Best Western Royal Host Inn

This place is more like a motel than anything else. Wifi SUCKED! Wifi kept dropping constantly. Very annoying. Bathroom is very dated. Bed is on the softer side. If you have a back issues, be warned.

FILTHY!
I can’t believe they actually charge for these filthy rooms! The walls are dirty. There was dust everywhere. The bathroom was atrocious. We are only at the room a couple of hours and decided we couldn’t stand it because it was just nasty. Of course, they wouldn’t give our money back. I absolutely do not recommend this place.
There is nothing wrong with older properties if they are properly cleaned and maintained. OLD DIRTY GRIME is not acceptable.

The pool was topped with a foliage/​dust film. There were towels to use but they were tiny. The dude doing a modeling shoot with a motorcycle helmet on was a highlight.
The room smelled like a perm.

Stayed here this past weekend when in town for work. Checked out prices and reviews for a number of hotels in the area and the Royal Host seemed to have the most re-​peat customers. So I took a chance.
Overall this older motel, was in decent shape. It appears that they keep up on maintenance and repairs. Was happy with the cleanliness of the room, bedding and bathroom. TV channel selection was limited, but WiFi was free and decent. The bed was very comfy, with plenty of pillows.
Only negative that I would have to caution folks about is the bathroom in 226, the toilet is so close to the wall, there is no leg space or shoulder space, I am not an overly big guy, I cant imagine a large person trying to use the toilet the way it is placed.
All of the employees I interacted with, making reservations, checking in and checking out were very friendly and helpful.

This is your best deal in Lodi!
Not only do they provide amazing service they have the best beds and pillow’s!
They are centrally located! they have an outdoor pool! The owners really care about what people think. That’s more important than anything. They are such a good people friendly place and they are so so helpful. I loved my stay and would recommend to anyone.:P

So I never got to even stay here. I booked online with my Visa Debit Card. When we arrive to check in I’m told that because my card is new and doesn’t have my name on it they can’t accept it. Plus I’m told they really will only accept an unsecured major credit card. So I asked if they would take cash. nope no cash accepted. We were referred to the econo lodge which also proudly offers weekly long term stays. I don’t believe in major credit cards and this place will never see a dime of my money spent with them.

We had a little wine tasting weekend, and we were just looking for basic hotel with a pool. This little hotel exceeded all our expectations. Very clean, quiet, family friendly and convenient. The breakfast was versatile and good. Staff very friendly and helpful. Every person we met at the pool or at breakfast was enjoying their stay as much us. Great bargain on priceline too! Would stay again.
The only negative thing was how loud air conditioner unit is in room. But, its the valley in summer, and AC is necessary.

We stayed here this past weekend and I have to say that we thoroughly enjoyed our stay. The front office staff are very nice and helpful. Danette who helped us in the evening with our reservation and then our check in is fantastic. Trish who works in the morning is very helpful as well.
The rooms have been remodeled and they have done a very good job. Our room was clean, 2 queen beds and quiet. The wifi worked fine for us and their breakfast is very good, especially the biscuits and gravy.
We plan on staying here again and the price you cannot beat it. The front office people are very knowledgeable on what to recommend for places to eat and what to do.
If you happen to go down to Lodi, don’t only do the wine tasting but go into downtown Lodi and check out the cheese shops, awesome!!!

Friendly front desk personal. Room did have plenty of space however, it is out dated and needs a face lift.
The breakfast is misleading as it’s not more than a waffle machine, dry cereal, few muffins, coffee, juice, and artificial scrambled eggs. It isn’t a full breakfast! Instead of advertising breakfast they should really take the time and prepare a nice continental breakfast with fruit, bagels, coffee, juice, etc.
Why the rating: Misleading– I even asked the staff while on the phone regarding a breakfast. «Do you provide a breakfast?» she answered «Yes, a full breakfast»…
Now i’m just complaining here. Ok I’ll give this place 2 stars and promise not to come back. There are just too many options where to stay with in the same area. I guess you get what you pay for however, I thought i’d get a little bit more.

I went here and the service was great. I was helped by Danette she was great. I recommend staying here.

need a room in a clean, safe, easy to park and on/​off hwy 99?

Stayed here this weekend and really enjoyed the experience! The beds were comfortable, rooms were clean, and the place was cheap. On top of that, they have a decent complimentary breakfast! Would stay here again.

