Many things could have been better here, but the staff is very kind, helpful, and understanding. Vagabond Inn and Studio 6 is located on the same property just in the rear of the facilities. Studio 6 has more room amenities and both are owned by the same corporation behind Motel 6. Vagabond Inn is a budget friendly motel to say the very least. Rooms are smaller, amenities are on the frugal side, decor and room details are worthy of the two stars they get on average. The cleanliness is the only issue I am most concerned for. Floors do not feel clean enough for your bare feet, bathrooms seemed they were quickly given a once over before the room was turned over. Bathroom fixtures needed repairs, and most everything in the room just was well used. The remnant of cigarette smoke in a non-smoking room was also quite a annoyance. The staff is most understanding here and very kind. They were fast to accommodate a room change once I was not happy with my first room given to me. For a budget minding stay, Vagabond Inn is a good value if you really just need a place to rest and get cleaned up. The beds are comfortable and clean. read more

The first night I spent at the end, I was so tired, I just slept in it anyway. It had it kicked in door to the bathroom repaired with gaffers tape. Black mold on the floor of the bathroom, no plug for the bathtub, and the finish on the bathtub was rusted stained peeled back. On the way back I stayed at it again, giving them a second chance. It is the least expensive place I could find. I told the clerk that second time the troubles I'd had and he said well you won't have any problems with this room. I went into the room, unpacked it smelled like cigarette smoke, and the bathroom wasn't too scary as the first night. However, after I had put everything in the room that I noticed there was water all over the floor and some sort of bio hazard the color of feces as well. I asked for a second room. They minimized the creepy effects, and I asked for a second room. I moved all of my stuff from one room into the new room. It appeared pretty decent. But the bedspread stunk. I spoke to the head manager the next morning, and she said she would get back to me in two days with a discount. She has yet to contact me. It's been a week. Frankly, the only thing missing from these rooms are used condoms and drug injectors. Absolutely not a family friendly inn. No stars read more

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Absolutely do not stay here. Under no circumstances should you stay here. We reserved a room via Hotels.com. Upon walking in, it smelled like cat pee, and the people next door were obviously living in the hotel with their six rat dogs. If it were possible to photograph a smell, I would do so. The beds don't look like they had actually been made and stripped in some time, all of the baseboards were covered in dirt and grime. You can see how many times the door had been kicked shut from the damage and footprints. Take a look at the bathroom in the photos. No way in Buttonwillow could I sleep at night in a room this dirty. You're better off sleeping in your car at one of the truck stops, at least you know the last time it was cleaned. Don't stay here. Just keep driving or go to the actual Motel 6 about 500' west. read more

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This is one of the dirtiest, noisiest motels I've ever stayed in. You should avoid this place at all costs. It's obvious the maid did clean the room very wee. If at all.... There were sticky spots on the floor, so I used a wet wash cloth to wipe them up with my foot. The floor was so dirty, it left a brown imprint of my foot. There was toilet paper stuck to the toilet, stains on the tub, stains on the bathroom door, and stains on the bathroom wall. I was staying for two days, so I asked the front desk to have my room cleaned again. They cleaned a few things but left stains on the bathroom door and wall. Pretty gross. The place is spitting distance from the freeway, so it's really loud. You're not going to get much sleep unless you bring ear plugs. Certain areas around the building, smell like sewage. There is a complimentary breakfast in the morning but it's kind of a joke. All they had were do it yourself waffles and coffee. They didn't have any utensils, butter, or cooking spray for the waffles. Obviously the staff doesn't care. Don't stay at this dump. read more

