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Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, San Carlos, CA

User score 4.0 out of 5 See all reviews
251 EL CAMINO REAL,SAN CARLOS, CA 94070

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Hotel policies

Check-in: 3:00 PM
Check-out: 12:00 PM
Local currency: USD

The Country Inn & Suites in San Carlos is conveniently located midway between San Francisco and San Jose close to San Carlos Community Airport & minutes away from Giants SBC Park, San Jose Shark Tank, Silicon Valley, Great America, famous Winchester Mansion and minutes from the beaches. Guests can enjoy the near by Hiller Aviation Museum, shopping and famous tours of the bay area. Napa wine valley is but a short day trip away for a relaxing getaway or stay in for a fresh cup of coffee and a complimentary continental breakfast. Hotel also features Complimentary High Speed Internet, Outdoor Pool and Whirlpool, Fitness Room and Business Center.

Hotel policies

Check-in: 3:00 PM
Check-out: 12:00 PM
Local currency: USD


Terms and conditions

The amenities and/or facilities may not be located at this hotel, but within a reasonable distance and additional charges may apply for use. All information has been provided by this hotel.

Reviews from our customers

Overall score

4.0 out of 5

(13 reviews)

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Hotel address: 251 EL CAMINO REAL, SAN CARLOS, CA  94070  

 
 

Area served

Downtown Laurel Street

Area airports

SAN FRANCISCO INTL ARPT, (SFO), 11.00, SW, Mile; SAN JOSE INTL ARPT, (SJC), 23.00, NW, Mile; METRO OAKLAND INTL ARPT, (OAK), 27.00, SE, Mile

Description

Airport - This hotel is located near the airport., Suburban - This hotel is located in a suburban area.

This property has a smoke-free policy

Amenities

  • Sofa Bed
  • Air Conditioned
  • Modem in Room
  • Health Club
  • Adjoining Rooms
  • Smoke-free policy
  • Microwave
  • No Smoking Rooms/Facilities
  • Coffee Maker in Room
  • Grab Bars in Bathroom
  • Cribs Available
  • Handicapped rooms/facilities
  • Security
  • Laundry/Valet Services
  • Jacuzzi
  • Continental Breakfast
  • High Speed Internet
  • Refrigerator
  • Outdoor Pool
  • Hairdryer in Room
  • Business center
  • Internet Access
  • Smoke Detectors
  • Vending Machines
  • VCR
  • Ice Machine
  • Iron
  • Wake-up Service
  • Free Newspaper
  • Express Checkout
  • FEMA Approved
  • Wheel Chair Access
  • Pool
  • Exercise Gym
  • Fitness Center or Spa
  • Television with Cable
  • Fitness room
  • Breakfast
  • Copy Service
  • Sprinklers In Rooms
  • Multilingual
  • Brailled Elevators
  • Connecting Rooms
  • Rollaway Beds
  • Elevators
  • 24 Hour Front Desk
  • Fire Alarm with Light
  • Ironing Board
  • Outdoor Parking

Dining

The Iron Gate Restaurant

Belmont-close proximity within 1 mile of hotel

Private banquet facilities available

The Omelette House

San Carlos-close proximity within 1 mile of hotel

Stack's Pancake House

Redwood City-close proximity within 1 mile of hotel.

La Hacienda Mexican Restaurant

San Carlos-close proximity within 1 mile of hotel

Aya Sushi

San Carlos-close proximity within 1 mile of hotel

Lobby Area

Breakfast room is located off the lobby

Reviews from our customers

Overall score

4.0 out of 5

(13 reviews)

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Score

3 out of 5

rip-off

al Dec 1, 2009

The 5 day rate was $420. I had to leave after 4 days and was charged the full $20 plus an extra $71.I don't plan on using ... [...] again or to stay at this motel again. Also plan to tell everyone I know about the rip-off.

Hotel features (5=best, 1=worst)
Amenities:
3
Room comfort:
3
Hotel check-in:
4
Maintenance:
2
Location:
5
Room cleanliness:
3
Hotel Staff:
3
Value:
3
Dining options:
1

Traveler type: Couples


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4 out of 5

Nice Place

Guest Oct 20, 2009

Would recommend to a friend!

