SeaCrest OceanFront Hotel

Reviews

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  mandy harris

  1 day ago
  5.0
  The location is absolutely fabulous! Not a single thing about this hotel has been a disappointment. We received an upgrade when we checked in, which was so incredible and unexpected. We ended up having the most beautiful view of the ocean. The breakfast had good quality items to choose from. The area is a little bit hard to navigate with a lot of people, but there are plenty of places to eat, and the staff were super friendly. The room was really cute! The rooftop terrace is awesome! The little decorative trenches around the room make the rooms extra cozy and add a unique touch.
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  Veera Raghavan

  2 days ago
  2.0
  Our experience wasn’t great for the premium price (6 Ben bills due to last minute but even 4Bs isn’t worth) that we paid for a room with partial ocean view. Phone in the room didn’t work. Technician came and took an hour with us sitting in the room to say it’s not working. No YouTube app in the TV and their chromecast was out of service. Breakfast was below average (no fresh waffles or waffle maker, no fresh potato fries or nuggets, packaged muffins and no fresh fruit options other than just banana and apples).. Only advantage is the location of this hotel which is very close to the beach and the pier but definitely not worth the premium price. Lessons learnt - Better to stay a mile away and drive to beach.
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  Ben

  Oct 6, 2026
  4.0
  Beautiful hotel with spacious, comfy rooms and the ocean views are stunning. Front desk staff are delightful. I would say the breakfast is standard but a lot of hotels these days don't include one, let alone a hot breakfast, so it was a nice surprise to get basic hot breakfast food as well as continental stuff. The beach access is right off the pool area, but the stairs are a bit steep and much harder on the way back up 😅 I'm dinging one star because there was an issue with my booking. I booked several weeks in advance. They had an issue running my payment card but didn't inform me until the day before our stay. I was traveling, and missed the text, so they canceled our reservation. They were able to help me get rebooted (into a different room) which was nice, but our original room was no longer available. This wasn't a fun thing to deal with when I was already on my way to start my stay! They said they tried contacting me two additional times, but I have no record of it. So, a wonderful hotel and overall excellent experience, but tye booking issue stops me from giving it 5/5
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  Lawrence Pines

  Oct 3, 2026
  3.0
  I would rate our 2-night stay slightly higher, except a terrible check-in experience. We noted the 4pm check-in time on our pre-paid reservation, so timed our arrival at precisely 4pm coming up from Santa Barbara County. Alicia was taciturn at the front desk. She let us know that our room was STILL NOT READY (!) and she had no idea when it would be, so we took our bags outside by the pool, and my wife fumed. Worse, she offered no services, like taking our bags, which should be a tip-off, that this is far more of a Motel, than anything close to a "resort". Do not expect service and you may be less disappointed. It's hard to believe there was not a single room she could have found for us -- even an upgrade -- to avoid getting off to such a terrible start to our "romantic" stay! Worse yet, I had to come back 40 minutes later to insist upon speaking to a manager, which was only an assistant, but never came out to speak with us or apologize. I was told that the "manager" was checking our room status. Several minutes later, we were finally checked in. Alicia came out with a $10 bottle of CA Champagne, which we stowed rather than get a headache! We got to our centrally located ground floor King room an it was an ADA room, which I can handle, especially since we have a legitimately disabled son, so no stranger to handicapped room, we just took it. But ethically, the desk should not assign that room to us without informed consent. Again, no effort to acknowledge or make things right for "strike two." Strike three was worse yet. A very noisy populous family was above us, in 219, and we were kept wide awake to the sound of crashing kids until late hours. We were moved to a second floor room, much much quieter, on our second night. I want to also acknowledge that we had a good time at this property, due to its proximity to huge Pismo Beach, down 90 steps to the sand, but we are beach people, no pool people. Be clear, this is a 3-star property at best, with proximity to the Ocean, which for us is a huge boost, but its basically an old school large motel with a "freshening up." You won't get much service here, no food around the public spaces, except what you bring in, except a basic breakfast buffet, same every day, with scrambled eggs with or without cheese, DIY toaster waffles, sausage links, cheap processed breads/cakes in cellophane wrap, and unbranded little yogurts, standard fare in a Courtyard. Saving grace was a good supply of bananas, apples, little juice oranges (no juicer), and halved grapefruit. OK, so healthy choices there, and abundant quantities of coffee, which staff kept replenished. We took advantage of the 1-free hour of e-biking off the lobby, which was novel for us, and fun, another nicety, but the star was the huge beach, down under the bluff, which few took advantage of! Guys, I am not going to mince my words here. It's a $200/nt place which today draws a crowd of Central Valley folks, most with too many tats and dogs. Even pit bulls. (A loaded gun with no licensing in CA!). Not a great combo for a family place, and we love dogs! So if you want DIY, with good ocean views, including several bbq grills available for the public park crowd, and bring in chests of Modelo, well this is your spot. I'm not a snob. But neither is the SeaCrest a 4-star resort! So don't kid yourself. We did not suffer, and got out and enjoyed more of the Central Coast (town of Avila Beach nearby is really nice!) but would not go back for fear of getting another bad room assignment with no sound proofing from above !!
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  Liz Foust

  Oct 3, 2026
  5.0
  Had a wonderful stay. We arrived late for check in but Dawn was the one who checked us in and she gave us such great service. She was friendly, accommodating, gave us an excellent room, gave us clear instructions, and overall great customer service. The room was so clean, which is one of our priorities when staying somewhere. Plus, the view was incredible. In the mornings there is complimentary Continental breakfast with a lot of options, probably better than most places. The pool and multiple hot tubs were clean and well maintained. We saw someone every morning tending to the pool area. You can tell they take pride in maintaining the facilities. The biggest perk of the stay is the beach access from the property. It does have a long flight of stairs to get down to the beach, so please keep that in mind. But overall, best beach front stay I’ve had. Also, super dog friendly! Will be back in the future.

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