Blue Seal Inn

This place needs lots of work. It needs to be remodeled, linens need to be replaced, no A/​C, and very noisy.

We made our reservation online and the man at the reception desk stated that it was invalid and attempted to charge us again. I see that a similiar issue has happened previously with another guest in another review. About 15 minutes later, we were finally heading to our room.
The smoke alarm is completely broken (I doubt there will be a fire but come on man…) and the lights (both overhead and bedside lamps) did not work– in fact, the only thing that worked was the TV.
As mentioned in other reviews, I will restate to confirm that the towels provided are disgusting, stained, and dirty. The shower is so dirty I will not be using it as the wall has mold and the matt in the bottom of the shower is dirty and ripped. The place is not modern at all, I feel as if I have traveled back thirty years upon entering.
Update: I just noticed we don’t have a shower curtain, just a ton of broken curtain rings. The bedside lamps do not have lightbulbs in them period. The bathroom floor has hair that belongs to neither of us and there is dirt and sunflower seeds on it. The outlets don’t work.

After booking my room 6+ months in advance, I called 3 weeks before my stay to confirm the room will be ready. I was given the run around by the receptionist that could barley understand me. She then tells me to call back the next day to speak to someone that could help me. When I do call back the receptionist asks how I booked, I clearly tell him the hotels website. He then explains to me the website hasnt worked for a few months. I then advise Him the website worked perfectly in November when I booked. He then wants to see my conformation, I forward the information. He takes 5 minutes to process this, then tells me there is a 2 night minimum to stay, additional $ 180, I tell him this is unacceptable and I will be launching a BBB complaint. I will not being staying anywhere near this worthless hotel. WHAT A JERK! THANKS FOR A RUINED WEEKEND!

This was the WORST experience ever! First off, the room was booked with a fridge, microwave and all the ammenitites included. When we got to the motel a note was on the door stating to call upon arrival. I waited 35 minutes for the man to get to the motel to check us in. We then went into our room and it was discusting. There was no fridge or microwave, as i have kids and these two things are important, plus it was included with room i had booked. The heater would not turn on as well and rain was forcasted for the night. The man at the front desk then changed us to another room. This room was worse. There was an intense mold smell that came out of it and made my 7 year old gag upon walking in. The heater in that room didnt work either so he brought us a small heater to plug in, next to the sink. because it was the only plug in the room accessable. We then sat our bag on the bed and discoverd a cockroach! No, just no! So, i went and showed the front desk man and he proceeded to yell at me, pointing his finger in my face and blaming my teacup chihuhua for the cockroach in the bed… the dog couldnt jump up on the bed as her legs are to short and the bed was too high. He then argued with me instead of canceling our room. After 15 minutes of arguing back and forth he refunded us half of the room, stating the reason was because we had a dog. Mind you, the dog was in the room for about 15 seconds and tried running out upon entering. She probably didnt like the smell either. The front desk man then lied to the booking agency i had booked the room thru stating he was the owner and was not. DO NOT STAY THERE! ITS OVERPRICED, DISCUSTING AND THE CUSTOMER SERVICE IS HORRID.

This was the worst experience we ever had in staying overnight in Pismo Beach. We paid a total of $ 235.20 for a one-​night stay. What did we get for this handsome sum? There was no hair dryer, no in-​room coffee maker, no kleenex, no hangers in the closet, no screens on the windows, no clock, no wash cloths. What we did get was a saggy unkempt bed, rusty shelves in the refrigerator, a short blanket (did not cover shoulders), institutional green walls, baseboards in the bathroom falling apart. Overall, from the outside the place looks like a painted-​over run-​down 50’s motel. I really wish that I had come here to Unilocal to read the reviews. People! This is no place for anyone to stay — not even to board your dogs! Unfortunately, we booked the place from
and did not check it out beforehand. Lesson learned!

Was very apprehensive to check this place out because of all the low star reviews. Had to anyways and actually had a pleasant experience. Desk was friendly, breakfast was enjoyable, and being within minutes of the beach was a great plus. Our room sufficed for what we needed and no cleanliness or pest issues. For a one stop on a road trip, would recommend.

There was a number of things that I did not like about this place.
1. No air conditioner (yeah it’s cool outside, but it does get warm here sometimes and makes room humid and hot).
2. Floor was so dirty my feet were black after walking on it.
3. The key they gave us didn’t work.
4. no screen on Windows so when you open the window to let air in bugs fly in.
These are just things I noticed so far, and I haven’t actually stayed the night yet.
I wouldn’t recommend this place. It certainly was NOT worth almost 90 $ for one night.