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This is usually our go to when we come to Buttonwillow as it is only a 5 minute drive from my cousins house. We have not been here since Covid hit. We checked in Friday easy process as it usually is, Delsy (I think that's how you spell it) was so friendly from the get go. My issue was when we checked in we went to the room as shown in the pictures to see it a mess it was never cleaned. I went to the front to let Delsy know she fixed the issue right away with an apology. We got to the room now it was okay. I always bring my Lysol spray and wipes and cleaned before putting our stuff down. We also take our blankets and pillows. We had another issue last night, we came back from my cousins party and of course we were drinking and there was a roach crawling on the wall and a baby one on the floor. My husband killed them and said there's nothing we can do as we both drank we couldn't go anywhere. We did not see anymore bugs or anything so we slept. I reported it to the manager this morning and she didn't seem to really care. She said they called the exterminator, but it honestly did not look like it was a big deal to her as if she is use to this. I wish I would have read the reviews before hand and not assume that this place was still good from 3 years ago to now. It was a very disappointing visit, I only gave 2 stars because Delsy was so friendly and helpful. As for the first room not being clean, they need a better system to help the staff know what rooms are clean and which are not. This would make the process so much easier for the staff and customers to not have to be wasting each other's time, this is such an inconvenience for both parties. read more

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Stay away at all costs I have never stepped into a hotel and walked out 5 minutes later, asked for a refund and ended up driving straight to San Jose from Arizona and we were beat! But in no way were we going to stay there. We finally arrived at a proper hotel in Sunnyvale, CA. Radisson is the place to stay. Stains, filth, flat sheets as fitted sheets, wrinkled and not changed from who knows when, bathroom, microwave smelled like curry we spent a total of 5 minutes there and got out of town. I get the shortage of people that don't want to work, then figure something out. Management and the corporate offices should take note we will never stay at your hotels ever again. How in in way can this pass a cleaning checklist. Who checks the work besides ummmm NO ONE! Stay the night in the parking lot in your car you will get sleep and not a disgusting room where you will wonder...will I take Roaches and bed bugs home this is your place. read more

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I don't want to give any stars. If I could give negative stars, I would. I'm writing this review in the middle of the night as I lay on top of my own blanket I brought from my car, as well as my own pillow. I've been driving for close to 8 hours with my dad, who has stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He was too exhausted to keep going for the night, so we stopped here to try and catch some sleep before getting on our way in the morning. Clearly I'm having difficulty sleeping here. The room is DISGUSTING. The floors are stained and have a dusty, sticky texture. The beds are lumpy and the bedding is stained. The towels are ALL stained. The bathtub is a breeding ground for disease. I need to use the toilet but after reading others reviews of roaches skittering during the night, I'll risk a UTI. My head and body skin keeps itching, and I'm hoping it's only in my mind and not from bed bugs, as others have described. The room smells musky and of urine. I am so grossed out, I don't think I'll fall asleep. While typing this, I felt something crawl on my right hand and I furiously swatted it away. Not sure what IT was, and I don't want to find out. My poor dad felt so bad about us staying here, but he fell right to sleep due to being so exhausted. If the cancer doesn't kill him, this place will. I'm almost tempted to sleep in the car, but I'm not sure I'd be safer outside. Praying the night goes fast and we can hightail it out of here. Going to need a huge cup of coffee to keep me going, and it's not going to come from the complimentary breakfast here. You couldn't pay me to eat from this place. $70/nt is WAY too much for this dump. Shame on me for agreeing to stay at a place with the word vagabond in the name. read more

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The previous reviews about a smell of cat pee is true. My husband reserved the room. It's unbearable.

We tried to stop here for the night, BIG MISTAKE! First the lady at the front desk Stephanie Nava was so rude. She gave us our keys and as soon as we walked into the room it seemed really dirty and it smelled funky. We were tired so we were going to brush it off but my husband decided to walk into the bathroom as soon as he did 3 roaches ran behind the toilet. And that was when we decided to walk away and keep driving, so we went to tell Stephanie to give us a refund and she rudely sed that "they get a lot of business". And that she was not going to give us a refund that it was up to hotels.com to give us a refund. When my husband mentioned the roaches she just brushed it off like it was nothing. I do not recommend this place at all. I don't even know how it's still on business. read more

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Ok rooms have good beds. Breakfast served too early, by went before 9;00 AM. No COFFEE CUPS. No waffle batter nothing. Sorry but running out of coffee cups or any cups is rediculous! read more

