Large Efficiency | Private kitchenette

Reviews of Siesta Motel

2 out of 5
Siesta Motel
7425 Overseas Highway, Marathon, FL

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 166 out of 506 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 147 out of 506 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 75 out of 506 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 45 out of 506 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 73 out of 506 reviews" "

7.8/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

6.4/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

David

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Easy check in
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from frank on Mar 24, 2024
thank you

2/10 Terrible

Steven

The dates are wrong the reservation was supposed to be for March 8-9 I’ve tried repeatedly to get a refund since I received the confirmation email, to no avail. I’ve filed a complaint with my bank to stop payment and get a refund . Expedia made the reservation for the wrong days.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from frank on Mar 22, 2024
So YOU book the wrong dates online thru Expedia and we get a terrible review??? We tried to help you but you did nothing to correct the issue. Take responsibility for your own actions and do blame an innocent party.. YOU even admit Expedia probably made the mistake but still we get a bad review when you never even stepped foot on our property. WOW.

8/10 Good

Darold

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Response from frank on Mar 20, 2024
thank you

8/10 Good

Kelvin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Clean and reasonable prices
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from frank on Mar 15, 2024
thank you so much !!! we are so glad you enjoyed the Florida Keys !!!!

6/10 Okay

Evan

Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

Nancy

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quite rundown, shower had lots of mildew, small corner room (much smaller than the pictures showed). No place to put luggage. The bed had a horrible sag in the middle. Yes, it rolled me closer to my spouse, but it wasn't nice to sleep on. All in all, , not a good stay. I don't recommend this motel.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from frank on Feb 25, 2024
We have never had mildew or mold in our rooms. Everything in rooms is less than 2 years old nothing run down or sagging.

4/10 Poor

myra

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Small room, no control of air conditioner, air conditioner noisy, Blinking light in room no wyfy connection
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from frank on Feb 23, 2024
You booked the smallest most affordable room and now you are upset about it??Remote control for air conditioning was beyond your comprehension .Unfortunately Comcast cable had satellite issues and none of the keys had internet as was explained to you.

2/10 Terrible

Julie

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024
Response from frank on Feb 15, 2024
we felt the same way about you ... nasty dirty guests

2/10 Terrible

Kimberly

Travelled with partner
This property has no pool, tiki bar, or restaurant. It is a flop house advertised to stay. Expedia is working to make this right. We had the reservation for over a month. Someone should be monitoring these properties.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from frank on Feb 10, 2024
you apparently did not look around or ask us any questions. Most highly rated pool in town, restaurant 30 second walk, tiki bar temporarily undergoing renovations. We could have directed you to more but you were just miserable. Next time book a more expensive hotel if you could afford it and then you might be happy. Don't book the most affordable place you can find and expect the Taj Mahal.

8/10 Good

Nancy

Travelled with family
As this building has weathered many hurricanes and storms over its 64 years in existence, I feel it is very well kept. We stayed in one of the two efficiently rooms, with a working kitchen. 2 double beds, full sized fridge, 2 burner stove top and a Microwave. The fact that they let us know about small repairs they were in process of doing was a plus. When I pointed out an issue, they were going to have someone in to fix it immediately, but I said we were only there for a couple days, fix it when we left. The motel is 1 hour from Key West, and a short drive to Islamorada , across from the Marathon Airport, we were quite surprised that we didn’t notice the sound of planes landing, and traffic was muffled due to thickness of the walls. Overall a pleasant place to lay your head after a long day in The Keys :)
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024
Response from frank on Feb 10, 2024
we love your review. Absolutely spot on with all that you mentioned. Thank you

8/10 Good

Gordan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
All is good
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from frank on Feb 6, 2024
thank you... Please visit us again !

8/10 Good

Kenneth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Very clean. Easy to book, check in, and check out. The proximity to the highway provides for some road noise during peak traffic hours, other than that it’s quiet. The walls are thin, so turn up the A/C so you don’t hear your neighbors.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from frank on Feb 4, 2024
Thank you for a great review. The walls are actually concrete block and usually very quiet.

4/10 Poor

Rhonda

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Shower plugged up and filled base of shower with water. Curtain covering window was about 8 to 10 inches shorter than the window allowing anyone outside to see into the room. There was blood smeared in inside of bathroom door, and the tv remote was sticky with who knows what!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from frank on Feb 4, 2024
We did find a clog in the shower after you left 5 pounds of hair on the drain. The blackout curtains cover the entire window. There was no blood anywhere in the bathroom. All remotes are cleaned and sanitized daily

10/10 Excellent

Bairon

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great economical place to stay, love it and is very clean
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from frank on Feb 4, 2024
WOW.. thank you and we would love for you to visit us again !!!!

