Rancho San Diego Inn & Suites

2-star hotel Good 1355 E Main St, El Cajon, CA, 92021
Rancho San Diego Inn & Suites

About Rancho San Diego Inn & Suites

Located within 11 miles of San Diego State University and 18 miles of San Diego – Santa Fe Depot Amtrak Station, Rancho San Diego Inn & Suites provides rooms in El Cajon. The 3-star hotel has air-conditioned rooms with a private bathroom and free WiFi. The hotel features a hot tub and a 24-hour front desk. At the hotel, every room has a desk. Some rooms will provide you with a kitchen with a fridge and a microwave. All guest rooms in Rancho San Diego Inn & Suites are equipped with a TV and free toiletries. Old Town San Diego State Historic Park is 18 miles from the accommodation, while San Diego Convention Center is 18 miles away. San Diego International Airport is 19 miles from the property.

Amenities

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Meeting space
  • On-site dining
  • Business center
  • Express check-in / check-out
  • Dry cleaning
  • Self-service laundry
  • Multilingual staff
  • Pool
  • Spa / sauna
  • Pet friendly
  • Family friendly
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Smoke-free property
  • Elevator

Reviews

2.7 / 5

The hotel received overwhelmingly negative reviews, with guests expressing dissatisfaction and disappointment. Many guests reported dirty rooms, poor customer service, and unsafe conditions.

What guests liked
  • Some guests appreciated the comfortable beds
  • A few guests mentioned the convenient location
What could be better
  • Dirty rooms and facilities were the most frequently mentioned issue
  • Poor customer service and unresponsive management were also commonly reported
  • Pedro Jun 2026 · via hotels.com
    4/5

    Muy limpia, tiene lo necesario para el hospedaje. Gracias

  • Brandon Jun 2026 · via expedia
    1/5

    Dirty room, shower is broken WiFi didn’t work, for $100 I should get a motel 6

  • Jennifer Jun 2026 · via booking
    0.5/5

    Nothing. When we first open the door water flooded from the AC and smelled bad. They moved us next door. Old beer cans were in the rooms and you can tell it wasn’t fully cleaned. Little roaches crawled around at night. The baseboards were brown from water damage. We had no drawers to put our clothes away. It didn’t have a natural clean smell just a musty sprayed smell that gave us headaches. The website didn’t match the actually inn. We pick this place to have a pool and spa for the family it had caution tape around the empty jacuzzi and nasty condom by the pool. Horrible and it felt like a prison you had to be buzz to go inside and talk to the front desk that tells me it’s not a safe place or area. We travel for sport for our kids and we will NOT be recommending this ever!

  • Gina Jun 2026 · via booking
    2.5/5

    Always Grouchy people at the front desk. Not pleasant Nothing

  • Eleina Jun 2026 · via booking
    4/5

    Very good

  • Ana Jun 2026 · via expedia
    3/5

    The TV only had one channel working and the bathroom needs an upgrade.

  • Derek Jun 2026 · via hotels.com
    4/5

    The guy at the front desk is a little weird. I gave him a review on another website and he wind up coming to my room, asking me and demanding me to change the review about him about his customer service. His customer service is not welcoming.

  • Gulmira Jun 2026 · via booking
    0.5/5

    Bad

  • Starvoice Jun 2026 · via booking
    0.5/5

    Bad

  • Ronald Jun 2026 · via booking
    0.5/5

    When we got there, the whole hotel was under construction the smell in our room that we got had a chemical smell. There was hardly any place to park. It looked like a goddamn dump. We complained. We try to get our money back, but was too late because your little pity asses wouldn’t give us our money back because we didn’t know that the hotel was gonna be under construction. There was carpeting. There was so much stuff all in the parking lot piled up banging hammering going on you kidding me that you got you guys owe us money. We didn’t even stay at that hotel look at the dates I stayed. We went to another hotel we had to pay for because I couldn’t get reimbursed for that booking bullshit There weren’t any photos my wife couldn’t stand the smell of the chemicals in our room. I had to make a quick decision on finding another place hoping that we could get a place to stay decent enough.

  • Lilian Jun 2026 · via booking
    5/5

    Exceptional

  • Jonathan Jun 2026 · via booking
    5/5

    Exceptional

  • Beatriz Jun 2026 · via booking
    5/5

    Comfortable beds Very little parking and noisy

  • Mercy Jun 2026 · via booking
    1.5/5

    Poor

  • Espinoza Jun 2026 · via booking
    4/5

    Very good

  • lance Jun 2026 · via expedia
    1/5

    We did not feel safe enough to check in. Refunds were not offered so we just took it as a loss.

