The Shore Cliff is just finishing up some of the nicest renovations I have ever seen. We have been staying here for a few years now and now it is better than ever. The staff is great. Valerie Callaway (front office manager) is right on top of everything. A great place to kick back and enjoy life.

We spent the week after Thanksgiving here. Weather was fantasitic. We saw whales from our room balcony! That was also the perfect place to watch the sunset. Kayak and beach ATV rentals close by were fun. Lots of great restaurants within 10 miles. Nearby Avila Beach provided great shopping, golf and ocean access as well. Exploring caves along the cliffs was a new adventure for us and we loved it. The Great American Melodrama provided great evening entertainment, good for age 8 and up. The rooms were large and clean. The "smell" mentioned in another review was not evident during our stay. There is a pool but it is not heated. Having breakfast included was nice.

The hotel is situated close to Pismo Beach, but it is not in Pismo.
The hotel or motel, if you ask me, is located by the roadside, but also present it self as a nice three star hotel.
The reception smells like pee, and yes, there is a reason for it. The reason is that the hotel/motel has a huge bird nest mountain below it, which smells so bad you are at all times being close to womit.
The rooms are ok, fearly new, but a terrible AC, and also you stink out your room if you open the balcony door.
I am REALLY surprised to see almost no one else than we are telling other travellers about this.
The "spa" treatment center is perhaps the biggest con in history, as it is a small room on 3 by 3 feet.
This hotel is cheap, but not as cheap as it should be.

The little staff we met were very rude, especially in the reception.

STAY AWAY!!! Unless you are a birdlover....

We stayed here on the first night of our journey up the CA Coast ... the rooms have been updated, and the view from the balcony was outstanding. It's almost hard to believe that this view does not belong to a high end Ritz or Marriott ... Best Western? Anyway, it was a room that worked just fine, with a view of sunset that just blew us away ... at a very reasonable price. The continental breakfast served next door at Ventanas was nothing special, but the coffee worked. Special note: there are two hotels, both Best Western, both owned by the same company in this location. We'd mistakenly reserved the BW Shelter Cove and realized we'd goofed when we arrived. They let us move the reservation at no penalty -- thanks!