Capistrano Surfside Inn

United States , Los Angeles - CA
Capistrano Beach, 34680 Coast Highway
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75 reviews shown

8/10

Excellent

05 Jun 2026

Mary Tucker

This hotel is located right across from the beach. My room was spacious and had a full kitchen. I had some issues with my cable box, but the staff was able to resolve them. My room was on the backside of hotel and I was above the laundry room which wasn't the best, but other than that the room was great!

Self

10/10

Exceptional

25 May 2026

Jennifer

This is a perfect day for celebrating with my girlfriends. Check-in was easy. Accommodations were excellent in the staff is super nice. This is such a great deal. I’ll be back.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

11 May 2026

Suzanne m

Just do it! Make sure to get an Oceanview Suite. So cute!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 May 2026

Rick

Great staff, location and accommodations!

10/10

Exceptional

04 May 2026

Ann

Great location. Spacious and comfortable rooms.

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

21 Apr 2026

Karen

Absolutely loved staying here! Our suite was just the perfect size for our family. We enjoyed the pool, Jacuzzi and the view of the beach from our balcony.

Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

19 Apr 2026

Joy

Did not have a beach view. Room was ok. Nice to have separate bedroom.

Partner

2/10

Poor

10 Apr 2026

Maria

I had bad reaction to the jacuzzi, add to much chemicals my body broke out, still healing

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

03 Apr 2026

Gabriel

Room was very nice and clean. Amazing view of the ocean

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Mar 2026

ENITH

My family and I enjoyed our 2 nights stay, did a little BBQ on the grill and beautiful view on and off the beach! Definitely coming back again!

8/10

Excellent

24 Mar 2026

Karla

Everything was excellent, but when I selected my room, I chose one that was a little more pricey because it was advertised as balcony with Ocean view

10/10

Exceptional

21 Mar 2026

kamil

Great place !

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Mar 2026

Janette

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

11 Mar 2026

Kayla

Everything about this stay was fantastic, the only downside of our stay was that we only booked for a couple of nights. The staff were all so sweet and the area is fantastic. I am almost hesitant to leave this review because I want to keep this a secret, because we will absolutely be returning and for a longer stay next time!

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

10 Mar 2026

Linda

Great view, great room, great staff, thank you!!!

10/10

Exceptional

12 Feb 2026

ana

Exactly as the pictures

Business_and_leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

04 Jan 2026

Daniel

Nice stay

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jan 2026

Glenn

Check in was fast and the request for an ocean view unit was made available to us. Well maintained, friendly staff, nice amenities.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

23 Nov 2025

Gerald

Great value nice staff. Grill on th balcony with an ocean view is sweet.

10/10

Exceptional

10 Nov 2025

Lynn Marie

All of the above, plus we liked hearing the waves at night

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Nov 2025

Isaac

Very clean, friendly staff ! And great location !

10/10

Exceptional

04 Nov 2025

imee

Our room was very clean, spacious, and staff are friendly and helpful definitely I will come back again.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

21 Oct 2025

Lyndon

The room was cozy enough. Sleeper couch was not very comfortable with management was kind enough to get us a pad top for it. They had a great little porch that I would have used if I had more time. It was okay for what we needed it to be. It had a kitchenette which was nice again we weren't there for very long and it was just my mother and I but if you plan to be there and just want to barbecue and have a fridge and that kind of thing it would be great if they have a real coffee maker. Biggest downside I saw that this hotel is of course when they take pictures they don't take a picture of the Highway that is right in front of your room. It is far from beachfront. Is more like next to the beach in front of a highway. And you have to climb over this big pedestrian bridge to get to the long stretch of beach which I'm sure is great but we didn't really have much of any views that we enjoyed. And we also didn't have any time to use the pool would seem to be in good repair and everything. For the money I think it was a good deal and we're pleased. We were there just to go to Ohana Festival and the staff made it as comfortable as it could possibly be given the circumstances. One thing I found very strange is that they had cut the bathtub down the middle to turn it into a shower. Never seen that before but I could see the work that made it happen great I don't know if that was the same water or people fell in the tub or what but I thought that was weird. I would recommend it.

10/10

Exceptional

12 Oct 2025

Christopher

Beautiful resort, great family stay, friendly staff

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Sep 2025

Alyshia

Very accommodating!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Sep 2025

SHANNON

Nice Kitchen and Walking to Beach Shuttle was close togo to other nearby beaches that had less rocks.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Sep 2025

Candace

Amazing place great views

Amazing place, they had every extra for a great beach day with the family.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

15 Aug 2025

Patricia

Disappointing

We have stayed at this property on several occasions and enjoyed it. The unit this trip hadn't been updated, very noisy, dirty carpet just not up to par...but same price as totally renovated units. New, surprise to us, $25 resort fee. Legally should have been disclosed. No more loaner bikes, coffee service past 10 a.m. and cuts here and there that made the place special.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Aug 2025

Robert

The condo was very spacious & comfortable.
There was even a private, roofed patio in the back.
The best thing is that it was a short (5 minute) walk to the beach. The second best thing is that I was there for 2 nights & never moved my car. I also enjoyed the hot tub—& it’s long, open hours. The staff was friendly & helpful.
The only negative is that I was unable to hear the ocean from my room.
It was an incredible value.

