Name: North Bay Inn
Address: 855 Francisco Boulevard East, Canal, San Rafael, California, United States of America, San Rafael, Marin County, US
Price range: $89–$146 per night
Rating: 8.08

What guests think

At North Bay Inn, travelers describe a budget, motel-style stay with very clean rooms, convenient freeway access, and good value, alongside traffic noise, an older feel in places, and a minimal or inconsistent breakfast.

Rooms are often spacious and comfortable, with some updates like refreshed bathrooms, though worn carpets and dated furnishings appear in a number of reviews. Service feedback ranges from warm, helpful interactions to reports of poor responsiveness, broken promises on early check-in, and occasional rudeness. Overall, expect a no-frills stopover with modest comforts.

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Facilities

Motel-style layout with parking directly outside rooms; several guests found parking easy, though spaces are limited and oversized vehicles may not fit. Access in and out of the property is awkward for some.

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10

Thomas

Dec 31, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Easy access to freeway and parking lot is simple

8

Gabriel

Jul 8, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Anita was super nice with us. Perfect for a quick sleepy night. Room was clean, free parking and ice machine. Close to the highway is a plus but noisy. Nice stay.

10

Eric R

Jan 30, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Easy to park in front of ur room

10

Jeffrey

Jul 4, 2024

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Stayed 6 nights

Access into the property isn't that great.

10

collin

Apr 29, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Check-in was smooth. Parking is limited but the innkeeper showed concern for all guests. Room is well-equipped and very clean. Choice of coffee in the morning, so even you light-roast drinkers can be happy. AND: organic bananas! unusual at a business because slave-picked bananas are cheaper.

10

Vilitati

Dec 7, 2022

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Stayed 19,332 nights

Very accessible to main freeway easy to locate and very convenient to public amenities

10

Jeffrey

Oct 5, 2024

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Stayed 7 nights

Well located for access to the 101 and 580 highways. Priced ok for Marin.

10

Barbara

Mar 4, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Easy access to freeway

10

Gene

May 8, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great value for the price. We had a king bed, sofa couch, kitchenette and table. Older property.

8

John Smiley

Aug 7, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

My only issue was with parking...they had no oversized parking available. Not all their fault...I should've checked before booking. And I won't be towing a trailer the next time I stay.

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Cleanliness

Cleanliness is a strong point, with many reviews praising tidy rooms and solid housekeeping. A few note wear and tear such as stained or worn carpets.

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10

Susanna

Dec 8, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Good housekeeping. Comfy beds. Clean

10

John

Jul 29, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Clean rooms and property, super friendly staff, will stay here again.

6

Lynn

Oct 1, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Old building with newly redone bathrooms and painted walls, but the carpet had a hole in it. You could see the concrete floor. There were about 4 burn marks on the carpet. Really bad appearance.

6

Steven

Mar 4, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Older motor court style motel. Clean, recently painted, beds were good, large tv with decent selections, worn carpet, wonky electrical outlets, water pressure not great, right next to busy highway

10

Linda

Jun 22, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Very clean and comfortable.

10

Tejvir

Feb 3, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

clean and well kept

10

Kenneth

Aug 12, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Nicely remodeled older property. Very clean and easily accessible from highway.

10

Terri

Nov 23, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

It was a very clean spacious room! I would stay here again!

10

Elizabeth

Dec 2, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Good price and housekeeping was excellent

10

Darren

Aug 3, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Motel style accommodation. Good price and great location near major roads. I’ve stayed here quite a few times for work and it’s always been clean which is a must. Cannot fault it. Staff also welcoming.

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Rooms

Rooms are generally spacious with comfortable beds; some bathrooms are refreshed. Decor can feel dated, with worn carpets or uneven floors in places.

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6

Elizabeth

Jul 2, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Clean rooms but fairly old furniture. Right next to the freeway, not a great environment.

8

Amogh

Dec 5, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The room was clean and spacious, with ample storage for two people. The motel is conveniently located near the I580-101 freeway junction, which is an added bonus.

6

Erik

Aug 9, 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

Renovated bathroom. Could open window. But advertised free breakfast which was false. And cardboard dumpster at Harbor Freight was emptied each morning at 4:45am because they are too cheap to get a box compactor/bailer.

