Overall good stay. Clean enough & mostly quiet & friendly staff However, I rated you lower after I found this on the back of the card you gave me for the wifi. Unacceptable! 1.) You recycled an old Original signed hotel registration guest card from "someplace" from 2005! Did you have another property with 28+ rooms? And WHY would you hold onto papers that long & why did you not shred it? You should be shredding guest reg. cards & NOT hand out people's personal info in ANY capacity! 2.) Other few negatives to note: I did not trust the cleaning skills. A soapy, used washcloth was left hanging on the shower pipe. There is a bit of mold at the shower ceiling, upper walls, floor corners & wall tiles that should be bleached & the ceiling should be painted with mold resistant paint. Room AC vent should be disinfected to prevent it from smelling like ammonia (urine) when using fan only mode. 3.) Note: Caught on my security camera-mgr opening rm door to look in & inspect--10 min after I left the property. She did not call me. I did not trust their cleaners & I did not want folks in/out due to Covid. I always travel with a security camera now after I had cleaners open my door to attempt to enter my room at an SD hotel, while I was inside sleeping (thankfully the big security latch prevented them from entering) ~~So pls do not enter rooms when guests are not there & you agreed to "not enter". You asked about needing service & we agreed to "NO Service" & that I'd throw my own trash in the dumpster & I'd request items as needed. Give guests a call-that's what cell phones are for. 4.) yes the towels are old & scratchy, but at least they appeared clean 5.) Having a working fridge, microwave & AC were good so those were positives. 6.) weird tv channel (too many porn & religious channel options & very few normal tv channels, but hey I got to watch Matrix movie) read more

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Room was good enough. Clean. Heat worked REALLY well. Shower will rip your skin off. Also for anything extra they didn't take a credit card or any other digital option. I just wanted a bottle of water and they would only take cash so I couldn't get one there. read more

I was a bit hesitant to stay at this motel for our very short trip to solvang but we said what's the worst that can come from 1 night. The person at front desk was quick and kind. This place was close to the places in our itinerary but STAY AWAY FROM THIS MOTEL if you're not trying to wake up with a bunch of bite marks all over. It truly grosses me out just thinking about the insect that was over my body. I was really hoping for a great experience. :/ read more

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The room was okay. The problem was there was no hot water. I didn't discover this until early the next morning. So we left without showering. There was no one at the front desk to complain to. I left a note, but they never even bothered to contact me, let alone reimburse some of the cost. Be warned ! read more

First timers to the area. Staff was friendly and straight to the point. I appreciated that. The room was immaculate. It smelled so good. Super clean. It was more clean than the hotels in Vegas, San Diego, and a few resorts that we've been to. Check in is at 2pm. The room served its purpose. Sleep, shower, microwave, heater, A/C and fridge. Safe area. Very close to Solvang (driving distance about 3-5 minutes). Very quiet. Many places nearby. Chumash Casino is about 10 minutes away. We will definitely return. I still cannot get over how clean it smelled. I wish all hotels/motels took these steps to keep their rooms and grounds clean. Thank you for such wonderful service. read more

Not fancy (AT ALL), but a very clean room with a nice bed for our 1 night stay after visiting Solvang. Perfectly fine considering the price and would stay here again. Friendly staff as well! read more

I had an interesting time with staying at the San Marcos. I was originally trying to stay in Solvang but I guess there was a car show and fire fighters staying in town so I didn't have a place to stay. After call after call I came across 1 available room at the San Marcos. The front desk told me they would only hold it for 15 minutes so I had to hurry. The motel is really old and outdated. On the inside there are strange things. A weird white box that the direct tv receiver sits on. We were in room 24 so we had our own parking and privacy but the room needed updating. The bathroom light flickered and shower was coming apart. Windows have been updated and there was a flatscreen tv but the picture was poor. If your needing some visual stimulation they are paying for you to watch plenty of pornos (found these by accident). The room has a fridge and microwave (you plug in as needed). Check out is 11:00am and you leave the key in the room. The pool is filled with gravel and there is a ton of construction behind the place. The experience is one I won't forget and I suppose I would stay here again if I absolutely had to. read more

