Name: Good Living Inn
Address: 1562 El Camino Real, San Carlos, US

8/10

Excellent

22 Jul 2026

NUBBIN

They made an effort to keep up the maintenance.

4/10

Poor

11 Jul 2026

Kayo

I booked this hotel because it advertised complimentary breakfast. However, when I checked in, the front desk informed me that breakfast is no longer being offered. Had I known that in advance, I would not have chosen this hotel.

The front desk staff also seemed unmotivated and were rarely at the reception desk when I needed assistance.
The room looked nothing like the photos online. It was much older and more worn than I expected. I have to say, the photos are very flattering.
The only bright spot during my stay was the housekeeping staff. The woman who cleaned my room was incredibly friendly, and she did an excellent job every day. She is the only person I would give five stars to.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jul 2026

Claudia

This isn't the first time I've stayed with you, and I always come with my partner, each in our own car; however, this is the first time I've been told that you don't accept responsibility for a second vehicle—only one license plate gets registered. That response—that you wouldn't cover damages to the second car—did not put me at ease.

6/10

Pleasant

25 Jun 2026

Qun

The room is acceptable, yet the hotel price is extremely high. Prices around San Francisco are inflated, with comparable hotels costing 20%-30% more here than in other areas.

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jun 2026

Samira

Good

2/10

Poor

22 Jun 2026

Nataly

The room smelled horrible. The tub is tiny and smelled bad. not clean and only provided two towels. Everything smelled horrible. Arrived at the property at 4 and still our rooms were not ready. had to wait in our car until they finished \"cleaning\". The room and bathroom smelled horrible. Never again staying at this place . Do not recommend

Partner

2/10

Poor

22 Jun 2026

Burhan

This property is in extremely poor condition. The armchair in my room was very dirty with a large stain, the bathtub was moldy, and the shower rod was covered in rust, which left red dust all over the top of the curtain. Additionally, the TV did not work; I reported it to the staff, but it was never fixed. I requested a room change immediately, but management did not move me until my final day. Unfortunately, the second room was no better. The door had a large gap that let in loud street noise all night, the bathroom was moldy, and the carpet under the door was cut poorly, preventing the door from closing properly. There was a dried wash cloth left by previous guest on the top of the shower curtain.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

12 Jun 2026

Ravi

The room was just adequate. Nothing special. The cleaning between days was non existent- they took used towels, but did not make the bed, leave new towels, replace coffee or cups.

Staff was moderately helpful, but not up to expected hotel standards.

This hostelry can be compared to a low end Motel 6.

Family

4/10

Poor

11 Jun 2026

Richard

I've stayed in a lot of hotels, but this place had the worst beds. Extremely uncomfortable.

Family

2/10

Poor

05 Jun 2026

Carlos

Shower head un functional

Self

2/10

Poor

27 May 2026

Sandeep

STAY AWAY! We were given a room with used and dirty bed sheets. There was a bunch of hair on the bedsheets and it looked like they didn’t bother changing them from the previous person who stayed there. They refused to provide a clean comforter. The chair was also stained and the phone didn’t work. The manager was extremely rude and said I was disturbing his sleep, when I asked for new comforter that night. I was told I would get a refund but they won’t answer any of my calls. Expedia will also not help you as the property refuses to answer any calls from Expedia. Shame on Expedia for keeping this property listed when consumers are being scammed. The area is also not the best, had a bunch of drunk and high men hanging around.

Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

25 May 2026

Graeme

Road noise was so bad and I’m a light sleeper.

