Hampton Inn San Marcos

“Empty dispensers”

Clean room. Clean bathroom. Staff are amazing. I took a star off because the dispensers are empty. The body wash dispenser was located by the sink. It should be in the shower. There is no lotion dispenser. Called front desk at 6 am and he gave us some bar soaps and a bottle of shampoo. After… more

Clean room. Clean bathroom. Staff are amazing. I took a star off because the dispensers are empty. The body wash dispenser was located by the sink. It should be in the shower. There is no lotion dispenser. Called front desk at 6 am and he gave us some bar soaps and a bottle of shampoo. After rinsing my hair, I was only able to get a few pumps of conditioner and then it was empty. Was told that housekeeping doesn’t come in at 9 am. Someone spilled rice all over the carpet by the elevator and it was hard to go around it with our luggage. I wish housekeeping would check the dispensers and fill them up if necessary Breakfast was good. I love the sausages and blueberry flavored waffles

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“Clean hotel”

Definitely recommend to stay here, very clean rooms, good breakfast, and quiet. The staff was very friendly an accommodating. The hotel is across from California State University San Marcos. Convenient location to downtown San Marcos.

“Just Right”

Stayed here 2 nights to attend a wedding nearby. Price was nice. We found it clean and comfortable. Staff was great. Loved the free breakfast, especially the waffles! Fitness room is small but everything worked. Location felt safe, gas station with awesome snacks and liquor just steps away. Tons of… more

Stayed here 2 nights to attend a wedding nearby. Price was nice. We found it clean and comfortable. Staff was great. Loved the free breakfast, especially the waffles! Fitness room is small but everything worked. Location felt safe, gas station with awesome snacks and liquor just steps away. Tons of restaurants nearby. Biggest thing to be aware of is that it is a dog friendly hotel, so there is noise from dogs at all times of day. It didn't bother us, they were pretty quiet through the night. I would stay here again.

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“Not your usual Hampton Inn”

This Hampton Inn is worn down and somewhat on the dirty side. I normally stay at Hampton Inn's and this is the worst one I have ever seen. I saw a management response on another recent review saying that renovations to the property are due to start soon. That's good because they are definitely need… more

This Hampton Inn is worn down and somewhat on the dirty side. I normally stay at Hampton Inn's and this is the worst one I have ever seen. I saw a management response on another recent review saying that renovations to the property are due to start soon. That's good because they are definitely needed. In the meantime, I would suggest the management focus on cleaning this hotel up. The hallway carpets are visibly beat down and dirty. Front entrance matts, doors, concrete, etc all worn and dirty. Seating in the breakfast area stained in many areas. Elevator doors and adjacent walls dirty and trim paint chipped up. Thresholds grimy and dirty. Its all easy to see and easy/inexpensive to fix. Most stains (especially in the breakfast area seating) can be removed with a wet/dry vac and spray bottle. A cleaning field day perhaps with some temporary extra labor would do wonders for this hotel while waiting for renovations to begin. I can understand that renovations are expensive and must be carefully planned well in advance. Simple cleaning, light painting, and attention to detail is something that should be done on an ongoing basis. To be fair the rate charged for our stay was less than many other nearby comparable hotels. The provided breakfast was good and the staff were friendly and courteous. The room I stayed in was acceptable. The hotel also provided complimentary copies of the Wall Street Journal which I thought was very nice. Overall, an ok stay.

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