Days Inn San Simeon

WoW! A nice hotel, very clean,
but customer service is not the best.
As we were getting ready to go to bed, my kids and I, someone tries to come in to our room. Luckily I had placed the chain on the door, otherwise I would have had a couple of strangers in our room. They wouldn’t leave, I could hear them talking over the door. I had one of my kids call the front desk. They finally left, as quickly as I could I closed and locked the door. The front desk asked me a few questions and it was done. Needless to say I didn’t sleep at all that evening.
No good. Not a good way to start a vacation

We received a free upgrade to ocean view at checkin. The room smelled fresh and clean, the beds were comfy and the breakfast was okay for the price but very well kept. My family of 5 enjoyed this little place.

Basically 5 families needed a place to sleep heading up to Monterey… we thought how bad could it be just to sleep for 1 night. Omg!!! The worst motel, inn I’ve ever stayed in… which isn’t much because I usually stay at 4 or 5 star hotels. This happened to be very convenient and price was affordable for 5 families. Wow, I was wrong! The room cost us around $ 185 so I wouldn’t day it was cheap. The rate was higher since we went on a Saturday. We all had to sleep in our clothes and not our jammies fearing that we would get bed bugs. In each room no one knew where to sit since all the chairs looked dirty. The walls had stains all over. If you’re going to have dirty walls then you should not have white walls. It makes the room look dirtier. The carpet was dusty. Behind the curtain there were mold. The door in the bathroom had hair pieces stuck all over. I can go on and on… even though you get continental breakfast you are better off grabbing McDonald’s. Through this experience in the future I will pay more to get a restful night. Also never stay at A Days Inn especially in this location.

Spent one night here since we were going to Hearst Castle the next morning. The set up is a bit strange because the check-​in, jacuzzi, and breakfast building is separate from the building with the rooms, so you have to walk across the parking lot. I didn’t like that, especially after going in the jacuzzi.
Pros:
–decent price
–very close to Hearst Castle
–includes breakfast
–very friendly guy at front desk
–room was clean, decent décor
Cons:
–VERY slow wi-​fi
–jacuzzi was warm, but not hot like it should be and the water level was too low to use jets
–very thin blanket on bed and it got cold at night, had to turn on the heater but it was loud and kept waking me up

Just stayed here Valentines weekend (thank goodness only one night!) Booked this hotel using our reward points and that’s the only reason we stayed… It was free. The bedding looked to be from the 70s, as well as the furniture. There were stains on the «headboard» if you can even call it that. We were upstairs and kids were running up and down the hallway, There wasn’t enough parking, and the free breakfast was not much. The free Wi-​Fi was pretty much nonexistent and didn’t work. My husband is a truck driver so he stays in motels every week and was really disappointed also. The oceanview room was barely that. We only had one interaction with the staff and that was upon checking in and the man at the front desk was nice. I don’t even think I would stay here again if it was free I would go to Morro Bay or somewhere close. I have stayed next-​door at the Silver Surf motel a few times and would definitely recommend that place. Also the restaurant in front is good and fairly priced.

They need to give this place a facelift. The guys at the front desk were great. The location is a couple miles from everything, right in the middle of San Simeon but away from the beach. The restaurant out front, Big Sur, is good. I gave this place three stars due to the room rate being low, otherwise it would have been two. They could also put a couple nails in the second story floor joist so we didn’t hear the squeaking from the folks upstairs.

Nice accommodations for the price. Walked right in with no reservation. Hassel free. They recommended dinner @ Big Sur Restaurant which we enjoyed. Great suggestion ending our day @ Hearst Castle.

There are two Unilocal listings for this hotel, so I’m posting my review to both of them:
Just awful. The hallway smelled like vomit and disinfectant, the stairway looked like it hadn’t been swept in days, and the room was dirty. There is no cell service in the rooms, and the wifi worked only intermittently.
I checked in around 6 but didn’t go up to the room until after 9 because I wanted to go watch the sunset. I had been camping for a week and was exhausted, so I made the best of it, took a quick shower in a bathroom that looked like it hadn’t been cleaned since the last guest (hair in the tub, shampoo residue on the walls), and went to sleep. I didn’t even want to walk around the room without shoes on, it was that dirty. I figured I would let them know in the morning.
The next morning I complained to the staff (owner?) and he accused me of making a mess in order to get a discount. I told him what was wrong and he called my comments «bullshit complaints» and then threatened to charge me for any excessive mess. There was no «mess» just a room that seemed like it hadn’t been properly cleaned.
I told him that for $ 100 I expected better. His response was that if i could afford something better, I should have gone somewhere else.
I called Days Inn’s customer service number and complained. They said they would look into the matter and get back to me. I never heard from them.
I’d rather sleep in my car than stay here again.

