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Reviews of M B Motor Inn

2.5 out of 5
M B Motor Inn
430 West MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, CA

Reviews

4.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 2 out of 20 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 1 out of 20 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 20 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 20 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 20 reviews" "

4.8/10

Cleanliness

5.2/10

Staff & service

4.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Javier, Sacramento, California

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Barely Ok Low Cost Option for Oakland
Only Stay if You Need To
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017
Response from Mike on Oct 25, 2017
Thank you

2/10 Terrible

Terry

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
As last last last resort
First night someone kept knocking on my door trying to get in. Went to front desk to ask to change rooms and she told us that no one was knocking on our door and that if it happened again to stay in room and dial 100. Was told had security and security cameras but no security was visible and they didn't have cameras in important places like in back where Room 100s are. The room was not the cleanest and the towels were dirty and old. The next morning had to step over a man who was laying in the hallway in front of my door! The second night people continued to knock on my door. Never staying here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017
Response from Mike on Aug 7, 2017
Thank you for the stay.We appreciate it.

4/10 Poor

Bob, Long Beach CA

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Don't Stay
They advertised new and remodel rooms ...... it must have been 50 years ago. The heater didn't work very well the bathroom was not cleaned the cabinet was full of dust the shower floor was brown. The pictures look fine but .... No way. Be careful staying there if you do.
Response from p on Dec 12, 2016
We will address your concerns. However we did hold a nother room for you but you did not want that room.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Dangerous neighborhood. Tv never worked. No stores close by. For a single female not a good area.
Response from Mike on Oct 8, 2016
Thanks. We Will address your concerns

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Good value.
It was good. Friendly staff comfortable room.
Response from General Manager on Aug 13, 2016
thank you for the stay.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beats staying in your car
Cons: This hotel was in desperate need of renovation and overhaul. The paint inside room was gaudy and the color scheme was dreadful; walls were in need of repainting and resurfacing. The room wasn't very big and that combined with the red and Orange colored walls made the room feel claustrophobic and unwelcoming. Bathroom door was extremely dirty, bath towels were paper thin. Shower was crammed. Paltry ammenities except ice maker in hall and soda machine. A coffee maker with coffee and creamer would be a nice addition as would air conditioning. Parking lot rows so close you have to completely back out of hotel parking lot. Pros: Mini fridge was nice as was wifi. Sheets were clean. Tv was updated. Check in receptionist was friendly.
Response from Mike on Jul 4, 2016
thank u

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Yep- it's a dump
No air conditioning and the room is hot and stuffy, the noisy fan supplied did not cut it. MacArthur Blvd is noisy at night so open window not a good option. The neighborhood is sketchy, lots of shouting on the street below. Staff is friendly (behind security glass in the locked office- no lobby) but the place is a dump. Not much nearby in terms of restaurants.
Response from Mike on Jun 28, 2016
thank you for the stay

10/10 Excellent

Paul, Los Angeles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice manager
The manager held my room even though there was a problem with the credit card number no.I gave him. There were NO rooms in Berkeley that night, and others called for rooms, so that was nice of him!
Response from Mike on May 25, 2016
Thank You for your stay

6/10 Okay

Terrence

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Response from Mike on Apr 23, 2016
Thank you

6/10 Okay

Igor, W Sudan

Disliked: Staff & service
Review
Very nice people running it. Very accommodating without hesitation
Response from Mike on Dec 19, 2015
Thank you for your stay and kind words.

4/10 Poor

susanne

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Response from Mike on Dec 19, 2015
thank you

6/10 Okay

Igor, Oakland

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
General
convenient location, nice people
Response from Mike on Dec 12, 2015
Thank you sir. hope to see you again

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
just ok...
decent room in oakland.... close to a bart station for easy access to Berkeley and San Fransisco!
Response from Mike on Nov 14, 2015
We appreciate your comments.Thank you for the stay.. best wishes

8/10 Good

Marcos, Seattle, WA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place for a decent price
Needed a decently priced place to spend the night and I found this one, which was really good for what I wanted. Close to a BART station, nice staff and comfortable room. The area can be a little shady at night but I've been to worse places. Recommended if you are not too sensitive to 'very' downtown areas.
Response from Mike on Oct 31, 2015
First Thank you for staying with us. also very much appreciate your kind words.it means a great deal..

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not recommended
I hate to write negative reviews but I just cannot recommend this motel. In my opinion, it was dirty (especially the shower), run down, and smelled like cigarette smoke even though it was a nonsmoking room. The owners are nice but it can't redeem the rooms. I stayed here for a single night while my own home in the Bay Area was unavailable and I was looking for a very inexpensive place near my work to minimize costs. Other motels in the area had terrible reviews but this one was "new to Expedia" and it was the second cheapest in the SF/Oakland area so I booked it. I'd recommend plonking down an extra $15 to stay at a Motel 6.
Response from M B Motor Inn on Aug 19, 2015
sorry to hear you had a bad experience.We take necessary steps to maintain our property and will continue to do so.As to non smoking rooms some customers do request non smoking rooms and smoke outside but they still go inside with smoke odors as you may know.rest assured when we do see it we take every effort to clean everything again. We thank you again for staying with us.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ugh
It seemed like a sketchy part of town - clean enough but very run down
Response from M B Motor inn on Aug 16, 2015
Thank you for your stay.we do and will do our best to accommodate guests. have a great day.

2/10 Terrible

david, California

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Get what you pay for
You get what you pay for. No AC, bad crime area,windows dont have screens. Somewhat clean, no visible bugs. However good alternative in a pinch when 2 star hotels are over $400 in Bay Area during peak weeks
Hello sir, First of all we thank you for your stay and understand your concerns.just to give an update we are in the process of replacing windows. we have changes more than half already.as to crime in the area we try our very best to keep our establishment clean by screening customers,not renting them again if someone creates trouble etc.. thanks again Mike

6/10 Okay

Jeppe, Aarhus

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Utryg beliggenhed
Værelset standard er fin og dejligt med et køleskab. Der er dog ingen aircondition men kun en fan. Og så ligger hotellet i et ekstremt utrygt kvarter. Vi hørte pistolskud om natten og mennesker der talte højlydt uden foran døren. Så nattesøvn fik vi ikke meget af.
Response from Mike on Jul 30, 2016
thank you for the comments

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Dirty and so loud
Hotel looks old but correct from outside but the room was dirty, walls not cleaned from some months, towels and sheets are not changed between each guest! It was the worst place ever be.
we apologize for the inconvenience.rest assured towels and sheets are changed each time a guest checks out.