This is an older motel large room, comfortable bed with microwave & refrigerator and thermostat on wall. The shower and toilet in separate room. Wireless connection was weak with no provision for wired connection. Not well maintained, vanity drain was disconnected, very noisy hear people next door at normal conversation levels.

We read the reviews that suggested that the Sands would be a good place to spend a night. Not so. We checked in on Friday evening in December. The room was 55º, not surprising since the room was unoccupied, so, we turned on the heater. Not only was the heater extremely laud but it took about an hour for the room to heat up 6º. As we huddled under the bed covers to get warm there was no chance of going to sleep since the heater sounded like a diesel truck in the room, so, we had to turn it off. Taking a shower in the morning was not an option since we could not wait the several hours it would have taken for the room to heat up. When we told the desk clerk in the morning about the problem with heat the answer was “…yes those heaters can be temperamental.”

Older hotel that shows it's age. Staff friendly and nice breakfast but the rooms and furnishings are old and show their age. Probably wont' stay here again.

My grown daughter and I spent one night here while visiting my younger daughter at Cal Poly. We were very happy with our stay. We had a King suite upstairs called the President's Suite.:) Quite spacious! Huge bedroom with a sliding door. Decent sized living room with a wet bar. It's pet friendly, too!

The pool area is very nice and inviting. We sat out there before dinner since it was a gorgeous day.

The front staff is so friendly and helpful. The one thing they admitted needed fixing is the WiFi. Unfortunately, I was not able to get it on my iPad except down near the office, but then it disappeared. I hope they fix that soon! I really do like my Facebook! :)

The breakfast room and patio were wonderful. They served a nice more-than-continental breakfast which included some hot items, as well as the usual fruit, cereal, scones, coffee, etc. I didn't care for the Sunny Delight-type "juice", though. :) I prefer real orange or grape.

All in all, if I could continue to get a room of this caliber for a low rate, I will definitely stay again! It's a little hidden gem close to everything! Just get that WiFi fixed, please! :)