotel picking. So he goes off the number of stars on the booking sites. He wasn't aware to read the recent comments. So if you're reading this, don't really need my opinion as I can guarantee it matches all the other reviews. Just read them. Sadly this was not the hotel in the pictures. I am actually typing this as I lay here waiting for the morning to arrive so I can check out. And I'm a bit scared to post this while still here in fear it will be seen and the people here terrify me. It just seems like there are for sure people long term living here. If I'm wrong ok but it appears as tho there are so take that as you may. One towel Dirty back of doors Outside room doors all dinged repeatedly as tho they were beat down by angry visitors. Motel 6 soap Elevator permit expired Disgusting carpet in room No comforter. Thin blanket, like a shelter blanket, with cigarette stains. Outside run down no gardening at all just dry fields surrounding between street and hotel.

    Welcoming entrance

    This place is disgusting. The people "doing business" in the parking lot were the least of our worries. There were no towels, the curtains were thin Mainstays brand (thats Walmart) and threadbare. The lamp was crumbling. The door had been kicked in, the elevator had no safety permit or inspection posted (legally required) and sounded like it was going to die. Nothing worked, everything was dirty (broom swept, but deep down filthy and worn), the pool would have probbaly given us scabies. The lobby usually had a weird assortment of people's leftover booze (big buzz balls on the rusted tables), garbage, and whatever array of riff raff that blew in that night.

    Used bandage in the bathroom

    If i could give no stars i would! Phone lines dont work we had no towels to take a shower no pillows there was a used bandage stuck to our shower and the front desk woman was asleep every time we went down there and was hard to wake up including at check in! Never again $329 for a janky ass hotel room! Never again

    Worst Front desk ever, very rude and cursing
    Jill S.

    AVOID AVOID at all cost. Worst place ever. I booked a night at Hotel E Real about two weeks ago and had a terrible experience. After checking out, I did not get my security deposit back. I called the hotel after two weeks, and they took my information, promising to call me back. They never did. When I called again after two days, they accused me of stealing five towels and leaving the room very dirty. This was a complete lie. We only used the room to take a shower and left after 1-3 hours. We locked the room and informed them when we checked out. The management of this place seems to be running a scam, refusing to return customers' deposits under false pretenses. I've read similar reviews online, confirming this pattern. The front desk staff was extremely rude, calling me names and cursing at me. It was definitely not a safe place to be. Additionally, 2-3 men surrounded me when I came back to ask for my security deposit back, creating a very hostile environment. Avoid this hotel at all costs!

    Raymond G.

    The Rodeway Inn of Watsonville was everything we needed; clean room, spacious beds, cold fridge, and secure location. This hotel is right off the freeway and down the street from a gas station that has hot food items and drinks. The staff at this location was very friendly and made sure my requests were met. I would definitely stay here again.

    Missing TV
    Jenny M.

    We had a very unpleasant experience. It was one of the worst cheaper hotel experiences we have had, unfortunately. We just needed a place to sleep for the night, nothing fancy. The price range was inexpensive but I still feel we paid too much for what was offered. We get there and our room is dirty. I am not sure if it's just dirty/unkept, or they forget to clean the room before booking it out. Either way, the comforter had white stains, the toilet paper was basically empty, only one towel in the room, there was a broken and stained toilet seat, broken curtains with lots of tiny holes peeking through from years of wear and tear, a missing TV - no TV at all just a box where one used to sit, and the room smelled very musty to top it all off. We tried called the front desk to swap rooms but no one answered. My husband went downstairs and they gave us a new room luckily. We had another question for the staff the next morning and no one yet again would answer our call so we had to go down to the lobby to ask. Over all, not a good experience and I will never stay at this location again. It's just very run down. The elevator hasn't been inspected for a while, the vending machines were broken in the lobby. This place needs some overdue TLC if they wanna stay afloat.

    Outlet falling out of the wall
    Alek G.