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

21 Jul 2025

Tifanie

One and done

Knats in kitchen sink, leaking air conditioner, smoke alarm battery went off in middle of night,

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jul 2025

Lyndel

Great location. Central to Capistrano- San Clemente. Right across from the beach. Really nice updated rooms. We would definitely stay here again.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jun 2025

Julie

My husband and I came for a 2 day visit. We were told this place is a time-share when we checked in. We needed to change rooms and that was good. The first night we had a front ocean room and the second night we had a back hillside view. We liked the back room the best. The back bathroom did have a very short toilet. I’m 5’ 8”. We liked that there were bbq’s on the patio of both rooms, they have them on every patio. Because this place is a time share everything you need is in the room. Silverware, plates, glasses, bbq utensils, pans, casserole, strainer, wine opener, extra sheets and towels already in the room. Very nice place. We will come back.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jun 2025

Silvia

Staff members very friendly !!!!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 May 2025

Gilbert J

Staying at Surfside Inn felt like we were home with all its comforts.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 May 2025

Richard

Great location

10/10

Exceptional

04 May 2025

Betty

I would highly recommend this property for anyone wanting a home away from home feel.

Business_and_leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Apr 2025

Trayvon

I recommend

The hotel was amazing very comfortable and offered a full kitchen and two bedrooms and balcony with a grill. The beach is directly across the street. Great location and grocery store not far.
Staff was friendly and helpful. We enjoyed our stay.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Apr 2025

Hope

They had everything we needed, it was a beautiful location, and we enjoyed every minute!

Leisure Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

14 Apr 2025

Verified traveler

No compassion for people

My boyfriend and I were excited to try this hotel out for my birthday week and he fell violently ill on the day of. I had to take him to the ER and he was in the hospital for a few days. The manager finally called me back after trying to get in touch for 3 days to see if I could reschedule. She denied my request and the hotel is trying to take my money still even though I didn't stay there. We will never stay there now. I've been in customer service for 28 yrs and that's not how you treat people. Would not recommend this place.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Apr 2025

Elisabeth

Fantastic customer service and beautiful place!

We stayed here because we were meeting up with family. The people at the front desk were not only very professional, but very accommodating. They gave us a room next door to our grandkids which made it so much fun! My husband is disabled and they were so kind and understanding in little ways that made a big difference. Our unit was immaculate, with everything we needed, including kitchen furnishings. The pool and spa were lovely and well kept. Thanks for a great experience!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Feb 2025

Robert

Location was great.

8/10

Excellent

22 Feb 2025

Martin

Mattress was hard and needs to be replaced. The tub was oversized with no jets and no light in the shower area and the couch was old needs to be replaced..

Business

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jan 2025

Michael

We very much enjoyed our stay. We left Los Angeles after the Palisades and Eaton fires began and are glad we found this place. The 1bdrm was perfect for our family of 3. The property is right up next to PCH so it can get noisy but it was wonderful to hear the waves at night. We also appreciated the bridge access to the beach, it was convenient. Not much to walk to though but there were stores within a 5min drive away.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jan 2025

Seth

Great stay. Lots of space and recent updates done.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

22 Dec 2024

Sheryl L.

Check-in procedure was odd and inconvenient.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Oct 2024

Gilbert J

Nice place to stay with the clean room great views

10/10

Exceptional

28 Sep 2024

Darren

Great stay for our quick trip. Loved the free bikes for touring Dana Pt , good access the beach, but you have to walk across a pedestrian bridge over the train tracks- not as bad as it sounds. Price was high, mainly due to the music festival. Room was clean, cozy and nice to have a full kitchen.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Sep 2024

Terie

Nice two night stay. Ocean view from condo patio. Comfortable condo with everything we needed. Walkable to beach.

Partner

2/10

Poor

09 Mar 2024

Don

Celebrating an anniversary wanting to enjoy the beach so decided to book this resort based on the selected room type and positive feedback noted but we received the opposite experience.

Booked a room with an ocean view balcony got a room with a bushy hill view balcony (back side of the property), room located next to the elevator shaft so you can hear all the gears and mechanisms of the arriving car including the door bell’s. On top of that, we feel all the other hotel guests arriving and departing sounded as if they were in our room waiting for the elevator which created an echo chamber which was annoying at best.

The room we had also allowed us to hear our neighbors from the bedroom wall who unfortunately had a baby where you can hear the cries and parents discussions.

Others issues that could be reported but trying to keep this short due to a comment field cap.

Last item, the hotel staff did NOT seem eager to assist or accommodate us on what was suppose to be a memorable trip ringing in our anniversary.

Be wise, look elsewhere.

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

20 Dec 2023

Vanessa

The property was nice and convenient to the beach. However, the staff needed to be more friendly. The counter person provided no direction/instructions on the property.

The bed was not comfortable, it had fuzz balls. Overall stay was ok, but won’t stay their again.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 Nov 2023

Timothy

We stay here regularly and really love it!