The worst can't give a star!! It is quite that's a positive. The lady at the front desk was super nice. Rust coming out of faucets when turning on, needed to be run for a few minutes. read more

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HEALTH HAZARD! This is the most disgusting hotel I have ever seen in my life. What is wrong with these people?? I get it that it is a cheap hotel but this place is a health hazard. The bed sheets were clearly not changed and had hairs all over, along with stains and cigarette burns on the covers. The room had an overall awful smell of a mix between cigarettes and bug spray. Btw... this was a nonsmoking room. Dead flies in the bathtub and non-working TV or heater. The owners should be ashamed of themselves for running a disgusting hell hole. I get it that it is just $68 a night but you will probably get sick by staying here! read more

Debating between three and four stars. This is just a place to crash overnight on your trip up I-5, and it certainly is more for convenience than comfort. The place is dated and there are flies if you leave your door open (flies are a plague to all of Buttonwillow, not just this place). On the plus side, friendly staff that was very accommodating and we had a fridge in our room! And when I say accommodating staff... Mr. Jenbert had forgotten his phone charger for the entire trip to SoCal, but the front desk worker let him leave his phone there to charge overnight. The next morning when I walked in to ask for a spoon, a different employee was working. He could've just directed me to where the plastic utensils are, as I was expecting, but he got up and got one for me. However, cleanliness of the room was questionable: walked into the bathtub to find hairs in it from the last guests. Quality is about right on par with the price here. Don't expect a stay at the Ritz here, but if you're merely looking for a place to rest your head on your pilgrimage up I-5, you'll be fine. read more

DO NOT STAY HERE. Needed a place to sleep for the night after a long drive to LA. Chose this place, and wish I never did. The room was filled with bed bugs, roaches, dirt on the floor and walls, sticky residue, stained sheets, you name it this place had it. Flat out DISGUSTING. How this place is even operating is beyond me, it should be a health hazard. Ended up leaving and checking out after 2 hours. I have multiple bed bug bites all over my body from the 2 hours I was there. I asked for a refund while checking out and was told I have to talk to the manager about it first, plain ridiculous! I call the next morning to speak to Blanca, and she says she cannot refund me due to third party booking. So I call the third party, and they say they cannot reach her and will keep trying. This place deserves zero stars, and deserves some sort of lawsuit. Just look at everyone else's negative reviews, they all say the same thing. Shame on this place for letting people stay on these disgusting rooms. And If they decide to delete this post, I will keep re-posting it. read more

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This place is completely filthy. Bugs and flies everywhere, dirty as heck. I'll be shocked if I don't bring home bed bugs. PAY MORE AND GO SOMEWHERE ELSE if you can. That said, the woman at the front desk was lovely and changed our room 3 times. First room was absolutely disgusting, second room was a little cleaner but had hundreds of flies, third room wasn't quite as bad and still was loaded with flies. We decided to stay. My friend woke up with only one bite. Honestly, I slept fine with the lights on because we feared the roaches crawling on us in the dark night. read more

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Bad experience. I booked through booking.com and apparently there was a mix up with my name (who booked it) and the guest staying with me. When the front desk couldn't find my name and I'm showing her the booking reservation she gave me "it's not my problem" attitude and did nothing to help figure out why the reservation wasn't showing. Once straightened out the room did not have sheets on one of the beds. Went back to the lobby where we were handed sheets and told they don't have staff to put the bed together. I counted 7 flies on the walls and ceiling the 1st night. Microwave didn't work, rooms don't have Kleenex and the tub had nasty brown stains in them. I get the room is just over $50 a night which is a god price but come on.... read more

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OMG! Insects everywhere! Expedia had 7 stars. Someone is obviously cheating the system on expedia. This place should be shut down. I've stayed at a bunch of bad hotels but this one takes the cake. Its sad that the Roach was OK compared to the 50+ flies in the room itself. HOLY COW. What could they be doing to have that many flies? The good new I'll hopefully get to sleep soon. read more

