Large Efficiency | Private kitchenette

Reviews of Siesta Motel

2 out of 5
Siesta Motel
7425 Overseas Highway, Marathon, FL

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 172 out of 527 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 153 out of 527 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 78 out of 527 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 49 out of 527 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 75 out of 527 reviews" "

7.8/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

6.6/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Vicki, Hermiston

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was kinda nice, it was more like you use to stay at places years ago. Nothing fancy but clean and quiet.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Benjamin

Liked: Staff & service
Fair price for Pet Friendly. Easy access.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Qichen, Durham

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

4/10 Poor

Shelly

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Matress should have been replaced 25 years ago, small rooms, lighting poor, very limited office hours. Very old run down facility.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from frank on 20 Apr 2024
well mattresses are less than 2 years old. Nothing is run down everything single thing in the rooms is less than 2 years old. If you wanted expensive and lavish you should have booked the expensive resorts for at least 500 a night and not chosen a well kept affordable motel.

6/10 Okay

Sharon

Easy to communicate with staff who where very accommodating
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from frank on 19 Apr 2024
thank you

2/10 Terrible

John

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The building is 70 years old and the bed is at least that old. The room was so small you didn’t even have room for your suitcase. Thank goodness we only had a small bag. They was no room to sit only on the bed. By far the worst experience we have had. The management acted like they could have cared less when we complained.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from frank on 14 Apr 2024
yes the motel was built in 1958 but all furnishings are less than 2 years old. And we did listen to you complain about everything about your entire trip. I hope you went home where hopefully you will be happy.

8/10 Good

Sherrie, Bayfield

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
This hotel is cute and is mid-century modern in style. The CS was good but there needs some updates. The bathroom was rough and could use maintenance.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from frank on 14 Apr 2024
thank you.. all bathrooms are being painted and remodeled this summer...

8/10 Good

Kornphat

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It’s ok
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from frank on 14 Apr 2024
thank you very much

10/10 Excellent

Tanya

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had an amazing time! The staff were very helpful and friendly :)
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from frank on 11 Apr 2024
Thank you very much!

10/10 Excellent

Keith, Wallkill

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What a great stay we had! It is a small motel with a big personality. Excellent customer service and easy access to everything in the area. Easy parking (white rocks). Can be challenging for motorcycles. Great water pressure and hot water. Stayed in Unit #B in the back. It was dated in some aspects, but very clean. No mildew smell. Has a great vibe to it. The other guests were cool too. Must be the atmosphere. Stay here!
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024
Response from frank on 11 Apr 2024
Wow.. thank you for the great review. We enjoyed meeting you and having you as our guests. We are so happy you enjoyed the Keys and our local mom/pop vibe.

4/10 Poor

Ryan

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Such a disappointment. Room was dirty and had a horrible strong smell of dollar store cleaner(fabulouso). I literally left with a headache. The bathroom was tiny and gross. The microwave looked as if someone smeared jelly all over the door. It was so bad I refused to shower there but my daughter wore flip flops in the shower. Huge disappointment for the money(almost $200 a night). Do yourself a favor and spend a little more to stay somewhere nicer. We spent our first 4 nights at the coconut cay across the street and it was wonderful!!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from frank on 11 Apr 2024
We get compliments daily on our cleanliness and you never mentioned to us any issues you had. Do yourself a favor and stay home next time.

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights at the Siesta Motel. Good room for the price and felt safe. Staff and other guests were friendly - we would stay there again when looking for a low budget room.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from frank on 11 Apr 2024
Thank you and we appreciate you enjoyed what we offer compared to the expensive resorts.

