Aggie Inn, an Ascend Hotel Collection Member

These things were known to occur. A room that has a window with no curtain, because you should really just go to bed when it’s dark anyway. And a balcony, upon which no man has stood, because it is permanently locked. A white key card with a single italicized word: WELCOME. A colleague who was refused her room but got an upgrade to a cottage which was essentially an entire home. And not to purport that everything is negative. Occurrences include friendly staff, decent breakfast sausages, cookies at the front desk. Since I’ve never lodged at other Davis facilities, I cannot fully give comment on whether this is the optimal alternative. But I’ve never had a terrible time here, and I’ve often had a decent time here. Sometimes an excellent time!

Small rooms and small parking lot. The décor was nice but the walls are not well insulated for sound. They even provide you ear plugs in small packs on the bed as if it were a ‘luxurious accompaniment’. The staff is nice and the beds are better than most, so 3 stars. P. s. — don’t bother with the ‘free’ tiny breakfast selection.

Third time we’ve stayed @ the Aggie Inn. It’s consistent in (1) convenience to campus and town, (2) inexperienced college student front desk attendees, (3) low building construction and maintenance quality. This time there was improvement in cleanliness, though the room was still shabby. There was no fan in the windowless bathroom where the light was out, leaving a gaping hole in the ceiling.
Biggest annoyance is the street noise. This establishment would REALLY benefit from better windows. They apparently know it, too, with the ear plugs that are prominently provided on the bedside table.
Nice features:
–fruit bowl in the lobby
–bikes, though we didn’t use them
It’s odd that there is no elevator in a two-​story hotel.

I’d give many more stars if that was possible! Every time I stay at Aggies Inn I’m greeted warmly by a staff that is willing to do whatever it takes to make my stay pleasant. Staff is responsive and fast and I wouldn’t consider staying elsewhere in Davis. Rooms are super clean, very spacious, have great beds and bathrooms. Décor is lovely. Location is unbeatable in that it is within easy walking distance of the beautiful Arboretum trail, unique shops and restaurants (everything from Whole Foods to In and Out Burger.) Unbeatable value as prices are so reasonable!

Greetings, I am an Aggie and a fellow professional graduate student. I depend on a professional atmosphere and I bargain for convenience more than price. Let me begin by stating I hope we can all take a positive action to keep the bad businesses out of Davis.
The attitude of staff is unprofessional and the service is inefficient. Before addressing the particulars, let me begin by making a general statement-​these other positive reviews are a bit too generic and are most likely the process of internal marketing for the company.
To begin, they were out of coffee and failed to provide basic towel service during my stay. I had to shower with the regular «bath mat» towel as the front desk apologized for not having more laundry. I should have learned my lesson there, but I still wanted to try to stay overnight. What a bad decision– the Aggie Inn put me near the roadway– I experienced horns, motorcycles and sirens. Occasionally, a random attendant knocked on my door despite my do not disturb sign. I also received used items in my bathroom essentials kit, such as used toothpaste and deodorant. I believe this was something someone intended to throw away. This is disgusting and indicative of a lack of due care and/​or common due diligence excersized by staff.
The last straw was when either the defective shower or toilet backed up and I was later charged to repair the water damage. I have more to get into, but in sum– the bed is stiff and low quality; the staff are also rude and don’t care. In closing if you do have a problem and call the front desk the staff are poorly trained and will play games calling you back and forth until (if and when) the manger decides to take imitative and fix the problem. (ie; to bring up a new coffee maker or towels herself.)
There’s just a lot more to be said here– what we’re looking for in an inn is convenience and peace of mind– don’t go to them; it’s not worth it. You won’t get sleep, and, there are plenty of nicer places to stay for less money.

I had a good experience at the Aggie Inn. I have to admit, I was very hesitant to stay here at first after reading all the reviews about bed bugs, but I bit the bullet (it was during graduation weekend so there weren’t many choices), and made the reservation. My mom and my 10 month old baby also stayed here in my room. Beforehand, I called the reception several times to make sure they would have a pack’n’pay available and they had it set up in the room when I got there. Sweet.
I slept very well during my stay, room was spacious enough and clean. I walked barefoot and my feet weren’t dirty at the end of the day. Bathroom was also very clean, and it was nice getting Bath and Body Works soap, shampoo, conditioner, and lotion.
We stayed on the second floor in one of the rooms on the outside balcony. I’m a very light sleeper and didn’t have any problems with noise.
The only drawbacks were that the room was very dark. We ended up leaving our curtains open most of the time just so we could see. Also, by the time my mom went down for breakfast at 9am all the muffins were gone… she also mentioned something about the kook-​aid like juice, which I remember seeing from a previous post! Oh, and the drain in the shower was kinda broken so kind of a pain when emptying.
No problems with parking (surprisingly); there were always spaces in the lot, but it would be hard to park there if you had a giant SUV.
However, the staff at the front desk were very friendly and helpful! I would stay here again!
p. s. No bed bugs! :)

