Sands Inn & Suites

I’m not sure what I expected for the price. But the room was ultimately comfortable where it counted. The bed was very comfortable. The normally poorly placed AC unit was mounted very high and so did not blow constantly on you and was also quiet.
They even included a large compact fridge and a decent flat-​screen TV.
Downsides were very tired looking sink and shower stall that had seen better days in another presidential epoch. Icky grout, tiny bathroom.
And the breakfast was technically not continental: they had really bad scrambled eggs that looked like instant, but if you ate the pretty decent sausage patties, the combination was more edible. And they had a good selection of pastries, bread, cereal, OK coffee, juices, and even a waffle station and yoghurt cups. So for an included breakfast, it more than satisfied a quick checkout.
All in all, very reasonable if you set your expectations correctly and not too far outside of the main part of town.

Customer service and customer appreciation at its best! This is a great place to stay! My husband, his fellow employees and myself all agree that we love staying here! The Manager, Matt is doing an awesome job, as well as Stephen and the rest of the staff! We stay at this hotel about 2 weeks out of the month and have been doing so for about a year now. They are ALWAYS super accommodating and always manage to get us a room even on a last minute request! I would recommend this hotel to anyone! Rooms are comfy and clean and breakfast is hardy and yummy! You won’t be disappointed!

A very reasonable place to stay if you need a place to crash. I’m really glad they are here. They also let us have our dogs in the room and weren’t all drama about it like some other hotels that make you fill out a liability release AND collect a huge non-​refundable deposit. So, big points for that. Why three stars and not four is cleanliness. I wiped down the top of the armoire and other flat surfaces to get rid of dust bunnies and wrappers they didn’t clean and totally soiled three wash cloths! That scared me, so I wiped down the TV remote and handles too. Yuk!!! We all know what happens in hotel rooms, EVERYTHING. So, they need cleaned really well in-​between guests. If the Sands Inn ups their maid service, this place is an all around winner for those on a budget.

Our room was nice with a large bathroom. Pretty impressed. Room had a pleasant smell unlike most musty hotels on the cheaper side. Would stay again!

I really liked this place. We had a king size bed and the price we paid was pretty decent. $ 75 for a nite coming with a small coffee maker in the rm, a hair drier, microwave, frig, flat tv with cable (if ur twilight fans, u can watch twilight pretty much all day), free wifi & parking, iron, nice closet, and clean bathroom and the room. Nice desk and the office chair. The location is close to downtown, 15 – 20 mins walking. Ain’t bad at all. It also came with the breakfast. Coffee is okay, I didn’t try the waffle. Had juice machine, bread, scones, muffin, yogurt, cereal, fruit, scramble eggs (it didn’t taste good to me), and burger patties.
The only thing I would prob complain is the towel. I got a towel that has stains and a hair which grossed me out. The rm is comfy.
I will come back to stay here again.
Stayed in the first floor. Some college students were loud when they went up to the second floor.
Over all, I gave 4 stars. I stayed in Motel 6 while back and paid a few bucks cheaper but got bed bugs. And motel 6 didn’t have much amenities in the rm.

Pet friendly +++++
Good hot breakfast +++
Nice clean fluffy towels ++++

Drove down here with our dog to spend a few days in SLO. Not luxury by any means but a simple, clean, no-​frills hotel for a decent price. There was a variety of food for breakfast, including make-​your-​own waffles, yogurt, cereal, bagels/​english muffins, eggs, sausages, juices and coffee. All the staff was friendly. We also requested a late checkout on the last day and they were able to accommodate. Location is good as it’s close to downtown (not quite walking distance but a short drive). The only complaint I had was that the walls are thin and our neighbors were banging things around for hours late at night and early in the morning.

This was a nice stop on my way to Oakland. The bed was nice the room was very clean. The toiletries were organic which was a nice touch. I booked through Expedia simple check in. They serve breakfast which was ok if you are not a vegan or vegetarian. The one thing I could eat was the waffles and the batter was all gone by the time I got there which is ok. I wasn’t craving a big breakfast. The only bad thing was the coffee in the room. Medium roast. Really weak. I will definitely stop by here again but bring my own coffee. Oh another cool thing they had a microwave and frig. I also noticed dogs in the other building. So looks like you can bring your pets

I am extremely disappointed by the customer service I received from the people working at this hotel. First while checking in, the gentleman told me at the front that he would need a card to hold room, nothing would be charged until checkout and I could use a different form of payment. It ended up charging right away on a card I didn’t want it on. But I understand mistakes happen and I didn’t get upset about it. I went back to tell him and he said that he waved the $ 25 dollar pet fee and that I was all set for check out and I didn’t need to come back into the front office the next morning. I ended up being charged $ 25 pet fee because there doesn’t seem to be any communication between night staff and morning staff. I called him back and he was very apologetic and said he would refund me the $ 25 within 24 hours and I would get a receipt confirming that. I never got it, never received a refund. Called back and spoke to another lady explaining my frustration that I keep being lied to. She said she would talk to a manager and get back to me. I have heard nothing in 2 days. There’s not anything more I can do now than to let everyone know that this hotel will say whatever they need to get you off the phone. Very sad to loose a customer over something like this that was so easy to fix. I will not recommend anyone to this hotel.

