Motel 6 Pendleton, or

Environment and Location: Quiet, convenient, and suitable for specific events like rodeo with easy access to downtown. Also good for overnight stays

This Motel 6, unlike a number of other ones, is overall well-maintained and a safe and pleasant place to stay. The room I was in was clean and comfortable. The parking lot was clean and well-lit, which added to the feeling of security. The free internet service worked very well. The shower had plenty of hot water and good water pressure. The only problem I encountered at the property was that neither of the ice machines were working; something that's needed in this hot portion of Eastern Oregon during the summer. The motel staff had made a temporary accomodation to this problem by putting an ice chest in the lobby area with a scoop in it - not exactly the best method to dispense ice in terms of sanitation. Hopefully the ice machines will be repaired/replaced quickly. One drawaback - the motel is very conveniently located just off of Interstate 84. Unfortunately, the only restaurant that was near the motel has closed, leaving the choice of either gas station food or driving a few miles from the motel into Pendleton to find food, or getting pizza delivered during the day. There are no breakfast opportunities nearby. After traveling all day, this is neither a welcome idea (nor a terribly inexpensive one).

I booked through a third party site so I didn't know how many of the inconveniences were due to that. We booked an accessible room, but were placed in one that wasn't quite accessible for a wheelchair. I made it work. I think maybe we were placed in that particular room because it was the closest to the office so it was very easy to access, but I'm really not sure. We were supposed to be booked for a queen bed, but were placed in a room with only a double. Again, we just made it work. It was nice to have a fridge and microwave right there in the room, but where it was placed was so tight I could barely navigate my standard size wheelchair into the bathroom. There were no bath towels in the room so my husband had to dry off with hand towels. The shower head came up to my 6'4 husband's shoulder so showering wasn't a wonderful experience for him. It was only for one night, so we didn't make a fuss, but there were pros and cons. It was VERY noisy starting at about 6:00 am. We could hear people tromping around upstairs and slamming car doors outside, it was a bit hard to sleep through that. I did request a room on the first floor, there's no elevator and my wheelchair doesn't go upstairs so well. I did get a response from them after booking that I was confirmed for a room on the first floor. I appreciated that.