Motel 6 Los Angeles Long Beach

Ventajas: The staff was friendly and professional. The room was very clean and included a wall-mounted flatscreen television with a user interface that was easy to use! Additionally, the entertainment "console" included HDMI and USB ports. Although I didn't use it, I paid an additional five dollars for Wi-Fi service. I was a little surprised, because in my experience Wi-Fi service is usually included in the price of the room. I was particularly impressed by the placement of the light switches throughout the room! They were convenient and practical and easily accessed from the bed. This feature distinguished Motel 6 from some of the better hotels I've patronized!

Desventajas: Access to the hotel parking lot is restricted, serviced by a single driveway for entry and exit and can only be accessed from one side of the street – that is, there is no way to turn left into their parking lot. Consequently, if you're headed in the wrong direction, you must execute a U-turn or a combination of lefts and rights before you can enter the lot. This hotel is not located in what I would necessarily characterize as a bad neighborhood, but because of my frequent encounters with panhandlers, I wouldn't necessarily call it family-friendly.