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November 2023 by Katherine Hopp
I spent every Friday night at a bonfire on Moonlight Beach during my childhood. My mother recently passed and I said my goodbyes to her overlooking the beach. It truly is and was our families little slice of heaven!
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November 2023 by Jessica L
Wow what a amazing gem! Motel was clean and staff was friendly. Super close to the beach, dining and shops!Cant wait to book another visit.Rooms: CLEAN! Enough space, love the kitchenetNearby activities: Beach, shopping and diningWalkability: Close to food, shops and little movie theater. Showing scary movies this month
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August 2023 by Jacintha Jaa
Gorgeous location, excellent customer service, beautiful rooms. Clean, attentive, helpful staff. Can't rave about this place enough. Get up, see the ocean, walk to the beach, it's not even 1 block and a half away. Ice cream around the corner, best pizza place across the street. Can't stay in a better place if you visit SD and aren't a millionaire. Motel provides beach toys and beach chairs and umbrellas. Great place to stay with kids.Rooms: Clean. Not luxurious but very clean, modern, fridge, microwave, all the toilet you can use. Shampoo and body soap in the bathroom, the mattresses could use some pillow top but otherwise it's a great place to stay with kids. They provide beach toys and chairs and umbrellas.Nearby activities: Beach within walking distance. What could be betterWalkability: You don't need to leave Encinitas when you stay here.Food & drinks: California Cream and Gelato 101 withing walking distance. Both are amazing. Best pizza in town across the street
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December 2022 by E F
I love Encinitas and always stay here when I'm in town. The location is great - just a few blocks to a great beach or to nice restaurants and bars. Very close to the 5 if you are heading out for the day. The motel is very clean, the rooms are comfortable and the staff are very friendly. Its great to be able to see and hear the ocean from the balcony.
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December 2022 by Levi Wait
Found this place kinda by accident while looking for a beach vacation. The value here is great. Staff was friendly. Parking is ample even for my fullsize truck (although we did have to back in off the street). Parking is super close to the rooms. We stayed in the kitchenette and loved it. Our room had a partial view of the ocean and you could hear the waves out the front window. The walk to the beach is short (2 blocks). The beach is great! It was nice and quiet. Not many people at all and they have several designated beach fire pits. We will 100% be coming back here for our next socal stay.
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December 2022 by Christa Nink
We had a wonderful stay. Booked a room with ocean view and balcony. Rooms are very clean and updated. Community grill and seating. Hotel is walking distance to Moonlight beach and down town.
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December 2022 by Alison Rasmussen
Nice and clean rooms, fantastic location. Mini fridge and microwave made the stay much more convenient. Two blocks from the beach—with an ocean view from the balcony. Staff was very friendly and the rooms are quiet at night with the windows closed.
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December 2022 by michele muñoz
Great location but poorly run motelCorporate, expensive and sterile. The management doesn’t answer the phone or emails. They don’t seem to care about hospitality. The boutique motel idea is doing great at the moment..so it’s really a missed opportunity. Let’s hope new owners can save this place and make a nice motel that cares about guests
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December 2022 by S Rock
Always love coming here, rooms are clean and decor is nice amazing view and about 200 yards from the beach.great for a couples getaway and within walking distance of shops and restaurants.Would highly recommend.Rooms: Very nice clean rooms, great views comfortable warm and inviting.Nearby activities: Beach is just 2 blocks away from the hotel. Restaurants and shops are nearby.Walkability: VERY walkable lots of things are within walking distance, the beach would be #1.
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December 2022 by A A
No Sh** This little motel is a big gem. Super friendly staff, very clean and updated. And the view? Firgettaboutit! Unbelievable! A 2 min walk to Moonlight beach for a super soft walk in the sand, firepits and beautiful beyond belief! This motel gives any 5 star big brand expensive hotel a run for its money. In fact, I'd stay here before I'd choose anywhere else in the area. I typically shy away from motels but this is a motel in hotel clothing. Get your a$$ here already!
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December 2022 by Amie Milczarek
Great location! Cute, small business. Staff leaves at 6pm but are willing to accommodate late arrivals if you call ahead. Our stay was one, quick night and was overall perfect for our needs. The business even has beach toys you can borrow to play at the beach that is in walking distance from your room.
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December 2022 by Ally Manthey
Loved our stay! The room was perfect for our family (king plus a double--so nice!) Very clean and nicely updated. The balcony view of the ocean was lovely and the two block walk to sand was very nice for small kids. Easy to walk to highway 101 with great shops and restaurants. Staff was very friendly. If we come back to Encinitas, this will be our top pick for lodging. Thank you!
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December 2022 by Dave Fort
This place gets 1 star because of the location, otherwise it would get 0 stars. Based off of others reviews we were excited to try this place out. Now after staying there I’m thinking the reviews are fake. My family of 5 stayed five nights in a “suite” that supposedly fits 6 people but not sure how that is humanly possible. How do 6 people fit on 1 Queen and 2 Full beds? We had no extra seating in our “suite” besides one office chair so if we wanted to hang out in our “suite” we had to sit on our beds. The room was tiny, outdated and smelled horrible. We figured out that the horrible urine smell was coming from the wall AC unit that also had an extremely loud rattle that kept us up all night. After our second night of no sleep I spoke to a woman in the office about our frustrations and her response was “Well, you have to remember that this is a Motel and not a Hotel” (even though they charge hotel prices with a no-refund policy if you decide you want to leave early). After being told we would not receive a refund if we left early we toughed it out and finished our stay. My total for 5 nights was just over 2k and I didn’t want to spend any more $$ on another hotel. We learned our lesson with this place. My suggestion to all who read this is to find a different place to stay. The location might be great but it’s all WAY down hill from there.
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December 2022 by laree wait
We loved it! The room was very clean, great soft towels, the kitchenette was very handy, comfortable beds. We will definitely stay again. They had beach chairs, toys, etc. to borrow for the beach. The staff were very friendly and welcoming. Beautiful safe area and so close to the beach/park. Be sure to walk to Cali Cream for amazing ice cream! Bier Garden, Leucadia Pizza and Tidewater were amazing too.
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December 2022 by Linda Woodstrom
This motel was a pleasant surprise. If you want the best view of the ocean, stay on the 3rd floor. I stayed on the 2nd floor with a partial view however wasn't in the room that much so it didn't affect me. It was quiet while I was there. I didn't hear much noise from the above room.