  • Jeremy Jun 2026 · via booking
    5/5

    Excellent staff at night .They showed me couple rooms to see and whatever room I like they told me to choose.Excellent rooms and new furniture.Will be good for family to stay. No lights its dark a little bit

  • Shalynne May 2026 · via expedia
    1/5

    Very unsafe property. Homeless people all around, prostitutes around 1/2 dressed. Not suitable for a family stay! The rooms are ok. Door barely closed and didn’t seem safe either. We didn’t even stay ended up cancelling and renting a last minute hotel instead!! Would NEVER book again. The front desk clerk was so rude and we had to fight for a refund. He claimed it’s okay no one bothers you but we had stranger men coming up to our kids and harassing us. Would not recommend. 0/10. Pictures are deceiving and the property looks nothing like the photos. Very run down, smells awful, and renovations that haven’t been completed, as well as the elevator smells of urine. Pay the extra for a better hotel. This is not worth it.

  • Carol May 2026 · via expedia
    5/5

    ROOM WAS SPOTLESS CLEAN, EVERYTHING WORKED PERFECTLY, STAFF WAS MOST OUTSTANDING, POOL WAS UNAVAILABLE

  • Vanessa May 2026 · via expedia
    4/5

    They are remodeling the building, painting & doing some kind of constructions. Jacuzzi was close & parking and some commun areas were dirty due the construcion. Staff was very helpful.

  • Raul May 2026 · via booking
    4.5/5

    Superb

  • Victor May 2026 · via booking
    5/5

    Exceptional

  • Hill May 2026 · via priceline
    5/5

    Value ,staff, and Danny is a pretty cool dude and I can’t say enough about the house keeping staff they are great Parking lot,and the place is going through a major renovation so that kind of inconvenience

  • Charles May 2026 · via hotels.com
    4/5

    Rooms were okay Staff very efficient and friendly

  • Sarah May 2026 · via booking
    3.5/5

    The staff was very friendly, and the room was clean overall. It’s clear they’re putting genuine effort into maintaining and improving the appearance of the space It was a little worn in some areas, but overall nothing major.

  • Sarah May 2026 · via priceline
    3.5/5

    The staff was very friendly, and the room was clean overall. It’s clear they’re putting genuine effort into maintaining and improving the appearance of the space It was a little worn in some areas, but overall nothing major.

  • bernard May 2026 · via expedia
    5/5

    Recently renovated

  • Joe May 2026 · via booking
    4/5

    Very good

  • Jiansong May 2026 · via expedia
    2/5

    nice staff

  • Claudia May 2026 · via priceline
    3.5/5

    Location not the best. Even in the daytime you had to buzz to be allowed into the lobby. There was no conditioner in the bathrooms. It was too loud, finally got quiet late night. The TV or control not working. I could not turn it on. The ironing board seemed dirty / burned marks. Iron was not working well, kept turning on & off.

  • Claudia May 2026 · via booking
    3.5/5

    The rooms were a good size. Location not the best. Even in the daytime you had to buzz to be allowed into the lobby. There was no conditioner in the bathrooms. It was too loud, finally got quiet late night. The TV or control not working. I could not turn it on. The ironing board seemed dirty / burned marks. Iron was not working well, kept turning on & off.

  • fatemeh May 2026 · via expedia
    1/5

    Not clean area , no welcoming staff . I couldn’t stay there . We checked in and checked out, at least they reimbursed my money.

  • Lilliana May 2026 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    The stay was terrible. Kids were running back and forth telling until 10:30pm people telling from across the buildings. People were hanging out on stairs next to room smoking we could get water in shower on, without flight with knob. Staff was okay that came quickly when we needed something. To many work trucks in parking lot. So no where to park

  • Alvin May 2026 · via hotels.com
    4/5

    The bar soap not the best, but shampoo is great. TV has issue. Staff very friendly and helpful during the stay.

  • Cesar May 2026 · via expedia
    2/5

    Room wasn’t ready. They are remodeling and their work equipment was in my room before they gave me my keys. Too many loud neighbors. Wouldn’t stay here again

  • Lizbeth May 2026 · via expedia
    5/5

    Had a good stay here !

  • Zahra May 2026 · via expedia
    5/5

    Great manager at night shift , was able to upgrade , we had late check in close to mid night and able to late check out and the rooms are clean and good location with great price. Thank u

  • Kevin May 2026 · via expedia
    1/5

    Employee (owners son(walks around knocking on doors then walks away when you answer. Suspicious, uncomfortable, very unprofessional.

  • Elisa Apr 2026 · via expedia
    5/5

    Amazing

  • Jennifer Feb 2026 · via expedia
    5/5

    Staff is great. They’re doing a lot of work on the place.

  • Jennifer Feb 2026 · via expedia
    5/5

    Staff is always so nice and the rooms are clean. They’re in the middle of remodeling and I think it’s gonna’ look great.

  • Sonia Feb 2026 · via expedia
    5/5

    Staff is always friendly and make you feel welcomed

  • Jessica Feb 2026 · via expedia
    1/5

    The room was insanely disgusting dead roaches no curtains by the bathroom smelled like weed drug dealers and homeless outside our door. Dirty wet towels outside our door. Trailer homes with homeless people parked on the parking lot I could not stay there. I returned the keys and left. I rather sleep in my car!

