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The Palomar Inn

2.0 star property

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Exterior
Reception
Blackout drapes, iron/ironing board, bed sheets
Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Non Smoking | Blackout drapes, iron/ironing board, bed sheets
Exterior

Reviews

7.2 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Laundry
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Pet friendly
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi
  • Parking included

Explore the area

Map
1601 Shell Beach Road, Pismo Beach, CA, 93449
  • The Spa at Dolphin Bay
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Pismo Beach Pier
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Monarch Butterfly Grove
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • San Luis Obispo, CA (SBP-San Luis Obispo County Regional)
    ‪14 min drive‬

Room options

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Family Room, Multiple Beds, Non Smoking | Bathroom | Shower, free toiletries, hair dryer, towels

Family Room, Multiple Beds, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 King Bed

View all photos for Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Non Smoking

Blackout drapes, iron/ironing board, bed sheets

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About this property

The Palomar Inn

Motel in Shell Beach
Along with laundry facilities, this smoke-free motel has a 24-hour front desk and express check-in. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, express check-out, a garden, and barbecue grills are onsite. Change of towels is available on request.
The Palomar Inn offers 14 air-conditioned accommodations with complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Refrigerators and microwaves are provided. Bathrooms include showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

32-inch flat-screen televisions come with premium cable channels. Business-friendly amenities include phones along with free local calls (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
The Palomar Inn features a terrace, barbecue grills, and multilingual staff. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. This Pismo Beach motel also offers a garden, a picnic area, and laundry facilities. Onsite self parking is complimentary.

The Palomar Inn is a smoke-free property.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Hair salon
  • Laundry facilities

Guest services

  • Change of towels on request
  • Multilingual staff

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • 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.
  • No elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • 1 floor
  • 2 buildings
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV with premium cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Free local calls
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 1:00 AM
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in fee: USD 25
Express check-in available

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
A late check-out fee will be charged
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

An adult age 18 or older must assume all liability for the booking
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk, lockbox

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 30.00 per pet, per night, plus a deposit of USD 100 per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs and cats only

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet deposit: USD 100 per night
  • Pet fee: USD 30.00 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Early check-in fee: USD 25 (subject to availability)
  • A late check-out fee will be charged
  • Housekeeping is available for an additional fee

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 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
Minimum Spring Break check-in age is 21 years old
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms

Property is also known as

Palomar Inn
Palomar Inn Pismo Beach
Palomar Pismo Beach
The Palomar Inn Motel
The Palomar Inn Pismo Beach
The Palomar Inn Motel Pismo Beach

The Palomar Inn Reviews

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 142 out of 525 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 161 out of 525 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 122 out of 525 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 59 out of 525 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 41 out of 525 reviews

7.8/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Catherine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good little stay

Good stay over night, it’s small and parking is small too but it was clean. Perfect for one! Coffee shop right next door and restaurants to walk to as well as just a few blocks to view the Ocean.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Natalie

Traveled with partner
It gets the job done. It’s a room to sleep and clean up in. Clean and fine. No frills. Our door was broken, we couldn’t get ahold of anyone beforehand, the owners are friendly, helpful and the surrounding area is nice.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

sherry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Location
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Jade

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I only stayed for one night but it was in a good location and quaint. The separate room was a nice touch for my children.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Dolores

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was quiet, brewery restaurant close by, and nice walk to tye beach
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Earl

Traveled with family
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Nice clean property. Close to shopping and restaurants. Great for an overnight stay.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Kate

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cynthia

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Amenities
i love that they don’t charge deposit!!! and very friendly. let me check in early no fee !!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jorge

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very clean. Friendly staff. Room as described. Close to restaurant and local store.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I arrived late and they were helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Not clean

The room was not clean it was full of with and bugs. The blinds did not close all the way so you could see inside. The pillows had yellow stains. Very sad place. We ended up leaving in the middle of the night to drive back home because it was so bad.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lynne

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

4/10 Poor

Heather

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Tv didnt work properly. Missed the superbowl.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nick

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Steve R

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Close to the beach.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very small, affordable Pismo Beach property. Not luxurious, but a great place centrally located to spend a few nights.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tammy

Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property owners were very nice and kind to our family. There was a lot of us that stayed there due to us having a wedding to attend. Locked myself out of my room a couple of times and they gave me a new key card without any problems. very nice clean place to stay. I would definitely stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alejandro

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

6/10 Okay

Joseph

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Only about 10 rooms. Very limited parking, one night i had ro park on the street--but it was easy and very secure.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Bethany, Visalia

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We loved how conveniently located the Palomar Inn is to restaurants, the ocean and local stores! It was very quiet, which I loved! No one bothered us! The room was big and the bed was comfy! We will stay here again!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Douglas

Traveled with partner, Traveled with pets
We love staying here because of the location to restaurants and walking. The bed was comfortable but a better coffeemaker would be nice. Also, the pet fee is $35 compared to $20 at most places.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Yali, Lathrop

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
It needs maintenance
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Should have believed the bad reviews

Booked a stay here because 4 families needed rooms and they had them available. We usually look for good prices so booked based on the price. I looked at the star rating so felt ok about booking. The day before our trip I actually read the reviews and became nervous to stay. Those reviews were accurate. Like others said, upon check in the lady at the front desk showed me a list of names and asked me to point to mine to cross it off and handed me a room key without checking ID or reservation. I could have pointed to any name! We found our room and were greeted by a tiny room with broken blinds and the door to the additional bedroom was stuck/broken. Our family member booked the same room and theirs was much larger. It was bare minimum, but had a working tv, towels and beds as described. The room was just not well kept, bent up lamp shade, taped up blinds, holes from where I assume curtains used to be. We’ve stayed at many cozy budget hotels but this was felt very uncomfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

John

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024