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Reviews of The Tides Oceanview Inn and Cottages

2 out of 5
The Tides Oceanview Inn and Cottages
2121 Price Street, Pismo Beach, CA

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 277 out of 1002 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 304 out of 1002 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 201 out of 1002 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 131 out of 1002 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 89 out of 1002 reviews" "

7.6/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

6.4/10

Amenities

6.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I like the cottages because they were different than the ordinary hotel room. Full kitchen is a plus. Parking a little difficult because they are remodeling some other rooms for the better.Wish they had a pool and jacuzzi. Overall loved my stay👍
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Guest services on 1 May 2024
We’re glad to hear you enjoyed your stay and we hope you stay with us again after the remodel is done.

10/10 Excellent

Juan L

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Our stay was great. The place is awesome and very nice with beautiful ocean views. The only bad thing is that we stayed in a room next to the vending machines. Too much noise of kids running around and the people upstairs were very loud stomping late at night.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Guest services on 30 Mar 2024
We’re glad to hear you enjoyed your stay

10/10 Excellent

annette

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Guest services on 27 Mar 2024
Thank you so much to take the time to respond we hope to have you back soon!

4/10 Poor

Max

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Guest Services on 16 Mar 2024
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. Please feel free to reach out and let us know what made your stay less than desireable.

6/10 Okay

Malieo

Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with pets
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Too much renovation going on. There was no mention or notice stating that renovation was taking place. The room had some upgrade but not worth the money. The ocean view was exaggerated cause it was nothing special. One of towel rack was detached on one side in the bathroom. Room keys weren't working probably, so maintenance man had to let us in. There was no one in the lobby for check out, one of the repair man said the lobby person would be in 15 minutes. The individual had to leave the property and guest just left keys on desk in the lobby. Overall it was just below average and will not be returning in the future.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Guest Services on 9 Mar 2024
We are so sorry to hear we didn’t meet your expectations. After looking over your reservation we do show that you were in our two queen partial ocean view room. Away from the renovation, additionally that room has not be renovated yet. We do hope that you change your mind and come back after we have finished our renovations

4/10 Poor

Ronald R

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room we received did not even come close to the marketing photo online. It was not an "Ocean View Room" which is what we booked. It was a "cottage" away from the main building that old and in need to updating. The windows whistled all night and the door thumped due to the wind. Upon arrival we complained about the room and were told since it was booked via Expedia there was nothing they could do ...
Response from Guest Services on 8 Mar 2024
We apologize for failing to meet your expectations. We have 2 Ocean View King rooms and the one available on check-in day is the one that will be assigned. We're sorry to hear you found the one closest to the ocean and away from the construction noise to be unsatisfactory. We thank you for staying with us and highly encourage you to return post renovations to see the transformation!

10/10 Excellent

John

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent accommodation, but parking lot was full of construction storage pods.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Guest Services on 8 Mar 2024
We are sorry about that inconvenience, we are glad you had great stay with us and hope you stay with us again in the near future when renovations are complete.

10/10 Excellent

Gage

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Guest services on 22 Mar 2024
Thank you so much for taking time to leave us a review. We are glad to hear you enjoyed your time with us.

6/10 Okay

Nerissa

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Guest services on 2 Mar 2024
Thank you for leaving us a review.

10/10 Excellent

Ruby

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a great find! The property is undergoing renovations so it’s not at capacity. It was very quiet and it felt we had the entire place to ourselves!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Guest services on 25 Feb 2024
We are so glad to hear you enjoyed your time with us. We hope to see you again soon after we have finished so you can see the updates we have made to the rooms!

6/10 Okay

Melisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Guest Services on 8 Mar 2024
Thank you for staying with us. We anticipate a future stay post renovations so you can see the transformation.

10/10 Excellent

Regina

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place. We had amazing views from our room. Nicely renovated. We travel with three dogs & we were all comfortable & enjoyed our stay. Can’t wait to return.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Guest Services on 8 Mar 2024
We are delighted to hear you had wonderful stay with us. We look forward to you staying with us again in the near future!

6/10 Okay

Natalia

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
No beach access. Which was a surprise when we got there. That was one of the main reasons I booked a hotel on the beach. It was just ok for the price.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Guest services on 14 Jan 2024
We’re apologize that we didn’t fully meet your expectations. Our beach access has been closed due to safety concerns . We are working on getting that back up to code as part of our on going remodel.

