As the conclusion of a multi-week road trip through the USA, we planned to stay for 2 days at a motel near the airport. Motel 6 was familiar to me, and I had previously had very good experiences. Upon arriving at Motel 6 LAX, I experienced pretty much the worst thing that has happened to me during my travels in accommodation:
Parking in the motel's parking lot is NOT free. I did not expect that.
The access card for the parking gate and also for the room had to be recoded a total of 4 times. Each time, a different staff member was at the reception and did this. They simply asked for my room number. There was no verification process. On the fourth occasion, as a test, I provided a different room number and immediately after receiving the card, I acknowledged my "error" and requested the correct room number to be encoded on the key card. Even here, I wasn't asked for any verification.
To cap off my negative experience, I encountered cigarette butts in the elevator and on the third-floor hallway.