Always Inn San Clemente Bed & Breakfast by Elevate Rooms

Charming B&B - felt like I was walking into my great grandmother's home - warm, inviting, eclectic, full of wonderful guests. Freda outdoes herself every morning with the most delicious breakfast - no one leaves hungry. Fresh baked cookies everyday. Walking distance to restaurants, beach and MetroLinkI will be returning!!

You still havent sent me my second night return. you are double dipping.

The Inn was charming and the hostess, wonderful!!

The owner is sweet as pie!

Nice place

Freda is simply wonderful. We are so glad to make this connection in the garden oasis of San Clemente. She is an excellent cook and very warm and accommodating hostess.

I would not choose San Clemente as a destination again. Very congested and overcrowded. Seal Beach, Dana Point and Santa Barbara are much better.

We stayed with Freda at the Always Inn for three nights over my wife's Spring Break. Upon arrival, we found that the place looks just as nice as the photos! This is an intimate setting with not many rooms--it does not feel busy or crowded. Still, we enjoyed meeting the other guests--although it's not required, we enjoyed chatting over leisurely and scrumptious breakfasts before setting out for the day. Freda provides a homelike environment and attends to every detail (including snacks and drinks available when desired). The location is great, a quiet side street, with access to restaurants and shopping a block away--on one day, we only got in our car to drive five minutes to the pier for dinner at sunset. We didn't have to worry about a thing--which was just the break that we needed!

As a former resident of San Clemente, when I saw the location of the Always Inn San Clemente, I couldn't help but be ecstatic. It is in the heart of downtown San Clemente, and a close walk to the beach and many of my favorite restaurants. When I called to check in a few hours earlier, the owner Freda was kind and more than happy to have our room ready for us. When we arrived to check in Freda was not there but kindly messaged my husband and I to settle into our room. As we were walking in the housekeeper was walking out of our room and the toilet was running, yet there were no cleaning products in her hands. Its safe to assume she had just used our toilet in our already "ready" room. Not the best first impression. However we decided to be patient because the location was unbeatable. We stayed a total of five nights, and by the second night I wanted to leave. No doubt, Freda is very nice, however the facility is extremely unprofessional. There are a total of three rooms and you can hear everything, so there is little to no privacy. Additionally we ran out of toilet paper and there was none to be found and no workers to ask for any. Also, during our stay the house was being "DE cluttered." There was a lady helping the owner clean out rooms and throw away items that were no longer necessary. The main fridge was thawing out indoors for several days, with the food just sitting in front of it. This place all together was not clean, and very unprofessional.

I really enjoyed talking with the owner. She's a great host and fabulous chef!