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Motel 6 Owensboro: Traveller Reviews

4585 Frederica St, Owensboro, KY 42301
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Motel 6 Owensboro
Ranked #10 of 11 hotels in Owensboro
3.0 of 5 stars 11 Reviews
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Louisville, Kentucky
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“Okay for one night or just passing through...”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 August 2010

While Motel 6 is usually a last resort for me in terms of hotel brand preference, I stayed here for the night and was pleased with the overall experience.

The best (and worst, depending on your point of view) thing about Motel 6 is its location. The motel sits right off of the US 60 bypass on Frederica (that's pronounced "Fredrika" as opposed to "Fredreeka", by the way), which is a main artery of Owensboro. A White Castle, Chick Fil-A, convenience store and steakhouse were all within easy walking distance; a strip mall is located reasonably close as well. Although the road is congested, we didn't hear the noise from our second-floor room in the mid-section of the building.

Our tiny room won no fashion awards, but was comfortable and efficient at the $51 rate. The bathroom features a shower only, which is a bit of an oddity in the sense of its design. In most motel showers, you face the shower-head which is attached to the wall. In the circular shower here, you wash facing the curtain and the shower-head is attached to the ceiling. Kind of odd, but does the job. Both the bathroom and bedroom were clean, although I did notice a small stain on the bathroom floor towel.

Although we slept well, it should be noted that there seemed to be a lot of activity in the parking lot and corridors of the establishment. Guests were standing outside of their rooms for much of the night and near their vehicles; I didn't feel unsafe, but the place was a little more active at night than I cared for.

Passing through? Looking for good nearby eating locations? On a budget and willing to overlook room size? Give Motel 6 a try.

  • Stayed August 2010
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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Mattoon, IL
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“Better Than Expected”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 March 2010
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Typically I do not leave reviews when I am happy or satisfied with a product, why that is I don't know. I am guilty of leaving bad reviews when neccessary, I guess I feel like I should warn people. When I read the other reviews about this hotel I was not looking forward to our stay. We were in town for a softball tournament and knew we would only be in the room to sleep and shower, still was leary after reading some of the reviews. My husband, however, insisted that we just get a cheap room and not spend money on a room we would not be in anyway. I agreed to this on the stipulation that if the room was awful we would be going to another hotel. We had to pay for the room for both nights upon check-in (I was hoping that we would not pay until check-out so that we could check out the room first - they had our credit card on file of course). When we pulled up to our room door I was expecting to open the door to find cock roaches, terrible smell, etc... This was not our experience, howerver. The room was small, but efficient. There was no foul odor and everything looked clean, for a hotel room of course. We left early in the morning for our first game and had accidentally left some cash on the desk, a very small amount. I figured the cleaning people would assume it was a tip and take it, and was ok with this since we were absent minded enough to leave it. To my surprise when we got back to the room late that night, the money was still there. The room had no bath tub, only a shower (no big deal though - I mean who uses a bath at a hotel - yuck!). THe shower was rather small but, again, efficient. I would recommend this hotel to anyone that is just looking to spend minimal time in the room and save some money. You get what you pay for, so dont expect a lot of extra ammenities but there was a pool and the location was close to a lot of restaurants, Wal-Mart and gas stations and not in a run down part of town.

  • Stayed March 2010, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Herrin
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“awlful”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 August 2009

Recep would not budge on price, we had been up all night and traveled several hours because of my daughter in ICU in hospital on a vent. We were all so tired. I would be staying for awhile so we got two rooms one for family to get rest for a couple of hours. They made us pay FULL price because it was before 5 AM. 4:20 AM. And that was just until noon (terrible) we were so tired and exhausted. We got the room so I could take a shower and get back to hospital....family waited in car until 5:00 AM so it could be rented for the whold night. The rooms were really small, it smelled and was not very clean. No micowave, no coffee pot, NO breakfast served. WILL NOT stay here again. Second time we have had a bad experience with Hotel 6. Have they all gone to pot???? Used to be really nice and price was fairly good.

  • Stayed August 2009, travelled on business
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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“Don't stay here!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2009

Booked online as the pictures show the room to be decent-looking and we weren't looking for anything fancy. Checked in and went out for dinner. Came back ready to get in bed, pulled back the sheet, and there was someone else's giant hairball in the bed. Sheets had obviously not been changed. Carpet was gross. As we were leaving to check out and find a non-filthy room at another hotel, two police officers were entering the room next door. Not sure what was going on but seemed to be alcohol-related. There seem to be a lot of long-term residents of the motel and it appears that police activity is not unusual because according to the desk clerk "they usually come by the front desk first". The desk clerk was very nice and apologetic and refunded our money with no problem.

  • Stayed May 2009, travelled as a couple
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
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“UGH !!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 July 2008

Checked in and out within 30 minutes. The room smelled as soon as we opened the door, the carpet was FILTHY, the bathroom floor was yellow and sticky (our shoes stuck to it when we walked in to see it) and the door to the bathroom would not close (it did not fit the frame size). It was a nightmare!! Make sure you see a room up close and in person BEFORE you pay as we lost the money for the first night even tho we never touched a thing in the room.

  • Disliked — NOT CLEAN
  • Stayed July 2008, travelled with family
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
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Address: 4585 Frederica St, Owensboro, KY 42301
Price range (per night):* 41 AUD - 57 AUD

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