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Dolphin Cove Motel

2.0 star property

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Courtyard
Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds | View from room
Front of property
Exterior
Standard Suite, 2 Bedrooms, Partial Ocean View | Premium bedding, pillowtop beds, blackout drapes, free WiFi

Reviews

8.4 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
  • Parking included

Explore the area

Map
170 Main Street, Pismo Beach, CA, 93449-2629
  • Pismo State Beach
    2 min walk
  • Splash Café
    2 min walk
  • Grover Beach Station
    8 min drive
  • San Luis Obispo, CA (SBP-San Luis Obispo County Regional)
    17 min drive

Room options

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Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds | Premium bedding, pillowtop beds, blackout drapes, free WiFi

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • 120 sq ft
  • Beach view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Premium bedding, pillowtop beds, blackout drapes, free WiFi

Suite, 2 Bedrooms

  • 250 sq ft
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Standard Room, 1 King Bed | Premium bedding, pillowtop beds, blackout drapes, free WiFi

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

  • 100 sq ft
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed | Premium bedding, pillowtop beds, blackout drapes, free WiFi

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • 100 sq ft
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Premium bedding, pillowtop beds, blackout drapes, free WiFi

Oceanfront Suite, 1 Queen Bed with Sofabed

  • 250 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Premium bedding, pillowtop beds, blackout drapes, free WiFi

Standard Suite, 2 Bedrooms, Partial Ocean View

  • 3239 sq ft
  • Sleeps 6
  • 3 Queen Beds

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Premium bedding, pillowtop beds, blackout drapes, free WiFi

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible

  • 120 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About this property

Dolphin Cove Motel

Motel in Downtown Pismo Beach
Guests at this beach motel will appreciate convenient onsite amenities such as barbecue grills and a picnic area. Housekeeping is available on request.
Dolphin Cove Motel offers 21 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and complimentary toiletries. Pillowtop beds feature premium bedding. Televisions come with premium cable channels.

Bathrooms include showers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include ceiling fans and blackout drapes/curtains. Microwaves and hair dryers can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

The motel offers a snack bar/deli. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. This beach motel also offers a terrace, barbecue grills, and multilingual staff. Onsite self parking is complimentary.

Dolphin Cove Motel is a smoke-free property.

Languages

English, Hindi, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking and van parking available
  • Onsite parking includes off-street options

Food and drink

  • Snack bar/deli

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator
  • Microwave on request
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • On the beach
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • Raised toilet seat
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking

More

  • Built in 1938
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Pillowtop mattress
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch TV with premium cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave on request
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Ceiling fan
  • Electrical adapters
  • Heating

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

An adult age 18 or older must assume all liability for the booking
The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours), key retrieval

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 25 per stay
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Breakage deposit: USD 100.00 per stay

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 25 per stay

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a security system

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

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Dolphin Cove Motel Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 512 out of 1001 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 288 out of 1001 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 96 out of 1001 reviews" "
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Rating 2 - Terrible. 46 out of 1001 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Rosalina

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with partner, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything is walking distance
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robyn

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice stay
Affordable and comfortable stay. Enjoyed being beach front and walking distance to everything.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Carol

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Gary

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Everything was basically fine except check in. I received my key at 4:30pm and went to my room to find the door open and the room not cleaned. Come back in half an hour and it will be ready. Room was not ready until 6:30pm.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Jackie

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This hotel has the best location for walkable to the pier, shops and dining, in my opinion! Check in/Check out was no problem. No problem parking. The hotel is dated and exterior corridor but it's old school! Nothing fancy here. There is no vending machine for pop/water, only select options at front desk during open hours. Our junior suite lacked shelving/dresser space however it was comfortable. The bathroom was very big and was semi-updated. Biggest complaint is that it takes forever, for the hot water to kick in.....several, several minutes! Luckily taking a cold shower in the summer wasn't an issue at this time of year. If ever passing through and needed a place to stay, I would stay here again no problem.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Derrick

Traveled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Has an amazing view.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with group, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a great experience with our stay! They upgraded our room for free and it had a beautiful view. Within walking distance to everything and overall so convenient. Will definitely be back!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Brett

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Maria

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful view, rooms are quite warm though
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Mirna

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
El hotel esta bien solo q las habitaciones están muy pequeñas. Y lo mejor unico bueno es q la playa esta super cerca
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Daniel

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
So let me start by saying that this motel is in a great location! Right next to the beach and adjacent to the Pismo Pier. The downtown area is right there too. The people running the motel were nice and accommodating. Now, the room itself was awful, probably one of the worst I've been in. Mismatched flooring, bad color choices, dated tile/flooring, small rooms, no desk, a refrigerator with a stacked microwave poorly placed, tiny little windows along the front wall for inadequate ventilation, no fan in the bathroom, NO A/C, dirty sandy floors, and so on. If it wasn't for the location, I would give it a zero stars. The window screens were disgustingly dirty which I cleaned myself. Next door was a restaurant that was noisy all night so we couldn't keep the window open. They would be smart to spend some money and completely update the rooms. They could charge a lot more if the rooms were decent. At least the bedding was clean and the bed was comfortable. If you're looking for a perfect location but don't care about the room, then it would be a good choice. It was pretty warm when we went and having no A/C was a challenge because it got warm, especially in the late afternoon when the sun beats down on the front window.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Shawna

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location and very clean motel. Walking distance to everything.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Claire

Traveled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was Fine
This motel was fine - it has a great location right on the beach. The owners let us park in their lot before we could check in, which was nice. But, the rooms had no towel racks, hooks, chairs or shelves - absolutely nothing to hang wet bathing suits, towels or clothes on. That made it very inconvenient for a family with kids who spent the days on the beach.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jose

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I liked the proximity to the beach
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Yolanda

Traveled with family
Love staying here as rooms are always clean and everything is near by and within walking distance. This time around though, the sink was clogging upon arrival so it was challenging to use at times. We only stayed there one night so it wasn’t that big a deal and management was going to get a plumber to check upon our check out.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andre

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great view and room
We had a wonderful stay at the Dolphins innMotel. Our two rooms were great and the view was amazing. Right next to the pier. I would add a picture if I could but the app through the phone is not allowing me to add a picture
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Sherry

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Tewfik, Pacifica

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The room was very small and crammed. It appeared that someone in another room had control of my fan and lights. I presume I had control of mine and theirs. Overall, we seemed to agree on having a fan on, but a couple times I woke up in the middle of the night to the light on. I just switched the power off so no fan or light. One day for a couple hours to power is out in the whole area and I had nothing to do but sit in my car. The The Maintenance cruise would sweep sand off adjacent boardwalk and it would get into the parking lot of the property. The manager hired someone with the leaf blower and they got sand inside my back hatch and frunk. Overall, the water was too cold in Pismo Beach. 57°F. I went in once, but my hands turned blue. Next time I will make the extra drive to Santa Monica, where I normally go.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gabriel

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Mitchell

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ann

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was clean and walking distance to everything. Friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Regina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
My overnite stay.
I like this motel beacuse its clean and close to the Pismo Beach pier. So far the price is decent but im noticing a rate increase. So might have to find another place .
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024