At least 2 times a month I enjoy staying at various hotels in the Bakersfield area. Oddly enough, I am also a resident of Bakersfield, California. I love to be able to check into a place and just unplug my phone and decompress. Over the past 20 years I've checked in to at least 50 different hotels. 5 star Hotels with amazing views, 1 star motels with broken furniture and dangerous parking structures, and everything in between. Lately I've been spending my weekend "staycations" at a motel that I never would've considered. 20 years ago The Super 8 Motel at 1219 S, Union Ave was on the verge of being torn down. The only good thing this motel offered was the rooms were cheap and you got what you paid for. Today, The Super 8 Motel is part of The Wyndam Hotel chain, and though its still not a 5 Star resort, for what they charge, around $65 per night, it's definitely approaching the 4 star mark when you factor in the cost of the room plus its easy accessibility to the free ways and fairgrounds and its gated parking this place could be charging at least $80 a night. I'd like to mention that The Super 8 Motel is located in an area of Bakersfield that is "Adult Friendly." It's located on an Avenue that has tons of personality. Its located next to one of the nicer Blackjack Casinos in California. Cold Micro's and great steaks. It's walking distance to six vintage Mexican eateries that have have Horchata and casual dress codes. And 3 days a week there is a 4 acre swap meet flea market right next door. Talk about personality! Churros, turquoise, and live music on Sundays. The Super 8 hotel has a comfortable worn in feel and the gated front gives a safe and secure feel. The staff is amazingly attentive without being intrusive or bossy. They are aware of some of the mischief that happens during a hotel stay but not at all intrusive. When I checked in I hadn't noticed that my drivers license had expired for about 5 days. (Most hotels would have you escorted out the backdoor.)The Super 8 gave it a good look and politely reminded me to "Get that document current," And still didn't charge me a higher rate or bigger deposit. It was just business as
usual... with a human touch, The Super 8 is upgrading the motel daily. It's a clean and safe work in progress. I'd recommend cranking up the showers water pressure, but the fluffy white towels are nice. And no matter who you are or where your from, The Super 8 ain't great, but it is really, really good. read more