  • Sonia Feb 2026 · via expedia
    5/5

    Can’t wait to see what the new remodeled rooms look like

  • Sonia Feb 2026 · via expedia
    5/5

    Nice to be in a quiet room

  • Robert Feb 2026 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    Motel was under renovation which was not disclosed. No fire detectors in room or screens on windows. Sink fixtures were broken or lose.

  • jorge Feb 2026 · via expedia
    1/5

    everything went wrong I did not stay I decided to drive back home. what you see on Expedia is not what you see when you get there. I would think twice when making reservations on Expedia . Horrible experience upon arrival there was furniture all around the parking stalls. many transients on the property. property unkept, and unclean.

  • Jacqueline Feb 2026 · via hotels.com
    2/5

    Filthy! Grounds unkept! People wandering around the premises that are not guest. Staircase smells of iron and animals. Nothing is as advertised. Buyer beware.

  • Sonia Feb 2026 · via expedia
    5/5

    Friendly environment, quiet and comfortable

  • Sonia Feb 2026 · via expedia
    5/5

    Comfortable and I always feel at home in this place

  • Sonia Feb 2026 · via expedia
    5/5

    As usual comfortable place to stay

  • Tiffany Feb 2026 · via hotels.com
    3/5

    First thing Ill note is that they are in the process of upgrading it seems. However, this place was less than good. The furniture was filthy (stained) but like not your typical stains. Stains that would make me throw the furniture out. The room smelled like an ashtray from the moment I arrived. I paid extra to have a hot tub in my room for the weekend. The hot tub filled nicely amd while you turned the timer it would bubble but the moment you let go no matter how long or how far you held it past 10 it snapped back to off and bubbles would disappear. I was worried about the cleanliness of the hottub but it was very clean. On one occasion while in the bathroom, I saw a small cockroach crawling into the door frame. I have had worse stays but I've certainly had better especially for a "deluxe" room. I won't be booking again.

  • Sonia Feb 2026 · via expedia
    5/5

    Affordable prices

  • Josland Feb 2026 · via hotels.com
    5/5

    Yes

  • Eric Feb 2026 · via hotels.com
    4/5

    And the house keeping staff are the friendly they always ask if there is anything that I need for the room that will make my stay more comfortable the front deck they make it pretty quick checking

  • Edie Feb 2026 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    And the night staff said one thing and while I wad gone the maids packed up my entire room

  • Sonia Feb 2026 · via expedia
    5/5

    Constable rooms

  • Sonia Feb 2026 · via expedia
    5/5

    Nice

  • Sonia Feb 2026 · via expedia
    5/5

    The front desk guy is super nice and helpful

  • Sonia Feb 2026 · via expedia
    5/5

    Comfortable

  • Brian Feb 2026 · via expedia
    1/5

    This place was bad. The Tv's didn't work and were falling off the wall. There were homeless people hanging around. The breakfast was some prepackaged stuff in a paper bag. The refrigerator didn't work. Water stains on the ceiling. Broken furniture. The beds were ok but the street noise was so loud that it was hard to sleep. The guy at the front desk was hard to understand and seemed rude. The grounds were gross and surrounded by chain link fence. I would give it zero stars. Worst place I have ever stayed b

  • Roberta Jan 2026 · via expedia
    5/5

    Clean rooms they dont realyy dbther you

  • Aejaz Jan 2026 · via expedia
    5/5

    Friendly staff, conveniently located, wifi works great. owner works with customers.

  • Desiree Jan 2026 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    Unexpected power outage unannounced in the legal amount of time to be properly prepared for a power outage. Power went out at 10pm and stayed off until almost 4am no air,no heat, no lights my phone and wife's phones were dead we couldn't call anyone for any candles or flashlights we have a five year old son who was in the middle of this and couldn't sleep until the power was restored very inconvenient and I am not happy

  • Nydia Jan 2026 · via hotels.com
    5/5

    The rooms were clean and it was quiet

  • Desiree Jan 2026 · via hotels.com
    3/5

    Power outage unannounced in the legal amount of time to give proper notice I have a child under 6.