I love this hotel!!!! I was looking for a low cost hotel with a pool that I could relax at. I found it! The price was amazing! Room was super cute and clean. Pool was perfect and I had it to myself for a lot of the time. Lots of sun and relaxation. The breakfast is waffles and biscuits and gravy...yum! And the staff was so nice and helpful. I am going to stay here again when I need to get away. And the BBQ restaurant down the street is amazing. Sooooo greatful I found this place. It's a gem! read more

Fantastic customer service from Delyssa. She was really kind and helped us while we were in a pinch. The rooms were clean and had everything we needed for our short stay. read more

It was like sleeping in a gas station bathroom. There were roaches, the lights flickered, the walls were dirty and mirrors had graffiti on them. The bathroom fans in the adjacent rooms seem to be connected to the other rooms so you can smell when people do their business in other rooms. Every non-smoking room smells like cigarettes. I smelled 4 of them before selecting the one that smelled the least like smoke. The bed sheets were yellow, wrinkled and had burn stains in them. I raised these issues to the staff and they refused to do something about it. read more

This had to be the most disgusting hotel room I have ever been in, I couldn't even sit down in the room cause it was dirty and smelt like cigarettes. The beds were for sure not cleaned. The pillows had dirt smeared across them, towels had brown marks like someone wiped their butt on it and they just hung them back up for the next person; and also the sheets had yellow stains and dirt all over, not to mention the holes in the sheets I'm assuming from cigarettes. Did I mention the American roach I saw on the wall? I didn't think so, I saw multiple roaches during our stay. And this was their "suit". I will be filing for a chargeback on my card. If I'm spending $65 on a hotel I expect it to be somewhat clean but this was disgusting !!!!! read more

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First room stunk so bad..and sheets were dirty.....got second room.....was a little better...but....no door seal....could hear everything outside....dirt and mold around bathroom.....bad patch job in bathroom....wall plate for cable on desk not on the wall....TV so fuzzy you can't watch it....and when tried to angle it ....it fell off the wall.....never again.....would have left but after 11.5hrs of driving I needed to sleep.....oh and no 24hr restaurant in this town either read more

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I just got here with my uncle after traveling through Arizona and Los Angelos and decided to get a pit stop here before heading back home in North California. Before I start this, the two staff members that greeted us were incredibly nice. I don't know their names but it was a white woman with black hair and a black male. Super nice people. Now before I get to the actual review of the hotel, don't trust the pictures you see of this place. The minute I stepped into my room it reeked of urine and a weird shitty smell that I can't really describe. There was black hair all over the toilet seat. A dried clump of blood in the shower. There was hair stuck on the bedsheets. The pillow cases look unwashed really. There was a just one fly that I seen but it flew out thankfully. The heater worked the first 30 minutes then stopped working smh. Im in the bed right now and I'm honestly nervous. I have no choice but to stay here right now because I had a long long drive and I just showered and worked on throwing out all the hair i found with my gloves lol. OH AND the ice bucket WAS GROSS... it had a yellow brownish sticky stain all around it. I walked to the front office and said "this is gross but I'd like a cleaner one that'll be nice thank you." She said oh ok sorry about that and gave me a new one and when I asked for a baggie to put in it..she gave me a trash bag. And she wasn't wearing a mask lol. I mean I wasn't wearing one either and that doesn't give me a good excuse. I normally don't do that but I just ran out of the shower and expected the employee to have one onso I kept my distance. I wish I took photos dang it but as each thing added up I realized that I really should leave a review and I never do. Also my uncle is deaf and there was no closed captioning on the television. No point in asking front desk because we loved our lives with CC and always know how to put it on ANY TV, so why would they know. They don't even care about cleaning up the place for next guests. I honestly doubt they change the sheets...... This place is FILTHY. I read all the reviews just before typing this up about bed bugs and I'm anxious. Wish me luck please. I will attach the best photos of what I can now since I cleaned up the worst parts. My apologies. read more

bed bug bites all over my body & face, cost over $268 in medication to treat i called to let them know & blanca said not even a refund im gonna get. all she can do is call pest control read more

