Marine Motel - Motel in Ajo - 1966 N 2nd Ave, USA

Room was very hot AC unit could not keep up. Had to sit directly in front of it to find comfort. Price was cheap but I would recommend spending an extra 20 and finding a hotel that has adequate AC. Old furnishing borderline to old. Wifi was slow and only way to have phone service. Made for choppy service. I asked about the pool before I made reservations one of the main reasons I selected this motel. They told me it was good. When my son and I finished getting ready swimsuits sunscreen we walked out to a green pool looked poorly maintained. We did not get in just walked back to our hot room in disgust and upset.

Stayed 2 nights, April 17 -18, 2024 on a trip to see Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. The Visitors' Center in the monument is about 33 miles from the motel and for almost half that distance, you're in the Monument and the scenery is wonderful even before getting into it. I'm adding a star because the staff was great, friendly and helpful with suggestions. The rooms are just average for an old mom and pop style motel. I much prefer this style motel where you can pull up right in front of your room and unload your luggage. The furniture is old and could stand to be replaced. The door had a gap near the bottom that bugs could crawl through but there were no bugs, so that's ok. The floor had some give to it around the door, which tells me there has been water damage, but the carpet was clean with no signs of staining and the room did not smell musty or moldy. There is no overhang on the building, so when it rains, especially if the wind is blowing, there's probably leakage around the doors. A four to six foot awning across the front of the building or at least over each door would likely solve that problem and keep the rooms a bit cooler as well. The room had double beds, I think all the rooms have double beds, and the way it was laid out, one of the beds was right next to the AC/heater unit and it blew cold air across that bed and over to the next one all night. I piled up the covers and extra pillows on that bed to block some of the air, but it still blew a good bit directly onto the other one. This is southern Arizona, so even in mid April it gets hot during the day and the rooms get hot enough that you'll need the A/C at least into the early evening, if not all night. All this said, the room was clean, and the beds were reasonably comfortable, although the shower/tub could also stand to be replaced. If you're in need of a bed and a shower for a few days while you're out exploring the area, the Marine Motel is inexpensive and will give you what you need. Oh, and they have a small pool that looked nice but in mid April, the water was still a bit too cool to get in. We will stay there again when we go back to Organ Pipe National Monument. If you like driving through the desert, nearby Darby Well Rd and Bates Well Rd and the forest roads off of them are in pretty good shape, so you can explore the desert without driving all the way to the Monument and you're away from a lot of light pollution, so the stars are quite nice.

I had a good room. Yes, some things should soon be renovated. Wi-Fi signal shows up being strong but couldn’t upload any photos - Sth to improve. Mattress was fine and room was clean.

Under new owners/managers. As of 11/6/23 they had been operating for five days. Reviews prior to that are about the previous management. I am *not* affiliated with the new people, but I think the average rating (3 dots when I looked it up) deserves a serious revision.|The motel is definitely an older place, but is in very good maintenance. Except for a few places where fixtures had been replaced and the old mounting holes not yet filled in, it was very good. Oh, I forgot... there is a bit of a gap between the door and the frame on the handle side (the side that opens); in very hot or cold times there would be a little bit of a breeze, but the individual room HVAC unit was plenty powerful.|Linens, towels, etc., in great condition and clean. The shower and toilet were in one small room, and the washbasin in another small room right next to it. So you had the bed in the main room and the two small rooms going from the bedroom.|Refrigerator and microwave were clean and worked fine. Wifi worked fine. There is no pool, business center, breakfast area (no need as no breakfast is offered), or fitness room. Right across the street is a grocery and hardware store that only has a short opening time, but there is a gas station/C-store almost directly across the street so food is available there. |The Marine Motel is not fancy, but if you want a clean, quiet place to sleep and shower, this is great. If I were in the area again, I would choose it again with no hesitation. The owners are locals and knowledgeable about the area, and very friendly.

Don’t listen to the negative reviews, this place is a perfectly fine place to stay in Ajo, location is great, rooms are clean, linens are clean, air conditioner works good, plus it has a mini fridge and for the price you just can’t beat it, I’ll stay here again any time plus the wife gave a very positive approval as well

Not a bad place. Staff very friendly. Don’t listen to the bad reviews. Taking photography of wild life at the lukeville national park. Decided to stay in ajo. Only bad thing about this place is all places in town close early for dinner. There is a circle K close by you can shop at.

The single room was small but had a fridge, microwave and coffee maker. From the moment I walked in I was amazed how well maintained this older motel was. The room smelled clean and as I looked around realized it was because the place was spotless. Although the motel itself is older the bed must have been new and was super comfortable. It was the cleanliness of the room itself though that likely made me have the best sleep in years. If you are looking for an inexpensive motel I would highly recommend this motel and will be staying there myself next time I’m passing through Ajo. Kudos to the owners for doing a great job.

No late checkout even though we are working in the desert with no idea when we’re getting back. English sucked and barely spoken. We had to stay there as there were no other options, despite many times we have settled there due to a lack of options, no consideration for repeated guests for no reason. There were 24 rooms and only 6 rooms had cars in front of them. There is a reason. We advised midday but no, we had to be out by 9, even though the website says 10