8/10 Good

Gail, Satellite Beach

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Nice staff. The rooms need some loving care but for an overnighter it was good.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from frank on Jan 27, 2024
thank you

2/10 Terrible

Waun

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Not clean raggedy shades
Stayed 14 nights in Jan 2024
Response from frank on Jan 27, 2024
Well this review is no surprise. In all of our 30 years owning the motel this has to be the most disgusting guest we have ever had the displeasure of having stayed with us. The guest screamed at us the he was recuperating from brain surgery and could not be disturbed for his 14 day stay. So my housekeepers would try and meet him at his door to supply him with fresh towels and supplies. He would not allow us to enter the room.Finally after more than a week of this, the stench coming from his room was sooooo bad it was gag worthy and we insisted on entering the room to see what the problem was.OMG. we should have been wearing Haz Mat suits. He had been defecating in the shower and leaving his "piles of poop" just lay there. There were urine stains everywhere in the room and rotten decaying food strewn everywhere. Blood soaked bandages were everywhere as well. The room was like an episode of hoarders at full tilt. We told him we needed to clean and he kept screaming at us to leave. We had to call the sheriff and have him escorted off property and trespassed to not return. It took every ounce of bleach and disinfectant to sterilize the room and repainting.Beyond nightmare.

6/10 Okay

Jodey

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Clean and met our short term need
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from frank on Jan 26, 2024
nice guests

8/10 Good

John

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024
Response from frank on Jan 26, 2024
thank you

4/10 Poor

Linda

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from frank on Jan 16, 2024
well you did not mention any problems here or to us in person so we are happy you are gone so we can have new guests that actually enjoy their trip.

10/10 Excellent

Cathy

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very clean and neat, friendly and helpful staff. Close to the highway so traffic noise took a bit of getting used to. Would stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from frank on Jan 16, 2024
Thank you for a great review - we appreciate it honest review and are so happy you enjoyed your stay

6/10 Okay

Kim

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
I loved the simplicity of this place. It’s perfect if you just need a place to sleep after a long day exploring the Keys. My review would have been much better if the mattresses were not old. They have done their time and ready to be replaced. This was the case in room 4. Because we were up early and out late I did not meet the staff in person but they were great at communicating with me.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from frank on Jan 16, 2024
we apologize if you had an issue but the mattresses are only 2 years old and were high quality purchases. we will check on that room to see their condition. we hope you enjoyed the Keys !

6/10 Okay

Xue

Price is affordable
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023
Response from frank on Feb 4, 2024
Yes it is.. especially considering all we offer other small motels do not..

4/10 Poor

Christine

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Plumbing, problems with sink & toilet. One of 2 queen beds sunken & worn. One tiny trash can 🤔. Strong cleaning chemical smell.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from frank on Dec 24, 2023
the plumbing was fixed with 30 minutes of you advising us about it. our beds are less than 2 years old and none are worn and sunken. How big a trash can do you really need. nitpicking much?? we are in the tropics and use a mild bleach so we do get mold or mildew from the weather. Next time pay another 300 per night for one of the resorts so you can find a larger trash can... just really???

2/10 Terrible

Susanna

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was dirty, there was trash on the floor. The place is in disrepair, cracks in the walls and generally worn and delapitated. There is dirt and crumbs in the rug and in the baseboards of the bed. I'm shocked it has such high ratings. The management was friendly, charming and helpful however.
Response from frank on Dec 20, 2023
If you had issues you never mentioned them to us. If you had we would have checked them. We actually get compliments daily on the cleanliness and up keep of our older motel. The state inspector always tells us we are the cleanest and best of all his motels that he inspects.

6/10 Okay

Mari Carmen

Travelled with group
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Motel did not have facilities listed in expedia, i.e., pool, restaurant, bar. Motel was clean but dated. Could use some speuaing up.
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2023
Response from frank on Dec 16, 2023
restaurant and bar right next door 30 second walk. our guests have use the #1 rated pool in town. you probably should have asked us if you could not locate somethiing.Everything in rooms is less than 3 years old and in perfect condition.next time compare apples to apples and not compare us to the 500 per night resorts around us. we are a mom pop motel at an affordable rate.

6/10 Okay

Beth

Travelled with family
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from frank on Dec 16, 2023
hope you enjoyed the Keys

6/10 Okay

Ivonne

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from frank on Dec 16, 2023
hope you had fun in the Keys

10/10 Excellent

Chastity

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Jenn in the office was amazing!!! Super safe area. It is not the Hilton...it is an old motel but it was clean, clean beds, little kitchen, big shower, wifi, many TV channels, clean towels and a great price for the Keys!! If you look for negative you can always find negative but this little motel has many positives!! Will absolutely stay again! We have paid double for less!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from frank on Nov 29, 2023
thank you very much and we will let Jen know!!!!

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca

Liked: Amenities
Beds were comfortable and our stay was positive
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023
Response from frank on Nov 28, 2023
thank you very much

10/10 Excellent

Beverly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Couldn’t ask for a better place to stay. So accommodating to people traveling. Definitely going back prob Xmas.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from frank on Nov 28, 2023
thank you so much we appreciate your time

2/10 Terrible

Jennifer

Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2023
Response from frank on Dec 16, 2023
hmmmm... we agree that you are a 1 out of 5.

6/10 Okay

Kenneth

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The room was extremely small for the price but clean .
Response from frank on Nov 19, 2023
well hotels and lodging in the Keys is not cheap and you did book the smallest least expensive room we have. just 10 more dollars would have gotten you a room 3 times the size. hope you enjoyed the Keys.