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BED BUGS!!! Do not stay here! Clearly management (Blanca)knows they have on going issues with bed bugs by looking at the previous reviews. read more

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My boyfriend and I drove down to Huntington Beach in So Cal for a surprise 40th bday party this weekend and some fun in the sand. We stopped halfway Friday night because of concerns over road closures in LA due to the recent fires. The room at Vagabond North was great for our low price of about $40 through Booking.com. They have laminate floors rather than carpet which seems a lot more hygienic, though, they weren't entirely clean. I like that they have breakfast but it's from 2 am to 9 am so I missed it. Boyfriend ate a little bit of biscuits and gravy and said they had a waffle station too. Staff was super friendly. Very nice at our late night check in and again at check out. Also, props to Laura for finding and returning our phone chargers to us that we left behind. We picked them up on our drive home Sunday. The lighting in the room was really nice. A couple bright lights over the bed and over the card table that we played card games on before falling asleep. There's also a fridge and microwave. And the Heating/AC unit worked wonderfully! The bed wasn't super comfortable but it wasn't terrible. Pillows were kind of weak sauce. One fly and one palmetto bug in the room, but it's Buttonwillow... so, there's that. Freeway was pretty loud but it was convenient to be right off the I-5 so we expected that too. Heater kicked on and off all night and was super loud so our sleep was restless, but it sure beat driving the entire stretch to Orange County at once. I'd definitely stay here again; unbeatable rate. There's also cheap gas stations nearby and a couple fast food places. No hot tub on-site, but they do have a big pool which I bet is awesome in summer. read more

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This was one of the worst experiences I have ever had. Upon checking in, Carmen did not provide us with a WiFi password and was quite rude. The outside of the hotel is extremely smelly and gross. We opened the door and this is how we found the room, absolutely filthy. The room hadn't even been cleaned at all, towels on the floor, beds left after the previous guest, and full trash bin. When asking/demanding for a refund, Carmen asked, "do you even want the refund, or not?" in a rude tone and I was furious. After telling her all the above, she was STILL RUDE. Don't waste your time coming here.. read more

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This hotel holds contempt for third party booking sites. The help behind the desk is not helpful & are in fact argumentative I will never stay here again. I do not recommend this business read more

Yikes--the front desk gave us a key to a room that had someone in it! We arrived at midnight and when I opened the door, a guy bolted up in bed freaked out. Freaked me out too--I had my four-year-old sleeping in my arms. We went back to the front desk and asked for a refund--no way we would be able to sleep knowing that they're so disorganized that they can't keep simple track of whether or not a room is occupied. I wasn't going to be able to sleep worrying that the same things was going to happen to me I can't speak for the condition of the rooms, but as we were leaving there was another couple who was trying to get a refund too but were refused. First the hotel put them in a smoking room instead of a no smoking room, and then they put them in a room with a huge puddle in front of the toilet. The couple thought that the toilet wasn't working, so the front desk attendant went to their room and checked and the toilet was working. But they understandably didn't want to stay in a room with toilet water all over the place--the front desk attendant called his manager but the manager said they couldn't have a refund since they had already entered the room. It's too bad because the hotel has some good reviews and it has great prices. read more

Lemme start by saying TOWELS WITH STAINS. , MOLD ON SHOWER CURTAIN, AND DIRTY BATHTUB. I was highly disgusted. Doesnt even deserve one star tbh. When I looked at the towel and saw those black stains. I was freaked out. I'm mad I didn't take a photo. Because omg. DONT GO HERE. read more

Very cheap and perfect location. Got this place super last minute through Expedia and check in was fast & easy. Room was clean and had working AC and TV. Wish they had more option for the continental breakfast but they had a waffle maker and that was perfect. read more

