We had to book a room quickly for that night after having to check out of another hotel unexpectedly. I booked on hotwire and got this hotel. i called ahead and the manager graciously let us check in 2.5 hours early which was greatly appreciated. Once I arrived however, the manager seemed very upset that we had booked on hotwire and told me that hotwire takes $30 and it was too bad because if I had called him and booked directly I could've gotten the room for $65. I explained that I had to book something quickly and was unfamiliar with the area. When my boyfriend asked if we could get that rate if we wanted to stay an additional night, he became very argumentative and said there were no rooms available the next night. He gave us our room key and I saw that it was on the corner, on the bottom floor right next to the parking lot with everyone coming and going. It turned out fine, because we were near our car and did not have to haul our luggage upstairs. The room was clean, comfortable and quiet. The wifi was free but extremely slow. most of the time we had only two bars. We did not try the continental breakfast as we slept in. I have no complaints except the hotwire thing. It is weird to me that hotels depend on hotwire to fill their empty rooms and then resent it when you use it! The manager did give us an extra key card when we locked ourselves out of our room. I don't know if we will stay here again, however.
- San Clemente Days Inn
