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HOTEL STYLE
Centrally Located
Mid-range
Languages Spoken
English
Location
345 Marsh Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3820
Avenue Inn Downtown San Luis Obispo
750 reviews
Getting there
Somewhat walkable
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If you're looking for a super clean room without all the frills included in SLO's higher-priced hotels, check out Avenue Inn. The rooms are small but very efficient. The beds and pillows are comfortable. The shower is wonderful with great hair and body products included. The translucent curtains allow light in the room while providing privacy. There is an issue with noise from the street and through the connecting room door. Ask for a room towards the back of the property to avoid street noise. Parking is at a premium and you may be unable to park near your room. They used to provide breakfast but have discontinued this since Covid. There isn't any kind of a lounge area or common area on the property. I have stayed here with family several times over the past 10 years and I would recommend staying here.
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Date of stay: September 2024
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Room Tip:Ask for a room towards the back of the property for less street noise.
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Response from Guest Experience Team, Other at Avenue Inn Downtown San Luis Obispo
Responded Sep 27, 2024
Dear 885sandyn, thank you for your detailed feedback and for being a loyal guest over the years! We’re thrilled to hear that you appreciate our cleanliness, comfortable beds, and wonderful shower amenities. Your comments about street noise and parking are valuable, and we recommend requesting a room toward the back for a quieter experience. While we no longer offer breakfast, we hope to enhance our offerings in the future. We appreciate your recommendation and look forward to welcoming you and your family back to Avenue Inn! Best Regards, Avenue Inn Customer Care Team
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The room was a decent size, the bed comfortable, and I appreciated there were no small plastic bottles to toss after using shampoo, conditioner, lotion—the room has wall mounted containers of these items in the shower & sink area in the bathroom. Good water pressure (I had a 2nd floor room). Staff were friendly and were able to give me a 2nd floor room when I requested one at check-in. No breakfast (a good bakery the next block over), but coffee & tea available in lobby. One complaint would be the noise of the heater, but it’s an old style so probably can’t be helped. Warmed up the room then hopped in bed—wasn’t cold during the night. Overall a good one night stay, good price, and close to downtown shopping/restaurant area. I’d stay here again if in the area.
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Date of stay: January 2023Trip type: Traveled solo
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Response from GuestXperience Team, Other at Avenue Inn Downtown San Luis Obispo
Responded Jan 15, 2023
Dear Andrea, thank you so much for your review. While we are happy that you stayed with us, we are disappointed for failing to blow it out of the park for you. We sincerely apologize for your experience regarding the heater. We have always emphasized providing the best possible experience for our valued guests such as you, yet we apologize for missing the mark here. We wish you had brought this to our notice earlier, as this would have helped us provide you with a better alternative. We appreciate you for highlighting this particular issue, and we promise to take care of it on an urgent basis. We hope you will give us another chance to serve you and improve your impression of us! Best Regards, Avenue Inn Customer Care Team
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Pros: Close enough to walk anywhere downtown. Keeps the sounds of the main road quiet. Straight forward check in and check out with no frills.
Cons: Close enough to hear the college kids having a good time when they drive by blasting their music at full volume in the middle of the night. Bring your own toiletries (soap, shampoo) because what they have is awful.
I'd stay here again for the location. I don't mind walking into town and the front desk provided me a map with major locations.
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Date of stay: July 2022
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Trip type: Traveled on business
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Response from GuestXperience Team, Other at Avenue Inn Downtown San Luis Obispo
Responded Jul 28, 2022
Dear guest, thank you so much for your valuable feedback. While we are glad you chose to stay with us, we are sad to know that your experience was not up to the usual standards. We are sorry to note from your feedback that your time at our hotel wasn't entirely perfect, and we apologize for the shortcomings you encountered in terms of our service. We will take steps to address the issues highlighted by you so that such incidents do not reoccur. Should you stay with us again, please do know to make us aware of anything that we can do to improve any aspect of your stay, and we will do our utmost to give you the very best possible stay here. We hope to welcome you back for a better stay soon. Best Regards, Avenue Inn Customer Care Team
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We enjoy staying in older independent motels that have been renovated and are well cared for. This one definitely fits that description.