Place was clean and quiet. Customer service help was kind and efficient. Booked on
and check in and out was seconds long. For just a nice place to crash I recommend it

Let me break it down to you. I paid $ 185.00 for a dirty hotel stay. My wife is a housekeeper for the Navy Gateway Inn so she maintains a government run hotel at Naval Air Station Lemoore. So I am going to use her words as the fact that ¾ of her work is Federally Regulated and the guidelines are government. We stayed in room 209.
First problem was the dust. I know this place is near the beach but there is no reason why there would be dust in the room. I work in farm country US and we never have that much dust in our rooms.
Second problem the carpet was not vacuumed. It was as if I went back to the farm. I could grow grapes here.
Third problem the coffee pot was not cleaned and had a foggy grey film on it. No coffee this morning so I was a little grumpy.
Fourth problem the microwave and the fridge had food crud that had been left over from who knows when. This was disgusting.
Fifth problem the bathroom was not clean and the shower curtain needs to be replaced as there was mold on the curtain.
Sixth problem the cost for the amount paid vs the look of the room was not comparable. If I paid $ 185 for a room it should been outstanding inside and outside. The Days Inn looked like a dilapidated slop house. There is no pride in the business. I think I would rather spend the night in the camp ground down the road than the hotel because the experience is about the same.
Seventh problem the air conditioning unit is a sickness waiting to happen. The way it blows air in to the room if your sleeping next to the sliding glass door you will be having a head cold in the morning.
Eighth Problem on the balcony there was holes that allowed for fowl aka birds to live in the building. Thus causing the balcony to be filled with bird dung and also frequent attacks on guest as birds can be territorial. The holes need to be filled and varmints taken away from the building.
The only reason why I am giving two stars is the fact that it was the only place that wasn’t charging an arm and a leg to stay there. However that is what you get for getting the cheapest place. A cheap stay in a dirty mess. I know this is also a family run business and repairs are going to be costly but at what cost? The health of your clients or the profit of bank accounts?
Good thing I am not a health inspector this place would be shut down. If you want to see how a hotel should be run please come to NAS Lemoore and check out the Navy Lodge or Navy Gateway Inn that is how you run a hotel. There is no pride in this business and it shows.

We stayed here during a recent trip to see Hearst Castle. The location is pretty good, not too close or far away from restaurants and Hearst Castle. You definitely need to drive to see anything interesting, however.
The hotel was fine, about what you’d expect from a Days Inn. Check-​in was easy and the front desk guy was friendly and efficient. The room looked fine and we had a modest little balcony facing the ocean. With the door to the balcony open, there was a nice breeze that freshened the room.
The rooms have amenities we’ve come to take for granted: coffee/​tea, hair dryer, iron/​ironing board, extra towels, flat screen TV with hundreds of cable channels.
The included breakfast was incredibly basic, but they had healthier options like plain oatmeal, yogurt, and fruit. Wi-​fi was free, which was nice.
I wouldn’t get your expectations up too high, but we definitely have no complaints about our brief stay.

Definitely not the old adage «You get what you pay for»…unless you consider paying $ 150 a night a bargain for San Simeon. At a minimum… Was expecting the hot water to be hot not Luke warm. The heater ERRRRRRR wall unit that protrudes from the back corner of the room could just as well have been a blow dryer on medium to high heat. Wall sockets to plug in your accessories? Hah!!! Good luck!!! You better dig out that old extension cord you’ve been hauling around in your trunk cause you’re gonna need it. Overall it sucked. Still wondering why the shower curtains said Wyndham Hotels on them.

Just stayed here last night… Not good at all and don’t recommend, here’s the reasons:
— there was mold on the bottom of the shower curtain
— the in room air conditioner kept turning on every 2.37 minutes during the night!
— no outlets to use next to the bed
— bed was VERY hard
— not allowed to take your bike into your room! Huh!!! Thank goodness I decided not to bring my Triathlon bike because of the weather!
— and, WORST OF ALL:
— the complimentary breakfast buffet consisted of a few remaining pieces of
bread and a bagel or two, some yogurt and cereal but, the oatmeal was almost
all gone and tasted HORRIBLE! But, last AND least, the brown sugar was so
old In a small pot that it had solidified and was almost white with age–
YUCK!!!
Totally not worth it even if they paid ME to stay there!

