The ideal hotel that's right across the street from the ocean. Be sure to ask for oceanfront view room and book early. Fresh coffee every morning and clean, cozy room with an electric fireplace and great views. Close to everything. Cambia is perfectly situated between Solvang and San Simeon. Close to the main street for shopping, antiquing and dining. Also quick access to walk along the beach and walk to nearby restaurants down the street. The manager is hospitable and everyone is friendly. I highly recommend. read more

The Sand Pebbles Inn turned out to be nice. We splurged on one of their Ocean front rooms with a patio. They only have three. Could not complain about much. I was originally planning on staying one night in Pismo Beach but found even flea bag motels were $350 to $400 a night. I think we got our money's worth here in Cambria. The room was a little small and we kept bumping into each other but we managed. Back home in Reseda it was 102 so the 66 weather with a cool breeze was very welcome up here in Cambria. The highlight of the room was the Ocean front patio. Not bad. Not bad at all. They do give you breakfast. You order off a small menu of "breakfast wraps". AKA breakfast burritos where we come from. There was also a yogurt option. The wraps (breakfast burritos!) were big and served hot. We both ate about 1/4 of each and called it a day. This was a good option when staying in Cambria. read more

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What a great deal. We paid about $250 a night to be in front of Moonstone beach. It was heavenly. The room was clean. The inn was quiet. The staff was friendly. They include a delicious breakfast. The room has a microwave and fridge. There's no A/C but they have a ceiling fan plus you can open the window. We stayed 3 days in the middle of summer and the room temperature was just right and was chilly at night. I recommend this inn. Thank you for a great stay. read more

Beautiful hotel! Perfect location to watch the sunset and sunrise and hear the waves all night. Super quaint and beautiful inside. Perfect for a romantic getaway read more

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Our home for the next few days at a really cute and cozy inn right off the oceanfront. Unfortunately, we did not get a room right off the street but we still get some stunning views. The inn is located on the state beach access road with the other small inns. This location is only two floors and we got the 2nd floor in the middle. The lobby is cute and offers complimentary coffee in the morning and tourist information (where to go and what to see). Our room is nice. It came with two queen beds with a mini bar/kitchen. We have a Keurig machine and complimentary cookies and water bottles. There is no central air but a ceiling fan to cool off the room. There is a faux decorative fireplace to warm up the room and to make it a bit romantic if you are staying with your significant other. Bathroom has a shower and is pretty good in size just like the room. There is a complimentary breakfast each morning and you can order one meal from the selections. Anything extra is an additional $5. Food is good and service is quick. If you are here for a couple days or just spending the night, this is the place to. Be. You are conveniently across the street from the beautiful ocean and there are some cool and popular restaurants a few doors down like the Sea Chest. Plus, it doesn't feel like one of those big chain hotels and feels like a home away from home. Happy staying! read more

The room we had was lovely and the staff attentive and friendly. We arrived without a reservation. They had one room left and we took it. The room was in great condition and clean. We only had one bed, so I slept on top of the couch...it was comfortable enough and I slept well. A simple breakfast comes with the room. I highly recommend this property for a comfortable stay. read more

What a sweet little place! I stopped here after a very long day of driving down the CA coast, and the desk manager Jill was so very helpful, both on my way down and once I got here. The location is ideal, the bed and amenities incredibly comfy, and the little touches like how they fold the tissues are so sweet. There's even a fireplace! And I found out they have two pet-friendly rooms if you call far enough in advance, so next time I can bring my boy. Staying here felt like a warm hug after a long day! Can't wait to come back. read more

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It was clean and quiet. I would stay here again. Right across the road from the ocean. read more

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This was a pretty underwhelming experience. I am not sure what we expected but I suppose we thought it'd be a cute quaint little bed and breakfast. One thing I'll highlight for anyone considering going, this is not a place where children are welcome. I felt like the kids were being reprimanded every second for just existing. My son jumped and got a talking to. It was a weird vibe where they were definitely not allowed to be kids. We were stressed they were speaking too loud every second. The breakfast got delivered to the room in paper bags and was very average. It was fine for a pit stop for us but we will not be seeking it out again. read more

Room was very clean and wonderful services. Walk out to the beach. I would go back anytime.