  • Eric Jan 2026 · via hotels.com
    5/5

    The rate is what stood out the most but I have to say the staff were always asking if there was something they could do for me and the house keeping staff were second to none if I needed them extra towels or trash bags they would supply

  • Enrique Jan 2026 · via expedia
    2/5

    Did not take breakfast in a bag. Only saw the sign mentioning it as i was walking out. Tv did not work, onlh 2 sheets on bed no blankets. Rude clerk at chdck in. Elevator smelled. Chair in room had stains on it

  • Luis Jan 2026 · via expedia
    2/5

    The room was dirty staff was rude

  • Nydia Dec 2025 · via hotels.com
    4/5

    Clean rooms and the amenities in the room

  • Desiree Dec 2025 · via hotels.com
    5/5

    Breakfast is good and convenient for the price of the room a free breakfast is pretty good it comes with a fresh muffin, granola bar, cup of Quaker instant oatmeal, a yoplait yogurt and fresh coffee

  • Oscar Dec 2025 · via hotels.com
    5/5

    will recommend Rancho San Diego Inn to everyone and on top of the good price they have free breakfast 👍 if you want to stay in a good affordable hotel with the 5 star feeling go to this hotel you won't regret it,,

  • MICHAEL Dec 2025 · via expedia
    3/5

    Good overall

  • Nydia Dec 2025 · via hotels.com
    5/5

    Clean room

  • Michael Dec 2025 · via hotels.com
    5/5

    Parking was minimal for the amount of rooms they have👎

  • Michael Dec 2025 · via hotels.com
    5/5

    Clean linen and towels, the rooms are really clean, good housekeeping and the choice of tv cable is extraordinary 😀

  • Desiree Dec 2025 · via hotels.com
    5/5

    convienant affordable and rooms are exactly what is advertised

  • Desiree Dec 2025 · via hotels.com
    5/5

    Rooms are exactly as advertised very affordable includes daily free breakfast from 6-9am , housekeeping daily and on request has washer and dryer to use for us guests staff are very accommodating and friendly property is okay to bring children or come for work or a trip alone. will definitely come back again

  • Norma Dec 2025 · via hotels.com
    3/5

    Prices are freat however rooms need morw detailed cleaning in walls and doors

  • Liliana Dec 2025 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    Room was extremely dirty. Like its never been cleaned walls were dirty and killed 2 roaches. Lights are sensored so any movement while sleeping they turn on including the restrooms fan. Beds have peices of dangerous bars sticking out in which i hit my right leg. I took pictures for proof. Parking lot is full of homeless walking around. Did not feel safe at all.

  • Jose Nov 2025 · via expedia
    5/5

    room was great

  • Rebecca Nov 2025 · via hotels.com
    5/5

    Great stay. Thank you

  • arlene Nov 2025 · via expedia
    2/5

    No place to put suitcases No hair dryer Loud people talking outside until 1 am! Window in bathroom open with no screen Broken fan in bathroom

  • Lisa Nov 2025 · via expedia
    4/5

    The room is nice and its quite hère.

  • Erica Nov 2025 · via expedia
    1/5

    I hate writing reviews like this but unfortunately I have to. I booked it in a rush, only looking at the pictures and pricing. I felt completely unsafe since the moment I walked up to the front door. She had to buzz me in, it was around 4pm. When I got my card key walked up to the stairs to the 3rd floor. The first thing I noticed was the large space but also stained furniture, a strange smell and we saw some bugs. We asked for another room hoping it would be better. Non were available. I wouldn't recommend anyone staying here. Especially don't stay here with kids. My kids wanted to leave right away. Don't trust the pictures, so misleading.

  • Natalie Nov 2025 · via expedia
    5/5

    Rooms could of been cleaner walls looked like kids ran all over them elevator and stairs smelled like pee

  • Naveen Nov 2025 · via expedia
    1/5

    No proper water, the room smells bad & they mentioned breakfast included but no response & landline is not working

  • Oscar Oct 2025 · via hotels.com
    5/5

    will recommend this place with out a doubt ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

  • Leah Oct 2025 · via hotels.com
    2/5

    The room itself looked as thought it was I. The middle of revamping. Hot tub outdated. Jets barely gave any sort of massage. No chairs just small table and bed. Top drawer of cabinet for clothes didn’t open and the light outside of the room flickered constantly throughout the night. You can hear everything all around. Best thing was the shower head in the bathroom.

  • Dylan Oct 2025 · via hotels.com
    3/5

    Breakfast is a grab bag.

  • Jason Oct 2025 · via hotels.com
    3/5

    Hfyubv

  • Angela Oct 2025 · via hotels.com
    2/5

    The room was practically bare and the floors were covered with debris and stains. The beds were awful, the fan in the bathroom didn’t work so we had a ton of humidity and condensation, the parking was atrocious, the pool and hot tub were closed. There was trash everywhere and extremely sketchy people just posted there at all hours of the day.

  • Jason Oct 2025 · via hotels.com
    4/5

    Hrhbvgnvvnj

  • Haritha Sep 2025 · via expedia
    4/5

    The room is nice fresh and clean inside . Staff is polite and helpful

  • William Sep 2025 · via hotels.com
    2/5

    Pool and hot tub not working. Parking lot and entrance full of construction. Bare essentials in room. Noisy area. Smallest pillows I've ever seen. Won't stay there again.