Not nearly as bad as I was expecting after reading the reviews!
The room was a nice size with a seating area and kitchenette, and the bed was pretty ok. A couple of the things I appreciated most about the bed: the mattress was first covered in what appeared to be a water-​resistant cover, then there was the mattress pad, then the fitted sheet. All of which could be cleaned after each guest. The pillows were nice and thick with double pillow cases, and the blankets were all washable too (not those nasty comforters that never see soap). Everything seemed clean enough and it appeared that a few things had been updated recently. Also, each room had it’s own balcony, not that there was a view of anything good, but still kinda nice.
That said… when we checked in, their card reader was broken, so every time we needed in the room we had to go to the front desk and have someone walk over and let us in. They got it fixed the day we left. The microwave did not work. The fireplace did not work. And, the lampshades looked like they had been taken out of some old lady’s trash can.
I have definitely stayed in worse places. It served it’s purpose in that I was able to get a good night’s sleep, so for the money, this place is ok.

It’s actually 2 stars, but you get what you pay for, and for what you pay, this is a good deal in San Simeon. At $ 60 a night, can’t beat it! Room is rather large. Bathroom is not. It’s small small small. The place is also using recycled water, due to the drought. So I didn’t take a shower here until I got to Vegas, lol. Staff was friendly enough. Morning food was a joke, literally a joke. And the office doesn’t open until 830am? WTF is with that? WEIRD. We had a room, with a view of the back parking lot and some apartments. Again, you get what you pay for, and this place wasn’t bad, but we wouldn’t stay here again.

The best Days Inn I’ve stayed at. Sparkling clean toilet, immaculate linens, plush beddings, good lighting, new TV, I loved it. Well, ok, they missed out on providing a desk lamp for the desk and providing easy chairs that are ACTUALLY easy (I guess no one really bothered to collapse into those chairs to test them out), but hey, on the whole, a real deal for the money.
Others: the neighborhood’s not scary, there are elephant seals to stare at (they don’t mind being stared at), and it’s fun to kickped or skateboard in the back parking lot early in the morning soon after waking up.
Breakfast was served in its own dining room, cold milk, make your own waffles, fruit: enough body fuel for 100 miles.
P. S. I still don’t understand the sign that said I had to wash my hands after using the water. Huh?

Booked this place for a trip to Hearst castle and was disappointed from the get go the ocean views were a view of the parking lot and the back of a abandoned closed restaurant. Don’t get me wrong room was clean and comfy. The continental breakfast well was very limited I thought Days Inn was a legit company I will never make that mistake again. I should of booked another place.

We picked this property from among the plethora of Highway-​1 Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) motels close to Hearst castle for a recent visit.
As I selected it for the $ 59.99 special offer I was prepared to «slum it» for a nite before visiting the castle.
However, I was VERY surprised at the location RIGHT on the PCH and only 10 minute max drive from the Hearst state park site. This is a VERY big deal, as I can’t imagine anything worse than missing your tour time by rising late, getting lost, etc.(we arrived with 10 only minutes to spare).
Our basic room was very clean, quiet with comfortable bed. Bathroom was well equipped (hair dryer, etc.) with good HOT water pressure. Unexpected was the complimentary breakfast that while basic was very much appreciated before setting forth for the day.
Free WiFi AND a lobby PC with complimentary printer was also provided by the very pleasant reception staff.
I highly recommend this place !
Room Tip: Stay away from ice machines.

For $ 69 dollars per night this place was better than I expected. The décor is dated but it wasn’t too bad. The room was large and it had a microwave and small fridge. We even had a view of the ocean. They provided a light breakfast in the same building as the office during the morning hours.
If you view this place for what it is you won’t be disappointed. If you are looking for a high end hotel this place is not for you.

J and I had an appointment in Cambria, and we didn’t think to make reservations at a hotel until the week of our trip. We figured San Simeon was close enough, and Days Inn came up as one of the most affordable options (around ~$ 80/​night for a queen bed room).
The hotel itself is situated a few hundred feet off of Hwy1 along a strip of hotels in San Simeon. Despite its proximity to the highway, noise was not an issue for us (we had a room on the first floor, right next to the vending machine).
The room itself was fairly spacious, clean, and reasonably priced for the area. We were given an ADA room, which meant the bathroom was monstrous. We were only using the place to crash for the night, so I don’t really have any complaints (clean — check, felt safe — check, no fuss — check).
Complimentary breakfast is served from 7−10am in the small room adjoining the office. Pretty typical of Days Inns– some prepackaged pastries, bagels, fresh self-​made waffles, cereal, coffee, milk, juice, etc. The fruit (apples & oranges) looked particularly sad.
OVERALL: perfectly fine choice for people looking for a place to sleep as they explore the California coast (Hearst Castle is a mere 20min away). I would stay here again.