Arrived late in the evening, the night clerk was friendly, well dressed, knowledgeable. Found the room clean and ... comfortable. enjoyed a restful night and a nice breakfast.

Hotel features (5=best, 1=worst)
Amenities:
3
Room comfort:
4
Hotel check-in:
3
Maintenance:
4
Location:
3
Room cleanliness:
4
Hotel Staff:
4
Value:
3
Dining options:
3

Traveler type: Friends


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4 out of 5

Clean, quiet, good value

lilybob Aug 13, 2009

Would recommend to a friend!

Used this hotel while attending an event at Stanford, because I can't afford Palo Alto prices. Staff very pleasant, rooms ... super clean and comfortable, and the place was reasonably quiet. It's not in a scenic location, but very easy access to Hwy 101 and a few minutes drive to good restaurants & pleasant neighborhoods. Not fancy, but good value. Only complaint: First floor rooms are centered around an atrium-style lobby with tables, chairs, & TV. At times I was bothered by noise of a TV blaring just outside my room door. Room on 2nd or 3rd floor would avoid this problem.

Hotel features (5=best, 1=worst)
Amenities:
3
Room comfort:
4
Hotel check-in:
5
Maintenance:
5
Location:
2
Room cleanliness:
5
Hotel Staff:
5
Value:
5
Dining options:
2

Traveler type: Single


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Quick tips from our users

Dining tip, Short Drive

Dining in a target rich environment. Any type of cuisine you could want. All within 5 miles.

--Tina, Hughson, CA May 4, 2009

Dining tip, Short Walk

One fast food place next door, two more across street. Several dine-in with a 2-3 block radius.

--Edwin, USA Sep 15, 2007

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Reviews from our customers

Overall score

4.0 out of 5

(13 reviews)

Hotel reviews: About the scores

Reviews and scores for each hotel are collected from customers who purchased a stay at that hotel.

Reviewers are asked to rate a variety of hotel attributes on a scale of 1 to 5. The highest possible score is "5," meaning the user was "very satisfied," while "1" is the lowest, meaning the user was "very dissatisfied."

The "overall score" is an average of all reviewer scores submitted for a hotel.

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3 out of 5

rip-off

al Dec 1, 2009

The 5 day rate was $420. I had to leave after 4 days and was charged the full $20 plus an extra $71.I don't plan on using ... [...] again or to stay at this motel again. Also plan to tell everyone I know about the rip-off.

Hotel features (5=best, 1=worst)
Amenities:
3
Room comfort:
3
Hotel check-in:
4
Maintenance:
2
Location:
5
Room cleanliness:
3
Hotel Staff:
3
Value:
3
Dining options:
1

Traveler type: Couples


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4 out of 5

Nice Place

Guest Oct 20, 2009

Would recommend to a friend!

Arrived late in the evening, the night clerk was friendly, well dressed, knowledgeable. Found the room clean and ... comfortable. enjoyed a restful night and a nice breakfast.

Hotel features (5=best, 1=worst)
Amenities:
3
Room comfort:
4
Hotel check-in:
3
Maintenance:
4
Location:
3
Room cleanliness:
4
Hotel Staff:
4
Value:
3
Dining options:
3

Traveler type: Friends


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4 out of 5

Clean, quiet, good value

lilybob Aug 13, 2009

Would recommend to a friend!

Used this hotel while attending an event at Stanford, because I can't afford Palo Alto prices. Staff very pleasant, rooms ... super clean and comfortable, and the place was reasonably quiet. It's not in a scenic location, but very easy access to Hwy 101 and a few minutes drive to good restaurants & pleasant neighborhoods. Not fancy, but good value. Only complaint: First floor rooms are centered around an atrium-style lobby with tables, chairs, & TV. At times I was bothered by noise of a TV blaring just outside my room door. Room on 2nd or 3rd floor would avoid this problem.

Hotel features (5=best, 1=worst)
Amenities:
3
Room comfort:
4
Hotel check-in:
5
Maintenance:
5
Location:
2
Room cleanliness:
5
Hotel Staff:
5
Value:
5
Dining options:
2

Traveler type: Single


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4 out of 5

Good hotel with great free breakfast

Jo Aug 12, 2009

Would recommend to a friend!