  • Gary Sep 2025 · via expedia
    2/5

    The room smelled terrible

  • Andie Sep 2025 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    Photos of the hotel are not like the actual place. Everything seems older and kept unwell. There was a particular chair in the room extremely dirty and scratched up. Labeled as a hotel but seems more like dirty apartments. Area is very sketchy as well.

  • Chanceler Sep 2025 · via expedia
    4/5

    The free breakfast was a huge perk!

  • Elva Sep 2025 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    Sketchy neighborhood. Sketchy building. Seemed some folks probably lived there?? Sketchy folks outside as well. This is NOT somewhere you want to being the kids to. The room was rundown and not very clean. Cheap patchwork on the walls. Sticky remotes. What a horrible experience. We stayed one night because our drive got us there late, but immediately request cancellation and refund of our 2nd night. Found something elsewhere.

  • Jennifer Sep 2025 · via expedia
    3/5

    We had a great time. Just some bugs in the night all over the bed … in back room but I think it was from the outside unsure! We loved the place. The kids had a blast!!!

  • Shannon Aug 2025 · via hotels.com
    3/5

    So my only issues would be that the gas line was damage and they didnt let there customer know nor did they accommodate for the hot water being out. I end up paying for another night and didnt get no discounts or anything for the hot water.

  • Rosa Aug 2025 · via expedia
    1/5

    Bad smell

  • Timothy Aug 2025 · via expedia
    1/5

    The place was under some type of construction and there were very shady people roaming around looking like they lived in their cars in the parking lot and smoking drugs in their vehicles.

  • Miguel Aug 2025 · via expedia
    3/5

    The area was ok, it has good shopping near by.

  • Julieth Aug 2025 · via expedia
    1/5

    The pictures don’t reflect the real conditions of the hotel. You see homeless people around the facility and it seems they also live in the hotel. Our first night the people in the next room had a fight where we heard things being thrown at the walls and super loud scream that felt unsafe. The mattress bends, the room smells like cigarette, the floors outside smell like pee, the elevator smells like marijuana. The overall condition of the hotel is bad.

  • Geneva Aug 2025 · via expedia
    3/5

    Not anything

  • Antonette Aug 2025 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    Found cockroach’s in the room and pool was in bad service. Breakfast was a small bread and a to go oatmeal none of what we can eat as diabetics.

  • Griselda Jul 2025 · via expedia
    2/5

    Not as advertised in the pictures.

  • Jesus Jul 2025 · via expedia
    3/5

    Lots of beds suite 2 rooms with 4 king beds fantastic. Breakfast bags OK.

  • Verified Jul 2025 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    You know that one scene from the movie Big with Tom Hanks when he goes to new york for the first time and its time for him to sleep , and curls up afraid. Well its kinda like that . Pillows had lipstick on them , the walls had patched up holes, there was a jacuzzi but it was caution taped off , there was a very different kind of unsafe crowd outside everynight. The air conditioning was great though. Overall i would not recommend this place .

  • Leonides Jul 2025 · via expedia
    2/5

    Smells rotten and urine. We will never come back here anymore!!!!

  • Fausto Jul 2025 · via expedia
    1/5

    Hundreds of cockroaches in the room and over the beds, in the entire room and bathroom. I leave the room and hotel15 minutes after check in and they don’t want give me the refund than I pay, after I arguing for two hours in the phone with them, 4 days after they refunded me only a partial amount.

  • Paola Jul 2025 · via expedia
    3/5

    The room smelled like the room was not ventilated for a long time.

  • Abdul Jul 2025 · via expedia
    1/5

    When we checked in and got the keys, we noticed the hotel environment was very bad and there was people smoking and fighting and homeless people were in the parking lots, I could laterally smell bad odors around and finally we noticed that the bedrooms had bedbugs and we left the hotel right after seeing all those things. It was a bad experience in my whole time booking a hotel. I recommend to check the ratings before booking it.

  • Armelia Jul 2025 · via expedia
    1/5

    This property is not family friendly, at all! We only stayed one night, then left to find another place to stay.

  • Jenita Jul 2025 · via expedia
    2/5

    The rooms were pretty big the family room but it didn't match the picture or the room I booked at all the prices are a little bit too high in the hallway kinds of stink hallway outside and the family room the microwave didn't work properly the table was broken and the dresses were broken the family room needs to be upgraded in the beds need to be upgraded because they were too high and you can't climb up

  • irwing Jul 2025 · via expedia
    1/5

    One of the worst properties i have ever stayed.

