Hampton Inn San Clemente

So fellow Unilocalers.
Are you in search of some place moderately priced, offering meager accommodations and minimal, if any security at all???
* * * By all means, make the Hampton Inn — San Clemente your next destination of choice.
Stumbled upon this broken gem a day or so ago whilst making the trek up the 5 freeway. As anticipated, we hit traffic in Orange County and so began our need to pee.
Stopped off and after parking, attempted to make our way to the entrance YET… took immediate notice of there being an open door to the hotel by the pool area, void any such security cameras.
#thank-God-I-wasn’t-a-crackhead
Need I say, …we ALLOWED ourselves ingress, making way directly past housekeeping to handle business as necessary. After flushing and washing our hands (5 stars to hygiene), we gave ourselves a lovely tour of the grounds and as it appears, while dated to high hell, most rooms encompass a view of the ocean.
The depressing other ½ of that equation would be the fact that said view is obstructed by the freeway. Nothing says sleep more than the sound of cascading waves and crashing Cadillacs.
Ohhhhh, but LEST THY NOT SKIP OUT on breakfast here.
While nothing struck either of us as being noteworthy enough to write home on or send a postcard about, it was without cost and for all they knew, we were GUESTS…
THEREON, I’m required to bite my tongue.
NOT ONE employee greeted us (so much for Hampton hospitality), so as we dined and ditched, I’m compelled to hypothesize that we were more so GHOSTS, than guests.
After our session at the smörgåsbord, we nonetheless developed the «itis» and the smell of chlorine persuaded us to make way to the pool for a bit, to further submerge our azzes.
Had it not been for the coffee, I’d have just as easily located a queen size to engage in a power nap and duly allow traffic time enough to die down.
(sighs…)
I tell ya’. This is TRULY how you relax; not so much as one intrusion (pun very much intended).
Ohhhh Hampton… how I love thee.
With this type of concession, who needs Trivago and
??

Stayed here with my family. We requested a room with ocean view and we got what we requested no questions asked. The ocean view consist of residence and the ocean is behind it but the view is still beautiful.
This hotel is literally one minute away from the 5 freeway. With the ocean view you can see the 5 freeway as well. We got the one bedroom suite. The living room is a bit small, but it served its purpose. There is a fridge and mini microwave. The room is large and very spacious!
I loved how I did not need to request house keeping daily, if the sign was off the door when me and my family left for the day we came back to a clean room, new hygiene kits and clean sheets. Their soap, shampoo and conditioner is neutrogena, great product! They even give makeup remover wipes. Definitely came in handy!
The breakfast is not to die for. It’s not bad for free breakfast, but me personally there wasn’t much for me. But I am a picky eater and others seemed to love it! I have to be a bit honest, the parking structure is small and weird.
Staff was excellent and made us feel very welcomed!
The only cons are having to get on the freeway to get something to eat and having to drive out to another city to do something fun. The parking lot is very small, but it’s a small hotel. On the weekends it can get full, but during the week it’s great! Last con for me is that there is only one elevator and it’s pretty slow.
Great experience overall, I would stay again if I was in town.

Check out Room 325…

I LOVED my room!!! By far, the BEST of the Hilton property room’s I’ve stayed at. This must have been a suite, because the bedroom was separated by French double doors. And the king sized bed was so comfortable. Ask for Room 325, I think you’ll be quite pleased.
And in the morning, I made my famous Schmatterhorn Danish waffles, topped with at least five inches of whipped cream. Why would I do that, you ask? If you have to ask, then you dont know

If you book a room here using a third party site, like
, Expedia, etc., where you prepay the entire amount upfront, make sure you review your credit card statement CAREFULLY after your stay to make sure Hampton doesn’t charge you AGAIN. This happened to me EVEN THOUGH they reassured us upon check-​out that the room was prepaid for, and I never would have found out had I not looked at my statement later. When we called to have them correct it, they blamed it on their «new» employee. Shady, and at best, they clearly have incompetent staff and/​or training procedures.

This Hampton Inn isn’t as nice as some of the others I have stayed in. The customer service is really great and the free cookies and coffee and complimentary breakfast are always a treat. I will have to complain that the stairs on the outside of the building do not go down to level one so it is super confusing it takes you to only level 2 and you cannot get to the lobby. Breakfast is on level two which is also super confusing. After the cookies have SAT all day in the lobby and you’re one of the last ones to get there… notice all the fruit flies sitting on the cookies, those are not extra chocolate chips!

It’s not a bad location, it’s nice to run to the beach. The freeway is half of my view looking out the window from the top story (3) and then the other half is ocean. The cookies at 5 are a nice touch. The service is decent. The tv in the gym wasn’t working, one of the counter girls had to fix it. The rooms are older, the TV is old. The light in the bathroom is a motion sensor. Other than that, it’s pretty standard.

