Avalon Inn

2.0 star property

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Double or Twin Room | Free WiFi
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Front of property

Reviews

7.4 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Laundry
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Free WiFi
$68
includes taxes & fees
Oct 21 - Oct 22

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1530 Cleveland Rd W, Sandusky, OH, 44870
  • Place, Castaway Bay Waterpark
    ‪17 min walk‬
  • Place, Sports Force Parks at Cedar Point Sports Center
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Place, Cedar Point
    ‪8 min drive‬

Room options

Double or Twin Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

Room, 1 King Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Studio Suite

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About this property

Avalon Inn

Sandusky hotel with free self parking
This smoke-free hotel features a seasonal outdoor pool, laundry facilities, and a 24-hour front desk. Self parking is free. Other amenities include a lobby fireplace. Housekeeping is available on request.
Avalon Inn offers 103 accommodations. This Sandusky hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 25+ Mbps. Bathrooms include showers. Housekeeping is provided on request.
Recreational amenities at the hotel include a seasonal outdoor pool.
Avalon Inn features a seasonal outdoor pool, a fireplace in the lobby, and laundry facilities. The property has a 24-hour front desk. Onsite self parking is complimentary.

Avalon Inn is a smoke-free property.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Things to do

  • Seasonal outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Seasonal outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (on request)

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 2 accessible parking spaces
  • No elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking

More

  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Shower
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

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

  • Deposit: USD 30 per accommodation, per stay

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

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit 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
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
The seasonal pool will be open from June to August

Property is also known as

Avalon Inn Hotel
Avalon Inn Sandusky
Avalon Inn Hotel Sandusky

Avalon Inn Reviews

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 92 out of 254 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 66 out of 254 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 38 out of 254 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 21 out of 254 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 37 out of 254 reviews

7.0/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

6.0/10

Amenities

6.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Traveled with group, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The price was unbeatable and you got a lot for the low price.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Éliot

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Pas le plus beau hôtel, mais sinon tout est parfait!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Wojciech

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Don't believe positive reviews

Don't believe positive reviews. The hotel is very outdated inside and out. Furniture in the room is old and in bad shape. Stains on carpet. Bathtub is also old and unappealing, water barely drains. They reemodel the lobby but forgot about the rest of the hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Zachary

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very basic. Very mediocre. Clean-ish, but very rundown. Felt like there was a layer of grime on everything. Room was quite dark without the blinds open, which was awkward on the ground level
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Jeff

Traveled with group
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wifi was not accessible from the room. TV was not connected to the cable. There were used washclothes from the previous guest left in the room. I did not receive housekeeping during my stay. The outside stairs to the second floor were very unstable and felt like they could collapse soon. Decent location for a last minute booking to Ironman 70.3 Ohio, but it is in a rougher part of Sandusky. Would not recommend walking around this part of town after dark.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Rachel

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Avani

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

6/10 Okay

Sammantha

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
My partner and I stayed at the Avalon Inn for two nights while on a roadtrip. Overall, our stay was comfortable. The staff at the property were kind and accomodating; while checking in, the man who assisted us at the front desk offered to help us bring our luggage to our room which was very kind. The property itself is very out-dated and is in need of renovations; it feels straight out of the late 80's which, although charming, warrants some updates. Our room was on the second floor in an inconvenient location far from the parking lot and up rickety concrete stairs (as there no elevators close by). Despite the pictures posted of the grand courtyard, this area too is in need of repairs. Our room was clean but not the most comfortable. Our bed and sheets were noticably stiff and the faucet on our bathtub leaked constantly. Unfortunately, the hotel wifi did not work during our stay which left my partner unable to finish certain work obligations. For a short duration, the Avalon Inn provides a decent stay for a decent price; but it does not come highly recommended at this time.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Steve

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Had cockroaches in our room and they were difficult with us trying to get our money back! Ruined our whole vacation because all the other hotels were booked solid and we had to go back home!
COCKROACH
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Dennis

