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A multi-story hotel with balconies, a covered entrance, and palm trees.

1. Motel 6 Anaheim Maingate

Anaheim Resort

Jose

P6,200 total

includes taxes & fees

Nov 8 - Nov 9

A hotel reception area with a glass door entrance, a reception desk, and a large digital screen displaying a cityscape.

2. Motel 6 Los Angeles, CA - Los Angeles - LAX

Arbor Village

P5,307 total

includes taxes & fees

Oct 19 - Oct 20

A hotel with a central courtyard, multiple balconies, and a red roof.

3. Vagabond Inn Santa Barbara - Carpinteria North

Carpinteria

Jeremy

P5,006 total

includes taxes & fees

Nov 1 - Nov 2

A spacious lobby with a staircase, a vending machine, and a reception desk.

4. Motel 6 Carson, CA

Carson

Giselle

P5,134 total

includes taxes & fees

Oct 26 - Oct 27

A hotel room desk with a menu for room service, a chair, and a window with a view of a balcony.

5. Motel 6 Stanton, CA - Anaheim West

Stanton

Kyle

P5,442 total

includes taxes & fees

Nov 3 - Nov 4

A hotel room with a large bed, a TV mounted on the wall, and a desk with a chair.

6. Motel 6 San Bernardino, CA - South

South Pointe

patrick

P4,268 total

includes taxes & fees

Nov 8 - Nov 9

A hotel room with two beds, a desk, a chair, a mirror, and a refrigerator.

7. Vagabond Inn Santa Barbara - Carpinteria South

Carpinteria

P5,741 total

includes taxes & fees

Oct 25 - Oct 26

A hotel room with a large window, a flat-screen TV, a glass coffee table, two wooden chairs, a patterned rug, and a potted plant.

8. Travelodge by Wyndham San Francisco Airport North

South San Francisco

P5,926 total

includes taxes & fees

Nov 8 - Nov 9

A spacious room with large windows, leather chairs, a glass table, and a travel information stand.

9. Silver Surf Motel

San Simeon

P4,174 total

includes taxes & fees

Nov 8 - Nov 9

A reception area with a modern design, including a reception desk, a seating area with a sofa and a coffee table, and large windows offering views of the outdoors.

10. Good Nite Inn - Calabasas

Agoura Hills

Tolanda

P6,690 total

includes taxes & fees

Oct 20 - Oct 21

A traditional building with a covered entrance, American and Danish flags, and a sign for "The King Frederik's".

11. King Frederik Inn

Downtown Solvang

P9,084 total

includes taxes & fees

Oct 12 - Oct 13

A family with luggage walking past a fountain.

12. Vagabond Inn Camarillo

Camarillo

Yvette

P5,075 total

includes taxes & fees

Oct 25 - Oct 26

A reception desk with a wooden finish and a "Good Nite Inn" sign.

13. Good Nite Inn Camarillo

Camarillo

Roddel

P6,051 total

includes taxes & fees

Oct 13 - Oct 14

A building entrance with a 'welcome' sign, covered walkway, and potted plants.

14. Motel 6 Thousand Oaks, CA

Thousand Oaks

Blanca

P5,425 total

includes taxes & fees

Oct 19 - Oct 20

A hotel room with a large bed, a sofa, a desk, and a nightstand.

15. Avania Inn of Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara Beach

P10,727 total

includes taxes & fees

Nov 2 - Nov 3

A swimming pool with a tiled deck, lounge chairs, and a palm tree.

16. Sandpiper Lodge

North State

P8,253 total

includes taxes & fees

Nov 8 - Nov 9

A courtyard with a pool, surrounded by buildings with balconies and a well-maintained lawn.

17. Motel 6 Temecula, CA - Historic Old Town

Old Town Temecula

Jaynette

P3,720 total

includes taxes & fees

Oct 19 - Oct 20

18. Granada Hotel Santa Clara

Santa Clara

P6,360 total

includes taxes & fees

Oct 30 - Oct 31

A hotel room with a bed, a desk, a chair, a window with curtains, a wall-mounted lamp, and a mirror.

19. Motel 6 Westminster South - Long Beach

Westminster

Philip Ngoc

P5,375 total

includes taxes & fees

Oct 25 - Oct 26

A modern building with a glass facade, palm trees, and a tall structure to the right.

20. Motel 6 Ontario, CA - Convention Center - Airport

Racimo

brian

P4,775 total

includes taxes & fees

Oct 27 - Oct 28

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Top California Hotel Reviews

Hilton Garden Inn LAX Los Angeles Airport

10/10 Excellent

"Elevators were very slow and at times not working or down to just 1 elevator"

Hotel Riu Plaza Fisherman's Wharf

10/10 Excellent

"We did not like paying for a resort fee for not using the pool or gym. You should connect the room card to those amenities so only the people who use those things get charged. We did love the fireplaces outside to enjoy a book being read or enjoying a glass of wine. There does need to be security for those areas as some strange homeless people were sifting through ashtrays for cigarettes and a lot of them are mentally unstable."

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Number of reviews	16,820
Accommodation	1608 Motels
Lowest Price	P3,720
Highest Price	P10,727

Motels in California

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Top Cities in California

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Our top choices for California motels

1. Motel 6 Anaheim Maingate

2. Motel 6 Los Angeles, CA - Los Angeles - LAX

3. Vagabond Inn Santa Barbara - Carpinteria North

4. Motel 6 Carson, CA

5. Motel 6 Stanton, CA - Anaheim West

6. Motel 6 San Bernardino, CA - South

7. Vagabond Inn Santa Barbara - Carpinteria South

8. Travelodge by Wyndham San Francisco Airport North

9. Silver Surf Motel

10. Good Nite Inn - Calabasas

11. King Frederik Inn

12. Vagabond Inn Camarillo

13. Good Nite Inn Camarillo

14. Motel 6 Thousand Oaks, CA

15. Avania Inn of Santa Barbara

16. Sandpiper Lodge

17. Motel 6 Temecula, CA - Historic Old Town

18. Granada Hotel Santa Clara

19. Motel 6 Westminster South - Long Beach

20. Motel 6 Ontario, CA - Convention Center - Airport

Top California Hotel Reviews

Hilton Garden Inn LAX Los Angeles Airport

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