Not a bad place, especially for the price. Booking just a few weeks before a trip, it was either $80 a night here or well over $200 downtown, with seemingly nothing else available in between in Pittsburgh.
As everyone else has mentioned, the random koi pond is a nice feature in the lobby, likely leftover from its days before being under the Motel 6 banner. The furniture in our room was decent, although the carpet could have used a good steam cleaning or replacement to be less dated (and stained).
We were right next to the lobby so it was a bit loud with the staff talking to each other/random friends that seemed to show up even late at night, but it was tolerable.
Show hints of shady goings on in the neighbourhood included the rent-a-safe in the closet, a note by your door handle reminding you to use the deadbolt, as well as a sign behind the front desk reminding patrons that they work closely with the police. Okayyyy...
The wifi was kinda iffy in our room, with the best signal oddly being in the bathroom.
There's a gas station just across the street for all of your fuel and snacking needs.
Short, but steep walk, up Potomac to catch the red line train downtown.
Well we weren't stabbed or accosted, so we enjoyed the cheap bed that we had here.