If you like Carl's Jr. restaurant this is the place for you to stay. It's just a few yards away. There are a few little grassy areas on which to walk your dog just outside the rooms. Inside it's just a run-of-the-mill motel suite. There's a cooktop, a microwave and a fridge, a small table with one chair: no pots, pans or anything to use to prepare your own food. My only gripes are: 1) all the bright harsh lighting in the room, 2) the tiny bath towels, and 3) noise from nearby Interstate 5 traffic. read more

Room had a bad smell, shower had holes in the wall and very low water pressure in the tap. The noise from the highway is pretty strong. Hard to call the breakfast here "breakfast". There's nothing beside a waffle and some fake butter. The scrambled eggs ran out before 8am, and I was told they won't be making more. There was even no bread or water. Resembled a prison in a way... Stay away. read more

Loud traffic noise as you might expect from a highway adjacent motel, but also: old leftover food found in fridge, orange rust and pink mold in bath, yellow stains on sheets... I wasn't expecting the Ritz, but I've stayed at hostels in third world countries that were cleaner than this place. Bonus: front desk clerks weren't wearing face masks at check-in or check-out. read more

Visited on a friday june 22nd checked out on Saturday, they let us check in about 1 hour earlier than the check in time but they had let us check in as early as we wanted assuming any time after 12pm but we got busy elsewhere. First impression was a 9/10 but when looking inside it was a 10/10 for the price, great working A/c units and nice clean showers, also cable TV for the little ones and a fridge for perishable food. Pool looked great but didn't get a chance to try it out, maybe next time. Easy check in/out, ice machine, free breakfast which is cereal's, waffles, orange juice, milk, and coffee. We also got a non-smoking room did not smell one bit of nicotine, our came w/ 2 queen beds, night stand, lamps, table, and 2 chair's. To conclude we had a great time and will visit again I highly recommend this to anyone who is looking for a good visit. read more

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Everyone was friendly at the front desk. The room was cheap, and most importantly, no meth heads waking me up constantly at night. Also the room seemed fairly updated and modern. Friendly maids too. read more

First time staying here. Got a $37 Expedia special price, 5/6/2020. Rooms are nicer than some Motel 6's I've been in. Mattress is pretty new. So far it's quiet, a weekday evening. They have 2 washers and 2 dryers, but bring your own soap, they were out of $1 packs at the front desk and vending machine is not operable. Room has a 6 cubic foot refrigerator and small microwave, as well as TV. The ice and soda vending room can use refurbishing, as well as the room where the washer and dryer are. Perhaps can make one wash and vending room out of the two. It's the last motel on the street, so it's away from some of the noise from the car and truck has stations, that are busy 24/7. Based on my experience thus far, I would stay again and recommend. read more

For 55 bucks, it was too expensive for what we got. But we needed a place to close our eyes before we move on to Vegas. They also had a free breakfast. Nothing elaborate but they also didn't keep it filled until you asked them for something and oh yeah, my son turned on tv in morning and got static so I helped him find a channel and all the stations were crappy looking. They had horrible reception. It is what it is, but now looking forward to 5 star hotels the rest of our vacation. read more

I don't recommend this place for anyone if you're there just for a minute to shower it isn't going to work the rooms are shot out they can call it the 6th the 9th the Vagabond at the s******* for the price I guess but I don't recommend it for anyone unless you're really really desperate we actually booked the room they're my co-workers and I'm I had to take a shower like a cat both feet on top of the shower with my shower shoes on I thought it was funny I should have video dit however I leveled up to Motel 6 across the street which is way better cleaner nicer pillowcases are clean I mean Motel 6 does one thousand percent better than the Vagabond unfortunately they're trying but they really need to get in there and try harder read more

The saying "you get what you paid for". Pretty much sums this place up. Photos online don't look the same. The place looks better in photos than it does in person. My room had uneven and unfinished floors. Hairs on the table, crusty bathtub and a French fry in the drain in the sink. Towel I was going to use to wash up is dark and gross. Bed was dirty. The bad outweighs the good for this place. Steer clear from this place read more