Clarion Inn

I love Clarion hotels and this is no exception. The reception area is classy, the front desk clerks were friendly and the place is clean. The large flat screen was wide and clear. The rooms have been remodeled with granite and ceramic floor tile that looks like hard wood floors. The jacuzzi was bubbling and hot, just 30 feet from my room. This place is dog friendly and close to stores, restaurants and the «Petroglyphs». They even gave us breakfast vouchers which included your choice of full regular breakfast entrees. I recommend this place. Oh, the shower water was nice, soft and pleasantly hot.

The hotel was really nice. The breakfast was pretty delicous as well. The reason i rate 4 stars because the gym lacks in weights. Worth your money here

Great value! We were so pleased with our stay here. Service was very accommodating. Breakfast vouchers includes a full, cook to order meal! Nice pool, hot tub. Liked the dry sauna! Clean and quiet. Pretty mountain view with good, healthy food within walking distance!

The worst experience ever !! The manager was rude after I told him there were bed bugs in the room not to mention a good size cockroach.

Service: ⁵⁄₅
Cleanliness: ⁵⁄₅
Pool:5/5
Value: ⁵⁄₅
This hotel was perfect for our family and dog! The front desk staff was very accommodating with our room location and early check in request. The pool was chilly but well used by all. The area included a BBQ making it easy to eat in if needed.
Each room comes with 2 breakfast vouchers for the full menu restaurant. Extra vouchers are $ 7. Incredible value.
We hadn’t realized there is also a full pub attached which we would have tried if time permitted.
Not only was the staff kind and attentive, the other guests were all incredibly friendly and courteous. Our dog was very popular.
I would definitely stay again!

I’m staying here on the dime of a film production company, for we are shooting nearby at the Trona Pinnacles. I didn’t expect much, and was not disappointed.
Here’s the reason for the 1 star complaint:
A group of rowdy revelers are making quite a scene by the pool. Quiet hours begin at 10, So, being a fun loving guy who enjoys a good poolside party I waited until almost 11 o’clock before I called the front desk to complain. They assured me they would take care of it.
I believe they did, because soon after, the noise died down.
But then I got a knock on my door, which was very odd, from someone hollering the words maintenance.
Being that I didn’t make a maintenance call, I peered through the peep hole, and saw one of the party revelers in his floral colored tank top with an ear to his cell phone, staring my door down.
They mentioned my room number?
This absolutely must be a violation of my privacy, and company policy.
I didn’t answer the door, of course, and called the front desk, and the girl played dumb.
I will never stay at a Clarion ever again.

This hotel used to be great even when it was the Carriage Inn but now they have remodeled and upgraded the rooms and I can tell you the place is totallly awesome and super refreshing and über spotless-​clean, the a/​c superlative — slept like a baby, I did — and the restaurant and bar, Charley’s –where the local F-​18 and Ercoupe pilots hang out — was awesome! We got an über king size bed and ground floor room overlooking the pool — we swam until 11 pm because the summer temperature encourages a dip in the pool — for about $ 79 using my AAA membership. Couldn’t be happier. Lots of Europeans stay there as well as film crews up from LA. The food is probably the best in town. Seriously nice. AND THE CHECK IN STAFF ARE SWEET AND SUPER EFFICIENT!

Only stayed here, because some of the better hotels were booked full. Rooms were absolutely full of «Boxelder» bugs. Kill three or four and ten minutes later there were another half dozen crawling around. Lord only knows how many I ate, while sleeping. Rooms looked to be a bit dated, with dents and scrapes on most of the furniture. The air conditioning didn’t work very good and took most of the night to cool the room down. Oddly, there was no cold water. Only hot and it was real hot.

Made a reservation through Orbitz, however the hotel didn’t inform orbits that all rooms were sold out. Stuck in Ridgecrest with no rooms available anywhere.

The staff was sweet. The décor is modern. It’s nice overall but the floor under our bed is dreadful.

On a business trip, I decided to stay here. At first I was really disappointed to find out that breakfast was not starting until Monday. The owner claimed it was because it is now under new management. The new guy at the desk was very nice however, but the owner was rude and didn’t apologize for having breakfast included on the website and not actually having it. How long does it really take to change a website? Luckily, I was able to walk to the nearby Stater Bros for breakfast. The outside of the hotel is ok but worried me seeing piles of mattresses near one building (TACKY!). The room was recently remodeled with new carpeting, bathroom and tv. The setup of the room was different and modern. The king bed was super comfortable and I really enjoyed staying in the room The swimming area is nice with a large pool, hot tub and grilling area. I would stay here again and hope that with the new management, they clean up the outside areas. I would have given it 4 stars had the manager been a little bit more accommodating or compassionate for not having a breakfast when I went there for that!