Driving up, my first comment to friend, oh dear, it looks like a hotel X (number)!
Upon entereing, my pre thoughts changed. It was not all that bad.
The TV was flat screened, but disappointed with limited channels. I only have an antenna at home with roku, netflix and hulu plus so a tad bummed.
Rooms were rather quiet, heat worked ok.
My biggest gripe, is the shower. It was plain awfull. Little pressure and the shower head was almost 7 feet high, and pointed towards the back of the shower stall. It was so annoying. I climbed up on the side and could not move it more towards the center.
I settled with changing the water head to open where it is open and sort of pours out, so to not stand in the back of stall. This sort of was better, but quite miserable waiting for the water to actually wash myself!
Now I know why my friend took a 15 minute shower!
In addition the shower curtain was dirty along with hair on the walls.
Yep, it grossed me out.
If not for the quiet, the clean sheets, and comfort of bed, minus the lumpy pillows, I would give this place 2 stars.
Next time… I may seek shelter elsewhere

For the price, I can’t complain. Smoking room with a king bed, spacious, fridge, and the little amenities I was looking for. Not to mention the staff was quite helpful, and the breakfast better than I thought it would be. I’ve had worse at nicer hotels so it was a pleasant surprise.
Only complaints that I had were the bathroom sink lights not working, the need for more plugs, and there being some creeper in the parking lot when I had come back in the evening from the event. If someone’s sitting in a kidnapper van at one in the morning you’d think on occasion they would check the lot for these type of individuals?
Not that I couldn’t have taken the guy, but think of the children… the children!

This is a nice Best Western. The staff is friendly, the rooms are clean and the free breakfast is pretty good. Free Wi-​Fi, too.

Lodi was the last California wine frontier for Mom and me. Napa. Been there. Sonoma. Done that. Russian River. Check. Monterey. Uh-​huh. Santa Barbara County… we love Santa Ynez. Temecula. Eh, yeah, but we don’t admit it. We’ve even made it to Mendocino County. So, this time it was Lodi or bust.
We planned on finding a lovely little B&B to make this trip extra special. Strangely enough, there really isn’t much in the way of this type of place in Lodi. So, we opted for clean and economical, hoping that we’d at least end up with clean.
Our jaws dropped upon pulling into the Best Western. «Hey, we exclaimed, this place is cute!» After all, we had expected plain and passable. Instead, there were cute flowers on the property, planted in wine barrels.
The rooms are clean and plenty large. The in-​room fridge was a great place to store our cheese and chocolate… necessary snack items to accompany our wine.
The price was right.
The location was perfectly central to Lodi’s vineyards, tasting rooms, and downtown.
If you are thinking Lodi or bust, stop here.

i’ve slept at many Best Western’s and this is a great one.
As you drive up Cherokee Lane you see all the trashy motel/​hotel world has to offer — Budget, Thrifty etc and they all look like dumps and perhaps a little scary.
I arrived at Best Western and was greeted by RUBY — and she was warm, accomodating and gave me some great recommendations. She recommended Califa’s restaurant up the street and it was great and reasonably priced.
The outside of the Best Western looks like any other hotel in that price range — I paid 71 for a AAA rate at this time of the year. Once inside the room — it had all been remodelled (clearly compared to the outside) w/​a big beautiful — NEW bed — geez that’s the most important thing for me as I can no longer sleep on a park bench or bus like I did when I was 25. Nice TV, Fridge and Microwave.
Sounds normal? I’ve stayed at many Hiltons, Hyatt’s, and Hamptons — all of which I really like for much more money that these things are not normal are cost extra. WiFi worked easily and free — not so free at the 3 H’s aforementioned.
The pool was great, the parking lot was clean — easy to walk in my barefeet from room to pool in. NIce place — I will be back again!

We stayed here to attend a wedding. There weren’t many choices but I picked best western because it looked like the best and I wanted it to be a little vacation for my husband and I. I booked the «Wine country package» from the hotel website, which included a bottle of wine, a gift basket with cheese, crackers, cookies…, and a check out of 2pm.
We checked in and the staff was very nice but they knew nothing of the package. They said «they would get something together» 45 minutes later we received a bottle of wine with a large $ 5 price tag on the back and (this is the laughable part) 1 box of cookies and 1 box of COOKIE MIX!
The room was OK. The bed was nice but the bathroom needed an update. Oh and the Wi-​Fi didnt work.
The next day the maid WALKED in on us at 9am wanting to clean the room!!! I was not in the best of dress to say the least.
I have never written a review for a hotel before, for this one I felt like I had to.
For the price we paid ($ 149 per night) it should have been MUCH better.

Decent motel, but beware you may be placed in a smoking room. We asked to be changed to a nonsmoking room, but were told there was none available. If it is important for you to have a nonsmoking room, I would choose a different lodging.

This is a very nice hotel. It has the quality of a 4 star hotel. The bed is exceptionally comfortable and the décor is not tacky. My room came with a fridge and microwave.
I frequented this hotel with a party and the hotel staff were very helpful overall. However, many people felt the front desk lady was less than helpful (thus four stars instead of five)
I was told that this hotel is going to be transformed into a wine centric hotel so look out for name changes and new additions.
I would recommend this hotel to friends. Overall, it was great!