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Our top choices for California motels

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1. Motel 6 Anaheim Maingate

Anaheim Resort

Marisela

RM373 total

includes taxes & fees

30 Aug - 31 Aug

A hotel room with two beds, a desk, a chair, a mirror, and a refrigerator.

2. Vagabond Inn Santa Barbara - Carpinteria South

Carpinteria

Ramzi

RM383 total

includes taxes & fees

21 Sept - 22 Sept

A hotel reception area with a glass door entrance, a reception desk, and a large digital screen displaying a cityscape.

3. Motel 6 Los Angeles, CA - Los Angeles - LAX

Arbor Village

Robin

RM321 total

includes taxes & fees

28 Sept - 29 Sept

A hotel room with a large window, a flat-screen TV, a glass coffee table, two wooden chairs, a patterned rug, and a potted plant.

4. Travelodge by Wyndham San Francisco Airport North

South San Francisco

David

RM331 total

includes taxes & fees

30 Aug - 31 Aug

A hotel room desk with a menu for room service, a chair, and a window with a view of a balcony.

5. Motel 6 Stanton, CA - Anaheim West

Stanton

Colby

RM322 total

includes taxes & fees

13 Sept - 14 Sept

A spacious lobby with a staircase, a vending machine, and a reception desk.

6. Motel 6 Carson, CA

Carson

Ferdie

RM333 total

includes taxes & fees

30 Aug - 31 Aug

A modern kitchen with a wooden clock, grey cabinets, and a small island. There are two armchairs with cushions, a small table with a plant, and a window with a view of the street.

7. Vagabond Inn San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

amanda

RM373 total

includes taxes & fees

30 Aug - 31 Aug

A hotel with a central courtyard, multiple balconies, and a red roof.

8. Vagabond Inn Santa Barbara - Carpinteria North

Carpinteria

Andrew

RM367 total

includes taxes & fees

13 Sept - 14 Sept

A spacious restaurant with a high ceiling, wooden beams, and a colorful mural. There are multiple tables and chairs, and a coffee station is visible in the background.

9. Oxford Suites Pismo Beach

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Dale

RM541 total

includes taxes & fees

9 Sept - 10 Sept

A spacious living room with a round wooden coffee table, two blue armchairs, and a patterned armchair.

10. Sandpiper Lodge

North State

Vania

RM602 total

includes taxes & fees

7 Sept - 8 Sept

A hotel room with two beds, a desk, a chair, a TV, and a window with curtains.

11. Motel 6 Oceanside, CA

Lake

Elizabeth

RM318 total

includes taxes & fees

10 Sept - 11 Sept

A reception area with a modern design, including a reception desk, a seating area with a sofa and a coffee table, and large windows offering views of the outdoors.

12. Good Nite Inn - Calabasas

Agoura Hills

Deborah

RM456 total

includes taxes & fees

30 Aug - 31 Aug

A hotel room with two beds, a desk, a television, a mirror, and a small refrigerator.

13. Motel 6 Eureka, CA – Redwood Coast

Eureka

alyssa

RM419 total

includes taxes & fees

14 Sept - 15 Sept

A traditional building with a covered entrance, American and Danish flags, and a sign for "The King Frederik's".

14. King Frederik Inn

Downtown Solvang

Natasha De La

RM491 total

includes taxes & fees

31 Aug - 1 Sept

A hotel with a parking lot, including handicapped spaces, and a sign indicating the number 6.

15. Motel 6 Westminster, CA - North

Westminster

Ricardo

RM341 total

includes taxes & fees

30 Aug - 31 Aug

A building entrance with a 'welcome' sign, covered walkway, and potted plants.

16. Motel 6 Thousand Oaks, CA

Thousand Oaks

Anna Mae Pascual

RM337 total

includes taxes & fees

31 Aug - 1 Sept

A spacious room with large windows, leather chairs, a glass table, and a travel information stand.

17. Silver Surf Motel

San Simeon

Mandie

RM322 total

includes taxes & fees

31 Aug - 1 Sept

A reception desk with a wooden finish and a "Good Nite Inn" sign.

18. Good Nite Inn Camarillo

Camarillo

Angel

RM402 total

includes taxes & fees

7 Sept - 8 Sept

A family with luggage walking past a fountain.

19. Vagabond Inn Camarillo

Camarillo

Juan

RM357 total

includes taxes & fees

10 Sept - 11 Sept

A patio with a fire pit and chairs overlooking a coastal landscape with mountains and a body of water.

20. Spyglass Inn

Pismo Beach

Anton

RM742 total

includes taxes & fees

7 Sept - 8 Sept

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Top California Hotel Reviews

Clementine Hotel & Suites Anaheim

8/10 Good

"The one drawback to our stay was the cleanliness of the room. I noted other people’s hair, eyelashes, and sand-like particles throughout the top of the fitted sheet. This instantly made me significantly concerned as to what I had potentially exposed my son and I to. Additionally, there was strands of long black hair in our bath tub that just added to my concern in regard to the cleanliness of our room and although the amenities were great and the staff was wonderful and the location was close enough to walk, these components of uncleanliness placed a real damper in my opinion of the hotel and unfortunately, I don’t know if I could in good faith ever book another stay at this hotel."