There were some not-so-great aspects of this hotel, I stayed for 2 nights in September. I reserved a non-smoking room through Orbitz and the manager said nope, only smoking rooms were left (yack!). I will say this, he put me in a "smoking" room on the top floor that was totally clean smelling, so... that worked out for me, but be wary.

Also, the manager railed against how Orbitz cheats them, etc etc etc. Very bad vibe I got.

The common areas were non-existant. This is a very very basic hotel. I had a bad experience with kids running around on walkways outside my door waking me up more than once... (and I've schlepped my share of low-end hotels, dont get me wrong, I know you can have some good tenants or questionable tenants with the luck of the draw). The hotel has kind of a "beat down" feel to it, although the room was clean.

The business outside my window made alot of noise too (I was on the south (or west) end of the hotel).

Bottom line: ok if you have to or you get a killer deal.

Just returned from a one night stay at the Days Inn in San Clemente. The room certainly wasn't luxurious (it IS a Days Inn after all), but was very clean and comfortable. The folks who run the place are very accomodating. In all, a decent place to stay at a decent price.

I stayed at this hotel June 18-19 and again on June 25-26. My experience was quite different for each stay - the rating of "4" is a blend of the two stays. The first stay was wonderful. I booked well in advance and had a very spacious king suite located in the corner of the top floor. it was a wonderful room at a great price. The second stay was a last minute booking on a Friday-Saturday and I think I got their last room. It was on the ground floor, and even though it was a non-smoking room, it definitely smelled like stale smoke. The price was quite good, but I did not enjoy my time in the room very much. Fortunately, it is in a great location - an easy walk to the beach and the town center - so I didn't spend much time in the room. The wi-fi reception was quite good in both rooms.

I stayed for a week and a half here, and liked the room. When I reserved online, I asked for a room with a glimpse of the ocean view if possible, and they gave me a room on the top floor where I could just see the ocean down the street (which is the best view you could reasonably get there), so I was happy with that. The place was clean, and the cleaners came every day and did a great job. The traffic from the road below caused a little noise during the day, but it wasn't bad at all. There were kids' sports teams about every other day at the park across the way, so some noise from there, but again not bad. The manager was easy to work with it, and it was easy to extend my stay one day. Overall, the place wasn't fancy or anything, but it was a good, decent place and I would stay there again.