Vagabond Inn San Luis Obispo

Outdoor pool, open 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM, sun loungers

Family Studio Suite | Desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board, cribs/infant beds

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds | Desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board, cribs/infant beds

Family Room | Bathroom | Free toiletries, hair dryer, towels, soap

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds | Bathroom | Free toiletries, hair dryer, towels, soap

8.2

Excellent(1,025 Reviews)

Motel in San Luis Obispo, CA

1 queen bed

Reasons to book

Guests love it hereGuests give this property a top rating

Great price for your budgetOne of the lowest cost properties in the area

Includes essentialsPool, Kitchen or Kitchenette, Air conditioner and more

About this motel

Motel with free parking, near Bubblegum Alley
This smoke-free motel features an outdoor pool, a restaurant, and a coffee shop/cafe. 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 express check-out.
Housekeeping is available on request.
Vagabond Inn San Luis Obispo offers 60 accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. 50-inch LCD televisions come with premium cable channels. Refrigerators and microwaves are provided. Rooms have partially open bathrooms.

This San Luis Obispo motel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and complimentary toiletries. Housekeeping is offered on request and change of bedsheets can be requested.

An outdoor pool and a spa tub are on site.

Children under 12 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool or spa tub without adult supervision.

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

Hot tub or spa

Map of San Luis Obispo, CA

Nearby attractions

Dinosaur Caves Park

7.6 mi

Monarch Butterfly Grove

9.6 mi

Morro Bay State Park

11 mi

Estrella Warbird Museum

27.9 mi

Available Rooms

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed

1 Queen • 325 ft²

Sleeps 3

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

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

2 Queen • 350 ft²

Sleeps 4

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

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

1 King • 325 ft²

Sleeps 3

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

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible

2 Queen • 336 ft²

Sleeps 4

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

Studio Suite

1 King

Sleeps 3

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

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Vagabond Inn San Luis Obispo

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8.2

Excellent(1,025 Reviews)

Motel in San Luis Obispo, CA

1 queen bed

Reasons to book

Guests love it hereGuests give this property a top rating

Great price for your budgetOne of the lowest cost properties in the area

Includes essentialsPool, Kitchen or Kitchenette, Air conditioner and more

About this motel

An outdoor pool and a spa tub are on site.

Children under 12 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool or spa tub without adult supervision.

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

Hot tub or spa

Map of San Luis Obispo, CA

Nearby attractions

Dinosaur Caves Park

7.6 mi

Monarch Butterfly Grove

9.6 mi

Morro Bay State Park

11 mi

Estrella Warbird Museum

27.9 mi

Available Rooms

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed

1 Queen • 325 ft²

Sleeps 3

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

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

2 Queen • 350 ft²

Sleeps 4

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

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

1 King • 325 ft²

Sleeps 3

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

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible

2 Queen • 336 ft²

Sleeps 4

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

Studio Suite

1 King

Sleeps 3

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

Reviews

8.2

Excellent(1,025 Reviews)

1.0

Nov 2024

The room was dirty and you could hear the people in the rooms on each side of you. You could hear everything going on in the parking lot in front of your room. The shower made a loud noise when you would turn it on and the bed was terrible.

3.0

Nov 2024

TV controls couldn't be fixed/explained by staff... No shampoo in Bathroom.

5.0

Nov 2024

Great motel, clean close to shopping, and restaurants. No carpeting! Yay! Minimal amenities great front desk staff. Perfect for business stay.

5.0

Oct 2024

It was a good experience the rooms were perfectly big for the family .few things i did not like was that the sofa smelled like urine and the room smalles like it was a smokers room before.

4.0

Oct 2024

We enjoyed our stay. The staff was very friendly. It is a basic hotel but serves its purpose. It was clean and we found no issues. Would stay here again.

3.0

Oct 2024

Older property, that's fine, updated flooring and tv. Minimal amenities, no breakfast or snacks although McD, Dennys and Ihop next door, grocery store across street. Convenient to 101 and other services, next door is Madonna Inn. Most annoying thing was lack of blackout curtains and intense LED exterior lighting, hard to sleep, not dark enough, super agitating. Review higher if room had the necessary black out drapes! So, cost somewhat high relative to value, I thought...

2.0

Sep 2024

Day of check-in, was harassed via text, email, and phone to give an ETA that I didn't have. Room's AC unit was so loud that it disrupted my sleep. Bed blanket was rough and scratchy. Hotel WiFi timed out every time I attempted to connect. Shower pipes rattled like a failing engine when in use. Received another amount text the next morning regarding checkout time.

1.0

Sep 2024

The only good thing was the price and even then I should have known better. Walking into the room we were hit with an awful smell of old food. The microwave needs to be replaced it smells like spaghetti and a mixture of other smells. When the heater kicked on it’s too close to the fire alarm so it went off in the early morning. Every time water was turned on somewhere it rattles the walls so sleeping through the night was not an option either. Instead of sleeping in we decided to drive home after this one night stay “vacation”.

2.0

Sep 2024

I got what I paid for I guess. The fridge was dirty. The walls were paper thin as I could hear everything going on in the other rooms. There was a weird vibration in the wall closest to the window from when the AC units or ice machine would kick on making it impossible to sleep at night.

3.0

Sep 2024

Room was decent, check in was decent.

4.0

Sep 2024

We had an overall good experience at this motel The room was clean and the staff was friendly. The motel is a little pricey for what it is. I don’t like the policy that after staying there then we were unable to use the pool at check out day.

10.0

Sep 2024

Very clean and great customer service. We also enjoyed the pool and spa.