Self

2/10

Poor

18 May 2026

Javier

This was by far the most disgusting hotel experience I have ever had. The room was absolutely filthy from the moment I walked in. There was blood on the bed sheets and walls, hair in the sink, dirty towels left behind, makeup on the peep hole, stained furniture throughout the room, and rusting fixtures that made the entire place feel neglected and unsanitary. It looked like the room had either not been cleaned at all or cleaned with complete indifference. The blood spots were enough for me to get me out of there asap.
What made the experience even worse was the front desk clerk's response after letting him know the state of the room. After seeing these conditions, I immediately checked out because there was no way I was staying in a room that filthy and unsafe. Instead of taking responsibility or apologizing, the owner refused to offer any refund whatsoever, saying \"We don't offer refunds\". Charging guests for a room in that condition is unacceptable especially becuase I was in the room just long enough to document the condition of the room and leave.
This hotel clearly does not care about cleanliness, maintenance, safety, or basic customer service. If this is the standard they consider acceptable for paying guests, especially for a room they were charging $180 a night for, people should think very carefully before booking here. I will never be back to this place for clear reasons and would strongly warn others to avoid it.
The pictures speak for themselves. DO NOT STAY HERE

Self

6/10

Pleasant

18 May 2026

Kristine

Nats in the sink &room all 3 days. Both microwave and fridge has broken features. Missing tiles, furniture in bad repair. Mattress smaller than base, causing stubbed toes and shins multiple times. No black out curtains. Room was never close to fully dark. Hot water unpredictable. Shower first two days only tepid. Got decent temp last morning but it flutuated wildly. King room only had 3 standard pillows, two bath towels, and one hand towel. No wash cloths. Coffee cups for in room coffee only 4 oz .... didn't bother as I did not trust the cleanliness of the maker. The toilet paper roll holder was broken with TP just placed on tank. Pictures on Hotel com show a breakfast room with waffle makers, assorted cereal and such. There is a sign outside the breakfast room stating hours. There is no breakfast offered. I asked when I was surprised by an empty room. Went back to listing....in fairness, it isn't listed but it is shown. The chair in the room still had crumbs on it and was dirty. I did discover the back leg of it was at an odd angle and decided to just use it for my suitcase as there was no luggage rack.
The bed and bedding as far as it went was comfortable. It was quieter than I expected but I don't plan on going back.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

18 May 2026

Jessica

El personal administrative nada educado no me brindaron ninguna ayuda, el personal de limpieza casi me saco de la habitación para limpiar

Self

10/10

Exceptional

07 May 2026

Ariana

Clean room. More towels please

Self

8/10

Excellent

17 Apr 2026

Jeffrey

Good place

Self

6/10

Pleasant

31 Mar 2026

Jennifer

The woman who worked at night was very helpful when the microwave didn't work. She came and fixed it, and did so with a nice demeanor

4/10

Poor

10 Mar 2026

Melida

The jetted tub had black mold on filters and jets as well as on the shower curtain. When turning on the hot water, it took about 10 minutes to get warm. It would have been nice to have a better description of the tub, the pictures posted does not do it justice. Bed quality could be better and pillows were very flat.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Mar 2026

Denisse

The best

2/10

Poor

15 Feb 2026

Kyle

Running water was turned off all morning so we were unable to shower, bath or brush our teeth.

2/10

Poor

13 Feb 2026

Jeff

I’d tell you about the room if I ever saw it, the night clerk must have been out cold , I rang that bell 5 or 6 times and no one came out so I left and got a room at the country inn down the street

10/10

Exceptional

07 Feb 2026

scott

It was all good, as it usually is. although, I wasn't able to get the Jacuzzi tub to work. You may want to have maintenance check it out, (though I may not have been pushing the right buttons) But all else was perfect.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

05 Feb 2026

Shari

SO DARN LOUD!! The 'not too high' price was not enough to compensate for the stiff, creaky bed, nor the intensely loud vehicle noise out front. TV remote wouldn't work well. Bathroom was clean, however, there was packing tape all over the top of the bathroom window- peculiar.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

03 Feb 2026

Randi

The first room I was in was

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jan 2026

Ross

The staff were incredibly courteous.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jan 2026

Michelle

Clean and comfortable room, very friendly and helpful staff, great location, 10 min walk to downtown San Carlos with excellent restaurants and shopping.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

13 Jan 2026

Raul

Good value, near train station so bit noisy, TV didn't work.but overall good as an inexpensive option.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

08 Jan 2026

Donald

Staff was nice.
The room was OK, but with two queen size beds difficult to navigate at times.
The mattresses could use a refresh as well.
The location was the best part, three blocks from my family‘s home.