    What a s-hole. Called ahead to request non-down bedding (allergies) and was told it wouldn't be a problem. When I was checking in, I mentioned this and was told they had forgotten and to wait 5 minutes and it'd be taken care of. When I got to the room, they had simply removed all bedding and had not replaced it with anything. I went back down to the front desk and they acted like that's what I had asked for. I explained again and they sent someone up again who put a sheet on the bed and nothing else. I went down again and explained and they acted so annoyed and finally gave me 2 pillows and a thin full-sized fleece blanket (for a king sized bed). Oh well, we made due. That was just the first of the issues. Though advertised as offering free WiFi, the signal did not reach our room. Half the outlets didn't work (some sticking out of the wall). The windows were filthy. The tv remote didn't work for volume or power (just worked for changing channels). The towels were stained and incredibly small. There's very little sound dampening, so all night we'd hear the door to the stairwell slamming shut. The mattress was incredibly uncomfortable and I woke up sore throughout the night. The tub could only be used as a shower, as the shower/tub selector mechanism was broken. I was trying to avoid Airbnb, but after this experience, I'll avoid cheap hotels. An absolute dumpster fire.

    Marvin V.

    Any good review here must have come from one of their relatives---seriously. Im 70. Ive been in 39 states. This was the worst motel experience of my life. Upon entering their half dirt parking area at night, our car front was sprayed on by skunks that someone feeds there. Humorous? NOT. The carpets in the lobbies on upper floors are so dirty and stained that you will want to disinfect your shoes. The bathroom light didnt work. 1st night TV didnt work. I complained and was told it would be fixed but nobody came. We hads to use the bathroom with the door standing open. The tub needs replacing, too gross to take a bath so we didnt for three nights!!! The ice machine is so filthy that the health dept would burn it. I was told by a young man that I would be taken care of over this when I checked out. I asked for money back or an adjustment the checkout morning and was told that I hasd to ask Expedia for the money back---a LIE. I had paid the motel directly. Expedia told me I had to call them. I did and they refused---saying my staying there 3 nights was 'acceptance of condition'. The entire county was booked---there was no place else for us to go. I'll tell you--anyone who gives this place a good review would be happy to rent the LOWER floor of an outhouse. (I have photos to back all this except the skunks. We were too afraid to film them)

    Amparo M.

    The only reason I can give this hotel a one star is because it is close to the freeway, short drive to the beach, and 30 minutes from Santa Cruz. Other than that I will never stay here again. The room itself, smelled so bad, the bedding was so dirty and grungy. The bathroom was disgusting, dirty and worn out. The carpet felt gross and I woke up with bug bites on my legs. We went to "breakfast" in the morning and 1 hour into the breakfast hour, they had run out of food and coffee. I asked if they were going to bring anything else out and they said no. The guy I spoke to was so rude and said "well you should have been here early" last I checked 7am is a decent time for breakfast. I asked him and confirmed if breakfast hours were from 6am-9am and he said "yes" so you only had food for one hour of your designated "breakfast time?" Do yourself a favor and dont stay here.

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    Very nice experience from check in with Sheri at the front desk, to the best coffee from a hotel…read morechain what is not water down. To a nice breakfast with fresh fruit, yogurt, pancake machine, and a spread of oatmeal, cereal, scramble eggs, bacon, sausage, biscuit & gravy. And an assortment of carbs. There is a small gym and indoor pool, with laundry facilities. Ice machine is on the 2nd floor. Ample parking on site, and plenty of dining option on main Street nearby.

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    My mom and I entered this hotel yesterday evening and we roamed around the front trying to get…read moreinformation about your hotel. We stood around asking if anyone was there and nobody even looked at us. I grabbed a bottle of water before walking out and finally, from around the corner comes your employee named Jesus. He was chewing food and seemed bothered that we interrupted his snack! I was trying to book information for a wedding that we're having in our family and I wanted information regarding room prices and amenities, but he was very short with me and seemed very put out that he had to check prices and give me some quotes. I am a connoisseur of hotels as I travel a lot for work and I am so glad that we are Marriott guests. I have never been treated like this in a Marriott property. I think if you're going to work front desk, specially in the evenings, you should be a little more kind to people just walking in trying to find information about your hotel. I am a Yelp affiliate and it is my job to review people and so you never know who's gonna be walking in to your property and the guests and our voices are the most important in the business because if the guests aren't happy the hotel isn't doing well. I hope that things get better for you guys and perhaps we will try again at a different time thank you for your attention in this matter..

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    The check in worker was extremely rude. I didn't even bother staying to argue over it because I was…read morealready running late to a family party and she is young so in my head I figured she was having a bad day so I just disregarded it. The sink didn't work & the AC did not work either.

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