Days Inn Encinitas- Legoland Moonlight Beach

We stayed for three nights. The room was clean and quiet and the bed very comfortable. The location is convenient. The breakfast included a big pot of oatmeal which was healthy alternative to the carb loaded breakfasts that is standard for these kinds of motels. We were very satisfied an would stay there again.

I stayed here 3 nights. This is a great place. Totally reasonably priced. Not new, but incredibly clean, quite and perfectly situated.
There’s a Denny’s right there. That means you can have coffee or whatever any time of day or night which happens to be kind of important to me when I travel.
The staff was efficient and responsive to couple of my extra needs.

I recently had an air issue with one of my tires at a nearby gas station. Joshua Micaiay, the night auditor came to my rescue. Not only did he take a look at the one tire, but took it upon himself to assess all 4 and put in air for me (I was dressed up) in all of them– and taught me how to do it should there be a next time ! This bright personable young man is to be commended for his willingness to help others, his patience and his kindness. I would definitely want him on my team. Thank you again, Joshua!

My two stars for this hotel are for the location and the cost. The reviews on this hotel are extremely accurate. It’s cheap and in a great location but you get what you pay for. Upon walking into my room there was white substance on the carpet next to them bed that was obviously overlooked by housekeeping. The coffee maker didn’t work as well. The noise you hear from the ground level at all hours of the night is extremely obnoxious. When I called the front seat at 3:30am (3 times) there was no answer. When I was awakened by the noises again at 5:45 I walked to the office to request a refund. The gentleman told me I isn’t call. What?! Crazy! When I asked him to call a manager he informed me that she never answers her phone?! Even crazier! I contacted their Coorporate office, explained all of this, and got a full refund.

I give it four stars for the decent quality at one of the cheapest places to stay in the area.
Pros:
–Price!
–Clean
–Courteous staff, changed our room on the second night after the smoke detector kept beeping.
–Walking distance to downtown Encinitas and Moonlight beach.
–Good continental breakfast: cereal, fresh oatmeal with toppings, toast, PB&J, pastries, coffee, milk, juice, some apples and bananas.
–Block or two from the highway.
Cons:
–Block or two from the highway. We stayed on the front side, the hum overnight was audible but not unbearable.
–Couldn’t load google maps on the hotel wifi.
–Very small rooms. But this was ok as we were out and about mostly.
Overall, would stay here again if in the area.
Overall, I would stay here again if in the area.

You get what you pay for. Don’t expect anything nice. Not really even that clean. For $ 150 a night I’d prefer to sleep in my truck.

I have stayed in some nice hotels and I have stayed in some bad ones, and this definitely fits the latter of the categories.
Upon first checking in, we noticed the «full continental breakfast» consisted of a coffee machine and a dirty pastry container in the tiny lobby that only had a single table. We then went to our room for the first time and were met with complete darkness — the main light in the room didn’t work, and we had to use the two smaller lamps for the rest of our stay. The TV was the worst I’ve seen. The remote very nearly didn’t work at all, and the screen was so fuzzy that you couldn’t even tell what show you were watching.
To get to the vending machine, you have to go outside and downstairs. The machine then proceeded to take our money three times without producing a drink (although a drink was released and then stuck in the machine, so we couldn’t just press to get our money back). In addition to all this, there somehow aren’t enough parking spaces for all the guests, so if you get in any time past 8 or 9 pm, you’re stuck circling the building looking for a spot. There was also a constant presence of very sketchy-​looking people smoking and wandering around — certainly not very kid-​friendly (or adult-​friendly, for those of us who prefer to be kind to our lungs).
On our final night, before we had to wake up early to catch our flight, the fire alarm went off at 2 am. It rang loudly just long enough for us to fumble around to figure out what time it was, swear, and get out of bed. Then it abruptly stopped. Not sure how or why the alarm only went off for a minute, I lay awake in bed worrying that I would die of smoke inhalation or carbon monoxide poisoning. My poor, elderly mother told me that she couldn’t get back to sleep afterwards because the alarm gave her heart palpitations.
So all-​in-​all, this place probably deserves a resounding single star, but I’m giving it two instead. Firstly, the guy behind the front desk was pretty nice and gave us change when the vending machine kept eating our money. Secondly, the beds and shower were fine (although the shower faucet was permanently dripping — not very environmentally friendly for a state suffering through its worse drought ever). And finally, every time I thought it couldn’t get worse, it did. So the second star is to give it some leeway. Because I’m sure it will get worse.

