Inn At Avila Beach

Our second time staying here, and I’m pretty sure we’ll be back! I would say that the hotel staff can make or break any hotel. The staff here are top notch, always friendly, and are quick to offer refreshments, or beach towels, or whatever, to make a your stay here enjoyable! Guest parking is on site, and beach access is literally across the street, as well as all of the gift shops, and restaurants that Avila has to offer. We didn’t even use our car the whole time we were here.

This Inn right on the beach was a 5 star from beginning to end. I have never been to Avila Beach and loved the homey, warm and beach-​style inn across from the Pacific Ocean. The staff were warm and friendly, took us right to our room, got us parked and suggested great places to get good food and hot coffee! We loved our room, the cozy bed, big screen TV and lots of DVDs to choose from. The outside upper deck had a great view and we loved the salty, ocean air. We will certainly be back. Thank you to all the staff at Inn at Avila Beach.

This is my favorite hotel in Avila! The customer service is top notch. The little bag of snacks is a nice touch. This is my second time staying here and I will be back!

I would have given the Hotel a one star were it not for the attention that Edward and Brian gave us. Almost $ 400.00. It was a dark room with one window facing the parking garage and the other half window opened to the staircase. Very dark and depressing. I asked to look at another room but the other rooms were worse. Bathroom tub was old; the plug didn’t work there was no where to sit other than the bed and two table chairs by the parking lot window. No heat or airconditioning and the noise was so loud you couldn’t sleep in the morning. It had a hard mattress on the cabana bed. I am 5″ and it was too small for me. The television has two remotes with no instruction and the tv had damage to it. I think they try hard to make it nice for people but the hotel is way too old and the price is way to high. It’s a $ 125.00/night hotel for a $ 400.00 price

By far the best hotel I’ve stayed at around this area. I like it even more than the cliffs. Most definitely my go to place from now! Staff was the most friendliest I’ve ever met, you can tell they love working here. This is by far the best visit to this area I’ve ever had! Thanks guys

Stayed at this hotel in February and could not have had a more wonderful time. We booked through the hotel itself and stayed in the recently updated Spa room and loved it! Beautiful bathroom, huge tub, and gas fireplace. The hotel itself is quirky and has a B&B feel — very friendly workers, free pie and ice cream in the evenings and big selection of movies and books for unexpected weather. But the real highlight here is the rooftop! Plenty of comfy chairs to sit in and soak up some sun or watch the sunset. Really enjoyed our stay here and the location can’t be beat. We’ll definitely be back!

This was our third time at the Inn. We could not have asked for a better experience… from the friendly staff to the fresh baked cookies my boys gobbled up everyday we loved the weekend. We borrowed movies from the library, enjoyed pie time, and of course cruised the town for some time in the sun at the beach and explored the shops and local flavor. Thanks for bringing my family great memories!

Roadtrippin’ down to San Luis Obispo and needed a place to stay that was nearby Cave Landing. We didn’t make a prior reservation so trusted Google, and this is the first place that popped up, and we booked through
Once we got there we were pleasantly surprised, it is right in front of the beach, parking was right outside, and the entire inn was just so lovely.
We were greeted by Ed who was beyond accommodating, he gave us a tour of the place, and told us about the freshly baked cookies, and pie and ice cream at 8pm.
Our room was quirky, spacious and super clean. It’s a bit tricky to get to each room since there are lots of staircases, but we figured it out, and the cleaning crew helped us out as well.
There’s fresh coffee, hot chocolate, water, popsicles, beach towels, beach cruisers, paddle boards for guests to use. Our room even had a tote bag with bottled waters and snacks (which I totally killed on the drive back on highway 1.)
Honestly, this place is perfect! not pretentious at all, the staff is beyond nice, and it’s close to everything.
When going back to San Luis Obispo (that area at least) we will for sure stay there again.

