I'm familiar with Motel 6 and what to expect - and some are better than others / some are worse than others - this was the worst Motel 6 I have ever encountered. Check-in went great... but the room I was given hadn't been made up. Fine, that happens. The room I got was grim from the go, but the more I looked the more I was revolted. By this time it was evening and I didn't want the hassle of hanging rooms - I was leaving at dawn anyway and I had the dog with me. Broken fixtures and fittings, leaking window with towel wedged in gap, AC with no controls because they were broken off - it was either on or off and only from the plug being in or out - a roach, various stains on the walls, gum stuck to the mirror, mold on the pillows - for real - graffiti on the chair - seriously :o - a clogged sink with things floating up from the drain - I used the tap in the bath ... and no smoke detector, just wires hanging from the ceiling where it used to be - is that even legal ??! I feared for my dog - she was sniffing everything the place was so gross, the corridors were stained and nasty too, and the location is literally right next to the off-ramp and surrounded by cement - scorching hot in the Midwest summer. I feared for my car too - there was limited parking and mostly in the back in a very isolated and sketchy looking spot backing onto a back road - I got a spot in the front and still worried, with my out-of-state plates... Well, at least now it's a funny-gross road-trip story :o