Waaaay to expensive. $ 175 each for a Friday and a Saturday night. OK, sure it’s summer time in July but it would have been worth it to pay more $ somewhere else.
It is close to downtown, that’s a plus however the hotel is old and outdated. Bathtub and carpet is gross, small room. Could hear people walking above us. People outside drinking beer, smoking and talking but after 10pm I called the front desk and they did have them stop. Went to use the computer inside the lobby and the clerk was just telling me to do this and that. Never got it working, he never came to help so I gave up. When I walked by, I could see him through the window with his feet up on the desk. Guess I interrupted him.
NEVER AGAIN!

Horrible customer service! Family came to visit for first time in California with handicapped Aunt, sent them to third floor and had no compassion for disability! Asked for lower floor and they gave one night and moved them mid day to smaller room… How many times do we have to explain HANDICAPPED

This was one of the cleanest motels we have ever stayed in! The Staff was very friendly and did a great job! Had an issue with our air conditioning unit and they replaced the unit right away with a brand new unit. We would definitely stay there again. Short walk to the beach. Like that they wrap the blanket in between two sheets. The room was a little small but made it work.

Stayed here for 2 nights. Bed was comfortable, room and bathroom clean. TV has only a few channels, bathtub looks dirty with black stains. Breakfast was only bread-​3 types– raisin, wheat or white, yogurt, cereal, coffee and tea. Oh yeah, there was apple and orange juice of your choice. No elevator so make sure to choose bottom or 2^nd floor if you have a lot of stuff to carry. Location wise its good. Close to moonlight beach and freeway access. Across the building is a few steps to Denny’s. If you plan on driving around anyway, its a good place to sleep. I booked mine through
but its cheaper if you stay during the week.
Hope this helps.

Stayed 1 night. We where suppose to be in a nonsmoking room. As soon as we opened the door to the room there was strong odor of cigarette. The room seemed clean but the carpet has not been washed for a long time. My socks where black after walking inside. Internet is weak. Tv clarity is weak. Will not stay here again.

After staying in some questionable hotels over the last three weeks this hotel was truly a pleasant surprise. Right off the freeway and close to the beach. I was hoping for a hot tub to soak in as we were driving all day but the heated pool worked well. I’m sure they thought I was crazy for swimming in 55 degree weather at night.
The bathroom was huge, very clean and bright. The bed was über comfortable and was happy there wasn’t one of those ugly disgusting comforters on it. There was a large fridge to keep my wine cold, a microwave for my leftovers and a coffee maker, thank god.
The room was small with our big suitcases, the tv didn’t work and the freeway was loud none of those things bothered me.

Stayed here last year (about the same time) and had lot of fun. Close to beach & freeway, convenient, great price on
and had a pretty clean pool. Not to mention the convenience of a laundry & in-​room iron. Close to Denny’s too.
This time: disaster. $ 20 more per night (exact same season). Weirdos walking around. Unattended plastic bags with clothes and junk in them scattered in parking lot. Loud people. Laundry broken and left full of stinky water. Not sure if it’s change in management or something else.
Life is short though. I’ll spend the rest of my week somewhere else and won’t stop here ever again!

Overall, the room was fine. The dust ruffles needed to be washed as there were food stains on them. The beds were comfy though. The pool — yep, we were swimming at night in January! — was warm and relaxing. This was our second stay here and we will come back. It is so close to Moonlight beach and we had a great time there. The only reason for the 3 stars is because they turned off the power to own building between 2 – 5 am and the front desk didn’t mention that was going to happen when we checked in.