I stayed here the night before my wedding with my sister. Then my 4 bridesmaids came here to get ready on my wedding day. We checked in Friday night. We had a room on the 3^rd floor facing the golf course with 2 queen beds. The ocean view rooms face the freeway. They are suite style rooms so there is a living room and separate bedroom and it was spacious! We had the hair lady set up in the front room and the makeup lady in the back room. At one point we had 12 people in the room and we were all able to move around and get ready without climbing on top of one another! The breakfast was good, typical hotel hot/​cold breakfast… I used the gym too and I was really surprised at how nice and new, and clean the machines and free weights were. This was the nicest hotel gym I have ever worked out in! I was in this hotel for less than 24 hours but it exceeded my expectations. If you are getting married at one of the many venues in San Clemente, book a room here to stay in and have everyone get ready in… large suites, nice, and great location right off of the 5 freeway.

While in San Clemente for my husband’s triathlon, hotel accommodations were scarce due to our late planning. Hampton Inn was available so we decided this would be the place. We stayed 3 nights.
Honestly, it was fine. I’m not so highfalutin that I need the Four Seasons or something, but I do like a clean place.
This a clean, basic place, the suite we had had a separate couch and living area (small wet bar sink, fridge, microwave, TV, etc.). The bedroom had 2 double beds and a balcony. The bathroom was clean and very suitable.
Service was good, they were fast at bringing more towels when we requested them. The complimentary breakfast we had on our last day there pretty decent, waffle maker, bagels, cereal, fruit, scrambled eggs, you know, a regular continental breakfast.
The gym was small and had a couple exercise machines and weights. There’s laundrette in the basement which would be nice if you were staying a long time.
Located about a mile or so from the ocean and the cute downtown area of San Clemente, I’d stay there again.

I recently stayed here for two weeks. I found the staff to be very helpful and kind. They went above and beyond. I didn’t have a single bad experience. I chose a room that faced the golf course because I worked split shift and thought it would be quieter. I wasn’t disappointed. There were plenty of opportunities for me to see the beach. The breakfast was good and there were plenty of choices available. The front desk personnel brought coffee to the lobby by 5 am. This was especially appreciated by me on my early mornings. They have great coffee, even in the rooms. The onsite laundry facilities was great. The pool and hot tub was a big hit. The location was convenient to everything I needed. There are restaurants close by.

Johnson the manager is a rude disrespectful little prick!
He insulted my wife’s and my military service.
I was in the business center when he had the balls to talk shit about some of the customers. I didn’t say anything to his face because I didn’t want to go to jail for punching his teeth out but now he knows!
You insult your customers behind their back like an unprofessional teenager!
Ass clown!

Gooch was on a one way ride to getting shit faced and I was just too lazy to drive 1.5 hours home so we decided to get a room here. We were there to bear witness to a special occasion occurring right next door @ the San Clemente Municipal Golf Course. If you are playing golf there or attending a special event where you need a place to crash for the night then this Hampton Inn is ideal. We only needed to walk up a short hill from this hotel to the golf course.
Our two-​beds room was pretty legit. When you first walk in, you’re standing in the living room. There’s a couch, tv, coffee table, microwave, mini safe, and refrigerator. There’s an awkward sink/​bathroom area smacked right in the middle of the entire room. The «bedroom» portion can be partitioned off by a door. The bedroom had its own tv, which was another added bonus. Last, we had a balcony.
No issues with checking in/​out. There’s fresh coffee in the lobby and at random times, chocolate chip cookies are out for your taking. Don’t forget the daily free breakfast. It’s a standard at Hampton Inns and one big reason why I love staying at this (Hilton) chain. For it being free, it’s simple and gets some decent substance in your belly.
This particular Hampton Inn also had a small workout room and business office located on the 1^st floor. The breakfast chow hall is also located on the 1^st floor but be sure to check the hours of operation because the minute it’s closed, they lock the doors and start putting everything away immediately.
It ain’t fancy but it sure does serve its purpose. Zero issues when we stayed here for the night. Don’t forget to throw down your Hilton Honor points when you stay here.
Free wifi for hotel guests and ample parking.

From making our reservation, checking in & check out was the most easiest transaction I’ve ever done. We stayed here for a wedding we attended and the rooms were nice & clean. The staff was great. Wanted to mention how awesome the General Manager Johnson was. His personal interaction with guests was above & beyond. He made sure were welcomed and everything was to our standards. Upon leaving he was on the phone with another guest but made sure to come out as we were leaving to thank us for staying with them. We will defiantly refer this location to our family & friends.
Thank you Johnson Menezes for your customer service.