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
when I checked out I couldn't get a receipt to this day I still don't have a receipt it was just terrible would not recommend it to anybody the pool was dirtyThe property was run down
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Michael

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
It was a little dingy, pretty outdated. Although the room was a non-smoking room, it still had a little scent of smokiness to it. The pool outside was over chlorinated. But, on the plus side the room was quiet, it did, but it was supposed to do. I just feel like the price was pretty high for what you got.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Leah

Liked: Staff & service
Efficient.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Valrie

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Melissa

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Derek

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great small hotel. Very friendly staff
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Kimberly

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jill

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice front deck employee. Not sure if his name but very friendly and helpful. The bed wasn't very comfortable but otherwise I was very happy. It was super quiet did not hear any noise. Price was excellent and location. It does need some more renovating but they are working on it. Very clean room and pleasantly surprised there was a big refrigerator and a microwave in room. Under previous owner there was no fridge in rooms. Would definitely stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Preston

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very clean and quiet
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Marco

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Nice little newly renovated.

Nice hotel being renovated by new owners. Have keyless locks, which is great, just have a passcode to get into room. Needs some good landscaping and they can turn this place into a nice little spot! Pool was nice, needs a little tlc but they got it. Employees were super nice and assisted with any of our needs.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

kristy

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was super helpful and happy to accommodate. We were here for wrestling and it didn’t matter what time we left or came back garbages were changed xtra towels given and just a great experience for first time in Sandusky!
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Danny

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

2 Star spot close to Cedar Point

We were simply looking for a place to lay our heads after a couple long days at Cedar Point but it barely did that. Pros: Just as the other reviews mentioned, Friendly Staff. - Only interaction was checking in, but he was very friendly. Very close to Cedar Point Ice Machine stayed full despite having no vacancy Cons: Room and the bedsheets had a damp feel to it from the moment we arrived. Maybe due to bad climate control in the room, idk but just felt very gross in there, especially trying to sleep. 2 of the bathroom lights only lit up well after turning the switch on. Either bad connection or bad bulbs but it took about 10 minutes for them to finally light up Too much light entering the room at night. - the drapes didn't block enough of the parking lot lighting blasting through the windows. *In addition, the front door had a terrible seal with the hallway lighting entering around the entire frame of the door. Door latch was broken Dead area of Sandusky - literally nothing going on other than Cedar Point on this end of town Vending matching out of order Overall, just a yucky room. Certainly no more than a 2 star hotel. More expensive than what I think it's worth but the less expensive option in the area. I forget the other options but I would recommend other options until they make upgrades and improvements.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Samantha

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service

Would return

It's being renovated at the moment. It has a lot of potential. Our room was basic, everything worked properly, the fridge was large for a hotel room. There was a strange smell in the room and you could tell it hadn't been updated for a long time. Overall, for the price, I wasn't disappointed and would stay again. It's a room with beds and a bathroom, all I really need for our cedar point trips.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alisher

It’s ok for that price
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Jennifer

Traveled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
1st thing I don’t like was, yes this hotel has inside rooms. But anyone could walk in. There was no key card. So no security as to who could get in. We were greeted around 11pm by other guests in the parking lot stating they had been to 3 rooms and seen dead bugs in all 3 rooms. We searched our room and didn’t find any bugs. The bedding was clean. The bed was decent. And the bathtub/ bathroom was clean. But the room just looked run down. The air conditioning worked amazing! But there were entire piece pieces of the vents busted off. There were some small holes in the walls. There was a full sized apartment sized fridge. It seemed to work great. There was also a microwave. And a small table to eat at but, No chairs though to sit at the table. We were only there to sleep. We did open to close 2 days at Cedar Point. The hallways here smelled of marijuana despite the fact that all the rooms in that hallway were designated non smoking. But we didn’t notice the MJ smell in our room. This hotel was very budget friendly. Would I stay here again? Probably! But not by myself. Only with others.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025