Garden Inn & Suites

This place is technically a motel, but it’s more like a B&B. My fiancé and I stayed here on our way to Yosemite, and we knew we made the right decision coming here when the sweet scent of guava and a warm smile of the lady who runs this place greeted us late at night. The room was surprisingly big, quiet, and had everything we needed for a simple stay. In the morning, the owner gave me a tour of the place, teaching me about the different kinds of plants and fruits they grow. She let me try some really unique fruits like Australian Finger Lime and showed me how they make their own dried Goji Berries and Jujube. I also had the honor of meeting the owner’s mother and other ladies who were growing vegetables in the back. They were all so nice and sweet, I decided to call them the Guardians Of The Secret Garden. It’s been couple of weeks since my visit, and I still can’t stop telling people about this hidden gem in Fresno.

The owner is very wise and kind. My husband and I go to Fresno on the regular basis. We usually stayed in the same hotel but our regular was booked fully this time due to the event in the town. I found this place via Unilocal (Thank Unilocalers!). We were not aware of the event when we made the plan to Fresno and we are very glad that we stayed there at one of the busy nights in the town with a quiet surrendering.
The owner told me that they have more than 65 different fruits on the ground. They offer some of them own grown fruits at the hotel breakfast. It is from the fruit trees to your table. It could not be fresher. I had the best Jujubes that I ever had in my life. The breakfast is healthy with quiet a few of selections. I like the fact that they offered the really hard boil eggs instead of these frozen pre– cook eggs.
I am super allergic to the hotel sheet. Their sheets/​covers are very nice and comfortable because they don’t allow pets. Room is spacious like what the photo shows. We also have a large TV but our room didn’t have a brand new bath tub.

This is a great hotel — the beds are fantastic, the rooms are big. Nice family run place and yes, like everyone says, the fruit trees are great. Nice pool, ice machine for free (in Fresno that counts for a lot), and a very good breakfast for a low-​cost hotel.

I give this place five stars not because it’s fancy but because it’s simple and unexpected! Very nice and tidy little rooms, a quaint little pool and the little Asian lady who owns it hand made my waffle when I woke up! When I told her what a nice place it is, she laughed and said, «We worked hard for it!» Thumbs up!

Stayed here overnight when I was too exhausted to drive farther that day. Beautiful grounds, very pleasant, and right next to the Forestiere Underground Gardens. My room had a little patio chair outside, with a fruit tree right next to it.

Very nice. Rooms and grounds meticulously clean. Room with two queen beds was like an apartment with living room and kitchen. fresh fruit grown on hotel grounds served at the free breakfast, including figs and peaches. my young daughter was so happy when the owner cooked her waffle to perfection for her at breakfast. The pool and hot tub were great.

Quick one night stay, clean room, nice size, beautiful fruit bearing trees all through the grounds. No complaints and would definitely stay again

Clean, friendly owners, good breakfast. Overall good value. Beautiful grounds. Simple décor, lighting in bathroom mirror made it hard to see. Convenient location near several major chain restaurants and Wal-​Mart.

Trying to call and get information… The phone just keeps ringing, and ringing, and ringing, and ringing…

It was «fine». Beautiful citrus and gardens around but overpriced in terms of the décor within the rooms and the reception area.

We stayed one night here on our way to Sequoia national park based on a friend’s recommendation. He is right; this is a really good motel!
Room is large and clean with a mini-​fridge and microwave in it. The grounds were filled with fruit trees, blooming roses and other flowers.
The couple has owned this motel for more than 20 years and is very friendly. We enjoyed the breakfast very much for it was great and fresh and includes fruit from their citrus orchard that is right on the grounds, plus waffles, yogurt, eggs, sausage, cereal, bagels, etc.
I would strong recommend anyone to try this convenient and comfortable stopover in Fresno.

One of the nicest hotels that I have stayed in. The couple running this hotel are absolutely wonderful. I am not sure what happened with the bad reviews but I will happily stay in this hotel again. I will also recommend this hotel to friends or family if they are ever in the Fresno area. I stayed in the handicapped room and had more than enough room in the living area and bathroom to easily accommodate a wheelchair. I even had a leather recliner in my room. One note cable tv was not available in my room, but there were plenty of over the air channels in English, Spanish and other languages. This did not bother me as I do not have cable or satellite tv at home but it might be an issue with some people.

We have never been treated more poorly than by this hotel. How do they stay in business? They didn’t honor our reservation. They unilaterally cancelled our reservation. Then they said it was a mistake and they would make other accomodations for us. There’s no polite way to say this, they simply lied. We were flabbergasted. I know this place has gotten nice reviews and that’s why we booked there. But I would highly recommend on not relying on these people to honor anything they promised.