Where to begin? The bathroom fire sprinkler leaked which required a room change. The television froze when turned on so I had to unplug and plug in each time I used it.
The radio did not work and when replaced worked marginally. One domestic dispute with the noisy, drunk neighbors. Finally another neighbor with breathing, choking problems, loud and lasting all night. The morning continental is absolutely minimal.
Have fun

This review is based on a 1 night stay with me 27 yr old, my sister 26 yr old, my daughter 6 yr old, and my mom 55 yr old. Who is rather picky… The room was clean when we walked in and very nice. It smelled a little musty but I assume that is because of the ocean and humidity there. The a/​c worked fine, the wifi was a little slow but that was Prob because every person was on it at the same time. The sink clogged but besides that everything was perfect. I walked to the beach no problem the beds were extremely comfortable! And housed ages 6 to 55 nicely! And the breakfast! Incredible! Compared to other continental breakfasts at other hotels. Lindsey at the desk was awesome too! Thank u! Will stay again! Oh and the awesome smell of clean laundry and ocean in the morning! :)

Based on a 3 night stay. Clean but internet is really bad. Couldn’t really use it at all… TV– is among the worst I’ve been in. You know it’s bad when the only thing to watch is «The Weather Channel»… And that was fuzzy. only 20 channels.(if that). Very noisy too. It seemed that the kids above us were running a marathon at 11:30pm…Bathroom fan didn’t work. Tub was damaged… Phone had a short and didn’t work most of the time. I had to use my cell phone to call front desk to tell them that the extension cord that was in the room attached to the microwave had a short in it as well. That could be a big fire starter! Geez. Breakfast-​no waffles for kids and this hotel is recommended from Legoland??? toast and yogurt and oatmeal.
On the plus side-Denny’s is in the parking lot.

*this review is based on a 4 day, 3 nights stay. 2 adults & 1 child (3 y/​o).*
I honestly enjoyed my stay here. We headed out from San Jose around 1:30p after I got off work and luckily hit no traffic and got here by 8:30. I can’t say much about front desk service but my bf never mentioned any rudeness (he checked us in). There was parking and we headed to the room, it was clean (first impressions are always best). After the weekend the parking was more open. We stayed Sat-​Tues. Gotta agree the bed and pillows weren’t that great and the bed seemed small for a «king» size bed and the room was a bit small but we were just there to sleep and shower.
We were taking our son to Legoland for the first time which was only a 15 min drive. Moonlight beach is a 10 min walk. Downtown Encinitas is about the same, a 10 min walk, but we drove. Not too far from a Target and other food places, about at 10 – 15 min drive. In n out and CVS are about 5 min away. Denny’s, you can walk there, it’s like RIGHT there.
Every time we left the room and came back the bed was always made, we had new towels and the floor was always vacuumed. Showers were clean. The towels were clean enough, didn’t see stains or hairs or anything so I’m good with that. The TV worked fine, no problems for me. We were on the 2^nd floor above the lobby, didn’t hear any noise from kids playing in the pool or passing cars. I guess it depends what room you have? But I Really can’t complain or have anything bad to say because I enjoyed my stay. We booked through
and the price for 3 nights was pretty fair.

The backside is definitely the quieter side… unless you have neighbors getting their groove on til the wee hours of the night! =(
Days Inn is what you would expect it to be. The quality is not 5 stars, but for the price I can’t complain. It has easy access to the 5 freeway and to Pacific Coast Highway so that is a big plus! Check in was easy enough and if you call in the morning of, they will probably give you a late check out– 1:00pm instead of 12:00pm. And breakfast is free, which isn’t much, but again you can’t beat the price!
Parking can be a doozy, though. I don’t think they planned out the spaces well because you barely have room to back out of your spot. I see some bigger vehicles having to pull forward and back a couple of times.
This place is A-​OK. I would definitely consider coming back if I need a budget hotel.