  • Verified Jul 2025 · via hotels.com
    3/5

    Having stayed at property across street before I found myself curious about RANCHO INN and 2 nights consecutive worked 🎬

  • Ulises Jul 2025 · via expedia
    3/5

    The room was clean, and the staff was friendly

  • Christopher Jul 2025 · via expedia
    1/5

    The real issue was that the room was FULL OF FLIES. Without exaggeration the largest "swarm" of houseflies I have ever seen flying in a stable formation in my entire life existed in our guestroom. Probably 100-200 full-size houseflies. Upon getting this shock, returned to the front desk and asked for another room. The second room "only" had a dozen or two dozen flies, but disturbingly featured one dead fly on the guestbed, and a second smaller species of fly crawling on a pillow before flying away. The manager offered to have housekeeping come in and spray/kill the flies, but it's the source/reason for this large of a fly population that was most concerning. What are the larvae (maggots) feeding on?? While there were visible trash bags seen around the property (appear to have been placed by guests/residents) this couldn't explain the flies in the closed rooms. The overall property was dirty with sticky outdoor corridors and mats. The parking lot was full of poorly maintained cars that looked like those of long-term occupants not vacationers. How does the health department allow this property to operate? To his credit, the manager was sympathetic and processed a refund no questions asked. We moved to the Days Inn for LESS $$ and got an immaculate, quiet room next door to a Starbucks and Denny's no less and with a good-looking pool to boot.

  • Cesar Jun 2025 · via expedia
    1/5

    There were clearly visible Semen stains on the walls. The room smelled humid and rotten.

  • Richard Jun 2025 · via hotels.com
    5/5

    Challenges: We did want two queen sized beds but they gave us two full sized ones. The internet and tv did not work but we didn’t come here to watch tv so that was fine. For breakfast, there is only coffee and there is nothing for the kids.

  • Monique Jun 2025 · via expedia
    3/5

    Lots of people foot traffic all night.. The room was adequate, no coffee maker and not one single cup/glass provided. Breakfast was handed out in paper bags containing Oatmeal in cup, muffin factory sealed, yogurt and breakfast bar.

  • JOHN Jun 2025 · via expedia
    1/5

    Checking in, nobody was at the front desk and had to find a maid to get manager for us. This location needs a complete renovation - it is definitely showing it age. We checked in on Friday for a 2 night stay but with the condition of room and discussion with my wife we checked out on Saturday. We have a pet and it's hard to find a location that will take pets. When we got back on Saturday - we were surprised that I room had not been made up and no clean linens. Would not stay there again. Very poor representation on line compared to actual site. Had to ring a outdoor bell to get into the lobby and instructed if you wanted coffee and breakfast - you could get a bag in the morning.

  • Lynette Jun 2025 · via expedia
    1/5

    Won’t be going back

  • Christopher Jun 2025 · via expedia
    1/5

    Wholes in ceiling . Cigar burn wholes on drapes. Exposes electrical outlets. Room smelled terribly.

  • Victor May 2025 · via hotels.com
    2/5

    Cheapest place you’ll find for a reason. Traveling on a budget know what your paying for.

  • Alex May 2025 · via expedia
    5/5

    Loved it

  • James May 2025 · via hotels.com
    2/5

    TV’s didn’t work. The tubs were clogged. Floor had damaged floor and furniture

  • Cynthia May 2025 · via hotels.com
    3/5

    The neutral: breakfast is a bag picked up from the lobby ( nutrigrain bar, oatmeal, muffin, yogurt) The iffy: must be buzzed into the lobby (speaks to the area not necessarily the hotel), sign that says you have 15 minute to decide to stay or can’t be refunded, overall condition of rooms is run down ( patch on walls, bad paint repairs, light covers not falling but also not fitting right anymore, mirror frame detaching, holes in screen, curtain with holes, tile transition from bathroom to room broken, cracked and seperating ac system ) The bad: pool/spa shut down by state, both rooms I was shown had a smoke odor ( unsure if people smoke in there, it’s from a time when they were smoking or it’s the people with sit in front of their ac unit to smoke and it’s pulled in- not overwhelming odor in the second room but for someone sensitive to smells bad enough although I never closed the window in the bathroom), floors dirty enough to turn feet bottoms black (hard floors so either dirty mop water or not mopping), lots of grease/black on bathroom door so if handles are cleaned doors are not The odd: no drawers in night stand , microwave in my room worked just had no display ( you can figure it out if you have ever used a microwave- this I reported when leaving) Not a bad stay overall but I chose my own bed instead of an extra night once business was complete

  • Verified May 2025 · via hotels.com
    5/5

    Very clean room. Quality linen, very comfortable bed. Polite service with a continental breakfast and coffee.

  • Janice Apr 2025 · via expedia
    2/5

    No TV water not working.

  • Verified Apr 2025 · via hotels.com
    4/5

    Staff is good

  • Olga Apr 2025 · via expedia
    5/5

    👌

  • Carlyle Apr 2025 · via expedia
    3/5

    Also they supply coffee in the room, but no decaf or tea. My bathroom had no good lighting for putting on makeup.

  • Brigette Mar 2025 · via expedia
    3/5

    Issues with the bathroom sink. TV service did not work and was not fixed before we checked out.