6/10 Okay

Richard

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Very dated, like stepping into a fifties motel room. Small and cramped. Noisy. Beds not comfortable, need to be replaced. Not enough electrical outlets for chargers. Microwave was not clean. Adequate TV service. Shower leaked, could not stop dripping. Charged more than posted price on Expedia due to an additional 4 percent credit card charge.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from frank on 11 Apr 2024
Imagine that - stepping into a fifties motel. That is EXACTLY what we are but with all furnishings in the rooms less than 2 years old including the mattresses. If you told us of any issues you had we could of addressed them. Also that extra 4% is clearly stated when you make your reservation. READ

2/10 Terrible

Carolyn

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Besides the place looking like there is not any effort in upkeep; the description of what was included is a complete lie, false advertising, fraud. There is not a pool and the "shared pool" they mention when you ask about the pool is 2.5 miles away at a bar/restaurant that anyone can use if you purchase something. There is no agreement between this hotel and the restaurant according to the restaurant. There also is no "sundeck" or "barbecue area" and it already comes with roommates...cockroaches.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024
Response from frank on 11 Apr 2024
ok.. this poor lady has complained anywhere and everywhere spreading her lies. We clearly advertise our guests have access to bet pool and tiki bar in Marathon.we have a complete porch "sun deck" and garden areas all around the motel.The bbq garden is in the back and is enjoyed all the time by our guests.As for roommates you must have brought your own. Our pest guy is here once a week to keep our rooms clean and pest free.We are so sorry you are miserable but are thankful we will never see you again.

8/10 Good

David

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Easy check in
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from frank on 24 Mar 2024
thank you

2/10 Terrible

Steven

The dates are wrong the reservation was supposed to be for March 8-9 I’ve tried repeatedly to get a refund since I received the confirmation email, to no avail. I’ve filed a complaint with my bank to stop payment and get a refund . Expedia made the reservation for the wrong days.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from frank on 22 Mar 2024
So YOU book the wrong dates online thru Expedia and we get a terrible review??? We tried to help you but you did nothing to correct the issue. Take responsibility for your own actions and do blame an innocent party.. YOU even admit Expedia probably made the mistake but still we get a bad review when you never even stepped foot on our property. WOW.

8/10 Good

Darold

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Response from frank on 20 Mar 2024
thank you

8/10 Good

Kelvin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Clean and reasonable prices
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from frank on 15 Mar 2024
thank you so much !!! we are so glad you enjoyed the Florida Keys !!!!

6/10 Okay

Evan

Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2024
Response from frank on 11 Apr 2024
thanks

2/10 Terrible

Nancy

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quite rundown, shower had lots of mildew, small corner room (much smaller than the pictures showed). No place to put luggage. The bed had a horrible sag in the middle. Yes, it rolled me closer to my spouse, but it wasn't nice to sleep on. All in all, , not a good stay. I don't recommend this motel.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from frank on 25 Feb 2024
We have never had mildew or mold in our rooms. Everything in rooms is less than 2 years old nothing run down or sagging.

4/10 Poor

myra

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Small room, no control of air conditioner, air conditioner noisy, Blinking light in room no wyfy connection
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from frank on 23 Feb 2024
You booked the smallest most affordable room and now you are upset about it??Remote control for air conditioning was beyond your comprehension .Unfortunately Comcast cable had satellite issues and none of the keys had internet as was explained to you.

2/10 Terrible

Julie

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024
Response from frank on 15 Feb 2024
we felt the same way about you ... nasty dirty guests

2/10 Terrible

Kimberly

Travelled with partner
This property has no pool, tiki bar, or restaurant. It is a flop house advertised to stay. Expedia is working to make this right. We had the reservation for over a month. Someone should be monitoring these properties.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from frank on 10 Feb 2024
you apparently did not look around or ask us any questions. Most highly rated pool in town, restaurant 30 second walk, tiki bar temporarily undergoing renovations. We could have directed you to more but you were just miserable. Next time book a more expensive hotel if you could afford it and then you might be happy. Don't book the most affordable place you can find and expect the Taj Mahal.

8/10 Good

Nancy

Travelled with family
As this building has weathered many hurricanes and storms over its 64 years in existence, I feel it is very well kept. We stayed in one of the two efficiently rooms, with a working kitchen. 2 double beds, full sized fridge, 2 burner stove top and a Microwave. The fact that they let us know about small repairs they were in process of doing was a plus. When I pointed out an issue, they were going to have someone in to fix it immediately, but I said we were only there for a couple days, fix it when we left. The motel is 1 hour from Key West, and a short drive to Islamorada , across from the Marathon Airport, we were quite surprised that we didn’t notice the sound of planes landing, and traffic was muffled due to thickness of the walls. Overall a pleasant place to lay your head after a long day in The Keys :)
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024
Response from frank on 10 Feb 2024
we love your review. Absolutely spot on with all that you mentioned. Thank you

8/10 Good

Gordan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
All is good
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from frank on 6 Feb 2024
thank you... Please visit us again !