Room was fine; big, comfortable king bed, decent WiFi. Room had a mini-​fridge that was positioned on the (limited) counter space, with a big hole where a previous fridge had been located in the furniture. Room arrangement is interesting, with a dressing room with closet off the main room, and the toilet /​shower off the dressing room. Lights in the bathroom will not wake up someone sleeping!
NOTE: The Choice Hotels website says that a nice breakfast is included — it’s not, as the sign at the front desk announces. The nearby Denny’s was an inexpensive, and good alternative (though no offer from the Clarion front desk to compensate for misleading advertising).
Signage is rather obscure — it took a loop up and down China Lake Boulevard to locate the office. It’s just north of the Walgreen’s, on the same side of the street.
A furniture truck was cheerfully parked — sideways — in front of our room, occupying five or six adjacent parking spaces.

This is one of my favorite hotels ever!
We stayed in room 110 and it was great! It is a suite: You get a bedroom and a living room – plus 2 bathrooms.
Details on the rooms: It was 2 adjoining rooms.
The first was a room with 2 queens /​desk /​dresser /​tv /​and a full-​sized bath.
The second was a smaller room (would be a single) with a large sleeper sofa, an armchair, a tv, and a full-​sized bath.
Each room has its own exit door to the outside, and a window.
The rooms felt large and spacious. Even with all of us in there, we didn’t feel cramped at all.
The place was very clean, and the grounds were well kept and clean too.
The best part about the suite was the patio. The living room was a corner room, and off the side of the room was a sliding glass door (complete with a screen door) that exited to a private patio! What a great surprise! The patio had an umbrella table and chairs, and a basic privacy-​height fence. It was lovely!
This room easily accommodates 5 — 6 people — comfortably. There is a nice amount of space and the rooms are very well laid out.
Each of the two bathrooms are divided into 2 rooms: you get a large sink room, with plenty of counter space and a nice-​sized closet. You also get a separate, nice-​sized shower /​toilet room. It is such a luxury to have 2 full bathrooms when traveling with a group!
The hotel is one of the prettier ones I have stayed at. The grounds are pretty, the building is adorable, and there is a nice center-​courtyard pool. The fitness room is good for a hotel, and located in a pretty room that overlooks the courtyard/​pool area.
During the entire time we were there, we never heard any noise from neighbors or the road. (Quiet rooms.)
Staff was friendly and helpful.
The beds and linens were a nice quality and the furniture was really nice too.
My only complaint – the mattress in the sofa bed wasn’t very nice, but in traveling around the country I have found that it is rare to ever find a nice one in a motel.
(The sofa bed mattress sloped horribly… when a person laid on it, their head was about 5 inches higher than their feet – or vice versa depending on which way they laid.)
WiFi: Included and good speed.
Pets: They are a pet friendly hotel. Plenty of places to walk a pet. I never saw any pet droppings on the grounds.
Neighborhood: I felt VERY safe here. No safety worries at all.
Location: LOVED the location.
Breakfast: They had lost the contract with the breakfast restaurant just before we went, so unfortunately breakfast did not come with the room. That was a bummer, but I still think this place was awesome.
I would definitely stay here again! And I would most certainly recommend to others!

Great stay last night. Free breakfast at BMC Bistro. Room was clean and comfortable. Shower had plenty of pressure. Great looking pool for kids, although not used because it was too cold. Overall, a very nice place to stay.

By far the best complimentary breakfast I’ve ever had in USA. Period.
Yeah, couple of problems… Like very low pressure of shower… Scalding hot water in early morning… But the hotel staff’s attention to my complains were more than satisfactory…

This is considered one if the nicest in Ridgecrest .
Yes the complimentary breakfast is a step above the competition .
However, I do have some minimums .
Warm water to take a shower is one of them. The other is a manger that is receptive of a quests concerns. This hotel needs a tune up.

This review is written for the excellent customer service, courtesy and consideration of the general manager, Alicia, and the front desk manager, Jacob.
We were scheduled for a tour of the petroglyphs but at the last minute, the tour was cancelled by the Naval base. Due to the cancellation, we did not need our Clarion reservation. After discussions with Alicia, she was so accommodating in approving a full refund even though we booked through an agency which initially refused the refund. Jacob was extremely nice in making these arrangements for us.
We are planning to reschedule the petroglyph tours in the spring and definitely will stay at the Clarion due to the great customer service and courtesy of Alicia and Jacob. Working with them has been a great experience — thank you so much for your help!

4 stars until they finish renovations.
Our room (143) was comfortable but a little hodge podge for furniture. I couldn’t find a suitcase rack but a stray chair did the trick.
The washroom had door between tub/​shower-​toilet area and sink counter area, which I prefer to having all in one room.
Shower temp varied during use.
Our room faced east. Light blocking drapes allowed us to remain undisturbed by sunlight til we opened drapes/​door.
The pool area was nice looking, relaxing. Nice area for a brief morning walk. Breakfast WAS included with the room but we had to ask for voucher.
Breakfast is a nice little restaurant staffed by very pleasant people. my omelet was a little overcooked. I didn’t complain realizing I didn’t request it be less done.
Roof would look more attractive without the solar panels but kudos for using solar energy.

While visiting my son who attends Cerro Coso Jr College I stayed at this hotel. Our room is newly remodeled, very comfortable and very clean. For $ 75 a night weekend rate we feel kit was a great deal for the price. Small fridge and microwave in the room too.