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Vagabond Inn Santa Clara – reviews, photos

2.0 of 5
3580 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95051
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Vagabond Inn Santa Clara
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Vagabond Inn Santa Clara
Ranked #17 of 32 hotels in Santa Clara
3.5 of 5 stars 34 Reviews
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Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“Good budget hotel for longer stay”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 November 2010

I was in this hotel for more than a month. If you are planning for a longer stay, do ask for weekly rates. Breakfast included. The rooms are OK with ample car parking. Daily cleaning and very good service.

No room service. No restaurant. Small but clean well maintained swimming pool. Near-by areas have many varied restaurants & shops.

Wi-fi was slow but OK. Any interruptions was promptly attended to. Ironing board, Iron, refrigerator, Air Conditioner were all part of the deal.

  • Stayed May 2010, travelled on business
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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San Diego, California, USA
1 review
“Nice hotel and great value”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 October 2010

Stayed here at the last minute, the front desk manger was great at check in, and the room was a pleasant surprise! The room was clean and the bed was comfortable. i would defiantly stay here again.

  • Stayed October 2010, travelled on business
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Fremont, California
1 review
“Excellent customer service, Very clean and Great Location”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 July 2010

Vagabond on El Camino in Santa Clara is perfect location for the family vacation. Great America theme park, Winchester Mystery house, Santa Cruz beach and so many other bay area attractions are in the vicinity. The hotel had all the ammenities and very spacious room. The breakfast served in the morning was one of its kind. These small little things made by stay very pleasant and I would recommend it to all my friends.

Very pleasant staff and the rooms were neat and clean.

  • Stayed May 2010, travelled solo
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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“high price- low quality”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 April 2010

Reserved a non smoking room- arrived, no non smoking room available. Night clerk was quite rude. Told me there was nothing he could do & I should go somewhere else. The place was noisy- seemed to be party central. The bed sheets were stained or hadn't been changed. There were also holes in them. The white towels were so stained they were yellow in spots & felt like burlap. I turned on the TV to drown out the people partying & nothing- Was told there was a problem with the cable. That breakfast they have- frozen waffles, instant oatmeal & toast. The coffee tasted like it had been in the pot for a week.
I will not be returning to this place.

  • Stayed March 2010, travelled on business
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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V. Lauren Paul, Guest Relations Manager at Vagabond Inn Santa Clara, responded to this review
24 May 2010
Thank you for taking the time to express concerns about your recent stay. Although I do not know the particulars of your reservation, I would like to try and address these concerns for you. We do our best to accommodate room type preferences, unfortunately one was unavailable due to unforeseen circumstances at check-in. At this point, as you pointed out, our clerk did offer to release your reservation free of penalties.

We are required to meet stringent brand standards with regards to the quality of our linens and towels, and I am sorry if you felt that these items in your room were not of a sufficient quality level or otherwise did not meet our usually high standards. Management has immediately responded to these issues. Regarding your concern over the noise and “partying” at the property, we always encourage guests to advise the Front Desk agent (available 24/7) of any disturbances. We will always respond immediately and remedy the situation in a way that ensures the comfort of our guests.

Our breakfast options are simple but fresh and thanks to suggestions such as yours, we have been able to upgrade our current selection. We can assure you that we follow a daily cleaning regime of all our breakfast equipment as mandated by the state health department and we have always received an A grade from the health department.

Warm Regards,
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“Nice room, a little pricey, dog friendly, weird breakfast”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 March 2010

My husband and I come to Santa Clara often to visit relatives. We have a medium sized dog and found that Vagabond Inn was the only hotel that would accept him. The room was nice with a microwave and refrigerator and big kingsized bed.
The wifi internet worked very well.
BUT the sign out front advertizes a waffle breakfast. My husband was excited about that because he had experienced a nice breakfast room with a waffle maker and other possilities, like yoghurt and hard boiled eggs at other Vagabond Inns and other hotels down the street (that don't allow dogs anymore). We were surprised to find little toaster waffles and nothing else (except syrup.) There were no tables to sit at and we had to take the waffles back to our room which also had no table.
We'll probably stay here again because of the dog policy, but beware of the breakfast ruse.

  • Stayed March 2010, travelled as a couple
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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V. Lauren Paul, Guest Relations Manager at Vagabond Inn Santa Clara, responded to this review
19 May 2010
Thank you very much for your feedback regarding the quality of our pet-friendly rooms and guest amenities! We are glad that you were satisfied with our hotel. Please note that we have recently upgraded our breakfast: We do not serve frozen waffles – we now offer our guests make-them-yourself Belgian waffles, toast with jam and butter, fresh pastries, hot & cold cereals and a beverage selection including juice, teas and coffee. We do have it keep it simple in order to keep costs down to our guests, and we are similarly sorry that you found it inconvenient not to have a dining facility. We provide trays in all guest rooms so that guests may enjoy their breakfast poolside or in the comfort of their rooms. We are continually accepting feedback from our patrons on how to improve our breakfast selection and overall guest experience. Thank you for your comments.

Warm Regards,

Management
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Address: 3580 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95051
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