North King Motel

On arrival, the motel looked like a place that people live at long-term. We were afraid we had made a bad choice but were pleasantly surprised by the quality of the room. For the price, the room had better amenities than expected: refrigerator, microwave, coffee maker, table and chairs, 2 queen beds. The room was quiet and easy to get to with convenient, at-door parking. The shower had great water pressure. Check-in was quick and courteous.

It is one thing to stay in a motel which is a little out of date with furnishings etc., but entirely another to stay in a motel which is absolutely NOT CLEAN!! The bathroom was full of mildew, around the tub and on the shower curtain. Chairs in the sitting area were stained and very dirty. Carpet was in dire need of a shampoo and a good vacuuming. Dust in the corners of the room Microwave not clean inside Spots of "something" on the bed headboards. Only positive thing was the bedding was very clean. Wifi was very unreliable as well. We toughed it out and stayed the night after liberal use of Lysol wipes on mostly everything as there was a lot going on in the town and knew it would be difficult to find other accommodation. Room # 16 needs serious attention!!!!!

We were nearly put off by the very dated-looking photos for this place, but very glad we booked as it exceeded our expectations. It was a bargain and a pleasant place to stay. Great location for what we wanted. The walk into town was long (50-60 minutes to the town centre) but safe and very doable. Several decent supermarkets nearby. Lots of parking. The beds were comfortable, and the room was clean. Air conditioning worked well (we did have one temporary problem, but a test/reset solved it) and was necessary in the heat. No issues with noise from neighbours or street. TV, fridge and microwave provided and worked. Enough sockets to charge phones etc, which was important during a long stay. The one negative was that the wifi was so unreliable it was essentially useless. Fortunately the mobile phone signal was constant (and fast despite being weak) so we just used this and didn’t even raise the issue with management.

A typical small town motel from decades ago. Nice, spacious rooms with fridge, microwave, and coffee maker in a nice setting with trees, very quiet despite the main road. Bathroom was on the small side, though, and it would need a deep cleaning.