Guest User
December 28, 2022
I am old enough to remember commercials for Motel 6 that said, 'We leave the light on for you,' spoken by a celebrity as it to say the chain cared. The Motel 6 chain does not care, but individual motels demonstrate different degrees of excellence and care I have found. This Motel 5 in Brinkley is superlative for its kind. A asked for and got a quiet room with plenty of towels, clean floors, a decent little microwave and refrigerator, sinks and tub with stoppers, and plenty of hot water. The heater was noisy but friendly keeping the chill of this early winter out of the room. The coffee in the lobby was from a conventional brewing device, not a thermos, although there was a thermos of plain water available for those who wanted to drink tea. The managers were friendly and efficient and human. While I did not intend to stop in Brinkely, I am pleased that I did in my trip from the edge of the Pacific Ocean at Pt Reyes Station to Chicago at the edge of the Great Lakes. Lee David Engdahl.