Cerca Del Mar Motel

Staff isn’t all that friendly.

Liked: That it had a pool and was close to the ocean.
Disliked: The fact that our room has ants crawling note wall near the beds. Wasn’t clean.

Exceptional

Liked: Very spacious
Disliked: Pillows were super flat

Good

Decent in a pinch if...

Liked: Close to the beach, spacious and quiet at night. Staff was great, very responsive and friendly (every person!). Very good place if you're a group and splitting the cost per person. Decent choice as a family and you want to "cook in" a few meals to save money. Pool was nice but got crowded with kids, never saw anyone check the chlorine levels.
Disliked: Stayed here for the kitchenette, but the stove top was dysfunctional- didn't know this until we'd already unpacked with kids so we didn't try to move rooms. Only one burner worked and that was at an angle. Several outlets didn't work.

Not worth a free stay.

Liked: Nothing.
Disliked: AC did not work in the room it was 85-90 degrees the entire night I could not sleep requested a room change or maintenance at 3am was told all the rooms were this way and very rudely implied we must've left the door open??! Roaches in the kitchenette, mold in the restroom, stains on mattresses and bedding, exposed wires everywhere, had to leave and book a room somewhere else. It is a health and safety hazard!

not what i expected

Liked: Was close to the beach
Disliked: Musty smell, old furniture, dirty bathrooms

Won’t ever stay again, the...

Liked: Location was the only thing good
Disliked: The large amount of mold on and inside pullout couch . The hit plates didn’t work.No outlet overs on anything .The bath room tub was disgusting.

Good

Liked: We've come to this beach motel for years. The rooms and beds are huge with full kitchen options which is perfect for our family of 5. Only a block and a half walk to the beach, close to plenty of restaurants and convenience stores. There's a pool for the kids and staff is always accommodating.
Disliked: The pool was dirty this go round for the first two days but after that it was fine. The water takes a minute to heat up but after that its nice and hot. The room could have been a little cleaner. The main areas were clean. You could see and smell it was cleaned but there was food/drink I cleaned off the side of the oven and fridge and back splash that was definitely there before us and I lysoled the shower/bath which I always do at a hotel anyway. None of these are dealbreakers for us but should be noted for others.

Never......EVER again.

Liked: I rented the "deluxe family suite" for one night. It cost me well over 300$ and I cannot stress enough how disgusting this place is. The "kitchen" chairs were so nasty, they literally draped towels over them to cover their filth. Most of the lights or switches didn't work. The walls, ceilings and floors were all filthy......but the icing on the cake was the 3 cock roaches we found. 2 in the kitchen area and one in the master bed. Never EVER again.