Sands Inn & Suites

Studio Suite, Multiple Beds, Kitchen | Pillowtop beds, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Studio Suite, Multiple Beds, Kitchen | Private kitchen | Fridge, microwave, coffee/tea maker

Suite, Multiple Beds, Kitchenette | Pillowtop beds, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Room, 2 Queen Beds, Kitchenette | Private kitchen | Fridge, microwave, coffee/tea maker

3.6

Good(118 Reviews)

Motel in San Luis Obispo, CA

1 king bed

Reasons to book

Includes essentialsPool, Kitchen or Kitchenette, Air conditioner and more

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About this motel

Motel with free breakfast, near California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
An outdoor pool, a fitness center, and a 24-hour business center are available at this smoke-free motel. Free continental breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a spa tub, coffee/tea in a common area, and a business center.
Sands Inn & Suites offers 70 accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature DVD players and coffee/tea makers. Beds feature pillowtop mattresses. 32-inch flat-screen televisions come with premium digital channels. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and microwaves. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations and hair dryers.

This San Luis Obispo motel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include phones along with free local calls (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is provided daily.

An outdoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Amenities

Pool

Air conditioner

Kitchen or Kitchenette

Internet / Wifi

Parking

Laundry

Balcony or Patio

Hot tub or spa

Gym or Fitness Center

Map of San Luis Obispo, CA

Nearby attractions

Dinosaur Caves Park

9.4 mi

Monarch Butterfly Grove

11.1 mi

Morro Bay State Park

11.5 mi

Estrella Warbird Museum

26 mi

Available Rooms

Economy Room, 1 King Bed

1 King • 300 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Standard Double Room, 2 Double Beds

2 Double • 300 ft²

Sleeps 4

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

1 King • 300 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Suite, Multiple Beds, Kitchenette

1 Sofa • 2 Queen • 375 ft²

Sleeps 5

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

2 Queen • 300 ft²

Sleeps 4

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

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Sands Inn & Suites

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3.6

Good(118 Reviews)

Motel in San Luis Obispo, CA

1 king bed

Reasons to book

Includes essentialsPool, Kitchen or Kitchenette, Air conditioner and more

Book with confidenceWe partner with the top travel sites so you know you're getting a great deal on the perfect rental

About this motel

An outdoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Amenities

Pool

Air conditioner

Kitchen or Kitchenette

Internet / Wifi

Parking

Laundry

Balcony or Patio

Hot tub or spa

Gym or Fitness Center

Map of San Luis Obispo, CA

Nearby attractions

Dinosaur Caves Park

9.4 mi

Monarch Butterfly Grove

11.1 mi

Morro Bay State Park

11.5 mi

Estrella Warbird Museum

26 mi

Available Rooms

Economy Room, 1 King Bed

1 King • 300 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Standard Double Room, 2 Double Beds

2 Double • 300 ft²

Sleeps 4

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

1 King • 300 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Suite, Multiple Beds, Kitchenette

1 Sofa • 2 Queen • 375 ft²

Sleeps 5

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

2 Queen • 300 ft²

Sleeps 4

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Reviews

3.6

Good(118 Reviews)

3.6

Nov 2024

Towels clean but dingy gray. No hair dryer in room. Shower had VERY slow drain. Furniture that tv was on had cup marks, drip marks all over it like it hadn’t been wiped in a very long time. Even though weather too cool to get into the pool the pool furniture/area was not inviting at all. The cushions were old, cracked and strewn around and no pool towels for the spa.

3.6

Nov 2024

Beds comfortable, staff was great- location was also great. Good times for all

3.6

Oct 2024

Emailed for a ground floor handicap accessible room. Property never responded. Gave us an upstairs room farthest from the parking lot. When I asked upon check in, was told they did not offer the size room I request on the ground level. My 90-year mother who has trouble walking had to climb approx. 20 stairs. If they had responded to my request, I would have made other arrangements. Most of the lights in the room did not work. Paper thin walls. Towels and wash cloths like sandpaper. Parking was extremely limited Expected so much more for the price

3.6

Oct 2024

Excellent customer service. Very comfortable.

3.6

Sep 2024

We only stayed a night. It got what we needed, which was a bed tjj on sleep in. We stayed in room 151, There were doors on either side of our room and we could hear everything going on in both rooms. There were not a lot of breakfast options, both waffle makers were down. However, walking to distance to breweries and restaurants.

3.6

Aug 2024

This property redecorated and I do not like the furniture which is oversized for the room. And the walls have 70s mirrored wall tiles and the ugliest cabbage rose wallpaper. Not pleasant. I used to stay here often. Now looking for other alternatives.

3.6

Aug 2024

I love the hotel. The breakfast is great. Unfortunately in our recent stay there was no enough scrambled eggs. We loved the waffles and sausages thou. Something important is about the personnel at the front desk. They dont seem very happy people. Either they are not happy, or they are not happy to see hispanic people like me and my family in the hotel. Several times I had to repeat my question. I have an qccent, but I spoke clear, with my accent. I am not sure if they didnt understand me, or they didnt want to put much effort in understanding me. Everything else I enjoyed. The building is comfortable, the pool is clean, the housekeepers are nice people, the breakfast is delicious, and many more positive things.

