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10726 Woodside Ave., Santee, CA 92071
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Ranked #3 of 3 hotels in Santee
2.5 of 5 stars 18 Reviews
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Salem, Virginia
Contributor
16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 13 cities Reviews in 13 cities
32 helpful votes 32 helpful votes
“Unfriendly with very limited service”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 February 2012
1
person found this review helpful

Due to unforeseen circumstances had to stay here for about 3 weeks. Awful. Noisy and chinese couple running it were not helpful. Had my cat with me and needed to keep her
in room at office (with front desk permission) overnight. At 6.30am a man appeared and opened my door (thankfully chain was on) and wanted to return cat. He didnt even knock on the door. I went to the office to retrieve my cat. No apologies. Dirty place and noisy at night.

  • Stayed November 2011, travelled on business
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Redlands,CA
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13 reviews 13 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
“Not the best, but OK.”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 August 2011
1
person found this review helpful

I have stayed here several times for the convenience to relatives. About average for a Best Western. Fairly clean and in decent shape. No doubt where the springs are in the beds, but still can get fair nights sleep. Refer and micro-wave are nice.
Clock didnt work and shower/tub drain plugged.
Would come again.

  • Stayed August 2011, travelled with family
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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los angeles
1 review
“Never again!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 July 2011

If I could give it a 0, I would. Because of Comic-Con and our softball tournament, hotel rooms were at a premium. We were gouged for $109/nite before tax for what wasn't worth even half of it. Motel 6 is much nicer. The beds and pillows were horrific, we had back pain throughout the stay. Bath towels were stingy, we got them late in the day as if there weren't enough to go around. The property was under maintenance/repair with painting and room repair going on throughout our stay. You could not get anyone to answer the phone in the lobby. They claimed they were open 24 hours, but it was not possible to leave a message for a room by calling the front desk. I finally gave up on the wakeup call and tried to set the alarm clock which did not go off. The light sensors in the rooms went off and on intermittently so we had musical lights. For $109/night I expected a hell of a lot more and was sorely disappointed. Will not return, will not recommend.

  • Stayed July 2011, travelled with family
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 July 2011

So helpful and lovely clean rooms. Real value for money

  • Stayed March 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Sacramento
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7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
“Special Accommodation”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 July 2011
1
person found this review helpful

This little motel is not as bad as the reviews claim. My husband and I had to spend time unexpectedly in Santee due to a family emergency. We didn't have time to research lodging and chose this motel due to it's close proximity to the hospital. I am picky about the cleanliness of hotels, so I asked to see one of the rooms in advance to make sure they were clean. They had no problem showing me, and the room looked fine. We booked the room at a good weekday internet rate and were told the rate would go up over the weekend due to weekend rates and the fact that it was the weekend of Comic Con. We explained that our trip was unexpected due to a family emergency and the cost of the trip was a hardship. The hotel manager agreed to extend the internet rate to us through the weekend due to our unfortunate circumstances. He didn't have to do that and we were very grateful that he did. The motel itself was not dirty as many other reviewers have claimed. Our room was very clean. No stains, smells, etc. It's not the Hyatt, but for a Best Western it was well-maintained and clean. All staff we encountered were very courteous. The pool area was clean and the motel was in a good location close to everything we needed.

Room Tip: Most of the rooms face the pool, but no one used it, so no noise. Ask for a room away from the pool...
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  • Stayed June 2011, travelled with family
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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  • Best Western Santee
  • Santee Best Western
Address: 10726 Woodside Ave., Santee, CA 92071
Price range (per night):* INR4,089 - 10,922

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