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from frank on Nov 16, 2023
thank you for staying with us. we are so happy you enjoyed your trip to the Florida Keys !!!

10/10 Excellent

Josephine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff was great, we got there late and they were super accommodating. It was worth the price and a cozy place to sleep.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from frank on Oct 14, 2023
thank you so much for the great review.

8/10 Good

Jonathan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good motel
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from frank on Oct 9, 2023
thank you

10/10 Excellent

philipp

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great place - old keys
Great little vintage Keys motel. Clean and nice.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from frank on Oct 3, 2023
Thank you very much for the great review.

2/10 Terrible

Kostas

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A must for a True Trailer Park Experience!
This place is a must if you are looking for a true trailer park experience! Speaking of which there are a couple parked in the back. It's a pig with lipstick, may look fresh and clean in the photos but not the same up close. I pre paid for 3 nights and couldn't get my money back, which was over $650. The floor was old stained terrazzo, the bed frame was unclean cloth, there were stains on the ceiling from executed bugs, and the air conditioner rattled as it tried to cool the room. This place should be blocked buy Hotels.com and they should refund all past customers.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023
Response from frank on Sep 13, 2023
There are 2 nice travel trailers in the back for our electrician and handyman. The cost of living is thru the roof and regular employees cannot find affordable housing. Why that offended you is no clue.The terrazzo floors are immaculate and redone professionally every year. We get compliments on them all the time. There are no stained ceilings. My housekeepers get A+ ratings at every state inspection.The only pig with lipstick was yourself... whew... not attractive at all.

2/10 Terrible

Odalys

Terrible
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from frank on Aug 8, 2023
trust we felt the same way about you.

2/10 Terrible

Michael

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The bed was broke. There was no barbecue grills or pool like it says I get there and the key is in the room with the room left open.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from frank on Jul 30, 2023
This guest was arriving after hours and we made arrangements for them and now they complain.There are 2 bar-b-q grills right outside their door in the garden.Bed is not broken this customer prefers a firmer mattress. we cannot accommodate people's preferences for firm or soft. we try to be in the middle.Never asked about pool or spoke with us. Their room was disgusting every day and they constantly left fecal matter in the shower. We needed to haz mat suits to clean their room.

10/10 Excellent

Dawn

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect place to rest your head.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Response from frank on Jul 27, 2023
thank you very much. please visit us again !

10/10 Excellent

Frances

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was my first visit to Marathon with my 16 and 11 year old Grandchildren! We came up from our visit from Key West! The Siesta Motel was charming! It was like going back in time! I was delighted to include our visit to our happy memories!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from frank on Jul 25, 2023
These guests were delight and we are so happy thy had a good time in Marathon. please visit us again !

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Really nice little place. Clean and well kept inside and out. Never met the people. Were gone when I checked in but left me instructions and nobody there when I left in the AM so left the key in the room as before.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from frank on Jul 21, 2023
Thank you very much we hope you enjoyed the Keys. Sorry we missed you but so many of our guests are self sufficient and have a great time. !!!

10/10 Excellent

Cher

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This place is precious! Vintage motel, with beautiful touches, like 1920's colorful bathroom tiles, & wooden ceiling beams. Nicely furnished, clean & comfortable. There was a full sized fridge & microwave, but no coffee.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from frank on Jul 21, 2023
we LOVE your review. It is spot on what we offer to our guests. We would like to see you again !

10/10 Excellent

Deborah

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quaint and quiet in room, did not hear traffic
It was a very pleasant stay, small motel, not crowded, loved the BBQ area, staff friendly… will book there again!!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023
Response from frank on Jul 10, 2023
we are happy you enjoyed your stay with us. Thank you very much for a perfect review.

4/10 Poor

Donald

Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from frank on Jul 21, 2023
we felt the same way about you. blehhhh

10/10 Excellent

Yaidenis

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lugar tranquilo
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from frank on Jul 2, 2023
Thank you very much for the time to leave a review

4/10 Poor

john

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Old property. Staff cleaned rooms as best they could. Mold issues in bathroom and bugs in the sheets. Matresses sealed in plastic covers. We opted not to stay. No refund at all.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023
Response from frank on Jun 24, 2023
Our property is older but everything is impeccably maintained and everything in the rooms are less than 2 years old. We have ABSOLTELY no mold issues anywhere and are state inspected every week and we have NEVER had 1 violation in over 20 years.There are no bugs and our mattresses are sealed with bed bug protection covers for your safety. At least know what you are complaining about.

2/10 Terrible

Yordanis

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Very old and expensive
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from frank on Jun 22, 2023
YOU chose to come to the keys where the rooms are expensive.. most other places near us charge 300 more than our rates. Our motel may be older but EVERYTHING in the rooms is less than 2 years old. Perhaps you should stay home where you can afford to stay.

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from frank on Jun 22, 2023
Thank you !!!!

10/10 Excellent

Rosemary

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I loved that the room was clean and in a great location, I will definitely consider this place for my next trip!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from frank on Jun 20, 2023
Thank you for a wonderful reviews. We hope to see you soon !