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Reviews of The Historic West Walker Motel 2 stars

106833 U.S. Highway 395, Walker, CA 96107, United States

#2 of 3 hotels in Walker

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Review score

Based on 124 hotel reviews

7.5

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.1

  • Comfort

    8.1

  • Location

    8.2

  • Facilities

    7.6

  • Staff

    7.4

  • Value for money

    7.8

  • Free WiFi

    9.4

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  • Reviewed: 24 September 2024

    6.0
    Disappointing
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Triple Room with Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    See above

    We stayed there once before and had a wonderful time which is why we returned. This time when we got there the first thing I noticed was the smell of the room, it was awful. Then the bed wasn’t made and not one towel. But, the smell was coming from the bathroom trash which was filled with feminine products. The staff was very pleasant and moved us to a different room quickly. But we probably won’t come again because the cleanliness of both rooms just was not ok.

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 22 September 2024

    7.0
    Good stopover
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Although comfortable, the King bed was too big for the room, taking up most of the floorspace, leaving no space for a chair, or moving about. Maybe some tea options, creamer to go with the coffee first thing?

    Room was smallish, but comfortable, with a very nice bathroom attached. Everything clean and smart. No noticeable noise from the road. Good instructions via email for self check in. Check in early if you want to eat locally. Beautiful but very quiet area. Goes to bed as the sun goes down.

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 21 September 2024

    8.0
    We stayed just one night on our way to Yosemite. It was perfect for our needs.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior King Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Property was nicely redone, clean and comfortable. Check in process was super easy.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 20 September 2024

    8.0
    Responsive staff, great location
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Queen Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Original room did not map to what we booked (no queen bed, no seating area, no kettle)

    Misty was responsive and got us sorted out

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 September 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior King Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Room was cooled down to 60F, with same temp outside and no way to heat up we had pretty cold night there.

    Nice and clean interior

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 September 2024

    8.0
    Cute and with Charme
    • Family with young children
    • Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The sliding door to the bathroom is less suitable for privacy.

    The rooms are newly renovated and with an individual touch. The whole place was cozy and has a charming retro-chic with attention to detail. Definitely not the usual Motel layout.

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 September 2024

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    The WIFI was bad. The TV was Seamed to always buffering.

    The location was good. The room was clean and the bathroom had heated floor.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 27 August 2024

    9.0
    Good option
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    There is no ice machine here, the reception was closed in the evening when we arrived and also in the morning, although we left after 9am. We found no staff at this place, we checked in with the codes they sent.

    This property came as a surprise for us, we were expecting a simple roadside motel and nothing more. This place seems to be old but everything inside is modern and in very good condition, including the bathroom. There is some outdoor furniture so guests can spend time outside before going to bed.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 August 2024

    8.0
    Very convenient, on the main road but private because we had the place to ourselves
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Tight space, but doable!

    Quaint

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 22 August 2024

    6.0
    It wasn't too bad.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Family Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    The shower was too small. The microwave was unusable. Trying to watch TV was a joke,it kept freezing and going black!

    The cost and the location.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 12 August 2024

    9.0
    Excellent stay for our road trip :)
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Triple Room with Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The only thing that I didn’t quite like was that the towels smelled kind of… weird? But I‘m sure they were clean.

    We stayed for one night on our road trip. The room looked very pretty and the beds were super comfortable. The bathroom had a huge shower and was very clean (just like the rest of the room of course). The check-in was super simple. It was a great stay that I can 100% recommend.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 6 August 2024

    8.0
    friendly and helpful property manager; note that there is no office, so pay attention to self-checkin instruction email—
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    no handrails on steps to entrance

    Great location; remodeled room with walk-in shower, comfortable. I like the lock on the door.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 1 August 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Triple Room with Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nicely renovated property, although the rooms were quite small. But the shower stall was huge and the bathroom great. Towels were fabulous. The Wi-Fi however was very bad. Something you might expect in a developing nation but not the USA. And since the TV was streamed content, it needed to buffer all the time. The owners and staff are trying hard. But the Wi-Fi needs a serious upgrade before the property is overall appealing.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 27 July 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior King Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Our noisy neighbors

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 July 2024

    8.0
    Nicely remodeled place and centrally located & good parking
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Suite with Balcony
    • Stayed 1 night

    A few cleanliness issues. No soap. 3 overhead lights out, but not so bad that we couldn't see. There were plenty others.