I always came to cambria every summer growing up ! We decided to give this place a shot and well for us it was 5 stars ! Never have issues here. The complementary breakfast is good ! My only picky self is I wish it came with hash browns but over all great portion size ! I love having beach front view with our little patio. I will continue coming here ! Everyone has different experiences but ours has always been great and wonderful. Front desk is good. I believe her name is Kathleen. She was very sweet and inviting to us read more

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Sadly our stay was short but we LOVED it here. Perfect location, clean rooms, friendly staff. We showed up in the evening and were pleasantly surprised with an upgrade to our room! The beds and pillows were comfortable and the breakfast burrito and coffee was fantastic. If you're staying here, splurge for the ocean front room. Can't beat falling asleep and waking up to the ocean noise and view! We will be back, thank you! read more

2nd day at Sand Pebble Inn. Cozy comfortable hotel. Breakfast was delicious. Our side room had a nice view of the ocean. read more

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This is always our go to place in Cambria. Sadly I think they need to upgrade the rooms. They need a facelift badly. The location is perfect and the front desk staff are lovely. Location perfect read more

Did not have any issues what so ever. We checked in a little after 6pm but sunset wasn't until a little after 8pm. So had plenty of time to get settled in. Reception is in the back where a lot of the parking is at. Kathleen at the front desk checked us in. She was very sweet and friendly. We paid for the ocean/beach room. She put us in 219. There was a little couch that was in front of the window you could open to the outside. You could hear the waves crashing all night. The inn is in great shape. I would stay here again but longer than a day. read more

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We had the ocean front room and it was amazing. It is in a great location and there are restaurants within walking distance. We really enjoyed our stay as it was very clean and the service was excellent. read more

Stayed here for the second time and had another great stay. We took advantage of the Black Friday sale last November and got 40% off our booking. We booked the King Partial view room (214) and was surprised how great the view was! The room was immaculate, bed was comfy, nice to have a walk-in shower, roomy bathroom vanity, microwave, fridge, and keurig coffee maker. Cookies and free bottles of water in the room too. Hot egg wraps for breakfast delivered to your room. Faux fireplace heater kept the room really toasty. Decent wifi and was able to watch movies with our Firestick with no buffering. Decent TMobile cellular signal too. Squeegee and towels to help wipe your car windows are a nice touch. Very friendly staff. We've stayed in six different places on Moonstone beach over the years and the Sand Pebble and their sister hotel, the Blue Dolphin, are our favorite Inns. read more

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Cozy oceanfront hotel located in charming seaside Cambria. The hotel is quaint and immaculately clean with roomy accommodations and a complimentary breakfast (delivered to your door during covid). While not every room is ocean-facing, most at least have a partial ocean view, or you can spring for a fancier, oceanfront room with a private patio. They also have a shared outdoor seating area on the front, northern end of the property that is open to any guest. If spending time in Cambria, Sand Pebbles makes you feel at home. read more

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Lupe at the front desk gives side eye and a nudge to other gal when I give my name. Never asked for my ID to confirm. Other gal immediately pulls out a calculator and begins adding feaverishly. Lupe asked me several times if I was rooming alone. Only thing I could think of, paid via Hotels.com as the other gal was busy on the calculator. Was never told about the ammenities of the hotel. Room was super cute! View of ocean, windows open all the way! Cookies next to coffee pot with plenty of Keurig pods (strong). Tiny coffee cups, 6oz only. Room was 202.....cut down that tree! Sunset and view of the ocean was beautiful! Bathroom had plenty of room, no counter space. Has Q-tips, cotton balls and makeup remover cloths. Cross the highway, you are on the beach! Check Out I asked for a receipt and was told I purchased via Expedia (hotels.com)and was not getting a receipt from the hotel. Breakfast burritos was flour when requested corn and had a conversation about corn tortillas. Yogurt is a frozen parfait but tasty. I was never asked about my stay upon leaving. Lupe needs some customer service training! read more

