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San Joaquin Suite Hotel – reviews, photos

2.0 of 5
1309 West Shaw, Fresno, CA 93711
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San Joaquin Suite Hotel
Ranked #20 of 65 hotels in Fresno
3.5 of 5 stars 52 Reviews
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29 reviews 29 reviews
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8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
“So much potential”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 January 2012
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The San Joaquin Suites are inviting from the street. The side street lined with tall fruit bearing orange trees are a nice touch.
You have a choice between renovated and non-renovated rooms. The cost difference is significant. Choose renovated. Night and day. Non are smelly, with worn bed mattresses (very uncomfortable), carpets, and tired furnishings.
The refurbished rooms are stylish and tastefully decorated in modern artsy motifs.
Nice pool and landscaping in garden. Great garden art.
Overall pricy for Fresno.
Fig Garden Village is worth a visit nearby. Less than a mile it has upscale shopping, many varieties of restaurants, Whole Foods market, and a CVS drug store.
Rooms have patios. Stay away from rooms on Shaw Ave...very noisy street, walls are thin.

  • Stayed May 2011
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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san jose
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
“Best place I have stayed at in a long time!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 January 2012
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Don't know where, the previous reviewer, Maria, stayed but it was not this place. It was beautiful inside and out. Clean, beautifully designed and decorated. Fully equipt with plates, glasses, flatware, pots and pans. Three TV's and I asked for a DVD player and it was delivered and set up. Bathroom had a shower and a bathtub. Front staff and breakfast staff was helpful and friendly. I would recommend this hidden gem to anyone.

  • Stayed December 2011, travelled with friends
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Atwater, California, United States
1 review
“Will never go back”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 October 2011

I travel regularly on business and I'm always looking to save my organization money, especially on hotels. I booked this hotel because I my husband and I had stayed before and the room was nice. I was aware that some of the rooms had been remodeled but there were a few that were not. I asked the attendant if my room was one of the remodeled ones and she said no. She was very nice and quickly changed my room for one of the remodels. The hotel grounds are beautiful but as soon as I opened the door to my room, it smelled like body odor. The floor was laminate but it was obvious that it had not been mopped in quite some time so I was careful not to walk around without shoes. The decor of the room was nice, all of the furniture matched and on the surface, it looked like a nice place.

I went to dinner with a friend and came back but I had an uneasy feeling. The decorative pillows on the bed had stains all over them and were dingy. They seriously smelled like body odor. I looked down at the bed's white comforter and there was a stain on it. This wasn't the type of stain that hotel staff had tried to wash out. It was an actual surface stain that was there because someone was obviously "partying" in an adult way on the bed and it had not been washed at all! I pulled the comforter back to find more of those types of stains on the underside of it and on the blanket underneath. There was hair in the bedding and it was just plain dirty. I was disgusted! I marched to the office in my pajamas and politely told them about the situation. One of the desk attendants apologized but the other one acted like it was no big deal. Both of the attendants came into my room a few minutes later with a new comforter. One of them stated that it was just the duvet that needed to be washed on the dirty one. I thought, "No, the whole damn thing needs to be dipped in bleach." The attendants placed the dirty bedding in my closet and said housekeeping would take it away in the morning. So after they left, I picked up the decorative bath mat in the bathroom to find that it was filthy underneath and smelled like dirty feet. I threw it in the closet as well. The next day, the filthy bedding was gone but the bath mat was back in the bathroom.

I will never return to this place unless there is nowhere to go and I remembered to bring my Hazmat suit. It has the appearance of a luxury suite hotel but the cleaning staff obviously takes short cuts and doesn't wash, disinfect or freshen the rooms thoroughly. I have stayed at affordable places like the Howard Johnson that weren't as luxurious but at least they were clean.

  • Stayed October 2011, travelled on business
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 October 2011

We came here after visiting Monterery & Carmel - Carmel is stunning. Recommend you also stop as we did at Casa De Fruit - lovely family outing with home produced food & wine based on local produce. We were also perfectly based here to go to Yosemite NP which is stunning & go a bit further over the high sierras(11,000feet - so watch for altitude sickness - we were fine) to see the unusual & awe inspiring Mono Lake.

We booked a premium suite here which was beautiful. Lovely hotel with great facilities & a laundry which was useful. Highly recommend - we stayed a few nights & loved it.

  • Stayed July 2011, travelled with family
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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“Has to be one of the best hotels in Fresno”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 August 2011
1
person found this review helpful

Loved this little boutique hotel. The suites were fantastic - and so was the price! Great pool, nice gardens, fountains, and statues all right off Shaw Ave which will get you back and forth to the University and other Fresno locations. Don't hesitate, if you're in Fresno for business, pleasure, or just visiting, this place is a no-brainer.

  • Stayed August 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Address: 1309 West Shaw, Fresno, CA 93711
Price range (per night):* INR4,669 - 9,060

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