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1661 South Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
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Ranked #19 of 22 hotels in Laguna Beach
3.0 of 5 stars 40 Reviews
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Regina, Canada
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“It's a basic place to sleep in a prime location”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 August 2010
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The inn is a very plain place, but it is in a very accessible location. Within a few blocks is multiple cafes, restaurants and fastfood joints. It is located on the beach, and has a path directly to the ocean. They also have a small pool, parking, wireless internet, a computer, and small lounge area in the lobby. The breakfast offered is literally pastries, apples and coffee, so I would recommend venturing out and eating at one of the cafes.

The owners were very kind. The only thing to note is their office hours, as they are not available during the nights. So, if your flight comes in late, make sure you tell them because otherwise there will be no one there to let you into your room! If you do come in late, as was my situation, they just stuck the room key under the door mat and I paid/ officially checked in, in the morning.

The rooms are very plain, but it's clean. There are only the bare necessities in the room. The walls are very thin, and it's easy to hear the neighbours next door. This inn is nothing fancy, but personally, I went to Laguna Beach to explore, not to spend hours in the room! I paid US$125 per night, which is significantly cheaper than the hotels in the same area. But because it is cheaper, it attracts a younger, not as 'upper class' crowd.

As I said, the location was great. Right outside the inn is a transit stop (free during summer months), and buses come by approx. every 10 minutes. The inn is 10 minutes from the main beach (by car / transit) where most of the excitement is. Because of all the lights and traffic, driving isn't much faster than walking. It takes about 20 minutes (no stopping) to walk down the Pacific Coast Highway to the main beach.

I would recommend most people to this inn, but with the general warning that it is very basic, so have low expectations. It's not a resort, so get out and about and enjoy the wonderful weather, people, shopping, food, and beach!!!

  • Stayed August 2010, travelled solo
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Fullerton
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“The Owners are A HOLES”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 July 2010
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person found this review helpful

I had my children with me and they wouldn't let my children swim in the pool. They were rude and the manager said he was the police and tried to push me out of the office when I complained. Isn't that a felony by impersonating a police officer?
This place is great if you're a drug addict or alcoholic and you just need a place to crash and recover. Otherwise, forget it.
Feel free to email me and I'll give you more details. Jeff Johnston Homevisions1@aol.com

  • Stayed July 2010, travelled with family
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 June 2010
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Stay here if your looking to, 1- make your significant other leave you, 2- catch a disease from the carpet, 3- draw on the walls because they're practically paper, 4- make a horror movie, and 5- own a hotel.....GREAT TIPS ON WHAT NOT TO DO!!! This hotel was absolutely discusting. We were definently treated like the customer is NEVER right. The air conditioner sounded like a train cooling down our room with a discusting smell. The bathroom was meant for a keebler family. The walls are so thin that someone in the other room could hear you going tinkle, let alone our experience hearing someone getting it on in the other room. YUCK! The bed looked like it had not been washed since the birth of this gross place. The carpet was icky and had a great possibility of making you sick. The view is definently not an ocean view, just a higher priced room so you can look right into the house of a luck owner. The pool was for octomoms kids, not that you would need/ or want to use that dinky pool anyway. The breakfast was nothing but a dohnut found underneath the seat of a car and coffee. Wait let me make that some water with a sprinkle of coffee. Take my advice, there a better deals out there. EWW:(

Stayed May 2010, travelled with family
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“Absolutely horrible”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 June 2010

Tiny room, no refrigerator, no table or sitting space, in the room or by the pool. No safe, outrageously loud window A/C. No view of sea or cliff, bad parking, 2 towels for 3 people for two days even after we paid for extras. The smoker was told he couldn't smoke in the parking lot, which is illegal (as is the lack of a refrigerator - we had to put my cancer meds on ice, which is too cold).

Definitely the worst motel/hotel I've stayed at in Laguna, and among the most expensive (it was a holiday weekend, though)

  • Stayed June 2010, travelled on business
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Copenhagen
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Sea view, sun, beach, good sleep, privateness and friendlyness”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 April 2010
1
person found this review helpful

Very good hotel situated close to the beach, 100 meters. Very large beds. As europeans we really appreciated to have a kitchenette to prepare our own breakfast as we got quite tired of american breakfast. The view from our balcony was fantastic and we could just sit there for hours and gaze. Our room was towards the beach so we were not disturbed by the traffic although the main road is right beside the hotel. I can imagine that it can be cold in the room early spring, but we prefer it a bit cold rather than too hot. The owners and staff were so friendly and helpful. We had only positive and good experience and can recommend this hotel. We had a teenagers daughter with us and thouhgt this room was large enought for the three of us.

  • Stayed April 2010, travelled with family
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Address: 1661 South Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
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