Decided to come to Pismo at the last minute and everywhere was booked. Prices were cheap and I figured it wouldn’t be too bad. Walked in my room to a stinky smell, broken hangers in the closet, broken mini fridge (seal of fridge coming off you could feel cold air coming out) not to mention the fridge had food debris and hair… yes hair… shower had hair and soap scum like it hadn’t been wiped from previous guest, towels nasty, sheets hairy and stained, could hear everything next door, the list goes on. I understand the hotel is cheap but come on! This isn’t sanitary in any way and it’s obvious they need some better cleaning and fixing up. Horrible experience.

Awful! The room smelled like cat urine, no fridge, no microwave. Bath mat was torn, no switch plate cover in the bathroom and no toilet paper!!! I would advise spending a few more bucks and sleep elsewhere.

The guy at the reception is fine but unfortunately the rooms aren’t.
Update: they changed my room to newer one which is pleasantly very clean and nice. Owner proved to be immensely helpful person and did everything to make our stay good.
Also, beach is just couple of blocks away making it a next to perfect location for visitors in this lovely beach town.

A true delight! Visiting from Vegas, checked in. the man at the counter stated after looking at our id «oh! you’re from Colorado Nevada». He was amazing!
The room was great. Stained Carpets, Missing a TV, and smelled like mold and bad decisions. The mis matched lime green walls and red sea shell drapes were super cute!
Will definitely come back when we are looking to stay like royalty while in Pismo! (ask for turn down service)

RUN! Forrest RUN! I had THE most bizarre experience EVER with this motel manager. Trust me. go elsewhere.

Wanted to update this and let the world know that we did call the health department… They said they would investigate.

Absolutely terrible. I actually made my Unilocal account specifically to warn people about this hotel. Luckily im not one for confrontation, but at this time i wish i was. 10% discount still came out to $ 200 a night but for all the crap wrong with it I should’ve just left and gotten a refund. I wish I would’ve taken pictures. It was horrendous. The towel rack fell down after trying to rest a towel on it, the toilet had all kinds of cracks, the baseboards in the bathroom had holes and black deposit, the shower curtains had black stains. I didn’t want to believe it was black mold… but I’m not going to count it out. I’ve been into ghetto houses that looked better than this room. I should’ve spent an extra $ 50 and stayed at one of the higher end hotels.
I will give it one star because the gentleman at the front counter was very nice and tried his best to help us out. I can’t blame him for the hotels lack of towels. We had to wait 15 minutes for 2 extra towels but he did deliver it to our room.
I seriously have no idea how this hotel is still standing, much less still in business. The rest of the rooms must be better than room 26. Never again…

This was the worst hotel stay away!!! Had mold in the shower, on the shower curtain, no heating system! No phone! On top of that as soon as I got into the room found another person’s bra! Wtf worst experience ever

Very poor customer service! I booked a room with someone named «Von». I showed up with all my stuff and was told by a couple at the front desk (who I later found out were Von ’ s parents) that Von was in India and that they would not be honoring the rates nor reservation that he quoted me. Horrible! ! Stay somewhere else! Don’t risk it!

A lot of negatives, kind of run down., looks like they are trying to remodel but not in any type of fashion. Half of the stuff is old and half is new. Walls are paper thin! Water drains slow in sink and tub. Fire alarm went off with hot steam from shower. Just to say a bit

I never leave bad reviews, as a business owner I understand that things fall through the cracks but this place is not only just disgusting its run by the wrong management-​not accepting responsibility for a non sanitised hotel room.
First off the appliances are all broken, the carpet has mold, the toilet fixtures are broken, the drains are all clogged, there was old mold around the wood in the bathroom, there are various hair in the shower wall, sink-​sign of not being cleaned. The towels were dirty with various colour stains.
I took pictures of the areas of concern and asked for the manager, I showed him the pictures and all he said that it was under new management, look at the office, look at the swimming pool we have remodelled those. (That was his response).
I mentioned to him, what does that have to do with the rooms– the cleanliness of the rooms is the most important part-​he kept saying new management. Obviously he didn’t want to hear my complaints.
I was not looking for a refund, just acknowledgment of the fact and that they will at least make an effort cleaning the place just a little. I guess they make the outside look good so people get convinced it’s clean until they go to their rooms and see the disgusting furniture, bed and bathroom.
I hope the new management starts to clean the rooms on a frequent basis.

update– the blue seal is still a shit hole !!!

Where to begin…
1. Sheets had stains, black stains!
2. Only 1 power outlet worked.
3. Curtain was torn down on one side, ripped in the middle and stained.
4. Someone’s exercise routine was written on the bathroom mirror.
5. One lamp shade was so new it was still in plastic, and there were bugs trapped in it.
6. No fire alarm; it looked as though it had been ripped out of the wall.
7. Heater is an ancient thing that makes tapping noises. All. Night. Long.
8. Shower stopper came out in my hands, so no working shower.
9. Bathtub non slip mat had many mysterious stains.
10. Thin walls
RUN AWAY… I think this is one of those hotels people live in…