4/10 Poor

agata

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It’s a construction zone . The lobby says it’s open from 7 am and no one is in the office till 8 or later. My key to my room stopped working and there is no one to help me so I can get my stuff out. I called the number from website and whatever is listed to call and they have no option to reset the key. Waste of money this service.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Guest services on 30 Dec 2023
We are sorry to hear that your stay didn’t meet your standards. Although construction will continue later on, as of three weeks ago we did stop construction. No number that we provide can reset the key, the keys have to manually reset by a front desk agent. Th numbers we provide are to get ahold of said front desk agent.

6/10 Okay

Noelle

we got a great room with a wonderful view, unfortunately there is construction going on in part of the building that started at 8am. also there was a barking dog in the room next to us and we had to contact the manager before it stopped.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Guest services on 16 Dec 2023
Thank you so much for leaving us a review. We are happy to hear you enjoyed your view. We do apologize for the inconveniences and hope you come back once our renovations are complete.

8/10 Good

julia, grass valley

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Wish we had known of the major remodeling in progress. The rooms will be a great improvement once complete. The views were great. Pet friendly! Highway traffic noise was excessively loud. Not overly impressed. Maybe will try again when remodel is done. Staff told me it was my fault for not knowing of remodel because we booked thru Expedia. What???
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Front Desk on 19 Dec 2023
Hello Julia, on our website there is information about the remodeling going on in our property. I do apologize if it wasn't communicated with your properly. Hopefully you give us a second chance once remodeling is over and let us know ahead of time so we can take care of your very well.

10/10 Excellent

Chriselle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Exceeded expectations!
getaway for my birthday from LA- first time, beautiful view, really nice staff, helpful, clean, great value. Romantic, Dogfriendly, early checkin request granted.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Guest services on 15 Dec 2023
We’re so happy to hear you enjoyed your stay with us. We hope to see you back after we are fully renovated!

6/10 Okay

Marilyn

Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Guest Services on 1 Dec 2023
Sorry to hear that your stay here didn’t meet your standards. We are commencing renovations to make the rooms more accessible to everyone. We hope you book with us again in the near future.

2/10 Terrible

Thomas

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Guest Services on 26 Nov 2023
We're sorry to hear you didn't enjoy your time with us.

2/10 Terrible

Victor

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Guest Services on 23 Nov 2023
We're sorry that you didn't enjoy your stay with us. We are commencing our renovations very soon and will be doing a complete upgrade. We sincerely you will be back in the near future for a new experience.

4/10 Poor

Sonia

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Guest Services on 24 Nov 2023
We're sorry that you didn't enjoy your stay with us. We are commencing renovations very soon and we hope you will stay with us in the near future.

8/10 Good

Shirley, Atascadero

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The view is amazing
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Guest Services on 15 Nov 2023
We're so happy to hear you had a good time at our hotel, thank you so much for leaving us a review.

8/10 Good

Kirsten, Woodinville

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Sound between rooms was an issue. Luckily we had 2 queens and one without shared wall was quieter.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Guest Services on 12 Nov 2023
We're glad to know you enjoyed your stay with us. We are working with our renovation team to help dampen the sound.

4/10 Poor

Corine

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Not worth the rate.
Grandson found a hair in the sheets, coffee pot worked once, no microwave, broken shutters and windows. Only one outlet so much needed fan and small frig were on same outlet. Very nice carpet, but NO padding so it was quite uncomfortable to walk barefoot on. No breakfast-just coffee in lobby between 6 and 8. Had a great looking fire pit with four chairs however it was all covered up-looked like it was ready for winter. Bathroom had been updated nicely and was clean however vanity was so close to shower that I almost tripped twice walking away from vanity. I've stayed at much nicer places that had pools/spas, fitness rooms and breakfast for less that this place charged (especially on for the Saturday rate).
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Guest Services on 6 Nov 2023
We're so sorry to hear you didn't enjoy your stay. We are starting renovations; on the windows, and carpet with the next stage of the remodel. We do keep the firepits covered to minimize any damage from the sea air, but are more than happy to uncover them and light them at request.

