A Motel 6 I stay at quite frequently just did that with me last week. It must be a new corporate policy.
As long as they are clean, I don't mind staying in a Motel 6. It's usually just me traveling alone for business. “Have gun will travel.”
I’m with you...been there dozens (if not hundreds) of nights. Never had a real problem, although one outside of Atlanta had locals outside...so I just stayed locked in, and noise once in a while. But that’s about it. Love saving the money, much better things to do with it.
I saw that policy at several of them last month, all using the same equipment, so it’s definitely chain-wide.