This is the second time I’ve stayed at Garden Inn and Suites and both times have been almost perfect. The couple that have owned it for 28 years are very friendly. If you’re interested in gardening of any kind he loves to talk about what he’s doing and his wife, Jaime, is extremely friendly too. Breakfast is great and fresh and includes fruit from their citrus orchard that is right on the grounds, plus waffles that she makes up for you, yogurt, eggs, sausage, cereal, bagels, etc.
The grounds are highly maintained and you feel like you’re at a country villa instead of in the city of Fresno. Both times I’ve come in February and haven’t been able to use the pool, but it looks very nice and clean.
The room itself was very nice, a nice clean King size bed, large room and big TV. Free wifi, refrigerator, microwave, coffee pot, hair dryer. Bathroom is on the smaller size.
ALSO, my reservations were for Monday-​Tuesdays nights of the World Ag Expo, a time when I know most hotels are booked. I got ill the weekend before and on Monday at noon I knew I wouldn’t make it down there until Tuesday, so I called to see if I could switch my reservation to Tuesday and Wednesday nights. The owner very graciously let me change my dates with almost no notice. I thanked him and said how happy we were there last year and he commented about how he likes to take care of his repeat customers.
This hotel is on my list to come to anytime I am in the Fresno area. Highly recommend it!

I love this place! I booked a king suite for a wedding, and other family members stayed here as well. We all loved it. There was a nice outdoor patio in front of our room, and while sitting out there, the air smelled sweet because of the flowers and fruit trees. The owners were wonderful. They served the most delicious homemade waffles and dried persimmons for breakfast, that they had grown and dried on the grounds. Our room was big and well laid out. Its an older room/​building, but it was really fixed up and nice. I had never been to Fresno before, and it made our stay feel very nice and special. The Forestiere Gardens were right next door, so we walked right over, which I highly recommend. It doesn’t hurt that there is an In N Out across the street, either.

This place was terrible. I reserved online but when I showed up to check in they claimed my bank visa/​debit wasn’t a credit card, even though it clearly has the visa logo right on the front. It is both credit and debit. They refuses to except it, continually claiming it was a debit card and not a credit card. I have never had this problem before with using this card at a hotel or renting a car or purchasing plane tickets. I ended up staying at the nearby Ramada, where my Visa card was accepted without any problem. They were also very friendly. Don’t stay here. Drive up the road and pay the extra 10 dollars for the Ramada!

Fresno is not the greatest place but it is one of the closest cities to Yosemite. On our way we found this jewel of a place to stay. Very clean and nice room. We even got a jacuzzi tub. Fresh fruit breakfast which the owners take pride in growing on site. For a hundred bucks, it’s money well spent. FYI, it’s close to the 99 freeway, there’s an In-​N-​Out Burger and a Costco very close by.

The owners make this place a winner. They really go out of their way to help you enjoy your stay. Take their free breakfast. I was there with my mother, and she is from the old country. When she saw the food spread the owners laid out for breakfast, she got overexcited and started packing fruit and yogurt into her little travel bag «for lunch». I had to apologize to the owner lady, but not only she encouraged my mom to take it all, she suggested other food my mom might enjoy. Oh yeah, they also upgraded my room for free to make my mom more comfortable. The only reason I’m giving four and not five stars is because the bathtub wasn’t quite perfect. Otherwise, this is an ideal place to stay.

I can’t think of any place I would rather stay while in Fresno. Clean and quiet considering its close to highway 99. I enjoyed the flower garden. On top of my favorable first impression, the complimentary breakfast was better quality food than meals I’ve paid for. My mouth is watering just thinking about that waffle. My only regret is I did not get a chance to tour Forestiere gardens which is right next door.

I would highly recommend this place to all my friends and family and will definitely stay here again when in Fresno.
As in the name, Garden Inn and Suites feels like town homes within a garden. Amongst the orange, grapefruit, and lemon trees the rooms are clean and comfortable.
My fiancé and I stayed here for one night in December and enjoyed the quality of the rooms and friendly staff that we decided to stay another night.
It is also a great place for multiple parties to stay in one place. We came with a large family and we were able to all be together in a town home type unit with three rooms and a shared living area.
To top it off, the nice lady (I think she may be the owner) gave us a hand-​picked bag of oranges to take on the road as we checked out.
Definitely a must-​stay place in Fresno!