6

Mark

Jun 29, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The room we had, the only king, had an uneven floor and burn marks in the carpet. Should have been an easy and inexpensive fix. But the room was decent for the value.

10

Maxine

Apr 10, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The room was spacious and clean. We received a warm welcome on arrival. The location wasn’t the best - next to a busy road and very limited options for eateries in walking distance. It suited our purpose as an easy place to get to Point Reyes.

6

Steven

Mar 4, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Older motor court style motel. Clean, recently painted, beds were good, large tv with decent selections, worn carpet, wonky electrical outlets, water pressure not great, right next to busy highway

10

Elizabeth

Mar 16, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

What a lovely room - comfy bed, spacious roo., everything I needed. The freeway can be a bit noisy, but for a great room under $100, just take some earplugs.

10

Tejvir

Aug 13, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Great little inn. Good bedding and linens, Spacious room. Hospitable owner. Thankyou

8

Daniel

Jun 26, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Very clean, good quality bed, spacious. But next to the freeway, lots of trafic noise.

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Maria

Aug 12, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Liked the room space and comfort and the bed linens but not the towels - somewhat thin. Freeway noise somewhat bothersome.

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Service

Many guests mention friendly, helpful staff and smooth check-in. However, multiple reviews cite poor responsiveness or rudeness, unkept early check-in promises, and occasional difficulty reaching staff after hours.

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johnni

Nov 7, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Coffee was good in the lobby/ but don’t call it breakfast. Woman at front desk not friendly. More concerned with talking to her friend on the phone both during pm check in and breakfast time. It met my needs. Chain hotel fod $40 more may have been nicer.

4

Andrew

Sep 23, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

If you need a place to stay it's a place to stay. The night I stayed there were a bunch of modified cars and lowrider trucks ripping around the neighbourhood with latin American flags out the windows. Perhaps it was after a football (soccer) match or something, hopefully not a turf war although there was a police presence in response to the chaos. This is a bare bones, tired motel. The carpet was in a sorry state but the toilet was clean. If you just need to a place to crash after a day of driving and you're a man, it's probably fine. The thing that pissed me off was that two members of staff tried to enter my room at 9am with the master key while I was still asleep despite checkout being 11am. I had to rush to the door to stop them from coming in because there's no security lock. It disrupted my sleep, which I did not appreciate.

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Tammy

Aug 4, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

I reserved 3 rooms and messaged and called requesting an early check in. The person said no problem. I called the day of confirming early check in. The rooms were not ready at the agreed upon time. After the event at 10:30 when we returned the TV in my room didn’t work. I noticed the person who eventually came to office and was told there was nobody there to look at it. All in all it was disappointing.

10

John

Jul 29, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Clean rooms and property, super friendly staff, will stay here again.

10

Maxine

Apr 10, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The room was spacious and clean. We received a warm welcome on arrival. The location wasn’t the best - next to a busy road and very limited options for eateries in walking distance. It suited our purpose as an easy place to get to Point Reyes.

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pete

Nov 9, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The “thing”at the front desk who I assume was the front desk person Was an absolute moron Rude to my family wouldn’t let them wait for my arrival in the lobby could go and on I understand the motel is your basic cheap seedy hotel establishment So I’m not suprised that they would have A miserable troll like the one I had to deal with . Never returning again

10

Miriam

May 21, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

The owner is very nice. All their staff are nice too. Clean, quite and good deal price thanks again for our very nice 4 days stay there.

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Melinda

Jul 25, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

There was no one there to check us in. Terrible service

10

Donald

Jun 2, 2024

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Stayed 5 nights

This was our 3rd year of staying at this hotel when coming to the Bay Area and we’ve NEVER been disappointed! The entire staff is amazing.welcoming and appreciative. I encourage anyone going to the Bay Area who’s looking for an affordable place to stay, choose here!

8

holly

May 5, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

the front desk staff was super friendly and helpful. room was average but clean and the bed was comfortable

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Location

Right by the 101/580 junction, making it handy for driving to San Francisco, Point Reyes, and Muir Woods. The tradeoff is frequent traffic noise, with limited walkable dining noted by some, though a coffee shop is next door.

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Sylvia

Feb 26, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Nice room and very clean place. Also very convenient on/off the 101 if you are heading into San Francisco.

