Motel 6-Carlsbad, CA Beach





5.7
(1,025 Ratings)
"Clean excellent facility, fantastic staff"
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Well priced for this locationPriced under area average
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Includes essentialsFree WiFi/internet, Air conditioning, Pool and more
Located 3 minutes’ drive from Carlsbad State Beach, Motel 6 Carlsbad Beach offers air-conditioned rooms with free WiFi. Guests can relax in the outdoor swimming pool.
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5.7
(1,025 Ratings)
"Clean excellent facility, fantastic staff"
Verified guestDon't miss out! Price and availability may change
Ratings and reviews
8.0 / 10.0
Very affordable for the location, a short walk to quiet beach. My room was clean, and I was upgraded. No fridge or microwave in original room which is something to note. But the staff were friendly and available, and I will be staying here again the next time I’m in the area!
7.0 / 10.0
Close to everything you would want! Beds were firm but comfortable. Staff Kiki and Amy were nice and helpful
Smelled of cigarettes!! And the tub was very slippery!
5.0 / 10.0
Location. Close to beach. Hot showers
No fridge or microwave in room
6.0 / 10.0
Close to lots
Pretty old and very basic.
3.0 / 10.0
Water pressure of the shower was good
Sink barely had water dribbling out, beds were so uncomfortable, AC didn't cool the room at all. Room had a weird smell.
5.0 / 10.0
Provide a great ice machine.
I liked the location, great neighborhood great access to Carlsbad! Provided a room with food snacks and necessities for a price.
It was ok, provided a place to sleep and shower. Favorite, most beautiful, city ever! No breakfast, coffee only.
8.0 / 10.0
I suffer from "tinnitus" (ear-ringing) and I usually turn on the cooling or the fan in the room I sleep in, so the tinnitus quits instantly, and I go right to sleep. With ANY kind of "white noise", the tinnitus is instantly turned off. I have a small fan I run in the room at home that I sleep in. I should have brought it with me, but didn't know that neither the fan nor the cooling worked in my room. It takes a LONG time to finally drift off, when the tinnitus is active. That is my only complaint.
10.0 / 10.0
Clean excellent facility, fantastic staff
Great location
3.0 / 10.0
The convience and it was in a good neighborhood right off the freeway.
It wasn't secure, there was no chain lock on the door and it was right on the street. It didn't feel clean and the bed was extremely uncomfortable, I could feel the springs. The pillows were not comfortable and the bathroom didn't feel clean. There were no amenities, nothing to heat the water in in the morning, no hairdryer, and nothing in the morning offered. The staff was nice, but slow and I didn't feel comfortable there at all.
1.0 / 10.0
Location was good.
The floors were dirty, I had to clean them. Smelled like smoke so bad that you could hardly breathe. Air conditioner made the smell worse. Beds were uncomfortable. Curtain was smoke filled. This was supposed to be a non-smoking room but very obvious it wasn't. Wasn't able to move rooms either.
9.0 / 10.0
The vending machine was amazing!!! Loved that there was soo many options!!!
I had requested 2 beds and only got 1. But we made it work!
10.0 / 10.0
Location n didn’t even feel like I was at motel 6 very luxury n beautiful location n stay !
No extra blankets but it was ok !
1.0 / 10.0
Nothing
When we got to office, we were confronted with multiple homeless people and they’re aggressive dogs. We got to our room and it was very obvious that none of the linens had been changed. There were dirty towels hanging in the bathroom. There were dirty dog paw prints on the sheets on both beds. We were in the room for less than 10 minutes before we decided to not stay. It’s been well over a week and management has still not issued a refund.
5.0 / 10.0
Close to fwy access
Old mattress, skimpy blanket, heater didn’t work, mattress slides off the platform and only 2 pillows
4.0 / 10.0
We were able to get a room last minute, and the guy at the front desk was nice.
The beds are horrible! Throughout the whole night, there's some type of clicking noise
2.0 / 10.0
Location. Water pressure in shiwer.
Toilet stopped up on first flush. No Wifi ; had been out for a week but booking.com didnt warn visitors. Terrible lighting inside the room. Especially around the table where i needed to work. No plug for bathtub. Dont wanna stay there again.
1.0 / 10.0
Dogs are allowed
The maid who did not understand English came barging into our room. We were yelling for her to not come in, we were not dressed and she did anyways. I went to the office as we were expected some sort of apology and only got a shrug. And no do not disturb signs...
1.0 / 10.0
N/A
The room had multiple issues including things left in the room from a previous guest. The door had damage as if it was previously broken into. Unsafe and unsanitary. We made it out ok, but woke up feeling terrible about having my family stay here.
1.0 / 10.0
Nothing
No replacement towels, internet, toilet paper, fridge or microwave. Cock 🪳 roaches, and a lot of druggies. In a non smoking room that had an ash tray and cigg butts in the room.
1.0 / 10.0
Filthy party motel filled with permanent occupant party people. The rooms were dirty, linens old, pillows lumpy and smelly, overgrown grass outside, dirty sidewalks...ewww.
8.0 / 10.0
Hotel was walking distance to beach and 5 min drive to start of MS BIKE RIDE I was attending. Staff was friendly and helpful. Rooms adequate and was convenient.
Floors seemed dirty but otherwise good.
1.0 / 10.0
I Didn’t stay there was no hot water
Being told when I check in that there’s gonna be hot water in 30 minutes and then 2 1/2 hours later you call the front desk to find out there’s not gonna be any hot water until the following morning. That was the whole reason why I rented a room for that night so I left.
