We first stayed here last year, and found this hotel thru a Pet Friendly hotel site. My only reason for not rating the property a 5 is the charging of an extra fee for pets.

Otherwise this is a GREAT place. From the free cookies at check-in, to the substantial continental breakfast (cereals, waffles, breads, yogurts, boiled eggs, and more).

The "pet riooms" are not the top of line rooms, but they are still very nice. The pet rooms open into a enclosed semi-private patio that you can let a well behaved pet out into.

The pool and spa where very clean and well maintained.

The staff is friendly and respectfully of your privacy (no noisy room cleaning at the crack of dawn).

The breakfast hours are reasonable, breakfast is served until 10:30 am on weekends, and 10 am on week days.

Beach access is via a walkway/stairs shared with the neighboring Sea Crest.

They do offer some good deal thru their e-mail list. so it is worth signing up for.

Wow - we knew that this was going to be a good place to stay but it bettered our expectations!!

This was the luxury part of our trip - our day and a half "chill out" for my wife and i and our two friends - and it did exactly that.

The room was wonderfull, with plenty of space, the back door opened up to a patio area with table etc and a 20 pace walk to the cliff edge.

A perfect setting with glorious views & a wonderful surrounding.

The staff were very polite and helpfull whenever approached. Pismo itself is also a lovely place - I especilly reccomend Giuseppe's Pizza place either for take out or to sit in.

Notmuch else i can say other than if you want a relaxing environment with the option to hit the beach as well as enjoy a glass of wine on an evening - this is the place to go in Pismo!

We just recently stayed at this Hotel and couldn't have been more pleased with it! We loved it so much that we didn't want to leave to go shopping in Pismo. Our room was so cottage looking-with cute shutters. Loved every bit of it. The weather was warm, so we didn't use the gas fireplace, it'd be nice to come again in the winter and use it. Our room had an ocean view and what a view! If you're planning on staying here, I would highly recommend paying the extra and getting a room facing the ocean. Ours was on the bottom floor, and we had a cute little door that we always kept open. They have chairs so you can just walk right out, sit and look at the ocean. We sat out late, then got up early, made coffee and sat out again enjoying the view. The landscaping is very cute with a little walkway leading down to the ocean. The steps are kind of step, so you need to be careful with little ones. They allow pets in some rooms, so there were cute little dogs being walked on leashes all around. They were adorable to watch! The breakfast they supply was absolutely perfect-who can complain about a free breakfast! We took our food back to our room and ate. I definitly rate The Cottage Inn with 5 stars for being so cute and quaint. We came home and made reservation to return this summer!

This was our first visit & stay in Pismo Beach, what a remarkable and memorable stay we had during our month long holiday to California - staying at the Cottage Inn By the Sea was the highlight of our trip.
We had a full ocean view room located on the second floor. Our room was huge with bay windows that opened, high vaulted ceiling with ceiling fan, gas fireplace with 2 queen sized beds ( they were huge for queen size ) with plenty of pillows for a good night's rest. The ocean view was incredible and we especially loved the idea of opening our windows to hear the roar of the ocean as we fell asleep and when we woke in the morning. It was the best night's sleep we had during our holiday. Our guest room amenities included comp. bottled waters and spa robes.
Our room was huge which would explain the reason for the small bathroom but it didn't matter as it met our family of four's needs perfectly. The decor of the room was tastefully done but the beauty of this property was found outside of our room.
The comp. breakfast which was offered included: bagels, toast, waffles, fruit, pastries, juice & coffee, etc. Breakfast was only served for a few hours in the morning. The front office staff was accommodating to our needs. The pool area over looks the ocean which made for a relaxing evening while soaking in the hot tub. It was quite relaxing to sit on the landscape grounds which overlooked the ocean or to walk along the paths which lead to the ocean.
This was a very memorable stop and our only regret is that we weren't able to spend more time at this location. We plan on spending more time at this location next time we visit Pismo Beach. We definitely recommend this property to any one visiting or planning a stay in Pismo Beach.