8/10 Good

Kenneth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Very clean. Easy to book, check in, and check out. The proximity to the highway provides for some road noise during peak traffic hours, other than that it’s quiet. The walls are thin, so turn up the A/C so you don’t hear your neighbors.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from frank on 4 Feb 2024
Thank you for a great review. The walls are actually concrete block and usually very quiet.

4/10 Poor

Rhonda

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Shower plugged up and filled base of shower with water. Curtain covering window was about 8 to 10 inches shorter than the window allowing anyone outside to see into the room. There was blood smeared in inside of bathroom door, and the tv remote was sticky with who knows what!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from frank on 4 Feb 2024
We did find a clog in the shower after you left 5 pounds of hair on the drain. The blackout curtains cover the entire window. There was no blood anywhere in the bathroom. All remotes are cleaned and sanitized daily

10/10 Excellent

Bairon

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great economical place to stay, love it and is very clean
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from frank on 4 Feb 2024
WOW.. thank you and we would love for you to visit us again !!!!

8/10 Good

Gail, Satellite Beach

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Nice staff. The rooms need some loving care but for an overnighter it was good.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from frank on 27 Jan 2024
thank you

2/10 Terrible

Waun

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Not clean raggedy shades
Stayed 14 nights in Jan 2024
Response from frank on 27 Jan 2024
Well this review is no surprise. In all of our 30 years owning the motel this has to be the most disgusting guest we have ever had the displeasure of having stayed with us. The guest screamed at us the he was recuperating from brain surgery and could not be disturbed for his 14 day stay. So my housekeepers would try and meet him at his door to supply him with fresh towels and supplies. He would not allow us to enter the room.Finally after more than a week of this, the stench coming from his room was sooooo bad it was gag worthy and we insisted on entering the room to see what the problem was.OMG. we should have been wearing Haz Mat suits. He had been defecating in the shower and leaving his "piles of poop" just lay there. There were urine stains everywhere in the room and rotten decaying food strewn everywhere. Blood soaked bandages were everywhere as well. The room was like an episode of hoarders at full tilt. We told him we needed to clean and he kept screaming at us to leave. We had to call the sheriff and have him escorted off property and trespassed to not return. It took every ounce of bleach and disinfectant to sterilize the room and repainting.Beyond nightmare.

6/10 Okay

Jodey

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Clean and met our short term need
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from frank on 26 Jan 2024
nice guests

8/10 Good

John

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024
Response from frank on 26 Jan 2024
thank you

6/10 Okay

Martin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
You get a night of sleep for a good price
Good sides…. Friendly service Very clean Not so good sides… Shower drain clog badly Matresses need replacing Right next to highway so very noisy We slept good anyway and we needed a place to sleep and we got that. Dunkin and other good restaurants nearby.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from frank on 17 Jan 2024
hello thank you. motels are always built by roads therefor the traffic. drains do get clogged if you shed a lot of hair. mattresses are only 2 years old. sorry if you found them uncomfortable but people have different preferences for hard or soft and we cant please everyone unfortunately.

6/10 Okay

Keith

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from frank on 18 Jan 2024
well we rate you 4 out of 10. absolutely sloppy room.

4/10 Poor

Linda

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from frank on 16 Jan 2024
well you did not mention any problems here or to us in person so we are happy you are gone so we can have new guests that actually enjoy their trip.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Order facility, but well maintained, and is representative of "Old Florida." My room had a malfunctioning television (broken screen), so the front desk clerk immediately moved me to another room.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from frank on 16 Jan 2024
thank you for great review.. I'm sorry there was an issue but happy we were able to rectify the problem for you so quickly.