3.6

Aug 2024

It was very good

3.6

Aug 2024

Property location is walking distance from downtown. Overall property is good for the price. Only negative is that shower/tub had no curtain so we ended up with wet bathroom floors after we showered. Oh and there was a family staying down a few doors from us that allowed their children to run up and down the corridor screaming until after 10 p.m.

3.6

Aug 2024

Not told was under construction. Rooms bed was a very hard firm king mattress. Drove out the back exit and there was a pile of old mattresses and toilets. All the furniture in the room was a mixed match of left overs ready for the dump. Must be why I had to kill so many roaches. Even after the remodel…it’s a no go.

3.6

Aug 2024

The trip as a whole was a learning experience and by the time my partner and I actually made it to the hotel it was almost 4 a.m. the morning after our initial checl in date; so we had already lost a day and were mentally/physically exhausted from travel etc.... The staff at The Sands were incredible. From the wondeful associate who checked us into our room to the last associate I encountered at checkout. The rooms are large and spacious and can easily provide a comforting retreat for families or couples looking to get away; as we did. The pricing was incredibly reasonable and I was so incredibly thankful for the option to prepay; which I highly recommended - if You and Yours can "leave everything as You found it" (if You break it You buy it) then the peace of mind at both check-in and check-out are 100% worth it. Just always be prepared to have $150-250 ready to use for the room's deposit (and that's any hotel, anywhere You go ... deposit at checkin is guaranteed) and You are golden. Just enjoy Your stay. The way the staff, especially Henrig and Emma, took genuine care and concern for my partner and I, throughout our stay, was commendable and should be praised by Upper Management. They truly did wonders and made me feel like the most important person to them when I needed it most; and they did it all with incredible grace and compassion. Thank You Sands !!!

3.6

Aug 2024

I like that it had a stove and microwave.

3.6

Jul 2024

Parking was limited,

3.6

Jul 2024

Thermostat was pulled off the wall, so could not adjust temperature in the room. Also, there was no TV remote in the room, and not enough outlets.

3.6

Jul 2024

Great place too stay

3.6

Jul 2024

Staff are good friendly and respectful. However, the room i am in was confortalbe and clean, but Couple lights not working. specially, non of smoke detector working. I had been told i will get some discount on the room fees, but i have not recived any responds.

3.6

Jul 2024

Everything was great. Hotel was clean and staff was welcoming.

3.6

Jul 2024

Nice family suite for an affordable price with nice pool & jacuzzi. The breakfast that is included was very good with some good options and kid friendly.

3.6

Jul 2024

Definitely a cheap motel though there were worse around us. Our first room was kinda dirty, sheets soaked in bleach, dirty sink etc. Nowhere to plug in your devices. Then the air conditioning broke and they moved us to a much better room. You could see the bathrooms were renovated. But not much else. Breakfast was gross and the dining room icky but I guess no worse than a motel. Staff were lovely but clearly overworked. Would not stay there again unless I had no choice.

3.6

Jul 2024

The room was clean, but the air conditioners didn’t work even on fan, which would have helped the air circulate. Staff were not very friendly, but luckily we didn’t need them for anything.

3.6

Jul 2024

The staff was very friendly. Beds were ok. However they were remodeling so there were used toilets and walls strewn about outside the rooms.

3.6

Jul 2024

1- the parking was full and unorganized. Your website advertises "free parking" not "complementary parking". We stayed two nights and noticed the same people sleeping in the cars. The night staff on Thursday night was no where to be found when we checked in. It took them 5 minutes to show up. On our first night, we noticed people working on the cars in the back lot. The hotel room towels were dirty. The lady working the breakfast station Friday morning was rude, unprofessional and unorganized. You should invest in security to ensure your guests vehicles are the ones parked on your property and not suggested to park on the street. The front desk night manager on Friday night was zero help. I rate this experience at 1 star out of 5 and will not be recommending this location to anyone.

3.6

Jul 2024

Was very happy with the rooms to cleanliness and the service provided

3.6

Jul 2024

Staff was not professional and property was mislead

3.6

Jul 2024

Good service

3.6

Jul 2024

It was horrible and we left after checking in. A/c not really working, refrigerator not working, dirty room, screen missing from bathroom window - view was of old mattresses and trash. Pictures on hotels.com site not the hotel at all. Got money back for second night but still awaiting money from first (did not stay and had to find another place)

3.6

Jul 2024

Older property Currently being renovated. At this price good location and good value. Plenty of room and parking. Nice pool, good breakfast.

