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Reviews of Studio 6 Carlsbad CA 4 stars

5010 Avenida Encinas, Carlsbad, 92008, United States

#53 of 54 hotels in Carlsbad

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Review score

Based on 404 hotel reviews

4.5

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    5.5

  • Comfort

    5.6

  • Location

    7.7

  • Facilities

    5.1

  • Staff

    6.4

  • Value for money

    5.7

  • Free WiFi

    5.5

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  • Reviewed: 15 July 2025

    4.0
    Disappointing.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Queen Room with Two Queen Beds - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The staff was not helpful, the facilities were broken down (ice machine, washing machines, dryers, drapes were all broken). They advertise zen “hot breakfast” but there is none. They don’t have basics like soap, shampoo, conditioner or replacement towels. Not all the lights worked either.

    The kitchenette was handy and the free parking was very nice. Nice refrigerator and good AC.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 26 March 2025

    3.0
    Not too great of stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe King Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Stayed before, it was great. This time, room not too clean, floors obviously skipped the vacuum, stained sheets and the bed frame sliced my ankle open the first couple min in the room. Thought we had found a great spot but will not be back...

    Location is great.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 4 January 2025

    3.0
    could of been better
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe King Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 2 nights

    The place got really cheap since our last stay in there 7 months ago. the kitchen was totally under-stuffed - only one fork and 2 spoons, one out of two mugs was chipped, no kettle, only one little pouch of regular coffee, good thing we brought our own kitchen supplies. Pillows are really bad and the bedding cleanness was questionable, super thin towels and only 2 tiny soap bars. So, it was not that expensive but still not cheap, so I don't think we paid for what we got...

    Location was good for us. check in was easy. The fridge and microwave worked fine, the bathroom and sinks were fine. We did not use air conditioning or heating. The intentions of the room furnishing and the interior was good, however...

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 20 October 2024

    3.0
    Frustrating. I feel I overpaid for my stay here. It was supposed to be relaxing and it wasn’t
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Room with Roll-in Shower - Disability Access - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Where do I start… our A/c didn’t work- maintenance man came by and said he had another unit he could bring in. In the meanwhile he had a fan we could use. So it was stuffy and uncomfortable to sleep. The pool /jacuzzi facilities were closed - no one told me that they would not be available during our stay. Very inconvenient!! There was no soap in the kitchen to wash dishes no shampoo and conditioner in the bathroom. Not even any warm water let alone hot water anywhere. The place was further from the beach and downtown Carlsbad than advertised.

    It was ok. The staff was nice

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 October 2024

    5.0
    I was ready to leave when I woke up
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe King Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Waking up to a dead cockroach in the bathroom

    It was close to Oktoberfest

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: 9 September 2024

    4.0
    Very disappointed
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe King Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Seems like there is a new owner. The restaurant/bar has been closed. Light in the bathroom was out, no towels in the room, no blowdryer. The hot tub has been closed the last two times we have been there and now the pool had been drained. Male staff member at front desk was not helpful. Asked if him about a blowdryer, he said he would look and call me back. Twenty minutes later I went down to speak with him, he was watching videos on his phone with his feet on the desk.

    Location is perfect! Room was clean.

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 3 September 2024

    6.0
    The fixtures are very very old. Even though the cleaning staff did a great job. Sometimes management just needs to purch
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The fixtures are very very old. Even though the cleaning staff did a great job. Sometimes management just needs to purchase new couches, toilets, sheets, etc.

    The location.

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 1 September 2024

    5.0
    Decent stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe King Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    I dont like the smell of beddings and floor seems dirty

    Price and location

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 1 September 2024

    5.0
    Has potential but recommend avoiding unless there is no other option with a kitchen.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe King Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 9 nights

    There was practically zero cook ware or utensils when I got to my room. I asked for some to and received an odd mishmash of stuff. But it took them days to come up with a single metal spoon. I had a couple of tiny plastic spoons instead. The place needed paint and the hallways smelled really strongly of carpet or other cleaning solution. Maybe from cleaning dog messes. There were barking dogs across the hallway. Towels were worn and stained. Same for the bed clothes. Some of the staff were nice but some were sort of sullen. I asked politely for more paper towels and the front desk person just glared at me, went into a closet, came out with a roll and handed it to me without speaking a single word.

    The basics were fine. The shower was hot, no mildew, no leaks. The stovetop and microwave / convection oven in good shape. The fridge pretty large and worked well. No icemaker but ice trays provided.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 August 2024

    5.0
    It's convenient.
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe King Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 3 nights

    The mattress sorely needs replacement. Mismatched decor as though they are re-supplying furniture from thrift stores. Some lamps didn't work and one was sticky to the touch where it could have easily been wiped down. Pool was out of commission.

    Ease of access to seminar location at a much more manageable price range. Unit was spacious. Having a kitchen facility is great, and even a stove top was remarkable.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 17 August 2024

    3.0
    Not worth the money and completely different than photos on the website.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe King Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Furniture was stained and very uncomfortable. The first room we were in had roaches and we had to be moved. The pool was covered in algae and not a great sight to see.