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Thomas

Dec 31, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Easy access to freeway and parking lot is simple

6

Janam

Nov 17, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Motel style hotel . Noisy due to highway next to the property

8

Amogh

Dec 5, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The room was clean and spacious, with ample storage for two people. The motel is conveniently located near the I580-101 freeway junction, which is an added bonus.

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Maxine

Apr 10, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The room was spacious and clean. We received a warm welcome on arrival. The location wasn’t the best - next to a busy road and very limited options for eateries in walking distance. It suited our purpose as an easy place to get to Point Reyes.

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Elizabeth

Sep 16, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Hotel was adequate for the price, but it’s right near the highway and very loud. Beds weren’t very comfortable.

8

Tyler

May 4, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

I liked that the pho restaurant and lots of breakfast options are close by. It is close to the freeway so it can have road noise at times.

10

Jeffrey

Oct 5, 2024

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Stayed 7 nights

Well located for access to the 101 and 580 highways. Priced ok for Marin.

10

Kaitlin

Apr 22, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Staff was very friendly and helpful. Super great coffee shop right next door

10

Darren

Aug 3, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Motel style accommodation. Good price and great location near major roads. I’ve stayed here quite a few times for work and it’s always been clean which is a must. Cannot fault it. Staff also welcoming.

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Dining

On-site breakfast is minimal grab-and-go (coffee, packaged items). Several guests reported it missing, late, or advertised more generously than delivered.

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Richard

Aug 17, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The bed was comfortable. No food option, actually.

10

BING

Apr 9, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Like: Reasonable Price Don't like: No more continental breakfast

8

johnni

Nov 7, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Coffee was good in the lobby/ but don’t call it breakfast. Woman at front desk not friendly. More concerned with talking to her friend on the phone both during pm check in and breakfast time. It met my needs. Chain hotel fod $40 more may have been nicer.

8

Debabrata

Nov 4, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

The stay was safe clean and quiet. Overall it was nice. The breakfast was typical coffee, some form of bagels and bars.

8

Sarah

Apr 24, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Very sweet lady at the front desk! The room itself was very clean & the beds were comfortable. There isn't really a continental breakfast offered here; rather, there's items to grab & go (bananas, prepackaged bakery items). Just a bit misleading. Otherwise, very much enjoyed my stay here!

6

Erik

Aug 9, 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

Renovated bathroom. Could open window. But advertised free breakfast which was false. And cardboard dumpster at Harbor Freight was emptied each morning at 4:45am because they are too cheap to get a box compactor/bailer.

8

angie giang nguyen

Jun 3, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Clean, nice. Breakfast is nothing much.

10

collin

Apr 29, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Check-in was smooth. Parking is limited but the innkeeper showed concern for all guests. Room is well-equipped and very clean. Choice of coffee in the morning, so even you light-roast drinkers can be happy. AND: organic bananas! unusual at a business because slave-picked bananas are cheaper.

8

holly

Feb 8, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

It was over all pretty nice. The place was clean and the front office staff was very nice. The only problem I had at all was that the "breakfast" that was included was super limited and just pre packaged items like granola bars and some pastries.

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Gregory

Aug 6, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The check in person was kind, accommodating, and friendly. The free breakfast didn't happen. I'm not sure why, but there was no food. I was told breakfast was 6am-9am, and we came at 7:30.

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Month	Average price
January	$103
February	$106
March	$101
April	$110
May	$117
June	$126
July	$120
August	$121
September	$106
October	$105
November	$98
December	$103

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8 $136	9 $117	10 $115	11 $116	12 $114
13 $114	14 $115	15 $115	16 $116	17 $119	18 $115	19 $114
20 $114	21 $115	22 $115	23 $114	24 $114	25 $121	26 $121
27 $118	28 $113	29 $117	30 $110

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1 $113	2 $114	3 $113
4 $114	5 $114	6 $114	7 $89	8 $114	9 $117	10 $113
11 $129	12 $131	13 $114	14 $121	15 $142	16 $136	17 $124
18 $113	19 $114	20 $130	21 $146	22 $124	23	24 $117
25 $116	26 $125	27 $133	28 $132	29 $139	30 $123	31 $141

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