Having said one star without even checking in requires an explanation. I phoned the property checking availability. Edward at the front desk quoted me pricing and then placed me on hold. After returning from the call, he obtained my credit card info and then upped the price 10.00 a night. Not a big deal, when I reminded him of the original price he refused to listen. I had written it down and repeated it back in to him in a polite manner. His response was AMAZING! He said he would not complete the reservation because I called him a LIAR. WOW. Then he hung up the phone. Very unprofessional. I called back in an attempt to resolve this and again he HUNG UP. Maybe he was having a bad day, but bait n switch especially after you have my card info. USE CAUTION, even if we were to resolve this I don’t know if I could stay there comfortably

My home away from home. I have stayed at this hotel NUMEROUS times, and I’ll keep going back. I always stay in an ocean front room for the balcony, so I can sit and read, listen to the waves crash, and find my serenity. The staff is very gracious and make your stay even more pleasant with chocolate chip cookies throughout the day, and pies & ice cream at 8:00pm every night. From Lori to Edward to Chase to Michael the owner… everyone here is so welcoming and accommodating. They even put a great beach bag in your room with snacks, popcorn & bottles of water (which you can grab more for free down in the lobby).
Some of the rooms are a work in progress so some are a little funky for my tastes, but Ocean Front is the best, for my preferences. They are updating the rooms, so it will take time, but pretty great place. Looking SO forward to when they put a hot tub on the sundeck!

I stayed for a Saturday night in one of the beach front rooms. It was beautifully and uniquely decorated. Everything seemed brand new. Two living spaces and modern bath.
The balcony overlooking the surf alone was terrific with a dining table and a daybed.
I think that this is the only hotel in Avila where you can fall asleep to the sound of the surf just feet away.
Parking was easy in the garage. The staff/​front desk were charming and basically bent over backwards to please.
Lovely place, lovely vibe.
I will be back.

LOVE LOVE THE STRUCTURE OF THIS INN!!! The interior feels like a mini beach house, pies and ice cream are served daily in the lobby, a wide selection of movies to borrow, towels/​beach chairs/​boogey boards available, unlimited cold water bottles in the lobby, full kitchen utensils to use, sun deck (grill outside) with an incredible view of the ocean, string lights throughout the inn, and not to forget it’s literally right in front of the ocean! We checked in on Friday night and Ian was very sweet about waiting for us to arrive because the inn closes at 11 PM. I’m saddened that our stay here will end tomorrow because we wish we can stay longer! We will definitely be back for another getaway.
PS there’s a jacuzzi tub inside the room. Get your sexy time on!

I so much wanted to like this place. We booked online and the pictures looked fantastic. Apparently most of the pics were of the spa rooms which was not what we ended up getting. I still wanted to make the best of the trip. When we checked in, the room was not ready but they still gave us the tour pointing out the large movie library, snacks and goodies that you can help yourself to at any time, the rooftop deck and the fresh pie that is put out at 8pm every night. It all sounds great right??? there is more. We left to go out to eat thinking that when we got back our room would be ready. When we returned, there was no parking, apparently there is not enough room for all the guests to park cars. Luckily there is street parking. I asked the people in the front office if there were more places to park and if there was enough spots and her reply was «oh, I guess you didn’t get here soon enough. I was irked by that level of customer service. When we actually got in our room I was not happy. Not only did it not have the huge tub as the pictures focused on, it seemed outdated and questionably clean. They don’t have a thermostat, but they do provide you a fan and a portable heater. They seem to have a nice tv system but there are absolutely no instructions on how to turn it on (you think it might be self explanatory, but it isn’t). My boyfriend can typically figure out how to get anything working but after 15 minutes of trying to figure this out, he gave up and we went to sleep. I thought, «why not call the front desk and ask for some help», because there is no phone in the room. I felt like they could have fixed some simple things in the room and they didn’t.
The last straw was when we were making our way to the rooftop deck and accidentally took a wrong turn I guess (there are no signs at all). We ended up in a weird hallway with no marked doors. An older man with a big gray beard came out of one of the doors and started scolding us about that being a private residence and that we were essentially walking through his living room. I don’t know about others, but I typically keep the front door to my house closed so that doesn’t happen. From reading other reviews, I think this is the owner. I had hoped that the owner would be a little understanding to things like this (especially because there were no signs) and that he would treat the guests with a little bit more compassion.
I don’t know if I would come back to this place. Luckily we got a deal, I would never pay full price.

The reason I gave this five stars is the price compared to the quaint amenities and the exceptional staff.

Cute, quirky, and fun. I loved this place! So many added bonuses when you stay… Pie, cookies, and great views just to name a few. The staff goes above and beyond for you and is very friendly. They make an effort to know who stays in their inn. We will defiantly be back!

