This was a scary place. The card reader for the back door was smashed and there was no control over access. The walls in the bathroom had multiple holes where towel bars had been pulled off. There were patches in odd places that appeared to be repaired holes. When you entered the back door, you were confronted with 2 sets of steps. The steps going down were dark and the lighting near our door was dim. The water never got hot, just lukewarm. My husband went to the lobby to get coffee. The clerk rudely told him to use his "room coffee". We had been on a trip and this was the last stop, having stayed 3 nights in previous Super 8s. Those were clean, well lit, had personable clerks and offered breakfast and coffee. Yet the price charged in Carlsbad was slightly higher. Avoid this hotel.