Always Inn San Clemente Bed & Breakfast by Elevate Rooms

Freda, the property owner and host could not do enough for us! She even went out of her way and picked us up in Anaheim. It was incredibly kind, she had car trouble that day and asked her friend to help get us. We really appreciated it. We were well fed, and very well informed about San Clemente and what to do. We spent a great 4 days there. Thanks to Freda!

The breakfast was fantastic, obviously prepared by a trained chef. Only negative was I couldn’t eat it all because there were so many courses! No problem though, Freda provided disposable storage containers and I enjoyed the leftovers the following day!

The host Freda is welcoming, and she makes a great breakfast! The inside of the home is quirky. It provides an eclectic collection of art, various collectible items -with tags attached, funky furniture, fresh baked cookies, 20+hot sauces, hot water for tea, and comfortable bedrooms. I believe it has 3 guest rooms- ours had our own bathroom.

when parking behind the house it looked a bit cluttered.

Feda was wonderful and cooked a great breakfast. She was very accommodating and friendly and went out of her way to welcome us and our dog..even to the point of cooking up some organic hamburger as a treat for our dog.

Parking is very tight, especially with a music festival that took place during our visit.

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I’m going to keep this simple and to the point. If you enjoy checking in to a comfortable secure room and a clean establishment than do yourself a favor and book somewhere else. If you are the hippy type and don’t mind filth or just laziness than this is your place. If you are 50+ and value your life or valuables book somewhere else. She never cleans up anything. Don’t eat the breakfast… Laundry littering the hallway, broken beds,food left in freezer in room. Jewelry bag went missing and magically it was “found” in a trash can… If you really hate someone and plan on breaking up with them than this is your place.

Freda is a most wondrous hostess! She greeted us warmly and provided many helpful ideas and courtesies for our first-time stay in San Clemente. She's also a fabulous cook as each breakfast was a fantastic meal! The location was ideal for getting around, especially being just a block away from the free San Clemente Trolley; everything else was within walking distance. Yes, we would highly recommend Always Inn--we'll return as soon as we can arrange it!

The city's incomprehensible start time (7:00 AM) of construction noise that impacted the entire neighborhood, not just Always Inn. Also, because of the ideal location of this B & B, sometimes traffic noise was often loud.

Fairly quiet location at night . Close to shops, restaurants and free trolley that took us to the pier and the outlets mall. Nice breakfast with fruit, pastries, egg dishes and good coffee. If you went hungry it was your own fault for not eating enough.

The ceiling fan had one speed,very slow, so it was a bit warm most of the night. no air conditioning as far as we could tell but that’s not unusual for beach towns.

It is unique.

Freda! She is the intangible that makes Always Inn work. Her check-in process allows for last minute changes. While our room was ready when promised, we wanted to get out of our car earlier. She made it doable. The breakfast was outstanding! When we return, we will stop at Trader Joe’s first. $20 for cheese and crackers at the local store. Too much.

Freda is an engaging host with vast local knowledge. Great breakfast on the patio!