So the front desks folks were nice, the rooms were fairly clean. But our room was setup with our hotel bed in the front room and the desk and couch in the back room, so we ended up first with no air in our portion of the room becausr it runs in the front room. We also were right next to the door being that we were in the front room and we were lucky enough to be placed right in between families all smashed in and friends yelling down the hallways all morning after we got in late both nights and were hoping to sleep in at least a little past 8am… nope. Also, what’s with the shortest shower curtain ever.
We also after a long wedding and wearing heels the elevator went out. Now it was only three floors, but no sleep and sore feet it felt like the end of the world in that moment.
Not worth the 30k hilton points I used for one night and the 150 for the next.

We visited San Clemente for a wedding that was nearby, a group of rooms were saved for out of town guests. I was a bit hesitant because I like to be in charge of where I stay but decided to stay here because it was within walking distance from the wedding venue.
We checked in on Saturday afternoon and one room was ready for early checkin. Once seeing the room that was ready we decided that we would only need one double suite instead of the two double suites that we had originally reserved. The rooms are clean and spacious, the living room sofa is a pull out sleeper. We talked to the gal at the front desk and she accommodated canceling one of the rooms and refunded our credit card. This was great customer service since they technically did not have to accommodate our request as customers usually have up to 48 hours before arrival to cancel. We were only at the hotel to get ready for the wedding, then to sleep. They offered free coffee in the lobby and it was fresh, hot, and delicious. They also offered free breakfast but we didn’t get to visit since we all slept in. The gals at the front desk are really sweet and professional. They recommended different places to have lunch when they overheard us talking about grabbing something to eat.
My family and I were impressed with the service we received and will stay here again if we are lucky enough to visit San Clemente again.

Nice location to fwy. Rooms are spacious and quiet. Breakfast is the same as every other hotel breakfast. After years of hotel life I can’t Stand it anymore. Friendly desk and comfy beds. Small fridge and microwave. Little lunch bags to go at front desk is a plus.

The rooms were lovely, ocean view, 2 queen beds and a sofa bed. And less than a mile from trestles beach for surfing. But the carpeting was so filthy that a white cloth rubbed on the carpeting turn black: Yuck! Nadra at the breakfast counter was FANTASTIC though the breakfast was very perfunctory. Overall, sadly not worth the cost.

Just awesome!
Lots of perks, great & very warm pool– great breakfast!
The staff & manager were sooooo helpful!

I stayed at the Hampton Inn a few weeks back because my brother was getting married in San Clemente. They were able to give our family & friends a group rate which was nice of them. The second day I requested a room transfer so that my brother and his wedding party could get ready in a room that was facing the ocean. I spoke with Nina and she made it happen! Although this was such a small request, it was important to me that we had a room facing the ocean while we were getting ready.
Also, the people are friendly, the best are comfortable and the coffee is good!

This hotel is near the beach, about a ten min drive from the hotel. You could walk or bicycle, although traffic and distracted drivers are dangerous. The beaches were my main purpose in selecting this hotel that had the rooms, prices, and amenities for a vacation stay.
There is another popular beach just two miles up the road. Unlike the first beach, with no parking charge, this one charges $ 7.00 for half day in close lot the beach is somewhat crowded, narrow stretched if sand with rest being small rocks.
The fishing pier is fun to walk on since it goes out a quarter. Note the memorial benches dedicated to souls who passed on at all ages, but some were only teenagers or in there twenties. They must have a story to tell. The big restaurant at the beginning of the pier is a ripoff, too high price for in ambitious dishes.

I stayed at this Hamptons location in beautiful San Clemente on my drive up from San Diego. I had left San Diego at a very late hour, and was so tired, and groggy, and was having trouble focusing on the road that I had to pull over, and off the highway do I see Hampton Inn & Suites. I pulled into the driveway, and was served by a front desk clerk. Asked if they had any rooms, and was told yes, they had a room available. They quoted me at a price of $ 128 a night with AAA discount. Though I thought it was a bit high, I still took it, because I was just so tired, and wanted to sleep.
Had the room on the second floor, off the elevator, and was surprised how big the room was. It was actually too big for just one person, but I really didn’t care because I was just too tired to think, and needed to rest my eyes and body.
Room
When you walk into the room, you will see a big living space, with a couch, coffee table, and flat screen TV with a microwave and empty fridge. Between the room and the living room is the sink, and toilet area. Very spacious, and clean. Of course a few dings and lack of paint jobs here and there, but whatever, this isn’t the Ritz or anything. The one king bedroom was quite large, and wow, the best was SUPER comfy! The pillows were quite hard, however whatever, I slept thru like a charm.
Woke up in the morning and felt so well rested. Overall, very clean, and spacious, and would be perfect for a group of guys or girls who just need a place to kick it for the night.
Parking
Outdoor or indoor parking. Very safe and secure.
Location
I chose this location for one pure reason: safe and secured. I noticed a lot of the other hotels/​motels off the highway were rooms where anyone can access from a stair case, and I just felt really uncomfortable about that. At this this hotel had secure entry/​exit area, with an on-​duty night person at all times.
Would stay again, and recommend to anyone!
Overall Grade: A /​A+