Our wedding night was planned 3 months in advanced to be at the Aggie Inn cottage. We reserved a specific room after taking a brief tour, and reserved that room specifically with the receptionist there. A few days before the wedding, I called in to ask for an extra day there. The receptionist at the time mentioned they may not be able to get us the same room, but we would just have to change rooms after the first night to another cottage. We were ok with that and confirmed we would just have 2 different places. Everything was set.
Called the day before to request delivery of our continental breakfast, along with confirming which two cottages we were going into. (Note, we were told we would still get the specific one we wanted. It had a jacuzzi tub with french doors!) The receptionist told us we were in another room entirely for both nights. I asked him to check again and explained that we were supposed to be in the one room we requested over 3 months back and then move to another room. He said no, the system put us in the same room (another cottage) for both nights. I told him there must be some kind of mistake, but ok, let’s talk about this other cottage. Where is it?
He mentioned it’s right in front of the parking lot. Great. That’s not where we wanted to be. We were expecting to get the cottage in the back. I asked for him to move us to the original cottage requested, to which he said he can’t because someone else had already booked it for a week. Great. «Can you at least move us away from the parking lot?»
«Sure, there is a cottage near the end that is the same lay-​out.»
«Ok, if it’s the same exact lay-​out, that may suffice… but this is still a pretty big issue…»
«Sorry sir, we’ll place you in there and hopefully you’ll like it just the same!»
We gave it a shot. Got married, went to the hotel, picked up the key, went inside.
…Where are the french doors? Wait… where is the jacuzzi tub? They said this room was the same as we originally requested?!
I don’t know who’s wires got crossed, but my new wife and I made due. I must say that the hotel staff were fairly friendly and helpful, but after staying there, I wrote an email to one of the Royal Guest Inn’s PR people, and she investigated the whole incident. Upon writing me back, she said she had determined that the hotel staff did their best to accommodate us and as such, don’t believe there is any more they can do. We were hoping that maybe they would at least compensate us in some way due to this horrendous mix up, but the offer we got was about $ 10 off our next stay at the cottage we requested… for 1 day…
We both decided we never want to return here and won’t be recommending this place to our friends and family.

This is our first trip to Davis and we wanted to stay close to downtown and the college. We stayed in one of the cottages and it was quiet, spacious and comfortable. We slept great, quiet, great tub/​shower! There are some renovations going on right now, but we weren’t bothered at all by it. The breakfast is so so, but right across the street is Delta of Venus with delicious breakfast selections and coffee. There are no bed bugs either!

I spent the night here to get a little r and r. The room is nice, it’s clean and within great proximity of UCD and walking to downtown. Parking is horrible, and unless you have a tiny car it will be impossible to get in or out of the lot and there is no free unrestricted parking nearby.
My biggest downfall is that the walls are paper thin. I’ve heard every word of my neighbors conversation (thank goodness they’re not here for a romantic getaway!) and that is a deal breaker for me at hotels. At least they provide earplugs in the rooms.
For the price, I think I’ll try a different hotel next time.

So sorry to say but I got eaten alive by bed bugs from this hotel. I was so shocked that at first. I thought it was mosquito bites since I had been out side most of the day but they began to swell and hurt like nothing I had ever had before. I ended up going to my doctor to get pain meds because it was so bad. He confirmed that they were indeed BED BUGS.
HORRIBLE.
DON“T STAY THERE.

