Americas Best Value Inn

This place is a great stay, for a good price. The staff is very friendly, and accommodating. Rooms are very clean, and feel fresh. The breakfast was great, waffles and cereal, and good conversation! It was a good place to rest your head for a night after visiting nearby Dust Bowl Brewing Company. If we’re ever back in town again, we’ll definitely make this our go-​to hotel. Thanks for everything!!!

I’ll preface by saying I visit family often in Turlock, and have looked for a nice motel at a reasonable price for many years. One year ago I stopped to look at the rooms at the America’s Best Value Inn, and was impressed by the quality of the Deluxe Queen rooms I was shown. The owner showed me the rooms, and he also seemed like a nice gentleman.
On my most recent trip, I booked a Deluxe Queen room on the America’s Best Value Inn website. They offered a great value with a 25% discount on a three-​night stay. Their best room which was normally $ 75 became $ 56.25 per night before taxes. A great bargain!
I arrived in town in the morning, and asked if it was possible to check in early. The owner was helping me and said it was not a problem. I was charged for three nights in advance. This part is my fault… I dropped off my luggage, briefly looked at the room which appeared small, but I was on my way to a family event so I locked the room and headed out. I should have checked the room more carefully and immediately went back to talk with the owner, but I didn’t.
When I came back to the room around 8:00 PM, I realized the room was much smaller than the Deluxe Queen room that I had seen the year before (and what was pictured in my reservation booking online), and it had a full-​size bed instead of the Queen. Also missing were some of the amenities listed in the reservation confirmation. I had not even used the room, so I headed to the front desk.
After speaking with the clerk for a while, asking why I wasn’t given the room I booked, he finally brought out the owner who had checked me in. He first told me he put me in the smaller room to accommodate my «early check-​in.» When I mentioned that he never told me the room I booked was not yet available, and I would have waited if he had told me that, he switched tact. Then he said it was because I booked on some website I had never heard of. No, I replied that I had booked on America’s Best Value Inn and had the confirmation if he wanted to see it. Then he said that he did not participate in the special that they advertised «without his permission» and the rate I was paying was too low for that room. He told me he immediately asked the website to remove that rate.
When I suggested that it was not my fault, and he should honor the booking, he continued to complain that he was losing money already with me even in the smaller room. I remained calm during this entire discussion and continued to request that I be moved to the room I booked. After twenty minutes he finally said he had one «larger room» available, but I would not have wi-​fi available because it was too far from the source. I needed the wi-​fi, so I gave up and asked for a chair to use at the desk in the room I had. They provided a chair.
I returned to the room and couldn’t get past the feeling that the owner had taken advantage of me. I worked on my computer for a while, and finally at about midnight I was so upset, I packed up and left the room. I went to the front desk and spoke with the night clerk. I said I was checking out, and I wanted a refund for the stay. He hesitated, and I finally agreed that I was in the room for part of the night, so I asked for a refund on the next two nights. I no longer wanted to stay there. He charged me the regular rate on the smaller room (about $ 70 with taxes) and gave me a refund for the balance I had paid.
I went off to find other accommodations and ended up at the Comfort Suites in Turlock for three nights (which was great!) for around $ 100 per night for a King Bed Suite.
I complained to the America’s Best Value Inn website, but never received a response. While the rooms are clean and seem well cared for at the Turlock America’s Best Value Inn, I will never return and support the establishment that did not honor my booking. Especially because of the way the owner treated me as if the entire problem was my fault. He tried (and succeeded somewhat) in making me feel guilty for requesting what had been promised to me because he was losing money on the deal.
I travel to Turlock at least four times a year, so he lost the chance of me becoming a regular customer in treating me that way. He should have given me the room as promised, and I’d be back again when I visit in the summer. Instead, I’ll be back at the Comfort Suites paying more for a room, but being treated very well.

I’ve stayed here twice for company meetings and was pleasantly surprised by this hotel. I was impressed with their customer service and value. It’s small but the rooms are very clean. It’s not a resort type of hotel but it’s an older motel that’s been remolded. Loved the fact that they give you free goodies in the room like water and chips with a small refrigerator too. The price was very reasonable. I felt very safe and comfortable in these rooms.
Their customer service is excellent. The Manager is very accommodating and provided me a shuttle into town and I called them later for a pick-​up which they did. I was impressed with their great service. I will definitely stay here when I come back into town.