4/10 Poor

Erin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The best thing about the stay was comfortable bed. There was Luke warm water and low water pressure. You can tell water has been adjusted so you cannot get hot water. The steps down to the beach is closed off as looks like no repairs have been made in years. Photos of property make you think you have excellent views to the ocean which is not true. Front desk reports opens at 7 for coffee. No one there at 7 and no coffee ready when went back at 7:30 am. Was really looking forward to having beach access but was not the case.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Guest Services on 8 Nov 2023
We're sorry to hear we did not meet your expectations. As a hotel we do have to conform to a certain level of water pressure as well as temperature. The stairs down to the beach have been deemed as unsafe for many years but we do hope to reopen those in the future. We do also try our best to inform guest the lobby coffee is ready by 8am with a sign on the coffee table as well as including it in the welcome text. The entire property is oceanfront offering those gorgeous views however not all rooms offer a view. We do highly encourage you to return to see the transformation post the second phase of remodel and of course, in a full oceanview room.

2/10 Terrible

RuthAnne

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very disappointing!
This was a dumpy place! No decent lighting. The strangest bathroom ever. Not very clean. No microwave. No beach access. Just subpar in general! The bed was good and the room had Starbucks coffee. Not worth the price.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Guest Services on 7 Nov 2023
Sorry to hear you didn't enjoy your stay with us. We are working on renovating all our rooms with improved lighting. As for the beach access, the stairs have been deemed as unsafe for many years. We hope to get those reopened in the future. We highly encourage you to come back to see the transformation!

8/10 Good

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Guest Services on 2 Nov 2023
We're glad to hear you enjoyed your stay with us!

10/10 Excellent

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great stay
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Guest Services on 27 Oct 2023
We are so glad to hear you enjoyed your stayed!

10/10 Excellent

Sondra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ocean view room 😍
Room was more an apartment full kitchen, nice big shower, beautiful views of ocean away from everyone, staff was supper friendly made you feel welcome,will definitely be staying here again 😊 😀
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Guest Services on 19 Oct 2023
We're so glad to here you enjoyed your stay! We hope to see you again soon.

2/10 Terrible

Carolina

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Guest Services on 25 Oct 2023
We’re sorry to see we failed to meet your expectations. We are excited to inform you a remodel is in the works and highly encourage you to return to see the transformation!

4/10 Poor

Bernadette St

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Well I paid a total of 648.00 for two nights.Overpriced for sure plus the room is nothing, looks like the furniture was picked up from a thrift store or the roadside.The bathroom was refurbished but shower was small and the doors to the shower leaks water on the floor . The carpet is grey with stains smelt like dog PEE that's unacceptable.There are no outlets to charge phones on the night stands in both areas where the beds are placed you would think that would be priority for convenience of guess .I think inns and hotels needs regulation on pricing that's the abuse that costumers has to endure.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Guest Services on 12 Oct 2023
We're sorry to hear about your experience. As we are an older property during the next stage of our renovations we are looking at bringing the modern comforts guest have come to expect like having the outlets closer to the beds. We are also going to be updating the floors and furniture.

6/10 Okay

Karen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I was very disappointed the rooms don’t have AC, I got there and it was very hot inside and outside the room and no AC for a almost $400 room
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Guest Services on 12 Oct 2023
We're sorry to hear you were disappointed in your experience. We will be adding A/C units to all of our rooms as the next stage of our renovations.

8/10 Good

Joanna

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Quaint, semi updated and clean. Not fancy. We were just passing through and it was a better price than anything else around.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Guest Services on 3 Oct 2023
We are happy to hear you had a nice stay!

2/10 Terrible

Brian, Antioch

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Guest Services on 3 Oct 2023
We're sorry to hear that you didn't enjoy your stay with us

2/10 Terrible

Cristal

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Cheap price didnt look anything like the pictures. No air conditioning in any of the room. Was really hot and stuffy. Decided to leave that place and go stay somewhere else. Glad i sure did. Staff was nice thats about it.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Guest Services on 3 Oct 2023
We're sorry to hear that you didn't enjoy your stay with us

10/10 Excellent

Frank

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Guest Services on 30 Sept 2023
Happy to know you enjoyed your stay!

