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Reviews of Blue Seal Inn

2 out of 5
Blue Seal Inn
230 Dolliver St, Pismo Beach, CA

Reviews

5.2
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Rating 2 - Terrible. 144 out of 467 reviews" "

5.6/10

Cleanliness

6.0/10

Staff & service

4.4/10

Amenities

4.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Kathy

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Unfortunately, my room was lacking some expected items that the manager mostly remedied in a timely manner. 1) missing smoke detector (replaced timely) 2) broken lamp (not fixed per my decision) 3) TV did not work easily (manager had to show me how to finagle buttons to get to live tv. There was no way to figure this out without his help) 4) Towels no bath mat or hand towels in room when checked in. We finally got some after a couple days. 5) Bed had a thin bedspread and sheet only. I had to ask for a blanket 6) Bare minimum in the room - 1 queen bed, 2 bed side tables with lamps, one broken, 1 small table with 2 unmatching chairs, small refrigerator and 1 TV. 7)Swimming pool was empty and out of commission. 8) No breakfast, food or coffee offered. The bathroom was very nice and clean with a walkin shower. Knowing and accepting all these limitations, I would possibly stay here again. The price was right.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

Irma, Pico Rivera

Traveled with group, Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Bed had only one sheet to cover no blanket. Reported to receptionist, but we never got a blanket or extra towel. Stayed 2 night, never cleaned. Receptionist said they needed help and only one person was working. Horrible experience. We will never go to this place again.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

Alvin Ray Stout

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Bed sheets were dirty with stained pullows. They did remake the bed after I talked to the manager but it shouldn't havd to come to that. Place is really gone down hill since the last time I was here. I don’t think I'll stay at this motel again.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Merle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Love the location of this property...we can walk everywhere in Pismo. Just wish they had king-size beds.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ygnacio

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quiet very clean. Convenient dining. Great location.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Andres

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The shower was dirty and rusty, showered at the beach showers instead. They also charge an additional fee upon check in that was not disclosed anywhere but upon arrival. The room and bed itself wasn’t too bad just the dirty rusted bath tub was the only complaint.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Tracie

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The smoke detector is missing and the towel rack and toilet paper rack are missing or removed but the front desk manager is nice
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

Angelica

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I didnt really like how the sink was lifting from its place, there was a part missing from the curtains that I had to cover with a towel because people can see in, the drawers handles were out of its hinges and we had to leave early to beat the traffic but we got delayed because no one was answering the door even though on there page it says open 24/7
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

2/10 Terrible

Cj

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nobody there
Made a reservation and when i got to the motel the office was locked and nobody was there. Waitedc for almost two hours and still nobody showed up
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

2/10 Terrible

Angela

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
They charged 15 extra for each people and he tried opening the door while we were sleeping
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

2/10 Terrible

Danee

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

4/10 Poor

Deana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Lynne

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Honestly
Great people running this place, beds were comfy and clean and rooms were safe. No frills at all.. no coffee maker, no iron or hair dryer. Location is great.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

David

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Maria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

2/10 Terrible

Diana

Traveled with partner, Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We arrived and the man at the counter charged us $15 more on top of our prepaid stay he said it was a cleaning fee. This was not disclosed on Expedia. Our room was very basic with old India looking sheets and a flat sheet. Bed was hard as a rock. The bathroom did not have any bath towels so we had to ask for some on arrival. We had about 1/4 of a toilet paper roll in the entire room. We had to ask for more toilet paper as well. Within an hour of arriving, we had the weird front counter man knock at our door. He wanted to show us how to operate the tv on the wall. This man is a penny pincher and if you’re looking for a super cheap basic room, this is the place to stay. We did not feel safe at all. I would never stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

2/10 Terrible

Nhu-Y

Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
One stay only -
Was surprised with a “hotel fee” that needed to be paid to the desk person upon arrival - on top of the room & tax fees we paid thru the Hotels.com app. I’ve used Hotels.com for approx 20 years & have never had to pay a “hotel fee”. Once in our room, rug was VERY stained & the bathroom door had a hole kicked in it. Walls were thin & most of TV channels were “audio only”. will not stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Elizabeth