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Okay, I know what the last reviewer said! The place was CHEAP as hell!!! we got a weekly rate and went to Solvang the whole day. Came back and just slept there (we even Barbecued at the motel), we took over the motel and it was a big old party. So if you are going to Solvang and don't want to stay in one of those lame bed/breakfast with all the OLD folks, this is a GREAT cheap choice, go with a lot of friends and make the place a party! Cheapest Motel in Solvan and Bulleton area read more

San Marcos Motel - Hotels Near Me - Buellton, California

Great place to stay if you are in the area, they have amazing prices compared to any other place to stay in the area. The rooms are extremely clean and quiet to sleep in. The rooms smell wonderful and have all the amenities that you need. Perfect service, very nice staff, comfortable rooms and beds. Absolutely love this place, for the price what you get can't be beat. I would definitely stay here again. read more

My spouse and I made the mistake of not checking this motel before we booked a room. It was this past labor day weekend, and we found this motel one of the few that had a vacancy, so we took it, big mistake! We entered the room and there was very little space to move around in. There was no window cooler, but a floor fan. There was a microwave oven, and a small fridge that was turned off. No complimentary instant coffee. The shower was in bad condition, it was peeling around the one knob. Hardly any soap, there were a few very small round pieces of soap, but hardly enough to take a decent shower. When you looked out the bathroom window you could see a building that was in very bad shape. I guess they had a pool at one time, but all they have now is rocks. No chairs outside to set on, this place was something out of Pyscho. For the money we paid I feel we were ripped off, and I just want to warn everybody PLEASE DO NOT PATRONICE THIS "motel". If you do , you will be sorry for the money you wasted on this dump. To think we drove from the San Fernando Valley and wound up in this dump, almost spoiled our weekend. Please don't let this happen to you. Harold. L. read more

This is the best priced place to rest your head for a night in the area. I'm not sure what people expect, this is not a four star resort but for what it stands for this place exceeds my expectations. I paid $99 per night for a weekend stay. The very helpful and kind manager contacted the owner to successfully decrease the Saturday rate from $160 plus taxes to $99. Of course this can't be expected every stay but even her efforts sealed the deal for me on this spot. This is a humble, inexpensive, clean, problem free motel. Strange and random updates but as stated this isn't luxury vacating. What mattered most is the customer service, spotless room and no frustrating issues. Cable works and that's all I needed. Thanks San Marcos. read more

It does look like a motel from a movie but so do most of the motels in the US. But we found it clean, close to absolutely sold out Solvang so i dont need to be too judgemental about this place. read more

The place definitely needs a update , but the lady at the front desk was very nice and helpful. The room was clean and it was pretty quiet at night. And you get to park your car right in-front of your door which is a plus . & it was pretty cheap . I would stay here again . read more

awesome real good motel the room was real clean i think they remodel the rooms because everything was pretty good my bed was excellent pretty cheap and you can park you'r car close to you'r door the manager or owner was real nice but the most important is the my room was real clean this is going to be my place to stay while i play in the chumash casino i hope my review and the pictures i take help other's looking for something cheap clean and close to the freeway 101 casino chumash and solvang. read more

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Very ugly and unkempt around the outside. There was even a pile of old toilets near the front entrance. The pool was filled with rocks because the owner's can't afford to maintain it. Dead weeds adorn the front landscaping. Maybe one step above staying in a trailer park. The towels were like something I would use to work on my car. Very cheap cotton white towels that scratched more than dried. I do commend them on their attempt to offer a clean room. Although there was rust aplenty, torn carpet, and cracked walls, it was still pretty clean. We only checked in here because every other hotel from Solvang to Santa Barbara was booked solid. read more