Enjoyed 8 nts. at this nice hotel, 8 miles North of Palo Alto and 20 miles South of San Fran., Aug. 3-11, 2009. SF airport ... just 10 miles North on Hwy. 101. We drove to the Stanford Univ. campus in Palo Alto daily, participating in the2009 National Senior Olympics. Great fun! Got a great discount price on Orbitz, also using a hotel code coupon number for another discount--can be found by checking for "hotel discount coupons" online. Big, clean room with nice furniture, pull-out couch, desk, and 2 phones. Comfy King bed with 5 feather pillows-a good showerhead in tub/shower/ shampoo, conditioner and lotion provided. Micro/refrig./and coffee maker in room. Pool is nice, small, but we didn't have time to use it. GREAT, full breakfast daily with 3 kinds of fresh fruit, hot waffels, hot/cold cereals, hard boiled/scrambled eggs, bacon, sausages, yogurt, pastries, small muffins, bread for toast, English muffins, bagels, oj, coffee,and tea. More than enough daily. Two nts. of appetizers offered weekly, but we didn't have time to enjoy them. Fresh choc. chip cookies in lobby nightly. 2 computers/with printers in lovely, large, lobby sitting area for guests to use free. Friendly management willing to help guests. Only complaint was that the carpets needed cleaning, which will be done Aug. 17, according to management. All-in-all, we really enjoyed our stay. (McDonald's across the street, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell next door, and several other restaurants nearby on El Camino Real Rd.) Jo and Rick O'Connor Whitefish Bay, WI.

Hotel features (5=best, 1=worst)
Amenities:
5
Room comfort:
5
Hotel check-in:
5
Maintenance:
4
Location:
4
Room cleanliness:
4
Hotel Staff:
5
Value:
4
Dining options:
5

Traveler type: Couples


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4 out of 5

Good Stay

The Traveling Duo Aug 4, 2009

Would recommend to a friend!

The room was good and the breakfast was standard. The location is nice, as is most of the staff. The night auditor, was ... rude when we showed up late in the evening.

Hotel features (5=best, 1=worst)
Amenities:
5
Room comfort:
5
Hotel check-in:
4
Maintenance:
5
Location:
5
Room cleanliness:
5
Hotel Staff:
4
Value:
4
Dining options:
5

Traveler type: Business


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5 out of 5

Fantastic location, unbeatable price

gap Jun 29, 2009

Would recommend to a friend!

Outstanding service. Staff and manager was excellent. Should be rated as a 5 star hotel. Very, very clean with good food ... service.

Hotel features (5=best, 1=worst)
Amenities:
5
Room comfort:
5
Hotel check-in:
5
Maintenance:
5
Location:
5
Room cleanliness:
5
Hotel Staff:
5
Value:
5
Dining options:
5

Traveler type: Couples


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4 out of 5

Good

LA Jun 17, 2009

Would recommend to a friend!

Good ...

Hotel features (5=best, 1=worst)
Amenities:
5
Room comfort:
5
Hotel check-in:
4
Maintenance:
4
Location:
4
Room cleanliness:
5
Hotel Staff:
4
Value:
4
Dining options:
4

Traveler type: Couples


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4 out of 5

More than pleased

AlisoCat Jun 16, 2009

Would recommend to a friend!

Hotel is very clean and TOTALLY nonsmoking, so you don't get any stinky, stale smoke smell anywhere. The front desk staff is ... extremely polite, and hotel is very quiet. It's a little far from the center of things, but nothing that one can't live with.

Hotel features (5=best, 1=worst)
Amenities:
2
Room comfort:
4
Hotel check-in:
4
Maintenance:
4
Location:
2
Room cleanliness:
5
Hotel Staff:
5
Value:
3
Dining options:
2

Traveler type: Family


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Score

4 out of 5

Excellant place

Brags May 26, 2009

Would recommend to a friend!