Traveled with family
The reception guy was very helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Jose

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The nanager is very nice. We have srated 3 times and will continue to book with them in the future. The only down part is there was no cable.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Debby

Liked: Cleanliness
All was good. Slat missing in front window so privacy was not great but all in all. Ok place to stay
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Howard

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

4/10 Poor

Ernestine

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Rate the stay
Room wasn’t ready at 3 had to sit n my car and wait and ice machine was broken and shower head was filled with soap scum
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Close to shopping and restaurants.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Monica

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
The hotel mgr was very accommodating allowing us to check in early and gave us his personal parking space. 👍 The pool was closed for repair, there was no continental breakfast and there were cigarette buds and ashes in the nightstand drawers. No screen on the bathroom window which was open. 👎
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Angela

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

4/10 Poor

Hannah

No late night service
Unable to check in or reach hotel Manager via number listed. Had to book another hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Traveled with group, Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Blue Seal Paradise
Don the manager is an amazing man. Goes out of his way to make your stay perfect. Newly remodeled rooms with A/C Perfect location!!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We enjoyed our stay
It was a decent place to stay in for the price. Neighbors were quiet, and there was a little dog park right behind our room which was nice. It’s hard to find a place that takes pets. The staff was friendly and courteous. Plus, we enjoyed being within 2 minutes of the beach and restaurants.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

lydia, HANFORD

Traveled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Late check in because their house cleaner quit in spot so room wasn’t ready at 3:00 check in time Couldn’t sleep. Upstairs was noisy, running around noises, had to finally call.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Anthony

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean, friendly and convenient
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

4/10 Poor

Cynthia

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
I was disappointed because property manager tried to run my credit card earlier before my checkin time. When I specifically asked to pay at property. I had to pull over several times before arriving to Pismo to give him my card number. Which my bank declined because they thought it was fraud. I had to make a new reservation and cancel my old one with Expedia. Then parking was limited because he was letting other people that were not staying at hotel pay to park there cars there. So there was no parking for customer with reservation. No smoke alarm and no safety latch in room.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Jamie

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Javier

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Will go again.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

6/10 Okay

Pamela, Visalia

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with partner, Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff. The place was just old and worn. We didn’t have a tv remote and didn’t bother to ask for one since we were only staying the night. The toilet seats were torn and the shower curtains were too short. It fell above the tub so all the water would spray out under the curtains into the floor when you showered. The towels were all stained as well. Kind of hard to fell comfortable using the towels. I stayed with my hubby and toddler. My toddler is at a weird stage where he doesn’t like dirty. He kept complaining his feet were dirty and had particles on it when he climbed into bed. Haha.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

2/10 Terrible

Jeffrey

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
No tp in the room
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Marilyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

4/10 Poor

shannell

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

4/10 Poor

Maria

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Please issue refund, we were charged twice!!
Please someone answer my email or call me. I stayed with a couple of friends of mine and both of our credit cards were charged for the stay. She paid in full prior to giving her the room number and key card. They got there first and when i checked my credit card last week, there was a charge on my card as well and i already paid her for my half. Please issue a refund to my card… i don’t understand why this happened. Your phone number isn’t working and no one is responding to my email
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Disliked: Room comfort
the room is set up for disable people, not very comfortable for people that are not disable
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023

4/10 Poor

Raymond, Clovis

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
This place is actually in a nice area but the rooms are cheaply made. You can hear the person in the room next door clearly. It was like we we're in the same room. This place needs a remodel of there rooms
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Jordan

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with group, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The blue seal inn isn’t our normal 5 start resort, but we live staying here with the kids. It’s very simple and a great location. I’ve stayed here numerous times. For the price and location it’s great. The rooms aren’t super fancy but they are normal. The staff is always helpful. The price is great for what you get ! I will be staying here again as always.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023