We were greeted at check in by a pleasant clerk at the office. I later had a nice conversation with rhe manager, Saul, about the history of the motel.
It looks like it was built in the 1960's but has obviously been updated. Our room was well cared for and very clean. The rooms are smaller, similar to those in older motels, but very comfortable.
It is an easy walk into town and very budget friendly. I highly recommend this motel!
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Date of stay: February 2023Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Response from GuestXperience Team, Other at Avenue Inn Downtown San Luis Obispo
Responded Feb 17, 2023
Dear Jim, thank you so much for your valuable feedback. We are delighted to know that you had a clean and comfortable stay with us. We as an organization have always strived to provide our guests with the best possible service along with a clean and comfortable stay, and we take all possible measures to ensure just that. We feel glad to be acknowledged for the hard work that goes into ensuring it and we would be delighted to be able to host you the next time you are in the vicinity. Best Regards, Avenue Inn Customer Care Team
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Located just off the 101 freeway and an easy walk to downtown. Across the street from a gas station with a well-stocked food store. This is a traditional motel with outside room access from the parking lot or balconies. Rooms are clean. Remarkably, they still have daily housekeeping service, new clean towels and bed made daily. Adequate towels and amenities. Walls are a bit thin and on the first floor you can hear the people upstairs thumping. Fast free wifi, flat screen TV, fridge, microwave, good hot water supply. Plenty of parking. A big, well equipped gym across the street will let you work out for a nominal fee. A good choice, nothing fancy but it has everything you need
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Date of stay: January 2023
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Response from GuestXperience Team, Other at Avenue Inn Downtown San Luis Obispo
Responded Feb 5, 2023
Dear guest, we are delighted that you enjoyed your recent stay with us. Our primary aim is to provide our guests with the best possible experience and we feel glad to be able to provide you with one. We look forward to welcoming you back when you are next in the area. Thank you so much for your review! Best Regards, Avenue Inn Customer Care Team
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Well located, next to the highway but I walked downtown in about 10 minutes. The person checking me in was friendly and gave great recommendations. Like others, I found the smell of cleaning products intense but the room was clean and after opening the windows, I didn’t notice it.
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Date of stay: January 2024Trip type: Traveled solo
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Response from Guest Experience Team, Other at Avenue Inn Downtown San Luis Obispo
Responded Jan 9, 2024
Dear guest, we're glad to hear that our location and our team member's recommendations were convenient and helpful for you. Thank you for bringing the intensity of the cleaning product scent to our attention. We strive to ensure a pleasant environment for all our guests, and your feedback is important to us. We'll review our cleaning processes and products to ensure a more subtle and comfortable experience for future guests. We hope to welcome you back for another enjoyable stay soon! Best Regards, Avenue Inn Customer Care Team
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Be aware this motel is located near an intersection, but is walkable into town. We booked ahead for a 2 night stay. Given Room 207 ($104+taxes per night=$259 total) which is 2nd floor in a corner and told it was "quieter". PROS: Effort shows they're trying to keep this older motel in good shape. Clean, comfy King Bed, nice sheet quality, good water pressure, updated bathroom. Double pane windows that open in our unit. The manager was friendly and efficient. The grounds are well kept. Free, abundant parking. CONS: unfortunately the walls are so thin we could hear our neighbors talking in bed as though in the same room. The outdoor security light does not go off and shines directly into the windows (even the room darkening curtains could not keep it out). The AC/Heat unit is obnoxiously loud. Thin, small towels. Overall, since a good sleep is our main concern, we won't stay again.
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Date of stay: June 2023
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Trip type: Traveled as a couple
Room Tip:2nd floor, corner unit faces the back of motel. ASK not to have anyone next door to you if...