If this is the least expensive motel in Buellton, how much are the others? I didn't check, just drove into town pulling a uhaul as it was getting dark, and took the first place with a vacancy sign. I was shocked at the $$$ price, but didn't really want to keep driving so I took the room. The room was old, but not in a cute, quaint way. It was clean, and fairly quiet. Very friendly lady in the office, who apparently lives onsite. My room did not have air conditioning. The room smelled like smoke, but I forgot to ask for a non-smoking room. Not only was there was no free coffee, but the folks in the office could not even recommend a place to get coffee. They suggested the liquor store. I did find coffee and nice pastry at Andersen's split pea nearby. read more

My fiancé and I were on a road trip and had planned to sleep in our car at a rest stop area but unfortunately couldn't find a safe rest stop area. So we decided to look for a motel. Almost everything was booked or way too expensive. Then we discovered the San Marcos inn. It was a last minute place and it was fantastic! We came late at night around 10:30/11 and the lady running the place was so helpful and so nice! She gave us a great price. The room was great! Huge bed, tv, microwave, fridge, and a good sized room. We've decided that this will be our new motel we stop at when going on future trips. Definitely recommend it!! read more

Dated, smelled awful, small and WAY, WAY overpriced. It was the last motel in town that had rooms... wonder why. Take the time to keep looking--go to another town before you stay here. read more

The best small motel in Buellton, and one of my all-time favorites! This is a classic, old-fashioned traveler's motel, complete with a real key attached to a plastic diamond with the motel name printed on it. The rooms are very clean; the heater and the AC both work fine; and Julie, the manager is always cheerful , and helpful. The price is as good as any in the Santa Barbara area. A couple of your reviewers have hyperactive imaginations. Go write your novels, fellas, but don't trash one of the safest motels in Buellton. I feel safer at the San Marcos than I did at the Marriott. Thanks for a delightful stay, Ray! Peter D. read more

I wish they had a lower star! I agree with the person who said its like a hotel out of a horror film!! The lady at the desk was very friendly and it went down hill from there. The room was at the back of the hotel that was next to an empty building under construction. If we needed help no one would hear us. The tub with the shower was badly stained and moldy. We couldn't even take a shower it was so gross! When we pulled the sheets down to go to bed we found many body hairs like the sheets had not been cleaned. We slept on our own blanket. No air conditioning. They had a fan. Nobs were missing on cupboard. Outdated. Dresser was broken. Slept on our own pillows. No coffee in room. I would never go there again and i don't recommend this hotel to anyone!!!! Oh and they have a pool and it is filled up with rocks! read more

I had to give them a high rating. We had to make a quick trip to the area for business. The rooms were very clean and quiet. Julie the manager is very friendly and was helpful. Thank you for the good nights sleep. read more

Great hotel for the price, room/beds/bathroom were all very clean and the lady working at the front desk was very friendly and went out of her way to make sure we had everything we needed. This is your standard motel setting with parking right in front of your room, friendly service, clean rooms at a decent price. The hotels in the area around Solvang often sell out on the weekends and this is in a close enough location to stay if you want to save a couple hundred bucks on a room from the B&B's and other chains charging over $200/night in town (we found this out as we came into town on a Saturday without reservations and called around for a room, this hotel is walking distance to Anderson's and the Hitching Post). We were pleasantly surprised with the accommodations and as the other reviewers have noted, the decor is somewhat dated, but the TV worked fine with cable/HBO and wifi is sufficient (there is wifi available contrary to the listing). I would stay there again and recommend if you don't need all the fancy frills. read more

Gets the job done for one night. Sketchy motel but clean rooms. Very outdated bathrooms but we had hot water and new toilet. Towels are small and flimsy. Lady up front was very nice. Not a lot to eat around this area but if your looking for something besides the McDonald's across the highway, there is a "starbucks" inside the Marriott. read more

One of the last rooms available in the area Labor Day weekend, I thought how bad could it be? It was clean but old style for sure. There was an AC unit which took a long time to cool down the room. As a last ditch effort and no frills at all, its a bed and back on the road. Its not for everyone but like many folks said at least its clean. read more