Facing University Avenue from the Check In Desk, there is a Gas Station to your left, a Carl's Junior Fast-Food Restauran, across University Avenue is a small Shopping Plaza, turning right onto University Avenue is the University of California Riverside. From the Check In Desk, exiting the Motel 6 parking lot to your left you will turn right onto Iowa, and to your left is a Shell Gas Station, and across the street is a Starbucks. Turning left onto University Avenue you will see to your right, you will see what looks to be a Motel. It is Specialty Shops, and Live Entertainment that were made from the updated, major facelift that was done to the buildings, and the property. Further down University Avenue you will come to Chicago Avenue. A Winchell's Donuts, and Walgreens to your right, to your left a small Shopping Plaza with a Food 4 Less, and across the street from there, a small Shopping Plaza with a Shoe Outlet Store, a Grocery Outlet, a Dollar Tree, and a Planet Fitness. There are some Fast Food Restaurants, a BANK OF AMERICA, ALTURA, and a CITI BANK or CHASE BANK in the University Shopping Plaza across from Motel 6. Sorry, I am familiar but not that familiar with everything. Enjoy your stay!