4/10

Poor

22 Dec 2025

rosemarie

Toilet not plushing. And need new beds.

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

17 Dec 2025

Mark

✓

4/10

Poor

12 Dec 2025

Brandon

No hot water, bare mattresses stacked outside the rooms, heater/ac unit very noisy

10/10

Exceptional

09 Dec 2025

robert

Staff helped carry my bags upstairs

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

20 Nov 2025

Janice

No breakfast which was not clear on the website

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

06 Nov 2025

Dee

My flight was delayed, I called ahead to let me know. She said no problem use the night window. I rang the bell repeatedly, called in the Phone number, finally someone came out and we’re rude. Get to my room, the mattress gives way to the floor when you sit down.
Next morning, try to make coffee, coffee machine won’t work. So look up their website and they have continental breakfast so I go down to get coffee. He says There’s no continental breakfast. And asks me to show him where I read it. It’s right on the website. He at least lets me in to make a cup of coffee. Next morning, try to make coffee again, not working asked to be let in for a cup of coffee. Any argues with me that my coffee machine in my room works after about 15 minutes. He brings me a new machine. This one actually works, but he was really rude in the process.

Business

2/10

Poor

31 Oct 2025

Jenny

There was no hot water. Shower curtain had mold. Sheets were dirty. Bed dipped in the middle. Street noises were easily heard in the room. Floors and lamps were dusty.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

28 Oct 2025

OLIVER

Everything was good safe and everything

Business

6/10

Pleasant

24 Oct 2025

Oleg

Not good

Room smelled with funky smell, saw a dead spider near sink, seems like it was killed but the area was not cleaned, bed mattress was not comfortable, pillows were ok. My major concern is the cooler/heater in the room because the vent was dusty and when fan blew air you can imagine what I was breathing. I was so dead tired that I didn't bother to ask for a different room at 10:00 pm at night. Will not be staying here again.

Business

8/10

Excellent

17 Oct 2025

Anthony and

Parking was easy staff was helpful

6/10

Pleasant

15 Oct 2025

Jody

Room was adequate. Clean enough. Bathroom was very outdated. Significant noise from the street and train.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Oct 2025

Mark

Trader Joes around corner. DirectTV has expanded channels includes GodTV !

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

01 Oct 2025

scott

The Staff are excellent and very helpful. my stays there are always good.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

01 Oct 2025

Kathryn

Clean room and quieter than I expected being so close to a major road. Comfortable, too!

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

21 Sep 2025

Julia

Nice place.

This is a nice place. I have stayed here a bunch over the last 9 months. Always clean, good location, friendly people who run it. I've never had any problems.

Self

2/10

Poor

18 Sep 2025

Francisco

Bad and dirty

Family

6/10

Pleasant

18 Sep 2025

Alicia

My stay

The place itself is conveniently located with amenities near by. Please note the AC is very loud and keeps you awake.
Towels are old,
Toilet was unable to flush, they offered to move me as the plumbers was unavailable for sometime.
The chair in the room looked dirty, I did not sit on it.
The microwave was smelly as it looks like the last guest warmed or cooked had curry or something like that in it, and it was not clean.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

18 Sep 2025

Ana

place looks more run down, room was dingy bed was worn

Self

2/10

Poor

18 Sep 2025

Robert

I feel bad for the owners here. This property needs a MAJOR cash investment. Here is just a brief list of issues in my room durung my 2 night stay.

Terrible mattress.
Chair so stained it looks like it just came out of the dumpster.
Worn, chipped furniture.
Bedside outlet not working.
Zero water pressure in shower.
Water takes several minutes to get warm.
Water never gets hot, ever.
Room door is cracked.
Light comes in all around the room door.
Rusty exhaust fan grill.
Shower rod completely rusted.

Had to pay $229 per night in what looks to be an old Motel 6.

Im sure that this is a very tough business to make money in, and I'm sure that if the owners had the money they would fix it up. But it was just horrible. Sorry but i will not ba staying there again.

