Sands by the Sea Motel

Enjoyed the location and had the fire pits for happy hour. They provided the wood and lit the fire. We ran out of wood but were happy to return the kids for bed. The pools were heated and had a hot spa which was shelter by the glass in a really windy afternoon. Kids loved the pool. The location was great with only being a 10min drive to view the elephant seals- a highlight. Had microwave and fridge which was good for our basics needs.

It was very dated and old, no where to place luggage with 2 kids and 2 adults. We were stuck up the back in the carpark pretty much, and really no through access to the front/beach area except pass reception or along the road.

Prt friendly

Parking was free and safe. Easy to access the property. The room was generally clean. There is not air conditioning at this property and it had a musty smell. The carpet was filthy! My socks turned dirty from the bathroom to the bed. The room keys deactivated every single day and we were locked out of our room every night of our 3 day stay!

The room had no AC just a ceiling fan would have been ok if we could open the window more than 2”. The room was warm to hot the air in the room was dead. We had to keep the door to the room open which some drunk neighbors almost came into our room. The view of the ocean in the morning was beautiful. Kids had fun with the heated pool and checkers board. Fire pits at night where nice.

The reception staff are wonderful: very helpful and professional. Our room was very clean, but TBH, the carpet needs to be replaced as it is very, very dirty and stained. I would stay here again because the location is great!

The staff is amazing and almost worth coming. As is the view and the chance to have smores at the firepit. The hotel is very dated. Very poor circulation in the room and the inability to open the window was very frustrating. Bath is very small and is only compounded by the shower curtain being so close you lose a 1/3 for the space. For the price you get what you get but could use some basic upgrades. Also the gym is not open until 9 am which kind of sucks.

Staff is amazing. The room honestly could use a little refresh. There’s no AC, and the heater isn’t the most efficient. There was a chair in our room that was very worn and torn. Beds were just ok. You can really hear people walking around outside but it’s actually pretty quiet after 9pm. We enjoyed the area, but on the first night they only had one fire pit lit. All in all I did enjoy my stay but the room is definitely dated.

L'emplacement et le parking Et pour celles et ceux qui aiment nager : 2 piscines chauffées à l'extérieur

RAS

Near ocean and Hearst castle. The bed was new and bathroom was acceptable

Sands is a rundown motel that cavalier acquired. The staff tried to upsell us to the nicer cavalier. Even offered to give us keys to each to compare. Room was musty smelling, furniture was old and worn, windows were stained. 3 worn hangers in the closet

It was a nice place to stay.