Motel 6 Irvine Orange County Airport

Location near the freeway

This has got to be one of the worst hotel experiences I've had. I am not a picky person and don't expect much from any hotel, hence I normally give any hotel a chance, as long as the reviews are not terrible. All I typically ask from a hotel is a clean room and Wi-Fi, as I'm hardly ever in the room anyway. I reserved a Non-Smoking room. However, when I checked in the only Non-Smoking room was a handicap room (which I don't mind) however the room CLEARLY smelled like previous guest DO smoke there! The room smelled terrible and was the only room available. I would have left to another location. However, I arrived at 11pm at night and just wanted some sleep. The sleep didn't happen and I got a very bad headache after a few hours in the room of the thick potent smoke smell. It was terrible. I was there on business and didn't get to rest for my important meeting. Furthermore, the staff was rude! and looked at me like I was a snob asking for something special. In addition, I tried to connect to the Wi-Fi internet, but had to go downstairs (after I had already unpacked and changed into something comfortable) to pay for a Wi-Fi code! really??? You guys are not setup for me to pay for Wi-Fi from my room??? Finally, when I did connect to the internet, the speed was extremely slow something I would only see from a dial-up connection. My signal kept disconnecting and just gave up on the internet. I would have asked for a refund of my $2.99 but 1) I didn't even want to speak to your staff at the front lobby, 2) I would have probably been told they couldn't do anything about it, as they appeared to be with zero authority up front 3)The $2.99 wasn't worth my time, by breath, nor worth getting into an argument with the staff. Finally, the accommodations were terrible!!! The room was dirty. Floor had stains, the bathrooms had crud on the corners of the walls, toilet and shower. Not all the lights worked, so the room was dark. The hotel is RIGHT next to the airport, so the airplanes are SOOOO loud and shook the room. The location must be in a dangerous location, as the guest and people around the hotel looked "thuggish". I would not have my daughters stay there. I paid ~$80 for the night. I know it's cheap for the area, but I wasn't expecting much. I would urge everyone to look somewhere else if they need a room to stay.