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We booked a one-night stay based on the reviews and extremely glad and sad we did. Glad because it was a great stay and sad that it was only for one night. Jill at the front desk was awesome and made sure she would arrange a late check-in for us if needed. The room was a king patio with ocean view and it was just as described/expected. It was clean, the bed was very comfortable, and the electric fireplace provided nice ambiance. The breakfast burritos they provided for breakfast were a great size and delicious. Appreciated they included orange juice, sauces, and napkins. The only negative was when we tried to use the bath/jacuzzi, as we were filling up the tub with water, there was a milky residue mixing in. Since we didn't know if it was soap or cleaner/bleach, we decided not to use the tub unfortunately. read more

This was an easy-5. Clean, spacious, friendly, comfortable, and not dated, the ocean-view room at the Sand Pebbles Inn with a view of Moonstone Beach was a big hit to celebrate our Anniversary. This will be our first choice when returning to Cambria -- such a nice surprise. read more

I just got back from my two night stay at this inn. I'm giving it a 3 out of 5 stars due to the list of pros and cons below. Pros: clean rooms, friendly cleaning staff & great location right off the beach Cons: The king suite was right off the staff reception desk and restroom which made it noisy and overall not ideal. The suite also did not have a table to eat on like the smaller rooms. We had trays to eat off of on a couch and we had to balance our coffee on it while trying to eat. On the 2nd morning my husband received the wrong breakfast order. He decided not to say anything but it took away from our experience. read more

My family and I stayed for one night and did not want to leave. The room was clean and just beautiful. There was an electric fireplace that was a nice touch. And I loved how the COMPLIMENTARY breakfast was brought to our room. The food was delicious! The lady at the front desk was warm and really helpful giving us some local dinner options. Across the street is the beach and if you walk down the path you will find an abundance of plants and flowers. We can't wait to go back and stay a little longer. read more

I made a reservation on the same day of the 2 day visit, on a weekend. Kathleen was awesome. She was very professional, caring and a pleasant representative of a very fine chain of hotels. We really enjoyed our stay seeing all the sights and fine dining from Cambria, Hearst Castle, to Morro Bay and San Luis Obispo. The room was extremely clean, large, comfortable, like new in appearance and offered a lot of extras much higher priced hotels or resorts don't offer. We can't wait to go back and for me it was mostly thanks to Kathleen and the other staff that made our stay memorable. My teenage son seemed to only use his phone for taking pictures of the ocean, sea lions, otters, deer, a heard of zebras, birds, and all the historical sights we visited. Awesome. Thanks again and we will be back soon. (We live in costal so. Cal. Cambria is much more laid back and more friendly). read more

I am only giving this place 4 stars because they are EXTREMELY STRICT on their check in times. It's off season now and I heard they are short staffed, but prioritize your room cleaning to have your high priced rooms done first to accommodate. Kinda not my problem and when I come at 2! I expect to have a room if I've got no where to go and paid premium price! Room is beautiful and well kept. We stayed on the bottom floor in the front with a patio so no other complaints. read more

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Spend the extra money get the room with the view it is awesome. The room was very nice and the breakfast they serve is awesome too. The room is very clean right across the street from the beach. I love it. read more

It's a nice place and the staff are nice. Real close to the ocean. Not a big fan of the bagged breakfast they bring you. They have a breakfast room but I guess they're afraid to use it. Not sure why they're using toiletries made in China. read more

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Lovely and quaint Inn directly across from Moon Stone Beach. Comfortable beds, charming fireplace for chilly beach nights and hot packaged breakfast delivered to your room. Fabulous Seafood Restaurants a short walk in either direction and a casual ocean view wine bar next door. Highly recommended! read more

