Best Western Corte Madera Inn

Incredible. Great room. Great outdoor heated pool and hot tub. (Olympic size pool) half court basketball. Huge gas grill. Shuffleboard. Putting green. Amazing breakfast included (still typical hotel breakfast… but the eggs were real) with the best staff I’ve experienced. Great fire pit area we enjoyed at night. This was especially great for my large family. Will look to come back again with an even larger group. Close to beach, redwoods, San Fran. You cannot beat it for the price. Well worth it.

Clean room, looks like it was built 1970’s and updated — yes looks like a best western
Staff was helpful and friendly
It pretty close to 101 and you can hear the traffic buzz outside at the pool, but not in the room
If your a swimmer there is a 25yd 6 lane pool, heated too, plus 2 hot tubs
Kids can play on the putting green, basketball court or ping pong table
Breakfast includes eggs sausage bacon plus cereal yogurt and breads
If you’re looking for 5 start check out the aqua down the road a bit

Thank you BW Corte Madera. We had such a great time at your resort recently. It was our 25^th anniversary (yup we stayed there 25 years ago) and we were treated so well. The property is very nice and well kept. The pool is awesome– really clean, large, deep and beautiful. Everyone there was super nice and thoughtful. We had a great time. Thanks again.

This is kind of a glorified motel, right off the freeway and sandwiched between two strip malls. What set this place apart for me was stellar service from the front desk and very clean rooms. But it was lacking a few amenities that I would have expected at this price point. In particular the breakfast was way subpar compared to other places I have stayed. It’s free, but still. Also, this isn’t their fault but the immediate area was a cell phone «dead zone» for both me and my companion, on two different networks. I had no cell reception the entire time I was here.

The Corte madera inn is amazing and it’s not by accident that it’s the number one rated hotel in Corte madera. I’ve been staying here for years and there’s nowhere else I’d consider staying in Marin. The staff and management are attentive, courteous, polite and well trained. They provide the upmost in bespoke hospitality and service and exceeded all my expectations. Ignore any negative comments I work in the hotel industry guests will only usually complain to try to receive something comped. The beautiful 5 acre grounds are well maintained and the amenities including the Olympic size pool, fitness center, putting green, basketball court and bbq area with picnic tables are unparalleled. There are also 2 charming outdoor malls within walking distance with gourmet dining options and plenty of outdoor activities in Marin like hiking Muir Woods and the local beaches. Not to mention very centrally located with San Fran only 15 minutes and Sonoma/​Napa valley only about 30 minutes away. Overall the rates are reasonable, rooms clean and spacious and staff is amazing! Well done 5 stars isn’t enough!

Rooms smelled musty, pretty small and run down. Heat kept coming on instead of air. Power went out in bathroom do you couldn’t dry your hair our shave I’m the dark. Would not recommend, expensive for what you get.

I thought this was well worth the price for the area. Nice clean hotel, rooms were comfortable, large pool and lovely hot tub, nice breakfast as well. No complaints at all and would definitely stay here again.

I can’t believe that this hotel (dump) was booked the night we stayed. Our room was CREEPY. Outside our slider there was a swamp. The bed was so bad I almost slept in the car. I didn’t even use the shower. My husband is not as fussy and he was disgusted. Yuck!

In General a nice hotel and location, but doesnt have all the accommodations I’ve experienced at a Best Western, especially being a Platinum member.
We get to our room, nice location at the end with a lagoon view. We unloaded our bags and coolor. We seen there was no refrigerator… Kept looking around and finally found it randomly in the closet with some bugs around it. Then we went to park our car to find no parking at our room. So we had to drive all the way around to basically the front desk area were we just came from checking in, and had to walk all the way back.
The pool: you have to check in, write your name down to request towels. I ask the lady if the pool is heated. She replied yes its ⁸⁰⁄₉₀ warm and salt water. Jumped in, it was ⁶⁰⁄₇₀.
Front Desk: not really to friendly with a greeting semi smile. I obviously interrupted their lunch. We checked in and they told us we used our rewards incorrectly after we just got off the phone with best western and said we had to use our rewards at the counter. So two diffrent people telling us two things. In the end, we did get our discount.
Sometimes the little things add up!

This is a good hotel at a good location. The only reason I am giving it 3 stars because it doesn’t have all of the bells and whistles a 4 or 5 star hotel has. It doesn’t even have a restaurant, however you can go to the restaurant next door for a complimentary breakfast. It is a Buffett with a couple of hot items.
The front desk staff was very friendly when I checked in and when I checked out. It’s a good thing I had a car, because my room was on the other side of the hotel outside. It would have been a long walk!
The room was big, shower was great, bed was ok. I never had a chance to enjoy the patio, but I would have sat out on it if I had time.
It is walking distance to a good outdoor shopping mall. I recommend eating at World Wrapps.

This was a desperation stop. Tired after many hours on the road and most other hotels this side of San Fran sold out. I would ONLY recommend stopping at this dump if you are likewise desperate for a place to sleep. The rooms are seedy and smell bad. Shower barely worked and o was concerned about what else was living in the bed I slept in. Unless you are nodding off at the wheel as I was… Keep going

Great location, just north of the GG bridge at moderate rates. I reserved through my company travel site for $ 120/​night. I drive up and think it’s more motel-​esque but was pleasantly surprised.
Pro: smell (older hotel rooms usually stink, this one didn’t), free parking, easy 101 access, gas station across the street with lots of upscale shopping and Safeway too, large private partially enclosed patio, lovely pool, good/​free wifi, comfy bed, decent TP, great EO shower product (shampoo, conditioner, body wash)
Mod: nice enough staff (not great, not bad), shower water pressure was just ok, linens, decent sounds between rooms
Con: first impression, didn’t see an elevator for the two floor buildings, stinky hand soap and body lotion, pretty bad buffet style breakfast at the BBQ restaurant (free though not worthwhile) — contrary to other reviews, there was not a basket delivered
I had a good sleep, had windows open, it was raining in the morning and so relaxing, was allowed to stay an hour after the noon checkout. Good stay!