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

25 May 2023

Timothy

We will be back.

We always enjoy our time here. We will be back in November.
We are so sorry we totally forgot to leave a tip for the cleaning staff this time.
Never knew about the 'June gloom' .

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 May 2023

Daniel Peter

location is awesome, Staff provides great customer awareness.

10/10

Exceptional

25 Apr 2023

Mia

I love the location, I grew up in Dana Point and went to Doheny Beach alot ! It was great to be able to walk across to the beach. I was also impressed when the TV was not working that Agustina was able to change our room to a room with a working TV. I really appreciated that. The room was spacious and loved the view! We will sstay here again!

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Apr 2023

David

Great location and hotel, but unappealing road and

Great place overall, but the road noise and train made it not as appealing. Not the hotels fault, but definitely an issue staying there.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

15 Apr 2023

Gabriela

Staff was very friendly and helpful. The bathtub in the room is humongous. There was trash in the bathroom waste bin when we got there and the freezer was also dirty. Besides that, the room was clean and in good condition.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

10 Apr 2023

Alice

Nice, quieter location, with beach right across the street. Loved the hot tub and bicycles. Full apartments, can cook in rooms.

Ask about fees.
Some how there is a disconnect between the hotel and booking sites.

10/10

Exceptional

24 Feb 2023

Verified traveler

Another great stay!!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Feb 2023

Robert

Stay here

This place was exactly what I saw on the website when i booked through hotels.com. Everything was great. I was out exploring the general areas, and didn't get to use the bikes on the beach. Next time. I will stay again and recommend to friends.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Dec 2022

Verified traveler

Clean, comfortable, well maintained!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Sep 2022

Vasiliy

Located on busy freeway and railroad across from the ocean. Easy access to the beech and 1,5 miles walking distance from Dana Point.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Sep 2022

Olga

The property was fine. Nothing fancy, but for the price I’ve paid, I have nothing to complain about. I want to point out that the service was exceptionally good. The stuff on the front desk was very nice and friendly, and I appreciate it a lot

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jun 2022

David

was comfortable and clean and thats an abosolute must for my asian wife, have stayed twice,will return

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

12 May 2022

SHIRLEY

Things we did not like:
1. No light in vicinity of bathtub/shower (too dark)
2. Bed mattress way too soft
3. A bit noisy with the trains and PCH traffic

Things we like:
1. Free bicycle usage
2. Friendly/helpful front desk staff
3. Able to walk to the beach
4. Spacious bathroom
5. Well-equipped full kitchen
6. Nice size balcony

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

03 May 2022

Danette

Would not stay here again

This is a time share hotel. If you stay here for one or two nights be prepared to take your garbage down to the garage, run the dishwasher to clean whatever dishes you used, and pile up the towels in the bathroom. The beds are uncomfortable, they say they can provide a foam cushion for the hide a bed but you won't get it. There are restaurants but there is not any shopping for groceries or any necessities. And the vending machine does not work. There was a worker sawing concrete below us so we did not enjoy the patio with a view of a hillside with dead plants. The ocean view rooms were saved for timeshares.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

30 Apr 2022

Kelly

Great service

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

19 Apr 2022

Mandy

This was my first time staying at Surfside Inn with my family, and would definitely return! We received an ocean-view room for our 10-day stay, which was a wonderful experience. So many positive things to say about this property. The staff was very friendly (received periodic check-ins to make sure we were enjoying our stay), our room was nice and clean, and property amenities were wonderful (we utilized the beach toys/chairs, bikes, pool table). Lastly, for the time we spent there they had little happy hour treats/drinks available. That was a nice surprise :)

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

29 Mar 2022

Albert

The only thing i didnt like was not every room has an ocean view but I left sliding door open and could feel the ocean breeze so turned out to be ok.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

28 Mar 2022

Denise L

Everything was really nice, just one problem, the bed was uncomfortable. That was our only issue. Nice place would stay again.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

22 Mar 2022

Timothy

Great place and great location.
Small suggestions…
If possible keep families with small children should not be on top floor….very noisy.
On-site bicycles should have adjustable seats.
We would come back.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jan 2022

Rosemary

Beautiful spot. The resort was well equipped and has taken appropriate Covid measures

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

28 Dec 2021

Geraldine

Very clean and friendly staff

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

10 Dec 2021

Patricia

An enjoyable stay, tho we both found the beds to be very hard. We were u formed we could have asked for a foam pad which would have helped There were two bedrooms so we tried each bed, but basically the same. Property is I. A great location and as the weather was not very good we were unable to use the pool area. Great place for the summer time. Some noise from the nearby road and rail line, but not too bad when doors were closed. Good Mexican restaurant next door. Easy parking for unit.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

27 Nov 2021

Rose Marie G.

The property is next to railroad tracks and a very noisy street.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Nov 2021

Verified traveler

Wonderful condo at a great location

Our 1 br. condo was comfortable and roomy and the staff was very accomodating. Our grandkids love the pool and it's right across the st. from the Doheny Beach. Btw, each unit comes with a full kitchen and a bbq grill in the balcony. Also, close to markets, restaurants and shopping.

Friends_and_family Family