10/10 Excellent

Cathy

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very clean and neat, friendly and helpful staff. Close to the highway so traffic noise took a bit of getting used to. Would stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from frank on 16 Jan 2024
Thank you for a great review - we appreciate it honest review and are so happy you enjoyed your stay

8/10 Good

Steve

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Older, cozy motel provided needs for 3 nights. Room was a little tight for both beds and kitchenette, but met our needs. Bathroom was fine and walk-in shower was nice, Only complaints we had was wi-fi was weak or non-existant and made difficult to do much on computer or even to stream any TV movies on TV. Beds felt lumpy by 3rd nite. Otherwise, was a good stay and check-in/out was easy.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024
Response from frank on 16 Jan 2024
thank you for a great and honest review. Comcast our internet and cable provider has been experiencing issue and they are have been slow to fix things beyond our control. we apologize for the internet issue but as of today things are much better.

6/10 Okay

Kim

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
I loved the simplicity of this place. It’s perfect if you just need a place to sleep after a long day exploring the Keys. My review would have been much better if the mattresses were not old. They have done their time and ready to be replaced. This was the case in room 4. Because we were up early and out late I did not meet the staff in person but they were great at communicating with me.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from frank on 16 Jan 2024
we apologize if you had an issue but the mattresses are only 2 years old and were high quality purchases. we will check on that room to see their condition. we hope you enjoyed the Keys !

10/10 Excellent

Monna

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Great
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from frank on 16 Jan 2024
Thank you for a great review. we hope to ss you again soon !

6/10 Okay

Xue

Price is affordable
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023
Response from frank on 4 Feb 2024
Yes it is.. especially considering all we offer other small motels do not..

4/10 Poor

Christine

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Plumbing, problems with sink & toilet. One of 2 queen beds sunken & worn. One tiny trash can 🤔. Strong cleaning chemical smell.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from frank on 24 Dec 2023
the plumbing was fixed with 30 minutes of you advising us about it. our beds are less than 2 years old and none are worn and sunken. How big a trash can do you really need. nitpicking much?? we are in the tropics and use a mild bleach so we do get mold or mildew from the weather. Next time pay another 300 per night for one of the resorts so you can find a larger trash can... just really???

2/10 Terrible

Susanna

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was dirty, there was trash on the floor. The place is in disrepair, cracks in the walls and generally worn and delapitated. There is dirt and crumbs in the rug and in the baseboards of the bed. I'm shocked it has such high ratings. The management was friendly, charming and helpful however.
Response from frank on 20 Dec 2023
If you had issues you never mentioned them to us. If you had we would have checked them. We actually get compliments daily on the cleanliness and up keep of our older motel. The state inspector always tells us we are the cleanest and best of all his motels that he inspects.

6/10 Okay

Mari Carmen

Travelled with group
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Motel did not have facilities listed in expedia, i.e., pool, restaurant, bar. Motel was clean but dated. Could use some speuaing up.
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2023
Response from frank on 16 Dec 2023
restaurant and bar right next door 30 second walk. our guests have use the #1 rated pool in town. you probably should have asked us if you could not locate somethiing.Everything in rooms is less than 3 years old and in perfect condition.next time compare apples to apples and not compare us to the 500 per night resorts around us. we are a mom pop motel at an affordable rate.

6/10 Okay

Beth

Travelled with family
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from frank on 16 Dec 2023
hope you enjoyed the Keys

6/10 Okay

Ivonne

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from frank on 16 Dec 2023
hope you had fun in the Keys

10/10 Excellent

Chastity

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Jenn in the office was amazing!!! Super safe area. It is not the Hilton...it is an old motel but it was clean, clean beds, little kitchen, big shower, wifi, many TV channels, clean towels and a great price for the Keys!! If you look for negative you can always find negative but this little motel has many positives!! Will absolutely stay again! We have paid double for less!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from frank on 29 Nov 2023
thank you very much and we will let Jen know!!!!

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca

Liked: Amenities
Beds were comfortable and our stay was positive
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023
Response from frank on 28 Nov 2023
thank you very much

10/10 Excellent

Beverly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Couldn’t ask for a better place to stay. So accommodating to people traveling. Definitely going back prob Xmas.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from frank on 28 Nov 2023
thank you so much we appreciate your time

2/10 Terrible

Jennifer

Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2023
Response from frank on 16 Dec 2023
hmmmm... we agree that you are a 1 out of 5.