1.0 / 10.0
The security
Dirty
5.0 / 10.0
Trying to find something nice to say. Free WiFi was good and reliable. Pool was clean. Security guard at night was alert and proactive. The location was very close to the beach and the price was good for the area. The front desk staff were mostly friendly.
The clientele are of course the biggest issue here. I felt the need to use shirts as pillowcases because of how thin they are.
They supply conditioner on request but not shampoo.
Towels are so thing and heavily utilized, you can sense the last person who used it.
The grass was so long and unmowed for a long time. The guys came round to mow it and still left half done.
1.0 / 10.0
Nothing.
The property was dated and dingy. There were questionable characters seemingly allowed to trespass.
My room had no electricity and only the light in the bathroom worked. None of the outlets. I had 1 body towel for a 3 person reservation and after calling several times over my 48 hour stay. I received them after checkout time and my children were unable to bathe for 2 days after spending the days at Legoland. Manager Kiki was rude and dismissive. Worst experience ever.
3.0 / 10.0
The ONLY redeeming feature of this Motel 6 is the location; it is extremely close to a Ralph's /CVS / Starbucks shopping center.
And, it is very central to local, good beaches.
It is RIGHT near the I-5 (Poinsettia) on and off ramp on the 'better' side of I-5; that being WEST of I-5.
We are BOTH non-smokers who distinctly requested non-smoking and this room smelled like an old ashtray.
My clothes ALL reek of STALE Motel 6 now
I always bring my ROKU on trips to connect to the room T.V.
None of the HDMI connections functioned on the room T.V.--I've NEVER had a room where I had a problem. And we DESPISE commercial television; being forced to watch non-streaming just added more to the disappointment level of this experience.
Fortunately, this was a high school reunion and I drank enough NOT to stress about the dumb T.V. !
That room just needs an entire tear down and rebuild.
Burn holes in the drapes
The floor was kinda like walking barefoot into a tired movie theater; sticky-dirty.
This place got TWO THUMBS DOWN from us!
8.0 / 10.0
Localização
Vedação barulho.
8.0 / 10.0
No breakfast
Rooms need a fan.
1.0 / 10.0
nothing about this place was good.
the room was very dirty, beds looked like a bum had been sleeping on it with all the stains and dirt all over it. bugs were smashed all over the walls, roaches running all over the place and mold all over in the uncleaned bathroom. we had to get a refund and find another place to stay that ended up costing us three times the price. very disappointed with this motel 6.
3.0 / 10.0
Location
Room themselves where not as depicted. Linens were sparse for the guests, and the beds were less than basic - worn in mattresses and pillows. And it appeared that both linen sets in our beds still had sand in them as we could feel it when we played down to sleep. Curtains were torn and the exterior of the hotel was not clean at all. Also upon arrival the property had a hand written sign indicating that they were cash only, which in this day and age seems ridiculous to me. Ended up paying via the booking app and should have just left at that point. Will not make that mistake again.
2.0 / 10.0
Location
The hotel looked run down n the beds were so uncomfortable… the place looked dirty didn’t even use the shower it looked gross. The bed looked more like a full than a queen size. Sheets were thin n practically barely a pillow
1.0 / 10.0
Horrible
Dirty no shampoo or conditioner
8.0 / 10.0
The location was perfect. the rooms were very clean and just right for what we needed it for. The staff was accommodating and kind. I would definitely go there again.
The only issues we had was the air conditioner wasn't cold enough. Also we requested a bottom floor room and was not able to get it.
1.0 / 10.0
Nothing
The motel is very outdated, and I am extremely disappointed with the service.
During our stay on July 26th and 27th in the room 209, my daughter hid her birthday present—an iPad—under the bed mattress for safekeeping, as there was no safe available in the room. Unfortunately, we forgot it there when we checked out.
The very next day, we contacted the motel both via the Booking.com contact form and by phone, asking housekeeping to check the room. We were told the iPad was not there. I specifically requested that someone check under the mattress, but was informed that only the area beside the bed had been looked at. Despite this, we never received any proper follow-up or response.
It seems obvious that when the mattress liner was changed, housekeeping must have found the iPad. Yet we were simply told it was “not there,” and no further effort was made. My daughter is heartbroken and devastated at losing her birthday gift.
After I left a negative review, the motel replied that they wanted to follow up and asked me to send an email. I wrote five emails—one every three days—but I never received a single reply. This shows that the motel pretends to care about customer complaints but in reality has no genuine interest in helping guests or resolving issues.
1.0 / 10.0
I arrived at the motel and when I went to reception to check in, they told me that my reservation couldn't be found, that it didn't appear in their system, and that they couldn't sell me another room because they were fully booked. I asked them what would happen, but they didn't resolve the issue and still charged my card. 0% recommended
1.0 / 10.0
Nothing to like in this hotel
The room had no outside window, only one facing the interior corridor. For privacy, it had to stay closed because anyone walking by could see directly inside. This made the room dark, stuffy, and uncomfortable, with no fresh air or natural light. The mattress was old, and the springs were pinching my back, making it difficult to sleep. Room cleaning service was not available on a daily basis, and no basic toiletries like toothpaste or a toothbrush were provided. There was also no wake-up call service. Overall, it was a horrible experience, and the lack of comfort and amenities made my stay very unpleasant. The actual experience did not match the listing on Booking.com. I would not recommend this property.
1.0 / 10.0
Location
The rooms were very dirty and the AC barely works.
FAQs
Is parking included with this hotel?
Parking is not specified as an available amenity at Motel 6-Carlsbad, CA Beach. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.
Is there a pool at this hotel?
We didn’t find pool listed as an amenity for this hotel. It may be worth double checking if a pool is important for your stay.
Is Motel 6-Carlsbad, CA Beach pet friendly?
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