    There’s no breakfast offered.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 August 2024

    4.0
    Place needs work but staff was great.
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe King Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Old dirty tub, broken micro and stove top. Very noisy neighbors at 2am and 4 am. I was only there 2 nights. The maintenance guy replaced my microwave and got my phone plugged in but couldn't be done until next day so one of the two nights I was there I didn't have these. Also carpets really dirty.

    The staff was friendly and helpful but I needed help that I shouldn't have needed. Things didn't work on the room. The microwave was broken. The stove was almost impossible to turn on and one burner was broken. More kitchen supplies were needed. The phone was unplugged behind a very heavy dresser. I was there 2 nights and one night I was awoken at 4am by a person blasting the radio while singing and using something to tap with it. That's when I found out the phone was unplugged because I couldn't call the front desk. The next night it happened again at 2am. I called front desk and 30 minutes later it stopped. Room was pretty clean but carpets in room and hall are so dirty they could be replaced. The bathtub needed work too. The staff was extremely friendly so I had no issues with them but the other issues I had to deal with made for a very mediocre stay.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 27 July 2024

    4.0
    too hot
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Queen Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night

    the air conditioning was not working and the pool was closed

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 July 2024

    3.0
    Ok
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe King Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Staff at desk sleeping and poor response to questions pool and dining facilities closed off.

    Great location

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 17 July 2024

    4.0
    Didn’t stay even though location and price were good.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe King Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The air conditioner was emitting black specks. The pool and jacuzzi were broken. The pool water was sitting stagnant and green. We were given a refund without quibble which is why hotel was given a 4.

    Help was good.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 16 July 2024

    3.0
    The facility was run down and not very clean and things were broken and was uncomfortable.
    • Business trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe King Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night

    The facility was dirty and needed several repairs. The room had two small bars of soap, but no shampoo, conditioner, lotion or tissues, things that are standard in any motel, even economy motels such as this one.

    The location was good.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 9 July 2024

    4.0
    Just a bed in smelly room no posted amenities open
    • Business trip
    • Family with young children
    • Queen Room with Two Queen Beds - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The carpets are so smelly and dirty. The rooms smell and the stairwell’s smell. Strong odor of animal pee None of the posted amenities are available No breakfast No laundry No gym No pool They only clean on Tuesday and thirty request. So if you arrive Wednesday and leave Tuesday you have a six day stay with no cleaning no new towels nothing. The towels are so small and so thin. No fan in bathrooms so towels stay muggy Very disappointed that the studio six website shows a pool yet it’s been closed for months. Booking has so many listed amenities that are not available. You assume you are paying for use of these amenities but then you get here and there are absolutely none. Pretty dishonest Trash is all over the parking lot. The door keys do not work on any exterior entrance. It seems like the owners are not interested in having a clean reputable hotel. They are letting it turn into a slum.

    Great location. You can walk to the beach close to food and other places. Dog friendly hotel rooms have allot of space and a full fridge

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 27 June 2024

    5.0
    Wish the pool was functional!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe King Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    I was disappointed about the hotel not having a working pool or jacuzzi, especially in the hot summer month when you just want somewhere to relax and cool down.

    The location of the hotel was fun and unique. Lots of local stuff to do around the area.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 18 May 2024

    5.0
    very disapointed
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe King Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 11 nights

    security /broken back door/clean, vacuming hallways,

    location

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 April 2024

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Business trip
    • Family with young children
    • Queen Room with Two Queen Beds - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    N/A

    There was no breakfast it was down when I was staying there and gym

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 17 January 2024

    6.0
    The rooms are comfortable, but the outside of the rooms are dirty.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    I have stayed in this hotel before, and I was disappointed to see what has become of it. During check-in, they gave us a room that stunk, no sheets, and it wasn’t ready. I went back, and the receptionist asked me to look at two rooms and to choose the one I liked the most, and we did. The room was clean, but we didn’t notice that it had no towels, and in the kitchenette, there was only one glass. I had to get the towels, and the following morning, I asked for cups and silverware; plates, pots, and pans were also missing. The hotel hallways stunk, the carpet was dirty, the trash cans were full of garbage, and there was garbage on the hallway floors. In the morning, everything was much better, but we were unfortunate to see what the hotel turned into because we could compare the before and after and we like the hotel. I really hope they get their act together because it’s way far of what the hotel used to be.

    The location, the room is big, nice and comfortable.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 January 2024

    3.0
    Poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe King Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    No hot water, missing medication and some of the staff had a attitude. I paid my money in advance. I'm supposed to be treated the same way you would treat any other guest with respect.

    The price location and couch was clean and the dishwasher worked.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 November 2023

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Couple
    • Deluxe King Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 12 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The dog urine smells in halls and guest dog poop all over outside of hotel

    Kitchen comfy bed

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 22 September 2023

    4.0
    Disappointed
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe King Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Carpets were not clean. After walking around on it bare foot my feet we’re turning dark from the carpet. Needs deep cleaning. Humidity in the room is bad and damp. I had to go to the front desk twice to reswipe my room key to give me access to my room. This happened on my previous stay as well.

    Room size

    Stayed in September 2023

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