Motel 6

I have traveled to the Eastern Sierra's for over 35 years but have never stayed in Bishop. I took a last minute trip there last week and booked a king room at the Motel 6. It was a good room and a good value. The Bed was comfortable, the bathroom was large and the shower had great water pressure. The room was very clean and the staff was very friendly. It's a great location in that Mammoth is 30 minutes away and June Lake 45 Minutes away. I would absolutely stay here again and appreciated their approach to COVID.

Stayed here first weekend of June. Clean, friendly staff, and perfect spot on the Main St. Close to shops and restaurants. Definitely staying here again and recommend this place. Love Bishop, my new place to unwind.

I have never written a review even for places that seriously disappointed. I'm making an exception for this place. To make a long story short, the manager and a buddy of his were violently aggressive when I arrived at midnight and tried to check in after the reservationist promised a late check in would be no problem. When I arrived, there was an open window with a buzzer, I pushed it and heard it ring. No one answered. I then called the reservation number and told them of the situation. They escalated the call to a supervisor who then put me on hold to contact the motel manager. While on hold, I noticed the room next to the office, which I presumed was the manager's quarters had lights on and I could see through the blinds that there were a couple of people inside. I could hear them speaking loudly. While on hold for over 20 minutes, I then knocked on the manager's door in hopes they could speak with him to check me in. When the manager opened the door, he immediately begain yelling "why are you here? why are you here?" and then pointing to a sign (I did not see) that said the office closed at 10:00. Both the manager and his friend were clearly intoxicated as, I saw a numerous Corona beer bottles on the table inside the manager's quarters when he opened the door. He immediately became angry and ordered me off the property despite having a reservation. I immediately got into my vehicle when he slammed his fist into my window and then on my side mirror still screaming at me to leave, which I did immediately. Even after crossing the 4 lane highway and parking so I could see if there was another motel open, he and his friend crossed over to the other side and starting coming towards me. I immediately left. Several days later, after returning home, I get a call from a Bishop police officer investigating the manager's claim that I tried to run over him when trying to back off the motel's property. The officer had video from the motel of the incident and, I was told after answering his questions, that my version of what happened matched what he saw in the video. Additionally, the Motel 6 manager neglected to tell the officer that he and his friend left the property, crossed the highway, and tried to engage with me again. The conclusion being that the officer later called me back and he said that after looking at the video again and hearing my version, he would not be forwarding the investigation to the DA. To think that this motel is run by two, presumably drunk and violent people is unimaginable. I am 66yo and 5'6", 150lbs. The manager was at least 6'2", 250lbs and no more than 45yo and his friend was similar sized, except skinnier. To say the least, I felt that my safety was in extreme danger. These two violent, presumably intoxicated individuals threatened me (their own video documented the entire situation) and there's nothing I can do about it except tell you of my experience. I have been a loyal Motel 6 customer for many years and do lots of traveling. I have stayed at motel 6s due to their free pet policy as I have 2 dogs. However, As a retired individual on social security and a disabled vet on disability compensation, I will never spend one more dollar of my hard earned income at this, or any Motel 6 property ever again.

So this place is expensive for such an out of the way location, but that has to due with the traffic heading down 395. After dark the place fills up fast and the night I was there it sounded like I was sleeping under the ring at an all star wrestling match. The good news is the match ended around 10:00 pm and the party upstairs left quietly early the next morning. Knowing a little bit about construction, I have to believe that very little attention was paid to sound isolation between the floors when they built the place. Other than that the room was clean and smoke free and the staff was friendly.

Way overpriced. I paid $170 on a Friday night for 2 queen beds. I didn't expect a lot of amenities, but something would be nice. The flooring would have been ok if the laminate wasn't sagging in places and coming up in others. The pillows were very uncomfortable. It was however clean. The reader board out front advertised "low low rate". That is a lie. Next time I will go next door.