10/10 Excellent

Armando, Long Beach

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
I was in town for work and only stayed one night on cottage #112. I really enjoyed my stay and service. Below is how I rate this property. Location: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. Right on the oceanfront, next door to a brewery and right off the freeway. Great location and property Cottage functionality: ⭐️⭐️⭐️. I appreciate the updates to the unit but my opinion is putting more attention to details and really updating the units with a real interior and landscape designer would really take this cute charming cottage to the next level and what it really deserves. Property: ⭐️⭐️⭐️. Really putting some thought and funds into a much better landscape and use of space with more gathering spots and outdoor seating and space would make this location a really great place to hangout. Cleanliness: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. The cottage and property was clean and maintained. Service: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. Friendly service and staff
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Guest Services on 30 Sept 2023
We're so glad to hear you enjoyed our property! We hope you will be able to return once all the renovations have been finished.

6/10 Okay

Joshua shane

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Not a bad location, was clean and beds were comfortable. But unfortunately, the description of the property, and the amenities were completely false. Scenic Ocean view, NOT even close. Walk path down to the beach, closed! and has been for a while. Just dirty, very run down. No AC, it wasn't needed, thank goodness, but this is definitely something that should be mentioned in the description. No cleaning, or restock of anything in our room, (we were there for 3 days) they do offer coffee in the morning, in the main office, but not until 8:00. No coffee pot in room. Pismo overall, was amazing, loved Morro Bay as well. Will not be going back to The Tides, but will definitely come back to Pismo.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Guest Services on 3 Oct 2023
We're sorry to hear that you didn't enjoy your stay with us

10/10 Excellent

Beth

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Tides is an older hotel but is in a great location and was clean. It was perfect for the price and we had a view of the ocean from our window. We drove the PCH from Southern California all the way to Washington and the Tides in Pismo Beach was our first stop. It’s not a luxury hotel but had a clean comfortable bed and a good shower. It’s great for those traveling on a budget.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Guest Services on 25 Sept 2023
Thank you Beth! We appreciate your review. Thank you for stoping by and we’ll see you on your next travels down to Pismo Beach.

4/10 Poor

Nellie, CLOVIS

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Definitely needs to continue with renovations. The bathroom is redone and is very nice. Shower is small and doors don't close completely so water gets all over the floor. Front door doesn't have a chain or deadbolt front windows wouldn't close and back window by bed didn't have the latch at all screwed in. Had to call front desk as we felt unsafe. Maintenance had to use a mallet to get windows to close and used a screw into thw window frame to secure the back window. Said they needed to order a whole new latch. Room was decent other than that. Staff was friendly. I'm sire itll improve once they fix these issues.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Guest Services on 3 Oct 2023
We're sorry to hear that you didn't enjoy your stay with us. We are continuing our renovations to update the property and appreciate your notes.

6/10 Okay

Deborah

Travelled with family
Room furnishing and finishes low end and tired. Bathroom smelled. Dingy. Convenient location. Partial water view is peekaboo fyi. Terrible WiFi and cell reception. Complained. Didn’t improve. Couldn’t work from here.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Guest Services on 3 Oct 2023
We're sorry to hear that you didn't enjoy your stay with us! We are going into the second stage of our renovations that will be focused on the finishes and furnishings.

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Guest Services on 5 Oct 2023
We are so happy to hear that you enjoyed you time with us! Hope you book with us again!

10/10 Excellent

Mark, San Jose

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful Oceanview, I definitely scored some points with the GF…
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Guest Services on 30 Sept 2023
Glad to hear it!

8/10 Good

Harold

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Guest Services on 3 Oct 2023
We are glad you enjoyed you stay!

10/10 Excellent

Edgar

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Guest Services on 30 Sept 2023
We're happy to know we scored so well with you! We hope to see you again in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Gilbert

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Guest Services on 30 Sept 2023
Happy to see you enjoyed your stay with us!

2/10 Terrible

Esli

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Guest Services on 3 Oct 2023
We're sorry to hear that you didn't enjoy your stay with us

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The property was nice and clean and I felt like I was in my own bedroom. Very comfortable and a nice view to ocean.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Guest Services on 3 Sept 2023
We're so glad to hear you had a good stay!

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Travelled with partner
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay. Rooms have great view . Office. Staff very helpful and friendly
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Guest services on 30 Aug 2023
Thank you for leaving the review, we an appreciate it!

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great family trip
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Front Desk Agent on 16 Aug 2023
Hello Anthony, Thank you for your review. Every review we gente helps our staff and property improve more!!