i am a huge fan of TripAdvisor. It has steered me in the right direction so many times that I can't count. When I see a high percentage of good reviews, I know I've made the right choice. This was the exception. The Sands Hotel has problems. Perhaps it was just my one room, but I have a feeling that... more

We stopped for the night and used a saver coupon for $50 a night Sunday-Thursday period. We were surprise to see the front parking lot to be 2/3 full as many of the other hotels were quite empty. So we decided to wanted to stay where people were staying. The desk person was polite and accepted the coupon rate and... more

We stayed here for one night in March in order to visit Hearst Castle. We didn't have a reservation, so managed to get a room for around $40 with a Roomsaver coupon. We were greeted by a very helpful lady who told us all about San Simeon, Hearst Castle, restaurants nearby and the hotel. When we got to our room,... more

Just one night on our road trip - no problems and nothing bad . . . but nothing special either. The room was clean and had comfortable furnishings - refrigerator and microwave too. A typical roadside motel - door and bath facing the road and the bed and the window in the back, there is a second building in the... more

An older motel but surprisingly clean considering the amount of visitors they get. We found the staff to be very friendly and attentive at both check in & out. Our upstairs double queen room was spacious with large sliding glass windows allowing plenty of fresh ocean air and sunlight into the room. We did noticed a bit of rust here... more

We had stayed here before and wanted to stay again on our way home from a visit to the Bay Area. We planned to visit the nice beach nearby but the weather turned quite wet and so we called to cancel the reservation. Although we called more than a day in advance the hotel refused to permit us to cancel,... more

We booked with hotel for it's convenience for Hearst Castle, couldn't have picked a better place. Castle approx 5 mins and Elephant Seals viewing point about 3 miles away. Check-in very quick and friendly. Room spacious and clean. Had a problem using shower but owner came and fixed within minutes. As pointed out on another report still no hairdryers but... more

This is a very nice motel for a budget traveller (we paid 55$ for a quad room!). The room was clean, but not very spacious. The bathroom was big, but it has no hair dryer. The motel has also a nice indoor pool. The staff was friendly, only the breakfast is very poor (only coffe, muffins and jam). more

We just returned from San Simeon. The Sands Motel is a great place to stay and very reasonable. When we checked in, the staff was very friendly and gave us reliable information about the local restaurants. They had an indoor swimming pool that was heated to about 90 degrees. Lovely. They had hard boiled eggs, fresh fruit, and fresh baked... more