I know SLO has a LOT of hotel options but this is definitely worth a shot. I have stayed at many hotels and this has been a really enjoyable experience. Sia was very nice, professional, and charming. She deserves a promotion. I love the free dvd rental, the whole vibe is amazing. And I actually really enjoy the somewhat out dated décor. It works here and is tasteful. It reminds me of family trips back in the day. The room is very clean and I love that there are organic natural soaps. Would definitely come back!

I had an excellent stay here! The service was amazing! The bed was very comfortable! They let you rent out DVDs for free because each room has a DVD player. We didn’t go swimming but we put our hands in the pool and even though it was 55 degrees out the pool was still warm so I’m guessing it’s heated. It isn’t far from downtown or the college so you are in the center of things. I would definitely recommend and stay again. Plus free breakfast!

I’ve stayed here a couple times during work trips, it’s a nice hotel. Standard, nothing special but clean and friendly staff. The pool is very small. They are dog friendly, but there isn’t really any space dedicated to dogs. Probably the best things about Sands is their breakfast. Great waffles! big selection of breakfast foods and lots of seating. The beds are comfortable, clean and staff is very friendly.

We came here after a long drive in road 1 and lovely staying in the Big Sur, we didn’t expect too much me and my son just wanted to get good night sleep, the hotel is not fancy but for the price we got we had a big room with 2 beds everything was really clean and organize
Now we gonna to get some breakfast and then continue in our trip
Absolutely worth the money
If you look for a good place with a fair price this is the place!
RECOMMEND!!!

Nick and mike are the two nicest front desk people we have ever met! We had a minor issue with our room and the more then corrected the issue. I will come back here for two reason the beautiful rooms and the amazing customer service! Plus there are cookies at check in!

Booked this place for 3 of us via hotwire and wasn’t expecting much to get to stay at this place. When we got there, they told us that the website says we booked a room with 1 queen bed but how can’t that be when we selected 3 persons upon booking. Glad that they gave us a room with 2 queens in the end, staff is friendly and helpful, will consider coming back again. Room is clean and spacious, breakfast is better than I expected though I expected more, had waffles, eggs, yogurts, cereals, toasts, muffins, tea, coffee, orange juice.

For the price, it’s fine. Room Was clean and decent size but a bit on the noisy side even through we were on the top floor. The linens did smell of bleach as someone noted earlier — not a perfumy smell but certainly clean!
The location is decent — about mile to central downtown and close to shuttle stop if you don’t have walking in mind.
The check in was good — staff is very friendly.
My only real «complaint» is the breakfast is lacking. What looked to be «I can’t believe I’m not eggs», make your own waffles, kinda marginal looking fruit. We opted for cold cereal and an apple.

It was memorial day weekend and every hotel was sold out. I paid a lot more than their regular price but I had no other option. Check in was easy, got my room assignment right away including a warm cookie. Luckily, last room left for me was one of their two suits. It was a big room with super king size bed, TV with many channels, large bathroom, lazy-​boy chair, a couch, table. There was also old-​fashioned display of antique items next to TV like old times. Everything looked clean, old but clean. There is also pool but did not use it. There was free breakfast in the morning, eggs, sausage, fruits, cereals, coffee, OJ, toasts, etc. Overall, good place to stay If you can get price right. Wireless also worked nice. Parking was free.

The rooms are a little smaller than the photos make them appear and the outside feels a little like a dive but we were really happy with our stay here. We had a quick overnight trip so we needed something clean, quiet and close to downtown. Oh, and cheap.
Everything inside was clean and stocked. The linens smelled fresh with a touch of bleach. There was a coffee maker, mini fridge, small closet and everything the neighboring Holiday Inn would have offered, but we got it for about $ 50 – 60 cheaper.

Stayed on night only for a Lindsey Sterling concert at Cal Poly.
The room was clean & smelled great, not stale. It was very spacious, had a table, usb chargers, a vanity mirror & closet.
The bathroom was also spacious and had cute mermaids & anchors in the wall.
We were very happy with the room. The bed was very comfortable. It was a quiet place.
Didn’t get a chance to use the pool but it looked nice. Breakfast in the morning was fun. They had a variety of food: make your own waffles, grapefruit, eggs/​sausage, cereals, muffins, bagels, milk, OJ & coffee.
Staff was friendly and helpful.
Honestly I wish we would have stayed longer because this place was cute, comfy, & accommodating.

Sands Inn did the trick for us in SLO. We didn’t need luxury, but the room was modern and had plenty of space for a family of 3. Everything was clean and the hot breakfast was more than enough to get us going. Great value for the area! Centrally located to all the local attractions.