The coffee was not the only thing that was great. The rooms were very nicely decorated and since it was a suite you had plenty of room. The location was convenient to both the freeway and shopping. They have a shuttle to the market on Thursdays.

We have stayed at this hotel several times and are happy to return. The room is clean and comfortable and quiet (so don't be put off by my description that it is a great family hotel... it was very quiet). The manager's reception and breakfast have good food and nice seating. My daughter enjoyed the indoor pool.

The location is near lots of shopping and restaurants with a McDonald's, Panera, and Denny's close by. The on-site restaurant was very expensive. We almost ordered room service at 10:05 pm but discovered it ended at 10 pm. It is easy to forget to eat dinner after indulging at the manager's reception.

We used to see a lot of people with dogs at this hotel, but they had a rather stern sign up in the hotel room saying "We are no longer a dog friendly hotel. $300 fine for having dog in the room." I was kind of surprised at the tone of that sign, but as I don't have a dog it doesn't affect me. However I wonder if a lot of recurring guests show up with their dogs and have an unpleasant surprise.

On our last day my daughter woke up feeling sick (later we found she was coming down with the flu...) and she was not feeling well. We were all in a bit of a grumpy mood with a grumpy child.Then the breakfast manager, Alfred, appeared and offered a cough drop for my daughter and he talked to us and made us all smile. He really improved our day. And now whenever we are grumpy, we keep saying to ourselves "We need to be more like Alfred."

Recently stayed here, but unfortunately we were there when there was a basketball tournament. The hotel was loud and breakfast was extremely crowded. The front desk staff however were very cheerful and helpful. The room was decent, but starting to show its age. We could hear kids running up and down most nights until midnight. It seemed the high school kids were crammed into rooms and being typical teenagers. Wife enjoyed working out at the gym and said the pool was very nice. Wouldn't mind staying here again, if there are no sports tournaments nearby. On Thursday nights, the hotel offers a shuttle service to take you to/from the downtown street fair. There is a small fee for this service, however it beats trying to find/pay for parking downtown.

The only downside we could find to this hotel is that it's oddly hard to find - although it's a large, multi-story building it's situated at the back of a large shopping center and we didn't see any signs on the street, so we had a bit of a search for it when we first arrived. This is a classic style Embassy Suites with the large center atrium and skylight roof. I was very pleased to discover that the evening Manager's Reception featured not just one, but two locally-brewed craft beers - bravo on that score. Breakfast the next morning was typical of the included breakfast at a hotel like this, but we were impressed with how hard the staff worked to keep tables clean and ready for the next guests. We presume the parents of many Cal Poly students stay here, since the restaurant had a big sign informing us they serve only Cal Poly eggs!

Our room was quite large and well equipped and although it overlooked the front of the hotel and the parking lot there was no noise issue. My daughter and her husband were in a different part of the hotel, sharing a huge private patio with a half dozen other rooms. In warmer weather that could be a very nice setup for a group travelling together or celebrating a special event.

Overall, we'll be happy to stay here again on a future visit to San Luis Obispo.