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December 2023 by Em S.
I had planned to book an Airbnb or Hawthorne for my stay, but I procrastinated and didn't get around to it. Consequently, I ended up booking a place that was close to my workplace. I made the reservation online, but checking in was a hassle because my maiden name was different from the one I used to book and pay for the room. However, I had a credit card with my married name on it, so I was able to sort it out. When I got to the room, I immediately noticed that it was old, dingy, and gave off a creepy vibe. The lighting was also dim and not very bright, which didn't help at all. I slept with the lights on, and before I did, I checked the closet to ensure that no one was hiding in there. The whole experience was quite unsettling, and I had terrible vibes staying there.The next morning, while getting ready, I accidentally spilled some coffee on one of the double queen beds. When I removed the sheets to clean up the mess, I discovered a large, deep, dark brown stain as big as the mattress on the bed. I was relieved that I hadn't slept on it! The mattress looked highly worn down, and the stain was gross. It was evident that the place was not well-maintained.To add to the unpleasantness, the toilet already had pee in it when I checked in. Overall, my stay was not a pleasant one, and I would not recommend this place to anyone. It was gross!
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December 2023 by Mina A.
Dirty dirt cakes and sticky walls and floors, horrible customer service, damp funky smells in the room.
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December 2023 by Michael Burns
This place is old and smells like mildew bad. TVs are old and are not smart tv's. Room have not been updated since the 80's. Rundown and not worth the price.
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November 2023 by K M
This place was surprising.Room was huge. It appears that the building was once apartments, and I wound up with what was a large 1 bedroom apartment. Living, dining, kitchen, everything. Nice views and ducks to toss lettuce to from the balcony I had. Fairly priced and great location.
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November 2023 by P M.
WARNING! Do not stay here. If there was only a way to give this management and staff several minus stars, then they would have eagerly earned it. Absolutely disrespectful and unhelpful staff. Had to demand a cleaning of the room, only to come back 3 hours later to find they still had NOT got around to doing so. When I asked the front desk why this was so, she rudely shot back they have all day to get to it so I'll just have to wait. When the poor cleaner finally got there it was obvious why she took so long, the cheap bastards have her cleaning the entire motel by herself. By that point, I had already spent over $1,000 for 9 nights. Does the front desk clerk or her manager care, NO. No appreciation of the business we provide them whatsoever. This is an OVERPRICED prehistoric relic of a motel, with absentee and rude old world management and staff. There are far better options just as close to the beach. I will never come back to this scam of a motel and advise YOU not to do the same. Please spread the word on reddit so no one falls for this scam motel!!!
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November 2023 by Racinda L.
this place needs updated! it's horrible. dirty the house keepers half ass clean! I will never stay here again photos speak for themselves
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October 2023 by Richard Grace
Very disappointing experience at Coral Reef Inn, Alameda Island. To begin, no ice makers, sub-standard continental breakfast, warm coffee, warm yogurt , warm orange juice and warm milk for cereal. Rooms and hallways desperately need remodeling. Parking is only on one side of Inn, so if you are unfortunate to have a room on the opposite side you must walk a very lond distance to your room. The rooms are very noisy and the bath rooms leave a lot to desire which includes a very slippery bath tub, very dangerous.We will never come back to this tired old hotel.
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October 2023 by Amy Rynearson
OMG! What a wonderful Little gem of a walking distance to Alameda Beach. The swimming pool is cold as Dickens and still it warms up from natural sunlight it seems. Restaurant super close by super nice area. Give it a 2-3cleanliness but that's mostly the carpets in the hallway need some good resolve carpet cleaner and a carpet protectant. The floors need little bit more. Throw some mop & Glow wax on the linoleum. And shine up the counters. There's a central sharing room for silverware plates pots and pans coffee makers, which came in handy since my unit had kitchenette.It was really a 2-3 star, but I give it a 5star cause it is Such a homey and comfy a place.. And that starts with the staff at both the front desk who were SUPER NICE and the house keeping SUPER NICE. The people staying there were all nice . Continental breakfast good YOGERTS cereal , my fav put granola on the YOGERTS, toast, milk oj coffee sweet rolls. If ya want to dine there's all of Alameda or the usual franchises at the mall walking distance. Cable kept buffing and going off. But overall it always came back on. Most enjoyable was the ALAMEDA BEACH OMG ...Priceless!!!!!
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September 2023 by madd naddia
Nice staff, very accommodating.As a regular patron, after many years,I have a preference for a particular room, and front desk, agent, Su Nil, arranged for me to get my favorite.Luis it’s always helpful if I have special needs,On one occasion, when the toilet broke, they upgraded my room to a king suite facing the lagoon.For the reviewers that speak of staff attitude, my experience is that if you speak to them properly, they will do everything to assist you.
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September 2023 by Jared D
4.5Great quaint little place 1 block to the beach. It's clean and cozy and comfortable with charm. I would come back again.
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September 2023 by Jared Matthew Warner
Had a great time on my visit. Good view, from out on the patio. Right at the Alameda Beach, and also the bowling alley is next door. Food adjacent.Plenty of restaurants to choose from, all located across the street in the outlet mall.Walgreens there is open 24 hours, and found the Town quaint and friendly.M.W
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August 2023 by Emmely Cruz
It was musty!!!! Once you walk in the room it feels and it is dirty. Stains everywhere including lots of dust. It’s not worth it stay somewhere else !!!
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August 2023 by sinette white
OMG. HORRIBLE SERVICE DUSTY ? OLD BROKE APPLIANCES ROOM AS HELL. GOOD PRICE KICK
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August 2023 by Marie Miltenberger
This was a terrific hotel for our stay in Alameda! Our room was sparkling clean & spacious. We'll be back!
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August 2023 by Michelle M.
I only gave a star to write this review but they truly deserve 0 stars. I think this place deserves to be shut down, in all honesty. Let me explain...I got a room here for my father and brother who were traveling here for an emergency visit. They were tired from travel, and unfortunately ended up having to play musical hotel rooms at this place until they ended up in a was "decent". I was there during this process and it was just terrible. From floor to ceiling these rooms looked disgusting. First room? No power and literally smelled like a dead animal. Second room? No handle on the shower, so there was no way to turn it on, and the room smelled faintly of gas.Why you ask? The entire stove was falling apart. We discovered the entire range of the stove was falling off. Third room was simply settled on, but was truly as bad as the other two. They were so tired they slept hot and sweaty on a bed they decided to share(their air conditioner wasn't working in this room, no surprises there!). They were so tired at this point as it was 1 in the morning and they couldn't take it anymore! A horrible first experience for them in Alameda. All other hotels and air bnbs were booked otherwise we would have left! Normally we are pretty easy people to please, but there was just so many things going wrong here...Our advice to others...Don't be fooled by their (likely purchased) 4 star reviews & 3.5 star reviews on other websites like we were. Don't be fooled by their really nice and clean lobby... and don't expect breakfast in the morning either! My dad went down for breakfast at 6:30am and found nothing and also spotted baby roaches on the counter. A nightmare!!!