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Cambria is becoming one of our favorite overnight stops on our Bay Area-LA road trip along Highway1. We had a 5-star stay at the Little Sur Inn in November but this time decided to try San Pebbles Inn, which happens to be like two doors down. I'm happy to report another 5-star hotel with great service and amenities. Reasons San Pebbles Inn is awesome: 1. Free EV charging stations - for Tesla and plug-in hybrids. 2. Large, comfy rooms with a soft bed. Nice touch with adding cookies and chocolates. 3. Awesome breakfast with a nice lady cranking out waffles for you. Oatmeal was creamy and they had lots of toppings. Cinnamon scones seemed homemade and were moist, unlike those dried things you might find at Starbucks. They also serve Peerless Coffee. 4. Walking distance to Sea Chest Restaurant -trust me, the oysters there are enough reason to come to Cambria. 5 Fast and free wifi. The only area of improvement I see would be to replace the carpet with hardwood floors like Little Sur Inn. Still, you can't go wrong with either in Cambria. read more

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We had an absolutely wonderful stay at the Sand Pebbles Inn. You can't beat the location, right across from Moonstone Beach. We were hoping for one of the ground floor patio oceanfront rooms, but those book up quickly, especially in summers on the weekends, but were fortunate to get a partial ocean view, Deluxe Queen room (#215), which we absolutely loved. Although it was called a "partial" view - it really had an incredible ocean view, and lovely little sitting area to sit and watch the waves, and even a fireplace, that we would have been tempted to use if the weather were cooler. The room had a really calm, peaceful vibe. Beautifuly and tastefully decorated, with classy seascape artwork, upscale beach furnishings and large bathroom. My husband kept saying, "I love this room;" "I love this room!" And I did, too. We loved the sound and sight of the gently crashing waves. And we enjoyed that right out the front door, we could walk on the beach, the wooden boardwalk, and to the Sea Chest restaurant two doors down, and the Moonstone Beach Bar & Grill, five minutes' walk in the opposite direction. This is our first time to the Inn, but hopefully will not be our last. read more

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Stayed here over the weekend to get away from the big city and recharge. Ideal location right in front of the ocean. Close proximity to a walking trail adjacent to the coastline. Our room was clean and a bottle of hand sanitizer was there for your convenience. Bed was comfy (if you like soft beds). Room has a mini fridge and single cup coffee maker. Bathroom has been renovated. Recommendation to property owner: Please replace your complimentary bar soaps. I feel like no matter how hard I wash my hands, the soap is still there. I guess it's just an "oily" soap for me. Restaurants: The reataurants along Moonstone are closed due to COVID, not even takeout. Go downtown on Main Street and you will find a few. I will return for sure. Since Sand Pebbles is part of a group of hotels along Moonstone, I will give the others a try. Also, kudos to the sweet older lady at the front reception desk. read more

Fabulous stay, exactly what I was hoping for. Years ago we visited Cambria for the first time and since then I wanted to return and stay at a beach-front property. We stayed in one of the ocean-facing ground floor rooms with a patio. The room was comfortable, spacious and had the amentities you'd want. We started out turning on the electric fireplace but ended up turning on the ceiling fan in the middle of the night. An exciting point of the stay was in the evening (maybe 8-9pm) the power went out for the entire block, the hotel staff offered lanterns and PG&E estimated electricity would return around 2am. We sat on our patio chairs and enjoyed the star-filled sky with less light pollution getting in the way. What a great memory! Minus one star because the only vegan breakfast offering was orange juice so we missed out on that experience. Upon check in they provide a door-hanger where you fill out your breakfast order, they ask that you put out your order by 7pm the night before. They kindly decline alterations to the menu options. I believe the options were breakfast burritos with egg, etc. read more

Hubs and I have been coming to Pebbles for over 25 years. We simply love it here. Everyone is so nice and friendly. A special shout out to Lupe, who always has a smile and is so kind. The hotel is clean and comfortable. We can't wait to go back read more

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We stayed here from Wednesday through Friday and we invited two of our friends to stay at this hotel with us, they stayed in room 209 and we stayed in room 217 with a beautiful view of the ocean. We took some pictures from our view. We did like that idea that have a couch facing the ocean and they also have binoculars. The shower has soft water and comfortable beds. They have the same friendly staff members here from last year. read more

