Next we were not told about the pool being closed,

Unfortunately, many were closed / out of business.

Arrived Sunday and most places were closed.

The hotel is clean and staff is very friendly and helpful.

Staff was friendly and helpful with any needs.

Staff are friendly and made checking in and out easy.

The staff is friendly and attentive to every detail.

The staff was courteous, professional and friendly.

First of all front desk service is really good they are really friendly and they get you checked into your room really fast ,..very hospitable!

The hotel is well situated in town
It also has truck parking available, that is a big plus
Its well maintained and employs a friendly staff

The staff was friendly and helpful, and the rooms were clean and comfortable!

Each time I am greeted by a very friendly staff who make you feel very important and welcomed.

The hotel and surroundings were clean, the staff was very friendly, knowledgable and helpful.

Front desk staff are efficient helpful and friendly.

They have very friendly, accommodating staff.

this is our second time to stay there during the wild flower season and we will be back,  people are friendly and parking is easy and easy to drive to see the wild flowers in Carrizo Plain , I use their business center to check map and internet speed is fast and print it out map easily,

He was friendly, patient and helpful to all us out of town wildflower folk.

I had a top floor room facing Main Street, looking at a historic building housing an auto body shop; not a scenic vista,

The main street is a short strip of small shops and restaurants.

Maybe, I should check the local pawn shops for my ring.

This motel is an oasis in a remote oil town: Clean rooms,  extensive breakfast, comfortable beds, helpful staff.

The rooms were super tidy, the bed was very comfortable, the staff was courteous and efficient.

The beds are comfortable and the pillows aren't those crazy, super fluffy ones that you tend to find in hotels these days (the kind that make your neck hurt).

The staff have always been very pleasant.

Hotel was clean and spacious; and the staff was nice and helpful.

Upon arrival we were created in a timely manner and the front desk was very helpful and professional, the lobby was decorated for the holiday and it smelled like Christmas for sure!

Staff are very helpful, self serve coffee was a nice addition and fully stocked.

With everything related to Travel expensive, the BW gives customers the money worthwhile.

After a day of traveling from San Francisco towards Palm Springs, we needed a place to stay overnight.

At the entrance is a metal sculpture of an oil well pump jack, the thing most travelers notice first, which looks like the toy bird that bobs up and down in water, this is what it is).The hallways are lined with photos, mostly b&w

Until this Best Western Inn opened, Taft had only small older motels to offer travelers.

We travel occasionally on I5 between NorCal and SoCal; it would be worth the trip off of I5 if we needed to stay overnight in this area.

We had to change our CA coast itinerary when Rte 1 got washed out from the excessive rain and my sister, who was traveling with us,  became ill.

On our travels the wife and I have stayed in many high end motels and hotels,

Could use a larger shower drop to protect the life of the walls and such.

I am staying here for approximately 28 days for work and the walls are paper thin it seems.

Best Western Plus Taft Inn

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closed

travel

shop

Free parking

Free High Speed Internet (WiFi)

Pool

I stayed upstairs and had a hard time getting through the front door with no landing at the top of stairs.

The front door to the hotel automatically locks so no one can just wonder into the hotel which is awesome.

You can hear people walking or taking shower upstairs & people talking or TV from next door.

Only 1 way in or out, so you have to hand-carry through the front door,  and parking is somewhat limited.

From the friendly welcome through to the good wishes on our departure two days later, we felt at home in this comfortable hotel.

The staff was very friendly, and while it was very simple, again, most importantly, it was very clean, comfortable, and quiet

No pool :-(
Friendly and professional staff.

The rooms are also very clean and the staff is very friendly.

Lighting in the room was a bit dim, especially without light over the sitting area,

In addition to that, the light over the vanity only illuminated to about 20% of what it should.

Only one of the two ceiling lights worked and the one window was filthy.

Thankfully, it was never too loud as to awaken our daughter.

My only criticism is that being in the first floor, I could hear the quest above me walking around and his TV.

And yes, the bathroom light/fan is super loud!

Sadly, the bathroom fan was so loud you could hear it over the TV.

Some movements in the hotel corridor during the nights, it is apparently used by oil workers working in shifts.

The traffic outside was noisy so I never slept.

If you have a room on the side facing the street, bring earplugs because it is pretty noisy with all of the cars that go by and kids playing loud music.

The hotel's staff (well, the one person we met) was extremely nice and accommodating.

What a nice place-great front desk, spacious clean room, micro-fridge and microwave.

The owners are the nicest people and always welcome me with a smile.

Bed is very comfortable (not too soft) and the owners are very diligent to keep the place clean.

Staff was very gracious and made sure our stay was enjoyable.

The staff was very pleasant, so I drove over there.

Rooms are spotless and the Wi-Fi reception is quite good allowing for effortless streaming.

The guy in the office was very nice and we had no issues.

The room itself was spacious, included a sofa, desk, tv, large bed, microwave & mini-fridge.

Holland Inn & Suites

quietness

lighting

door

Outdoor pool

although there were a couple stains on the carpet from much use I'd imagine.

I'll start with the Friendly guy at the front desk from Fiji.

The Motel keeper was such an amazingly friendly guy.

The staff was very friendly and accommodating.

but after that there are NO redeeming qualities of staying here.

I just didn't expect such a large, well kept room like this from a Motel 8 in the middle of nowhere.

At $50.00 per night I didn't expect much.

The only reason we didn't leave is because it was late.

The owner clearly cares about the property.

Yes the room is reasonably clean and yes the staff is nice enough,

The owners are always making improvements.

I love staying here and catching up with the very nice owner.

Knowledgeable staff
coffee in room or at front desk
shell station across the street gas and sundries
no pets

Motel 8 Maricopa

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When we checked in we were greeted with warm friendly people.

Check in was not smooth as I made reservations through third party

Didn't make advance reservations, so I asked a resident of Taft, who suggested Caprice Motel.

Unfortunately this motel is rarely available to go to because they reserve the whole motel to oil companies for their crew to use when working in Taft or nearby.

Dropped off key in drop slot when office was not open in morning.

We checked the Topper Motel first - they were full except one smoking room which we declined - manager suggested we try the Caprice.

Ready to heland answer any questions we had.

spacious room with TV, AC, coffee maker, iron and board, desk with chair, another chair and refrigerator.

Many of the other guests were petroleum-industry folks.

Found myself stuck in Taft for the night.

Western Inn & Suites

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room smell

room key

Parking

The check-in was easy and the hotel staff was very friendly.

the management is very friendly in this tourist backwater of rural California.

The rooms are small, good for two people.

I would highly recommended that if anyone is needing a place to stay in Barstow to go talk to Jimmy the owner and he will make your stay good as well.

but well laid out and furnished with queen bed, student desk and chair, a simple armchair, microwave and (new) fridge, and coffee maker.

And the owners went out of there way to accommodate us!!

Great hosts, the rooms are more than adequate and you are 30' from one of the best Mexican restaurants in town.

The front desk lady is sweet, I think they are from India.

Frankly, I don't know why this place gets the top reviews for Taft - unless all the others are really dreadful.

Air con was noisy, as it so often is, and we would have liked to open the window an inch or two

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