Business Self

4/10

Poor

16 Sep 2025

Eugenio

No breakfast available

10/10

Exceptional

15 Sep 2025

Raul

Good location, easy access to 101

Business Self

4/10

Poor

11 Sep 2025

Wil

room smelled like smoke

Business

10/10

Exceptional

09 Sep 2025

John

Hhgh

8/10

Excellent

08 Sep 2025

Barrod

Wasn't anything for breakfast

6/10

Pleasant

05 Sep 2025

Ivy

Clerk would not answer the door or door bell. I called the office took him awhile to answer the phone. Then argued with me I had a reservation even after I showed him the confirmation.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Aug 2025

Osbaldo

Clean and quiet

6/10

Pleasant

14 Aug 2025

Daniel

It was cheap and conveniently located. It was clean enough not to be a big deal. Traffic noise was pretty loud but doesn’t bother me. Overall it had what I needed in terms of price and location so I can’t complain!

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

04 Aug 2025

Natalie

Great place for an affordable price.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 Aug 2025

Rachel Dominique

Bed is sometimes noisy when moving.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

01 Aug 2025

Bianca

Great

6/10

Pleasant

01 Aug 2025

Jon

Why have a tv if will not connect?

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jul 2025

Carlos Manuel

Central between SF and SJ, room was all you expect it to be, had the front desk answer the phone asleep a couple times (literally with a “Hello?…😴”), but they’re doing what they can and it shows.

Business_and_leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jul 2025

Scott

Sweden

Very pleasant

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jul 2025

Nathaniel

Great Experience 😎💯👍

Business_and_leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

30 Jun 2025

Carlos

Peaceful

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jun 2025

Suzann

The lady who checked me in was super nice, even though I checked in really late.
The room is so comfortable and super clean. I’m super happy!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jun 2025

Donna

Clean, quiet convenient location

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 May 2025

Nathaniel

GREAT 😃👍

Business_and_leisure Self

4/10

Poor

14 May 2025

Diana

This is a motel not a hotel so I didnt have high expectations. The front desk employees were very nice. The breakfast was container juice (not individual) and cereal. Didnt have “breakfast” on site. Went to Starbucks down the street.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

06 May 2025

Verified traveler

We had to cancel the stay because the rooms were not in livable conditions. The AC unit was completely dismantled and on the ground. The plumbing was very slow draining as well.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

28 Apr 2025

Nathaniel

Hospitality, Great 😃👍

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

30 Mar 2025

Giuseppe

O

8/10

Excellent

20 Mar 2025

Efrain

Clean but simple

Very simple place. Front counter not always staffed. Lukewarm water for shower in the morning.

Business

4/10

Poor

28 Feb 2025

Gerardo

Nahhh

There was very little hot water. I had it running for a couple minutes before showering and it started off mildly warm and the got hot for about 30 seconds and turned completely cold. The bed was hard as a rock and I could hear the neighbors tv.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

20 Feb 2025

Nathaniel

Everything

Business_and_leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

20 Feb 2025

Amber

Way overpriced. It’s 2 steps above motel 6. Bed was clean and comfortable but the room was outdated, right by freeway, carpet, old tv, and AC DID NOT WORK!!! Not okay

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

19 Feb 2025

scott

It's a great Inn

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

19 Feb 2025

scott

They are always very accommidating, and friendly! :)

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

19 Feb 2025

Marvin

Recommend

6/10

Pleasant

19 Feb 2025

Carey

Did not like the location of the room near the road and the train tracks

10/10

Exceptional

09 Feb 2025

Nathaniel

GREAT 😃👍

Business_and_leisure

2/10

Poor

31 Jan 2025

Michael

Don’t stay here

Terrible hotel dirty no hot water beds terrible shape

Business

4/10

Poor

15 Jan 2025

Kerry

Wouldn't go back. It's pretty dingy and the noise kept me from sleeping.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jan 2025

Nathaniel

GREAT

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jan 2025

Fanny

Nice

8/10

Excellent

10 Jan 2025

Fanny

Cheap and clean

2/10

Poor

04 Jan 2025

kate

I really, really needed sleep but the room was so loud (I was put on the side facing the street after requesting a quiet room) that I couldn't catch any zs. Pretty disappointing. Otherwise it's a low end hotel. Ok but not the sort of place that you'd want to hang out in.