I went to school at UCD and have stayed/​had visiting family stay at the Aggie Inn multiple times. I would have given it 4 stars if I wrote this review before the most recent time I stayed there. It is true that it is located right between downtown and the campus, making it in walking distance of both. I have been in the cabins before and they are really cool (seems like your own little apartment!)
BUT DO NOT STAY HERE. Most recently my mother decided to stay there while visiting me and during her trip I decided to stay the night with her in the hotel. The whole night I kept tossing and turning (very unusual because I am a very heavy sleeper). In the morning I felt a little sick and thought maybe I was coming down with the flu or a cold. Within 24 hours of check out I discovered MANY bites throughout my body that were extremely painful. It was so bad that I went to the ER and they told me they were in fact bed bugs. If you’ve ever had bed bugs before you know that they can continue to appear for many days after being bitten depending on how badly you were bitten. Lets just say I was eaten alive. I even had bites on my neck, the thought still disturbs me. The doctor at the ER advised me to check my own bed at my apartment in Davis just to make sure and there were 0 traces of bugs meaning I am 100% sure I was bit at the Aggie Inn. I had to put all of my clothing that I had taken to the hotel in plastic bags, the bugs can live on fabric that was in the room. I have never been bitten again like that and I will never go back to the hotel. I am still afraid of staying in hotels.
Its really sad because this was my favorite hotel in Davis.

Great location
Poor maintenance
Thin walls
Day-​old bread

There are 3 really great hotel choices in Davis, and one of them is the Aggie Inn.
There are really a lot of great things about this location. It is the closest hotel to the central part of campus, making it really easy to walk to anywhere you might need to be. It is also on the edge of downtown, so walking to the restaurant and bars is super close.
But the hotel itself is what I’m really impressed about. The rooms are spacious, especially in the cottages. They have single Kings, double Queens, King or Queen Suites equipped with refrigerators.
The staff are usually pretty young, probably students, so they are super friendly and helpful. The breakfast in the morning is in a small breakfast room, but you can bring it back to your own room and relax!
They are also part of the Choice Hotel brand, so you can rack up points with them as you stay.

Cabin is great! Breakfast room and fitness vengeful pretty tiny but close to arboretum trail and plenty of food options in walking distante.

stayed here during one of many events in this town, pricey for what you get, lets see. I got spiders, broken glasses to drink from (didnt do it), a broken chair, and when the sun sets and if you have an outside room the only way to get in to get ice or a snake is to go to the office and down the hall.(inconvienient). parking is tight and the cont/​breakfast is not as great as other places.

The only thing the Aggie Inn had going for it is the location, and by that I mean, if you want to be right next to UC Davis campus and the downtown area this place accomplishes that. Everything else? Be prepared to be disappointed. Nothing in the fitness room worked, the continental breakfast was poorly stocked most days (one morning they had no fruit and I asked if they intended to put any out and was told it would be delivered the next day) and was mediocre at best even when stocked. My friend’s room had an A/​C that wasn’t working and the staff did nothing to fix it (and couldn’t move my friends because the hotel was full). Lastly, the «nearby» outdoor pool is several blocks away.

Stayed one night in the Aggie Inn. Great choice. Very inexpensive, yet nice rooms, clean, friendly staff. Small continental breakfast. Best part was its location between UC Davis and downtown. Walked to campus for our meeting, then walked to dinner afterwards. Very convenient.

Three *s for location, rate and bed. Better rate than the Best Western down the street, but maybe they would have been cleaner? We had a lot of old cobwebs on the ceiling and things looked unfinished.
We had a room facing the street, a mistake as it’s on a busy corner; try to get one facing the parking lot. However, my biggest complaint is the damn pigeons who were making a whole lot of noise at 4am above our ceiling. So much noise that I thought someone was having some sort of medical problem (asthma attack)!
The staff was okay. Check-​in staff wasn’t very helpful or informative. Didn’t say anything about breakfast or room rate. Good thing I had read reviews so I knew there was a continental breakfast included.

Great place to stay if your visiting Davis for the first time. My brother is at his last year here at davis and for picnic day my parents wanted to try the aggie inn for the first time.
The location is great, it’s in the middle of everything and my parents had walking distance to the school. You know what’s even better? Right across the street is a black bear diner… woot!!!
So maby picnic day was a little crazy this year and the inn was surrounded by party goers so the next day I asked them how the night went. Everything was perfect, except I guess for the one drunk guy who thought their room was his… picnic day :)
Great rooms, great location and the service is excellent.

Clean, straight forward hotel. No frills, no hassle just a good base for the business traveler.
I second the comment that they should either choose to offer or not offer orange juice with breakfast instead of that weird sugar drink, which looked very like orange juice when I was there.