Great location and great service and amenities. It’s located right across from the beach and next to all the restaurants and stores. The Inn provided parking, beach chairs, boogie boards, umbrellas. You just have to walk across the street to get access to the beach. They provide fresh cookies, all day. When you walk into the room you get a «goodie bag» with candy, popcorn, Krispy Treats. There’s a microwave, dvd and vcr in the rooms. Their amenities room has free ice cream, cookies, tv and a room full of DVDs you can check out for free.
Their balcony has the best seating in town. You can enjoy the sunset and then go downstairs for homemade pies and ice cream at 8 pm. You can’t go wrong with this place. We will be back the next time.

Its was our second time here. We were bummed that we couldn’t get an ocean front room, but were stoked when we saw the room they gave us instead. First we had the modern spa room. The bathroom was beautiful, the bed was comfy, a jacuzzi tub, we had a nice cross breeeze, and would hear the ocean from the skylights. We booked last minute and had to switch rooms for the second night, but were even happier with the room we were moved to. The Spanish villa room offers a huge king bed, wet bar, fireplace, huge TV, jacuzzi tub with candles around it, and a bad a** bathroom. They serve cookies all day, and even pie in the evenings. We were out having fun so couldn’t enjoy the pie, but I hear it is amazing.
I love this place so much. It is something I look forward to, since it has become a tradition for my fiancé and I.

This place is wonderful. Super nice staff, fresh pie and cookies at night and a very friendly homey vibe, and, right on the beachfront.
There is a great rooftop deck too.

My companion and I stayed here for two nights on my spring break. We had an amazing time. We will never forget our stay.
They always have delicious fresh baked cookies in the lobby. Maybe you aren’t a cookie person per say. They also have an enormous bowl of apples. They also serve amazing coffee and have a rather fine selection of teas.
In the evening our upstairs neighbors were crashing and banging around. My companion went and told the owner and he apologize d and was very kind and went and talked to them and we did not hear a peep after that.
One of our favorite parts of our stay was pie time. At 8PM they brought out a nice selection of pies. They also had vanilla ice cream. The pies were from the local barn and were delicious
Thank You all staff here, we had a great time!!!

I just spent valentines weekend and this hotel and it was an amazing experience.
From the moment you walk in, you are greeted warmly, not corporate polite fake, warmly like you entering a friends house for the first time.
It’s not your typical hotel, they have a record collection {some rooms have record players} they bake pie every night at 8. You welcome to sit in the, I was going to say lobby but it’s more of a lounge and drink coffee or eat local apples
We ate a restaurant next door, it doesn’t take reservations, but they do give you a buzzer so we could go back to hotel and sit and relax till our table was ready.
A must is to sit on the roof with a bottle of champagne, they will supply glasses and enjoy the beautiful sunset.
We went for one of the pricier room which was Italian themed, huge hot tub, giant shower, great bed with matching bar {never thought I’d say that}
Finally i would say this hotel is for adults who appreciate a relaxing, picturesque, quirky hotel that has Location Location Location. If you’re looking to party all night, you don’t realise you can book hotels direct or you think if everything isn’t made out of plastic it’s old. try somewhere else LA, Vegas all of Florida is lovely this time of year.

Volle 5 Sterne!!! Haben selten so einen liebevoll und individuellen Ort in den USA gefunden. Trotz direkter Lage am Meer sah unser Zimmer eher aus wie eine Holzhütte im Montana, Kamin inklusive. Ganz oben befindet sich ein Sonnendeck mit Hängematten, Weber Gasgrills, Liegestühlen… Perfekt um sich ein Sixpack zu schnappen und den Sonnenuntergang zu genießen.
Weitere Extras: Mikrowelle, Kaffeemaschine und Kühlschrank im Zimmer. Kostenloses Wasser, Popcorn, Cookies und jedem Abend um 20:00 Uhr selbst gemachte Pies. Lecker :-) Ebenfalls for free: ein Glas Wein.
Parkplatz direkt unter dem Hotel, WI Fi geht aufs Haus.
Avila Beach selbst ist relativ klein bietet aber alles für einige erholsame Tage.
Einziges kleines Manko: nicht behindertengerecht da kein Aufzug vorhanden.