10.0

Sep 2024

Good value

6.0

Sep 2024

2pm on a Wednesday. Not a single vehicle in the parking lot. Wouldn’t let me check in until 3. Sat in the parking lot for an hour for no reason. The place is decent but the counter guy sucked

8.0

Sep 2024

Good price for clean and safe room for the night.

1.0

Sep 2024

Very noisy wall AC, no handy soap in container , water pipe in faucet had vibrating loud noise when you turned on

10.0

Sep 2024

I've stayed there many times and enjoyed it however this time the floor was dirty. Also, the air-conditioner thermostat wasn't working, regardless the setting, it never shut off.

10.0

Sep 2024

Was not convenient for me with mobility scooter to go to town. Other than that it was nice. Pool was great—- slaw way too cold. Would stay here again if I had better transportation.

10.0

Sep 2024

Great for the price

10.0

Sep 2024

The property was clean, quiet, and central to downtown. Staff was friendly. Great customer service.

8.0

Sep 2024

Good value, perfect for one or two nights. Clean and comfortable.

8.0

Sep 2024

good experience

5.0

Sep 2024

This hotel had great service. It was clean and comfortable.

8.0

Sep 2024

I liked how close to the free way this hotel was and within walking distance to madonna inn and stores.

10.0

Aug 2024

Convenient and clean good value

10.0

Aug 2024

Convenient location

8.0

Aug 2024

The property was clean and comfortable. I thought everything was really nice, but there was no carpeting on the floors and the upstairs people walked across the room and it was very loud for the downstairs person. I think some carpeting up in the upstairs and the downstairs would be nice, thank

5.0

Aug 2024

Great room awesome service will be back soon

2.0

Aug 2024

I don’t want to be a hater but I have to list a few items that the owner should address. The sink smelled like sewer from the spill-over hole, the pipes raffle when the shower gets hot, the sheets are very tough, the bed is not comfortable, and the lights on the parking lot are extremely bright so it looks like morning, even through the blinds, Sorry for all the issues but can’t stay there next time. Staff was great though.

8.0

Aug 2024

The hotel is a little older, but looks like there is some remodeling or updating going on. Our room was clean, but small. The AC wasn't the best, it was like a through the wall air unit. Again, some things were updated, but others were not. The pool was clean and heated. I felt the price was good for what we got. I know others we were traveling with spent triple what we did. If you are looking for luxury this is not the place. But if you are looking for a descent location, simple room for a good price, this is the place.

8.0

Aug 2024

Nice location & surprisingly great location. Not quite. Loud work & machinery going on outside next door. Thin walls, especially when families are literally yelling at each other. Not the way anyone wants to wake up or go to sleep. Staff were great. The room was typical, clean, and enough for a weekend. I’d try this location one more time.

2.0

Aug 2024

The worst and dirty hotel experience ever! If I could upload the photos you could see for self. I will be putting a review on google and if allowed, you can see the photos there. I paid $250 to stay one night 8/17/24 for soccer tournament at Cal poly. This booking was booked with many days in advanced. The beds had body fluids all over! The sink, faucet and bathroom floor had yellow/brown build up. As for the beds, I'm talking about urine stains, blood looking stains, other brown stains and one pubic hair. One of the queen matress cover had urine all over and a huge brown/yellow stain running down the bed. I called the front desk manager to the room. While I showed all the stains, he had the audacity to pretent he didn't see it all! I would of been ok if he just replaced the peed covers Very nicely I asked for clean sheets . I wanted that nasty cover replaced with a clean one. He said he would just bring more sheets to stack up on top of the dirty one. Well in deed that was all he did, unbelievable! This was at 8 pm and we were all tired to go look for a last minute hotel. We had to be up by 7 am so we stayed. Everything was unsanitary in room 205. Even the white doors had brown hand stains all over and dust collected on top of the frames We have stayed in many hotels before and this is by fast the worst experience.

5.0

Aug 2024

Clean, contemporary appointments. Minimalist hotel. Loved the front desk staff. Freshly painted, clean, no carpet. Will stay again.

8.0

Aug 2024

Windows had so much dust and dead critters, rest of the hotel room was pretty good. Some dead spiders in the bathroom window.

4.0

Aug 2024

Our room was clean. Staff very friendly. Area was quiet. Bed was so comfortable. We were on a getaway. Definitely going back.

8.0

Aug 2024

Bedsheets were stained but everything else was clean and worked well.

1.0

Aug 2024

It was a terrible stay. We could not sleep. A very loud vibration/humming was keeping us up. So loud, that we left early in the morning and didn’t stay, because we were so tired.

10.0

Aug 2024

Quick and easy stay. The pool and spa area was nice to relax in after a long day of travel.

5.0

Aug 2024

Great customer service never had a hard time with checking in is super fast

10.0

Aug 2024

Great stay for the price. Property is clean and bed was clean.

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 $133 per night. This rental is $31 less expensive than the average.

Is parking included with this motel?

Yes, parking is listed as an amenity at Vagabond Inn San Luis Obispo. 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 Vagabond Inn San Luis Obispo. Enjoy the water!

Is Vagabond Inn San Luis Obispo pet friendly?

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

What amenities are available at Vagabond Inn San Luis Obispo?

We found 7 amenities for this rental. This includes pool, air conditioner, kitchen or kitchenette, internet / wifi, and parking.

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Reasons to book

About this motel

Amenities

Map of San Luis Obispo, CA

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible

Studio Suite

Vagabond Inn San Luis Obispo

Motel in San Luis Obispo, CA

Reasons to book

About this motel

Amenities

Map of San Luis Obispo, CA

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible

Studio Suite

Reviews

FAQs

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

Is parking included with this motel?

Is there a pool at this motel?

Is Vagabond Inn San Luis Obispo pet friendly?

What amenities are available at Vagabond Inn San Luis Obispo?

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