3.6

Jul 2024

This hotel was a huge disappointment! We stayed in their suit, which was a good size in general, but the bathroom was tiny. Both our TVs did not work at all, there were no any trash cans in a room, only 2 towels for 4 peoples, furniture was old and dirty, pillows were a joke- small square bags with old fillings. There was a great big patio with only one dirty plastic chair. The renovation in a bathroom looks good in a picture, but in reality the quality of work is bed and cheap and not thought through. Breakfast is another story - trash was everywhere, because there is not enough trash cans and no staff seen around to take care of it. One day we came for breakfast, and saw a lot of people , but no food! It was just disgusting! I never stayed in places like that, especially paying close to $300 a night!

3.6

Jul 2024

I like how the front desk Lady was super nice and welcoming. The front desk guy was very rude and also cleaning staff said they couldn't give me more toilet paper or towels and told me to go to the office instead.

3.6

Jul 2024

This place is great if your trying to avoid the police or shoot a low budget porno. One ice machine, the p. lot was small and uneven, the bed linen smelled and the front desk never answered their phone. Way over priced for what you get.

3.6

Jul 2024

Well I gotta say , it is super dirty ! Starting from the lobby to parking areas rooms , pool , jacuzzi, eating area , dirty !!!! Building looks abandoned, some construction going on ! Rooms were decent but not for the price we paid . Pictures on the internet is totally super different from real life !! I was disgusted with the eating area ! Dust everywhere, trash is a bucket over flowing , no one absolutely no one cares for this hotel !! There’s dead flowers , broken pipes , ripped patio furniture , no towels no umbrellas!! I can go on forever but , you see for yourself ! Never again. Never

3.6

Jul 2024

The TV did not work, the refrigerator was warm at first then it froze our food, the floors were dirty- basically you had to wear shoes at all times otherwise your feet would be dirty. The outside of the hotel I was dirty. It smelled like someone had been smoking marijuana in our room until I bought and sprayed air freshener. Won’t be staying there again. Would not recommend.

3.6

Jul 2024

Place was not to code . they did not functional smoke detectors and once they were made aware of they simply just left them in the room on the next to the TV. they stated they did not have proper equipment to have them installed, the lock on the door was broken and not functional, the microwave was not working , plug were microwave went had a electrical short ,, lights flickering off and on , TV not working . never never stay here !!!

3.6

Jun 2024

Place is under construction so lobby was closed and construction debris all around

3.6

Jun 2024

Breakfast was next to nothing. Tables were not cleaned. The room carpet was dirty

3.6

May 2024

The consierge was super helpful and friendly. Fantastic and spacious room.

3.6

Apr 2024

This hotel is trying to put lipstick on a pig with their renovation. They’ve redone floors and put in cheap new furniture but left the old bathrooms. My first room didn’t have a working tv and only 1 hand towel. They did move us to another room. Old bathrooms with construction dust and caulk in sinks and on bathroom floor and door. Toilet seat was wrong size for toilet. Shower curtain was moldy. No protective flooring outside rooms so our shoes stuck. $347 a night because it was cal poly weekend for prospective students. Way to show families that they don’t care if you ever return. Don’t stay here.

3.6

Mar 2024

There was dirty underwear in the wardrobe of my room when I checked in. Half the gym equipment was out of order. This place is not worth the per night price. Walls are not all painted in the rooms. I almost left the night I checked in. Stay away.

3.6

Mar 2024

The staff were ok but we first checked in with the front desk Henry and when we got to the room #1 the A/c and heater doesn’t work and the tv doesn’t work… went to the front desk to inform Henry and we got another room okay this time the A/C AND HEATER works but the tv DOESN’T we took a look at the remote and to top it off there was a battery missing like do they not check the rooms before they get booked? Apparently not… we told Henry again and it also looked like a cable was missing for the tv since it wasn’t working so Henry went to go try to find one but failed to come back… do not recommend this place!!!

3.6

Mar 2024

We were given a room with double beds while we had booked queen beds. Once in the room, the heating was not working.

FAQs

How much does this motel cost compared to others in San Luis Obispo?

The average price for a rental in San Luis Obispo is $135 per night. This rental is $45 less expensive than the average.

Is parking included with this motel?

Yes, parking is listed as an amenity at Sands Inn & Suites. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.

Is there a pool at this motel?

Yes, a swimming pool is available for use at Sands Inn & Suites. Enjoy the water!

Is Sands Inn & Suites pet friendly?

Unfortunately, this motel is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"

What amenities are available at Sands Inn & Suites?

We found 10 amenities for this rental. This includes pool, air conditioner, kitchen or kitchenette, internet / wifi, and parking.

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3star

2 full beds

Garden · Pool · Pets allowed

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Sands Inn & Suites

Motel in San Luis Obispo, CA

Reasons to book

About this motel

Amenities

Map of San Luis Obispo, CA

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Economy Room, 1 King Bed

Standard Double Room, 2 Double Beds

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

Suite, Multiple Beds, Kitchenette

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

Sands Inn & Suites

Motel in San Luis Obispo, CA

Reasons to book

About this motel

Amenities

Map of San Luis Obispo, CA

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Economy Room, 1 King Bed

Standard Double Room, 2 Double Beds

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

Suite, Multiple Beds, Kitchenette

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

Reviews

FAQs

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