It was very nice and calm place. Actually my purpose of the trip is to visit SF and I stayed here for 3 nights. Just 20 miles ... south of SF. It is a strategic location to San Jose, Sunneyvale and SF. Friendly staffs. No complaints at all.

Hotel features (5=best, 1=worst)
Amenities:
4
Room comfort:
4
Hotel check-in:
4
Maintenance:
4
Location:
4
Room cleanliness:
4
Hotel Staff:
4
Value:
4
Dining options:
3

Traveler type: Family


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Score

4 out of 5

Quick tip

Great Little Hotel in San Carlos

Tina May 4, 2009

Would recommend to a friend!

Traveling on business and this hotel was just what we needed. Clean, well located, nice people, easy to get to. Couldn't have ... asked for more. Would go back, and will, if we ever need to stay over in that area again.

Hotel features (5=best, 1=worst)
Amenities:
4
Room comfort:
5
Hotel check-in:
5
Maintenance:
5
Location:
5
Room cleanliness:
5
Hotel Staff:
5
Value:
5
Dining options:
5

Traveler type: Business

Dining tip, Short Drive

Dining in a target rich environment. Any type of cuisine you could want. All within 5 miles.


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Score

4 out of 5

clean rooms

leon Apr 20, 2008

Would recommend to a friend!

The Country Inn and Suites was a suitable stay for a night. Room was clean and quiet. Upon our arrival, though, a desk clerk ... did not appear to check us in for perhaps fifteen minutes. The place seemed deserted despite our ringing whatever service bells in sight. The first room we were sent to was quite noisy, the second smelled strongly of smoke - though this is a smoke free hotel - but the third room was clean and adequate. There also seemed to be a problem with the key cards. For each room we looked at, the key did n't work and we had to return to the desk for an adjustment.

Hotel features (5=best, 1=worst)
Amenities:
3
Room comfort:
4
Hotel check-in:
1
Maintenance:
4
Location:
4
Room cleanliness:
4
Hotel Staff:
2
Value:
3
Dining options:
3

Traveler type: Couples


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Score

5 out of 5

Quick tip

Pleasantly surpised.

Edwin Sep 15, 2007

Would recommend to a friend!

Very pleasant experience. Clean room. Friendly staff. Nice neighborhood. Close to freeway. Arrived 2+ hours prior to check-in ... and recieved a room anyway. Optional dining facilities nearby. Small fitness room and good sized pool. Don't really have anything negative to say.

Hotel features (5=best, 1=worst)
Amenities:
5
Room comfort:
5
Hotel check-in:
5
Maintenance:
5
Location:
5
Room cleanliness:
5
Hotel Staff:
5
Value:
4
Dining options:
5

Traveler type: Couples

Dining tip, Short Walk

One fast food place next door, two more across street. Several dine-in with a 2-3 block radius.


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Score

4 out of 5

Great Customer Service!

krys Jul 14, 2007

Would recommend to a friend!

We came in 2 hours early for check-in but the front desk staff was very helpful. We didn't have to wait for 2 hours to check ... in. He got us a nice comfy room. The hotel seemed very pleasant except for the pool area...it was at located at the back of a gas station/car wash area. Though it was covered, it still seemed too open for public. There's lots of fast food places as well, taco bell next door and pizza hut, then across the street was Mc Donalds. Overall, we like this hotel and probably come back. I almost forgot..they also serve free continental breakfast. It was delicious!

Hotel features (5=best, 1=worst)
Amenities:
3
Room comfort:
4
Hotel check-in:
5
Maintenance:
4
Location:
3
Room cleanliness:
4
Hotel Staff:
4
Value:
4
Dining options:
4

Traveler type: Business


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Reviews represent the opinions of Orbitz customers, not of Orbitz or its staff.

Sort tips by: most recent | distance from hotel

Dining tip, Short Drive

Dining in a target rich environment. Any type of cuisine you could want. All within 5 miles.

--Tina, Hughson, CA May 4, 2009

Dining tip, Short Walk

One fast food place next door, two more across street. Several dine-in with a 2-3 block radius.

--Edwin, USA Sep 15, 2007

Reviews represent the opinions of Orbitz customers, not of Orbitz or its staff.

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