Update: We once again visited during warmer temps to Cambria. We were quite happy with our room with a view. The tide was high so we could hear the surf pounding the shore at night which we actually enjoyed. Staff is always accommodating even during this pandemic. Our room was spotlessly clean. There was even a bottle of hand sanitizer on a side table. This staff takes every precaution and we as guests really thank them for that. We stayed two nights. read more

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My boyfriend booked a room here for our baby moon, thru booking.com and he originally paid for a King room with full ocean view. When we arrived, he had let the reception lady know that we had our fur baby as it does say this place is pet friendly on the website. She let him know that the room he booked was not pet friendly and that she would give us another room and not charge us the pet fee (trying to even out the total he paid for). When we went back to the website, it was still a $60 difference so he went back to ask her about it and she just told him we'd have to go thru booking.com to sort it out. Annoyed, we just let it go because this is supposed to be a joyous time for us. Our room was 114 it still had a spa tub and it was partially an ocean view, so it was fine since we were going to be out and about anyways. Well, our spa tub knob was broken but still worked AND after filling it up had a bunch of dead roaches coming out! Gross! Super disappointed in that but we cleaned the tub out ourselves and tried again with success. TLDR: book directly thru the sand pebbles inn website as it seems that they don't even communicate with other booking websites. This place does not have AC so don't come when the weather is hot! Double check your spa tub and beds as there are bugs. read more

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Beautifully appointed room with everything you could possibly want. We had a full front Ocean View room with a patio which had a small table and comfortable chairs allowing us to spend some very enjoyable hours watching the ocean and people strolling by on the wooden Boardwalk. The room was spacious, great bed with nice Linens and plenty of pillows. Spotlessly clean and the bathroom had both a Jacuzzi tub and separate glass enclosed shower, I also appreciated the lighted magnifying mirror and hair dryer. The room had a 55 inch television, and nice overstuffed chair plus a very small table and two chairs for enjoying our breakfast. Very quiet and we never heard our neighbors either above us or on either side of us. The shower had a good flow and was nice and hot. Pre-selected breakfast was served to our room every morning on time and my favorite was a homemade vanilla yogurt with fresh blueberries and granola topping. We have been to Cambria nine times since 1990 and stayed in several different Inns along Moonstone Beach and without a doubt, Sand Pebbles Inn is our favorite. read more

Sand Pebbles is located on beautiful Moonstone beach just a few feet from the water. We reserved room #117, oceanfront, king bed , fireplace, walk in shower, Jacuzzi tub and patio. The room is spacious and also has a mini refrigerator. A continental breakfast with fruit, hot and cold cereals and waffles is served in a breakfast room. Since our room was just down the hall, we decided to take the breakfast to our room. The Inn is an excellent location for sunsets and a hike on the boardwalk which is part of the central coast trail system. read more

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The location of the hotel is fantastic - the area is beautiful. However, the deluxe ocean view room provides a small side window and only a glimpse of the ocean. The showers - no matter the time of day - run decidedly tepid. The rooms themselves are very small and most overlook the parking lot. Lastly, they are short staffed and no longer providing maid service daily. We had a small issue with an area of our room that was over looked in the cleaning but when we mentioned it, it didn't get resolved for a couple of days. Again, the location is lovely, front desk staff was friendly and we weren't in our room too much. Having said that, we wouldn't stay here again. read more

It's a small but cozy motel literally across the street from the cliff top and ocean. It's also just a couple doors down and 10 second walk from the wonderful Sea Chest restaurant. Rooms are clean and spacious. The interior is much nicer looking and cozier than the somewhat nondescript exterior suggests. Nice breakfast is included with your stay. There are fresh waffles, cereal, oatmeal, coffee and pastries. This is a really good choice for a stay along Moonstone Beach. read more

Sand Pebbles Inn - Cozy, spacious, clean room with a side view of the ocean (at non-ocean view prices). Great place across from the ocean. - Hotels Near Me - Cambria, California