    You can tell that there has been substantial capital investment into this mid-century classic motel along side Hwy 395. The original neon sign was cool (but not working). The kitchen unit with a king size bed, nicely & recently remodeled was very nice, but too bad there's a 'gap' in cleaning staff as unless it gets maintained and cleaned 'better' it will deteriorate rapidly. Just a lack of attention to detail by maintenance and cleaning staff. Nothing real terrible to us: food residue in microwave, no water cups (there are 2 nice stemmed wine glasses, 2 coffee mugs, and eating utensils), BBQ fairly filthy, no soap of any kind anywhere (hand, or liquid) just dishwasher pods. No coffee filters (but one coffee packet). Fridge had food residue. BUT there was a nice TV, excellent Mini Split air conditioning/heating wall unit, comfy foam style bed, luggage rack, clothes closet with hangars, nice kitchen (gas) range/oven, nice size fridge, fairly new front porch with table & padded benches. Overall a nice place. Just needs 3 interior lights changed and someone with a discerning eye for cleanliness. Right across the street from an excellent BBQ restaurant. We'd definitely stay here again.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 July 2024

    8.0
    Overall good stay, very nice rooms
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Family Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Complicated tv, only one bath towel for 2 people, needs larger trash can

    Clean rooms

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 July 2024

    8.0
    Clean and very modern and tidy room - though small. V Comfy + large bed
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Wifi reach was patchy (best outside), room was too small to open two suitcases on the floor. All transactions were done online a day or so before arriving (so you need to have internet access), no staff contact at all though someone apparently lives on site.

    Very quiet, nicely appointed room and a modern bathroom, table outside each room, excellent beds.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 23 July 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Not applicable

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 29 June 2024

    9.0
    The TV acceptability could be more, sports and news
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe Queen Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The management was great, made me feel like family

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 June 2024

    6.0
    I was happy to book the place in advanceas a place ro rest for the night on 395. The BBQ joint across the street was a
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Family Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    TV was difficult to work. Shower curtain fell down. Polyester sheets. Kind of expensive for an older room.

    Location

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 June 2024

    9.0
    All in all, it was a nice place to stay, and even though it is a very old place, they are in the process of upgrading th
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Deluxe Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The people who clean need to pay a little more attention to smaller things like the coffee maker. I poured water into the reservoir of the coffee maker and then noticed it was full of dried coffee grounds. Obviously, one of the guests must have poured coffee into that part of the coffee maker either out of ignorance or on purpose, and that is not the staffs fault per se, but when they clean the room, they need to pay attention to things like that.

    The room was clean and comfortable, although small and the amenities were adequate.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 June 2024

    6.0
    Wish I didn’t have room 8, I was disappointed.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Room 8 PCT room shares a (locked) door with room 7B. This means that any talking or invasive odor passes through the door gaps/thin door and reduced privacy. I was pleased to see my renovated room but that ended quickly as the smell from 7b was so intense (smelled like someone was bagging a mountain of weed). The A/C makes this worse as it pushes the air from 7b into 8, I could feel and smell it around the door frame as well as it stinking out the whole room. Such a bummer. Otherwise it was nice, I wouldn’t recommend booking any rooms here that have a shared door.

    Room was renovated and looked nice

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 12 May 2024

    9.0
    Walker is beutiful and we will be staying there again.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    There is no office. We were confused as to what we were supposed to do as everything was done through text and my cell coverage was spotty (not their fault). Had to put the coffee pot on the floor to reach the plug.

    Cottages are recently remodeled and updated such as a lighted bathroom mirror with defog capabilities, new walk in tiled shower, heated floor with option to heat room from same control as well, coffee pot, mini fridge, & tv, parking right in front of cottage.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 11 May 2024

    6.0
    Very cute for summers but in winter maybe adjust room heaters
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Triple Room with Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Cold

    Very clean and comfy beds- nice staff

    Stayed in May 2024

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