I stayed here few months back with my boyfriend. We got a remodeled room, loved it soo comfy. My son since then always says lets go to the hotel. Refrigerator and microwave was in the room, the service was fantastic very friendly man he said he was the maintenance guy covering for the owners.

Very nice remodel of an old motel! Very clean rooms. Some older furniture but still in good shape. Free wifi although it’s not available in every room. Free bottled water and microwave popcorn. Refrigerator in room.
My stay here was good. The beds are very comfortable in the small but comfortable room.
The downside is the bathroom area is small. You’re provided with some mediocre shampoo, small bar of soap, and a couple of small towels. Also the area isn’t great but I did feel safe here.

Great place to stay! Clean, friendly, and cozy! Free water and popcorn!

Very rarely you come across people who truly value and mean authentic and good business. I cannot rave enough about our experience.
This place is very clean and well maintained. All rooms have refrigerator and microwave which is a wow, especially when you live for a long period.
The owners are some of the kindest, nicest and sweetest people i’ve met in a long time.
A jewel of a place if you want a worthwhile place in Turlok!

This is by far the best bang for the buck motel i’ve stayed at in years. The staff are extremely courteous, rooms spotless, and the price was $ 55 per night through
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The hot waffles in the morning were nice. The wireless could be faster but was free. The room came with a fridge and coffee maker at no additional cost. Next time in Turlock for business, i’ll be staying here again.

I have stayed here on three occasions in the past two years, the most recent stay was Memorial Day weekend. The Turlock Inn is always clean. There are very few places nowadays where you actually see the owner. This is one of those places. If you want or are expecting a 4 star, don’t stay here. But if you want a refrigerator, mirowave, hairdryer, and a clean room at an inexpensive price, then you will not find a better bargain and you will have a very pleasant and homey type feel stay. From the picture it looks like a nice quant place to stay, and it is.

What a joke of a hotel. spend the extra 10 dolllars and stay at a newer hotel with a better location. Horrible rooms, slow internet (if it works) burn marks on toilet and tub from smokers. i would not recommend this hotel to my worst enemy!!!

Also known as the America’s Best Value Inn Turlock, the Turlock Inn is a surprisingly good find if you ever find yourself staying in this area.
We stayed here for easy access to a weekend in Yosemite. Since every place in the park is either ridiculously priced hotel or a still-​ridiculously-​priced tent, it’s a much cheaper alternative that is a couple of hours from the park.
I realize I gave this 5 stars, but I don’t want you thinking this is a five star resort. I’m rating it against what you’d expect from other motels at this price level.
Get a deluxe room if you stay here. There are 2 room types in 2 different buildings. It’s about $ 5 more to stay in their new building, which seemed completely worth it. The room had a fridge & a microwave.
Upon entering the room, we were greeted by a personal note and a basket of snacks and water. It’s the little touches like this that make the Turlock Inn a lovely place to stay.
The AC is nice and cold, though a little bit loud. The train does run nearby, but I honestly didn’t really notice it much. The street it’s on was also quiet, aside from a couple of loud pick-​up trucks driven by overcompensators. There were a couple of flies in the room, but it was fun trying to kill them. Being an agricultural area, it’s not unexpected to see a couple of flies around. The TV had tons of channels, including both HBO and Skinemax.
The morning breakfast is also a pleasant surprise. Typically, motels like this one might have plastic-​wrapped pastries and some coffee, but they go beyond it with…
Waffles!
Yup, you can start your day off with a nice Belgian waffle. They also have cereal, coffee, and juice. I think there might have been fruit, but I stopped looking after I saw the waffles so I can’t confirm this.
Not only is the breakfast good, the family who runs the place really understand customer service. They help make you a waffle so you don’t find a way to make an ass of yourself. Not only that, Naresh gave us tips on Yosemite while we ate, giving us some great ideas of things to see. He even gave us a card with his phone number on it so we could call him if we had any questions.
It’s always nice to see a business that truly cares about treating its guests well. Yes, it’s part of a chain, but you never get that feeling aside from the name. All business owners can learn a lot from how well this place is run.