  • Oscar Mar 2025 · via hotels.com
    5/5

    i'll recommend this place for a family or work trip 👍😎

  • Oscar Mar 2025 · via hotels.com
    5/5

    will always come back to this place can recommend it for Family trips or for work :)

  • Oscar Mar 2025 · via hotels.com
    5/5

    it's a good family hotel will recommend it for sure

  • Alicia Feb 2025 · via expedia
    3/5

    my partner and I stayed here for about a week. It’s somewhat nicer than other places in the area. The bed was not very comfortable. Biggest complaint is the customer service is horrible. Absolutely zero hospitality. We wouldn’t want to stay here again.

  • Michael Jan 2025 · via expedia
    1/5

    I would NOT recommend this place to my enemies!

  • oscar Jan 2025 · via hotels.com
    5/5

    family get away , love this place sometimes for work or family time this place will do both,,

  • oscar Jan 2025 · via hotels.com
    5/5

    it is always nice when you come back from work to a clean room and great people in the office makes you feel like you are home 👍

  • oscar Jan 2025 · via hotels.com
    5/5

    it was a comfortable stay and you can't beat the costumer service the guy in front desk i got there late he was polite and attentive of all of our needs , and can't beat a good free breakfast 😎 i will recommend this hotel to anyone 👍

  • Oscar Jan 2025 · via hotels.com
    5/5

    a great place for a family bro stay , love this place

  • Olga Dec 2024 · via expedia
    5/5

    Nice

  • Malindra Nov 2024 · via expedia
    3/5

    Quiet clean

  • Jose Nov 2024 · via expedia
    1/5

    N/a

  • Olga Nov 2024 · via expedia
    5/5

    Good

  • Amy Nov 2024 · via expedia
    1/5

    I booked a stay at this hotel with my family we are active duty needed a place for the night while moving and this place did not provide the correct pictures of the rooms. We brought the owner up to see the room and cockroaches running across the floor and he said it was clean and we even ran our hand on the service of the entrance and our hands were covered in dirt. We begged for a refund to go get a place for the night and he was rude disrespectful and said he would not refund us. So he charged us and we left to a hotel that was clean and no bugs. Never book here. We are active duty and explained we were in He was rude for an hour and the kids were exhausted so we had to leave. He is a thief and this hotel is the worst place I’ve ever seen. This is the first negative review I’ve ever posted for a business.

  • ANRONG Nov 2024 · via expedia
    4/5

    Worthy it!

  • DeAnthe Nov 2024 · via hotels.com
    2/5

    The room had scuffed up and scratched old furniture full of stains. The floor had missing areas on floor.That whole flooring needs to be redone. It was not a very safe pleasant place for my family.

  • gregory Oct 2024 · via expedia
    1/5

    I felt like I was in a horror film

  • Mary Oct 2024 · via hotels.com
    5/5

    Very friendly staff, great checkin, and clean room. A bit older and lower end, but comfortable bed and all the amenities you need, microwave, frig, Wi-Fi, tv. I would definitely stay here again.

  • Danny Oct 2024 · via expedia
    5/5

    Good to stay here

  • ELIZABETH Sep 2024 · via expedia
    3/5

    Okay for one night but we didn’t get clean towels daily as promised

  • Jasimine Sep 2024 · via hotels.com
    5/5

    Very respectful staff.

  • Laura Sep 2024 · via expedia
    1/5

    Very disappointed of this place, room was dirty, bad smell, cigar smells even we were at "smoke free area". We even had a lizard sleeping with us. Bad experience:(

  • Moises Sep 2024 · via expedia
    5/5

    The staff are very friendly and helpful 😃😃😃😃 thanks for the help 😊😊😊😊

  • John Sep 2024 · via hotels.com
    5/5

    Floor was dirty and turned the bottom of my white socks black. Furniture is old.TV and frig were ok. Parking was ok. Breakfast was handed out in a brown paper bag. Room is not worth the $120 nightly rate... it was the lowest price in town though. Bed was ok. I give it 2 stars

  • Crystal Sep 2024 · via hotels.com
    3/5

    The hotel room was ver interesting. The floorboards were peeling off. There were no drawers in the side tables, like all four that’s so odd. There were no soaps to wash hands, the smell was interesting and very smuggy rooms. Non smoking room smelled very much of smoke. The whole building was just barely maintained. Don’t you dare be ten minutes behind checkout though because you will be harassed

  • Byron Aug 2024 · via expedia
    5/5

    Good place to rest with the family. Fair price and fair place.

  • Emily Aug 2024 · via expedia
    3/5

    We didn't go there and the book couldn't cancel.

  • luz Aug 2024 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    NEVER EVER AGAIN

  • Alicia Aug 2024 · via expedia
    5/5

    I don't have many comments, considering the time we were there. We were safe, very quiet. And we were fine.

  • Verified Aug 2024 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    The floors were so dirty, that if you walked bare-foot the bottom of your feet would turn black

  • Alexandria Jul 2024 · via expedia
    3/5

    Not a bad experience. About average for a budget hotel. Didn't find any bed bugs or roaches, manager is friendly.