10/10

Exceptional

10 Dec 2024

Randy

The property is what it is and ideal for business travelers. I found it to be clean, everything functioned well, I had no issues at all with internet or noise. It’s a 2 star property with 5 star management. Everyone is so nice and accommodating, from management to the domestics. I had to extend my stay a few times and I was accommodated with no issues. The staff is present and that adds security to the location. It was by mistake I booked here, as I tend to stay in more upscale properties, but I truly appreciated the personal consideration that the entire staff demonstrated consistently which made extending an easy decision.

Business Self

4/10

Poor

19 Nov 2024

Bjorn

Well, since you asked; - Limited front parking. - Got sized up by thuggish guy in back, where I was forced to park my truck. He was walking down the back alley and threatening me as soon as I parked and got out of my truck. Had to wait for someone in front to leave so I could park there instead, and secure my tools. - Street and commuter train noise was atrocious. Two trains every 20min? They crossed within 10 seconds of each other, right in front of this hotel. - Luke warm water for shower in a.m. - Ironing board didn't have a decent cover. (I mean, Come On!!) - TV volume was either too quiet or too loud, depending on the action. - Remote's Volume UP button wasn't working. I had to shut the TV off and on again just to get it where I wanted at that moment. - Door appears to have been kicked in as striker plate was loose, and door moulding was cracked. - Neighbors, as well as own room doors, had to be slammed to close. - Scarred my shins on the fricken corner of the bed frame, which is oddly low and wide. This hotel is permanently off my list!

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

13 Nov 2024

Annette

The manager was very nice!

Leisure

2/10

Poor

08 Nov 2024

Jana

The room I was given did not have a inside bar lock (illegal), there were holes all over the walls with screws poking through, the old floresent tube lighting in the bathroom was flickering non stop, there was only one set of towels for 2 people, the AC unit did not work well, the place was dirty, and smelled musty. I had booked the room for 3 nights because family was in the hospital and I only stayed one night because it was so gross. I was denied a refund for the remaining 2 nights (I even purchased the insurance). This place should not be on Expedia.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

29 Oct 2024

Tou

Little parking. Thin wall, can hear everything outside. Toss and turning through out the night, bed sucks.

Business Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Oct 2024

Guillermo

I like this Hotel it’s clean and comfortable safe

Self

8/10

Excellent

06 Oct 2024

Alec

No problem is not close to the driving road

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Oct 2024

Guillermo

Nice place to be clean and sanitary

Self

6/10

Pleasant

03 Oct 2024

Terryn

For the most part, this location was a decent place to stay. There is a train that goes by occasionally so it can get noisy. Also, there was no latch lock on my bathroom window which had no screen so it could easily be slid open. There was also some kind of live bug on the toilet paper roll with what appeared to be its severed wings not too far from it on the rill as well.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

01 Oct 2024

Brett

Loved the room, it was big, beautiful, and had everything in it that we needed, a nice table and chairs to eat breakfast or dinner and (the one we had at least) had a microwave and little fridge so we always had cold dronks and snacks on hand, there was also nice desk in the room which was great for getting our business done, it was really quiet which was an added bonus and led to a perfect hotel stay.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Sep 2024

Beau

Cool

8/10

Excellent

21 Sep 2024

Carolyn

The hotel location is the only reason I’d stay again. The bed is adequate. There are no elevators. The breakfast does not look like the images on the website. No waffles or fruit. There was no remote. The one they finally gave me had never been programmed for the TV and we couldn’t get it to work. The room was quit even though it faces El Camino. The lobby is always locked but someone answers the bell.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

20 Sep 2024

James

Wifi barely worked. Thin walls so could hear all the neighbors and street traffic. I did like that it was close to places though. Not sure I’d stay again.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

16 Sep 2024

Guillermo

Nice place to be

Self