I only have one complaint which I will add at the end because I don’t want to start out this review with a negative tone.
Location! Location! Location! Quite impressed. Reminds me very much of another much more expensive hotel in the area with its similar architecture but the rates here at the BW are much more reasonable. Saved a few bucks with the AAA rate too. The heated pool is HUGE and the sunshine is warm at this exit off of the 101. Loads of shopping and restaurants nearby. We’ve stayed at other hotels in the area and this is the definitely the best value.
Unfortunately, I have to comment about guests who were smoking. Of all the places on this green Earth that someone would light up, standing in the courtyard of a hotel in Marin County where the guests all have their doors and windows open to enjoy the fresh air sweeping down from Mt. Tam is completely ignorant and disrespectful. I complained two nights in a row to the front desk that there were guests standing just below our balcony smoking cigarette after cigarette. As soon as they left, another group arrived and lit up again. The hotel needs to do a better job of enforcing a designated area smoking policy to an area that won’t disturb other guests. I don’t think its unreasonable to ask management to install a few «No Smoking» signs in the courtyard and to request that smokers keep their fumes in the parking lot. I am sad to say that unless they do something about the smoking, I would pay a higher rate to stay elsewhere.

Pros:
+Staff was fast, friendly, and polite.
+The property was older, but the rooms seemed very clean.
+Convenient location; right off the highway.
+Restaurants and shopping nearby.
+The bed was comfy.
Cons:
–Although the bed itself was comfy, the pillows sucked ass. But, then again, when do hotel pillows ever NOT suck ass?
–The map of the neighborhood the front desk provides to its guests is outdated/​obsolete. We ended up doing a lot of unnecessary driving (in circles) thanks to this «map».
–The A/​C in our room was busted; luckily it wasn’t very hot so it wasn’t much of a problem.
Basically, it’s an OK place if you need a spot to crash for a night… but it’s definitely not anything special.

It’s ok. The people at the front desk was awesome. I love that they have a AAA discount. It may only be a few dollars, but a few dollars are dollars saved. Free Wi-​Fi but limited because of the other guests. We weren’t in the room that long anyways, in and out. We were lucky, to find a park right in front of our door. A little pricey, but for the area, and the ease of the location to and from certain businesses, it’s great. Free breakfast too?? How can you not?

Great location just off of the freeway. The room was well sized and very comfortable. The Staff was very friendly and accommodating. The breakfast was much more than I expected. The pool was fairly busy with locals swimming laps but we had plenty of room to splash around with our kids. About a 20 minute ride to Muir woods. Will definitely be visiting again.

IMO — 4stars because of BIG heated pool u can do laps in, basketball court, and near highway/​shops. Otherwise,… This is not home away from home. The feel of the room, bed, shower is like a 2.5 stars. Sheets and towels are white but white from 1980. Coffee maker, blow dryer, soap Is so cheesy I don’t even trust it. The doors are cracked for the bugs and cold draft to come in. Always so cold in here. Even when, I max the temp gauge. The rooms need a major update in every way possible. The gutter was spewing water at me when I open the door. Keep the wood beams on the ceiling and the flat tv. I like that. The hotel key cards are so sensitive to being demagnetized. Wth? No water bottles in room? Hotel staff is friendly.

AWESOME!
Front desk was sweet. The breakfast was awesome. The bed was amazing. The room was clean and the bed was so comfortable. The pool in enormous and I was able to swim laps and then sit in the hot tub. The location is great, we rode our bikes to Tiriboun one day and went to Stinson Beach the next. This is our new spot to stay while in the bay area.

The best local hotel… really:
Friendly staff
Clean and tidy rooms…
Lovely personalized breakfast
Nice outdoors, pool, play/​lounge area
Great rates (esp for marin)!!
Free wifi
Excellent location
Jeez…what more can one ask for?
(I just don’t get some of these whiny reviews)
I’m local and I always put family, friends and (out of town) business colleagues up at this place… and I only hear great reviews from them all (so multiply my review by 100s)!!

I generally stay near SFO on my trips to the Bay Area but as I had visited Ad Hoc for fried chicken night, I was looking for somewhere closer to Napa to lay my head for the night on the drive back to the city
Best Western is conveniently located right off the 101 and right next to a large mall, which is easily accessible by foot. The major sights north of the Golden Gate Bridge like Sausalito, Muir Woods and the Marin Headlands are all a short drive away
I like the Best Western chain because each hotel tries to be individual and this hotel is no different. I like the little story books by the bedside and the continental breakfast baskets delivered to your door in the morning
The bed was large and comfortable and the room was generous in size. Parking did get a little tight at times but I did manage to find a space
A back door from the room led to a central area with the swimming pool and hot tub, which was very refreshing in the hot weather. Teddy and I did also take advantage of the nice sun loungers and hammocks
I’d definitely return here again