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Seneca Motel: Traveller Reviews

545 Martin Way, Chester, CA 96020
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Ranked #5 of 5 hotels in Chester
3.0 of 5 stars 9 Reviews
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Chicago Illinois
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14 reviews 14 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
24 helpful votes 24 helpful votes
“off the main highway, nice grounds, sweet cat”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 January 2011
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person found this review helpful

flew into Reno, headed toward Mt. Lassen, and stayed at the Seneca Motel one night before summiting Lassen the next day, and driving on to Mt. Shasta City in June '09. Looks like it's family run, and they had at least two cats. Sweet. The motel is off the highway, so it loses the traffic noise. It is quaint from the outside, and the rooms are a bit spartan. It was relaxing enough for me, for what it was. Not a resort.

  • Stayed June 2010, travelled solo
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Benicia, CA
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“It's dated...but I liked it!”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 October 2010
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My boyfriend and his family stay at this hotel when they come up to Chester for opening day of Duck Season. This was my first year going and they thought that I would find it to be lacking quality and shabby but I didn't at all! The room was clean, and everything was in good order. We were in a room that had a kitchen attached and though we were a little surprised that there weren't any cooking utensils or plates, etc. it was easily remidied by the grocery store down the road. The best was the stovetop/fridge combo, seriously, I want one! The bed was comfortable and not noisy, we could hear our neighbors through the wall, but short of re-building they can't really do too much about that. Maybe it is becuase I live in a resort/hotel community and prices that start at $200 for a room each night, I think for what we paid we had a very nice room and a great stay. The people that we met were very friendly and helpful. The cat is still there!

  • Stayed October 2010, travelled as a couple
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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College Station, Texas
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
“Only if you're desperate”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 July 2010

Nothing's changed to make me disagree with the other reviews. My room was $55 with tax and it should've been much less.

  • Stayed October 2010
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Absolutely nothing should be saved.....quiet until the people in the room next to yours started talking.....full kitchen but nothing in it to cook in or eat off of, kind of useless. The cat was the only friendly thing there.

  • Stayed August 2009, travelled as a couple
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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“Needs a little loving care”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 August 2009
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person found this review helpful

Owners were pretty grouchy, room was dark and needed a little sprucing up. Bathroom functional but worn. Huge kitchen given the size of the room overall. I like staying in non-chain motels and like quirky ones but this was just unloved, a little grubby and the fairly strong whiff of gas from the heating system meant it defnitely didn't get the thumbs up. Nice location - take a trip to Ayoobs department store which is just down the main street - it was great, very retro, staff were a little crazy but it was a great place. Seneca motel would benefit from a dose of TLC.

  • Stayed June 2009, travelled as a couple
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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