Hillside is a quick Uber ride from downtown, which was great. I did not realize this is a "motel" and not a hotel -- for anyone (like me) who missed that detail. The rooms are surface clean, but the laminate floor is filthy. In my room the door did not close tightly, which allowed bugs to get in (we killed several).
The walls were very thin and you could clearly hear the conversations of the guests in the rooms next to you. The pool was spacious, but the railing at the steps was broken, a hazard for sure.