Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds
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Reviews of Northgate Motel

2 out of 5
Northgate Motel
461 N Magnolia Ave, El Cajon, CA

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 183 out of 498 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 158 out of 498 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 60 out of 498 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 38 out of 498 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 59 out of 498 reviews" "

7.8/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Maria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was a good place to stay at but a bit of an inconvenience that you have to check in a different hotel
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Josue

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean unit real quiet AC UNIT IN EXCELLENT CONDITION
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Betsabe

Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Rooms where clean and spacious beds where nice am comfortable and not hard on man i felt like i was sleeping on a cloud with them pillows and mattress
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Second time back. Good for the price. Note to owner: Room #119 needs a rubber tub mat, it's slippery.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rosa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

dennis

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

2/10 Terrible

abdullah

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
First thing the check in was next door in different property was at super 8 and take me almost 30 minutes or maybe more for check in I never have this kind of time for check in in all my life and they try to make me pay more since I already paid at Expedia was so much of bad experience I have and it was already late at night and I have my family and they keep saying that they can not find me on the system was so horrible I can’t believe they make it that hard and also they say that they need to check me in next door because the workers having vacation I just want know what kind off service it’s that unbelievable
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Christopher, mantua

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Christopher, mantua

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The only thing missing was a coffee maker in the room. Everything is was very convenient in the room
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Edward

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quiet, it is what it is. Good for travelers!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Joe

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good Place
Everything was great except: 1) The freezer section of the refigerator as heavily iced over, could not but ice packs into the compartment, needs to be defrosted 2) The toilet cannot handle a big #2 dump. It easily clogged, and there is no plunger in the room. Need higher performing toilets. 3) There was lumps of red jelly (or something) on top of one of the bed end tables. 4) No electrical plug at the desk area, had to plug in laptop charger behind the dresser. 5) Breakfast is advertised as including "fruit", but there were no bananas, apples, etc. Only whole oranges. END
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Joe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

4/10 Poor

Amber

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Would not recommend
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

2/10 Terrible

heather

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Perry

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Filthy Property
The room was not very clean at all. The floors were filthy, the bath mat should have been thrown away three years ago(mold growing on it). If you are looking for a cheap place to stay and not very clean, this is it.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

John Paul, San Diego

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Caroline, San Diego

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Best price around
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Bert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Adrian

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Check-in was actually at the Super8 Motel down the street. Room door has no seal at the bottom.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Benjamin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
I need a simple, basic room with accessibility at a very affordable price and I got what I asked for. It made my vacation affordable, when I didn’t have a lot of options. The hotel tied into the Super 8 Motel next door, so I would consider that option as well next time I want to stay in El Cajon.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Monica

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

john

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
The towels had stains on them (yellow). The bed has sand or rough particles between linen.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Anthony

Travelled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Smoke cigarette odor. Very nauseous.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Irene

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Overall the price was decent for last minute booking. The floors were dirty, the walls in the bathroom was filthy it looked like poop on the wall hadn’t been cleaned.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Pat

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Roy

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Edward

Return guest it’s a very nice property and the owner is great
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

4/10 Poor

Yanal

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

ISMAEL

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

2/10 Terrible

Clayton

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Irma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was good
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Maram

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Everything was perfect thank you !!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The website does not at all reflect the property.
It wasn’t good. I have to check in at super8 and the person was not nice. The room smell like someone smoke there even though is non smoking. Very few pillows and towels. No coffee maker.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Lance

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Nothing
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

2/10 Terrible

Jose, Los Angeles

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Not good
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

victor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I like this place and I would stay again next time I'm in El Cajon.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

6/10 Okay

Cherie

Stayed 1 night in May 2023

4/10 Poor

William

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Skip this place and go somewhere else.
There is no place to check in at the motel nor get ice because the office is permanently closed. A nearby motel handled all check in. Motel advertised a continental breakfast. Nope. None. No coffee either. The TV didn't work. Blanket had holes in it. A chair had a large tear. Bathtub was chipped. While the room was mostly clean the experience was disappointing.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

Samuela

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Front desk attendant was friendly, room was clean and bed was comfortable but fridge was not working and no one answered when we called for assistance.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Joe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

4/10 Poor

Roy

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Mold in bathroom shower.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

6/10 Okay

Gwendolyn

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Rude
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

4/10 Poor

Teresa

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
They do not have an elevator..when you have arthritis in the knees..no elevator is very painful..I won't stay ther again!!!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

6/10 Okay

Gary

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
We could not believe their was no mention of morning coffee,and you had to go next door for ice.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Joel

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Dana

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Randall, Spring Valley

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was nice and clean (except for the cigarette smell, but hey I said I had no preference when asked, so I can't complain). Clerk at the front desk was friendly, helpful and check-in was quick and easy. Room had a small fridge and microwave (last two rooms I stayed elsewhere did not have a microwave so that was nice to have). Smaller motel with two stories and maybe 20-25 rooms total, so it's quiet and property was well kept. Close to the 8 freeway and El Cajon City Hall and the price through Expedia was an excellent value! Not the Ritz but you won't be disappointed if you're looking for a clean, quiet place to sgay at a reasonable rate.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Jaydon

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice staff
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023