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Response from GuestXperience Team, Other at Avenue Inn Downtown San Luis Obispo
Responded Jun 27, 2023
Dear Betty, thank you for choosing our motel for your recent stay and for sharing your feedback. We appreciate your recognition of our efforts to maintain the motel and provide comfortable amenities such as clean rooms, comfortable beds, and updated bathrooms. We apologize for any inconvenience you experienced with the noise from neighboring rooms and the outdoor security light. We understand the importance of a good night's sleep and will take your feedback into consideration as we strive to improve our guests' experience. We also appreciate your feedback regarding the AC/Heat unit and towels, and we will review these aspects to see how we can make the necessary improvements. Thank you again for your feedback, and we hope you consider staying with us again in the future. Best Regards, Avenue Inn Customer Care Team
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This hotel is in a great location, right off of the freeway (but not noisy) and within quick walking distance of downtown SLO shops and restaurants. They no longer serve free breakfast, but there is a bakery a block away and a gas station convenience store across the street. It was only a short drive to Avila Beach and Cal Poly SLO. The rooms were clean and well stocked. The Avenue Inn is so much more affordable than other nearby hotels. I highly recommend this hotel. It has all the basics for a great price.
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Date of stay: July 2021
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Room Tip:We had a great second story corner room and another patron told me that was his family’s...
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Response from GuestXperience Team, Other at Avenue Inn Downtown San Luis Obispo
Responded Jul 24, 2021
Dear guest, thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to provide us with feedback. We are delighted to know that you had an enjoyable experience while being with us and, we look forward to having you back with us again. Best Regards, Avenue Inn Customer Care Team
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Overall, a much better stay than I expected. The location is perfect - right off the freeway but very close to the old downtown with its many fun restaurants. Everything was clean, everything worked, the bathroom appeared to have a recent remodel. And I very much liked wall-mounted dispensers for soap and lotion and such rather than all the wasteful little bottles.
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Date of stay: November 2022
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Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Response from GuestXperience Team, Other at Avenue Inn Downtown San Luis Obispo
Responded Dec 7, 2022
Dear guest, we are delighted that you enjoyed your recent stay with us. Our primary aim is to provide our guests with the best possible experience and we feel glad to be able to provide you with one. We look forward to welcoming you back when you are next in the area. Thank you so much for your review! Best Regards, Avenue Inn Customer Care Team
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I waited late to reserve a room for student orientation. I chose the Avenue due to its location and price at the time, not knowing anything about it but the photos on the website. The staff was very welcoming and friendly. The room had conveniences such as a vanity counter with coffee maker and mirror above, a sizable dresser with fridge and drawers, and small table with chairs. It fit our needs very well. I would stay there again. The parking lot and grounds are clean and well kept.
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Date of stay: July 2023
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Trip type: Traveled with family
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Response from Guest Experience Team, Other at Avenue Inn Downtown San Luis Obispo
Responded Aug 7, 2023
Dear guest, we're thrilled to hear that our location, price, and room conveniences met your needs during your student orientation trip. It's wonderful to know that you found our staff welcoming and friendly, and that the room amenities were convenient for your stay. We appreciate your positive feedback about our clean and well-kept grounds. Thank you for choosing to stay with us, and we look forward to welcoming you back in the future! Best Regards, Avenue Inn Customer Care Team
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I don't recall whether there are tubs in the room. As I recall there was a shower. As far as dining options close by, there are so many to choose from. I would estimate at least 3 to 4 blocks away there are a myriad of dining options for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Elk Grove, California26 contributions3 helpful votes
It would depend on what sleeping arrangements you needed for the 3. The rooms are just large enough for the furnishings; whether 2 beds and a cafe-style table and chairs with the vanity and showering/toilet with small wardrobe isn't too cozy for you. If you can share the beds, among your party, absolutely.
There are more places to choose from in the San Luis Obispo area.
PRICE RANGE
$72 - $142 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
ALSO KNOWN AS
travelodge san luis obispo downtown hotel san luis obispo, travel lodge san luis obispo, san luis obispo travelodge, san luis obispo travel lodge
FORMERLY KNOWN AS
Travelodge San Luis Obispo Downtown
LOCATION
United StatesCaliforniaSan Luis Obispo CountySan Luis Obispo
NUMBER OF ROOMS
51
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