  • felder Jul 2024 · via expedia
    2/5

    I like the room there is a lot of space but one bathroom with all those spaces the stairs are dirty

  • Amber Jul 2024 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    Do not stay here. Floor were dirty. Made our feed black with in 5 minites or being there walking around. I had to mop it myself. Found a dirty used monaural pad rolled up in a drawer . We’re not willing to compensate me at all. Said they were giving me the beat the could ( me doing it myself with there mop). Lots of smokers and weed smell all the time.

  • Diane Jul 2024 · via expedia
    1/5

    Absolutely disgusting property, this should be no more than $40 a night

  • Joe Jul 2024 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    Complete trash. Don’t come here! The service sucks! No WiFi code readily available. No actual breakfast just a lunch bag like if someone was in jail. Left me on the 3rd floor and tried to have me walk back and forth for my own service that I paid for.

  • Noor Jul 2024 · via expedia
    1/5

    Not a good place for family

  • Verified Jul 2024 · via hotels.com
    3/5

    The room was really dirty. The floors needed swept badly, the walls are covered in dirt and marks. The shower head leaked up into the ceiling, causing paint to peel off. One of the tables in the room was completely broken off, with the top over the TV stand. The beds weren't too bad, but the pillows are crap. One good thing was there was no bed bugs; that is the first thing I check at any hotel I stay at. The rooms basically did not look like the pictures; the pictures are 100% catfishing pics. I wouldn't stay there again. The managers were nice, though.

  • Eric Jul 2024 · via expedia
    3/5

    No comment.

  • Ifrah Jul 2024 · via expedia
    5/5

    The manager was amazing guy very helpful all questions we have he answered so respectfully thanks to him .

  • Verified Jul 2024 · via hotels.com
    4/5

    Good.

  • Daniel Jun 2024 · via expedia
    1/5

    Advertised pretty much as budget luxury hotel (check out the pics online). Drove into the parking lot dodging several apparently homeless people just hanging out. Had to be buzzed into the office through a rickety steel security door. Manager was definitely unfriendly and hard to understand. My wife and I went up to our room after check-in and were knocked back by the stench of stale smoke, stale urine and a combination of cleaning products futilely trying to cover it. Paint in horrible condition with splotches of mismatched faded and peeling colors, handprints, and drips of unknown origin. Found insects crawling on the floor. After encountering this nightmare scenario and looking down to the parking lot from the room to see random people looking into random parked cars, we decided to get out ASAP. Went to the office to inform the manager we were leaving due to the conditions we encountered and to get a refund. Manager refused to refund us a single penny. He said no refunds 15 minutes or more after check-in. Then he chuckled! This is far and away the worst hotel experience I’ve ever had. Expedia should be ashamed to have such a place on their site. STAY AWAY! DANGEROUS AND UNSAFE!

  • AnnaMarie Jun 2024 · via expedia
    4/5

    Good to lay your head down but really not worth the money spent - aaaand, we got a "discount" thru one of the booking sites.

  • Roberto Jun 2024 · via expedia
    3/5

    Bullet holes in the wall, waterbugs

  • Manuel Jun 2024 · via expedia
    2/5

    To expensive for the type of the conditions of the facility, room in poor conditions

  • Christopher Jun 2024 · via expedia
    1/5

    This property was the worst that I have visited in my years and I have been to some trashy places to stay

  • Sofia May 2024 · via expedia
    1/5

    You are the worst

  • Jason May 2024 · via expedia
    1/5

    It was dirty in a bad part of town. I didnt even stay there it was so bad

  • Lissette May 2024 · via expedia
    1/5

    Unbelievable! Specially being a long holiday weekend. It took me hours to find a hotel room somewhere else.

Frequently asked questions about Rancho San Diego Inn & Suites

Does Rancho San Diego Inn & Suites have free Wi-Fi?
Yes, Rancho San Diego Inn & Suites offers free Wi-Fi for all guests.
Does Rancho San Diego Inn & Suites offer parking?
Yes, Rancho San Diego Inn & Suites offers free parking on-site.
Does Rancho San Diego Inn & Suites have meeting spaces, conference centers, or conference rooms?
Yes. Rancho San Diego Inn & Suites offers meeting spaces for business and group use.
Does Rancho San Diego Inn & Suites have a fitness center?
Rancho San Diego Inn & Suites does not list an on-site fitness center. Some properties partner with nearby gyms — check directly with the hotel.
Where is Rancho San Diego Inn & Suites located, and how walkable is the area?
Rancho San Diego Inn & Suites is located at 1355 E Main St, El Cajon, CA 92021. With a Walk Score of 69, the area is rated Somewhat Walkable. Some errands can be done on foot, but a car or rideshare is helpful for most trips.

House rules

Check in 3:00 PM
Check out 11:00 AM
Cancellation Not available
Children Not available