Name: Best Western Americana Inn
Address: 815 West San Ysidro Boulevard, San Ysidro, San Diego, California, United States of America, San Diego, California, US
Price range: $109–$168 per night
Rating: 8.5

What guests think

Across many reviews, Best Western Americana Inn earns praise for friendly staff, clean and comfortable rooms, plentiful parking, and a convenient location near the border, while feedback often highlights a satisfying hot breakfast and family-friendly pool.

However, several guests report stained carpets or odd smells in some rooms, and parts of the property feel dated. A few note after-hours check-in at a window, no elevator to upper floors, occasional noise, and intermittent Wi-Fi. Overall, expect a straightforward, budget-friendly stay that works well for border travel and short visits.

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Facilities

Guests frequently mention ample, well-lit parking and a small outdoor pool that families enjoy. Several note there is no elevator to upper floors.

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10

Jane

Oct 10, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Lovely hotel, clean and well maintained. Receptionists were very kind and helpful. Pool was fun for the kids. Breakfast was fresh and tasty. We'd stay again whe we're in the area.

10

james t

Sep 24, 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

Easy check in. Staff is helpful. Lots of parking. Lot is well lit. Quiet at night. Laundry on site they have 3 washers and 2 dryers. Hot breakfast from 6:30 am to 10 am. Biscuits and Gravy, eggs, toast, bacon or sausage, cereal, fruit. Would consider staying here again when in town. Only 2 miles to the Boarder.

10

Travis

Sep 7, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Stay was nice, quiet, plenty of parking, breakfast was good. Will stay again when in the area. Overall a good stay.

10

Angelica

Sep 22, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

First time staying at this hotel and I would absolutely stay here again! The staff here are so kind!! The room was very clean and comfortable. The area felt very safe, was quiet, and there was ample parking all around the hotel.

6

Marina

May 31, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Spacious rooms, a lot of people for breakfast, items ran out fast, it looked like no prepared for, construction Sunday morning outside breakfast patio can’t seat outside, no elevator

10

Miguel

Jan 15, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Hotel room was reserved for 1 night. Just needed a place to drop off our stuff and cross to Tijuana. Check-in took less than 2 minutes, staff was friendly. Room was in perfect condition. Clean and comfortable beds. Pillos were great. Since the hotel wasn't sold out, they allowed us to choose Between upstairs or downstairs rooms. Parking in front of you room is great. There's a Carl's Jr and McDonald's walking distance. Freeway is a Block away. Less than 10 mins from the Border. Highly recommended. I'll definitely be back.

10

Donna

Aug 1, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Pleasantly comfortable and quiet. My room was very spacious with a separate area for the bathroom behind the main hotel room. I felt very safe at night with the well-lit parking lot. The hot breakfast each morning was delicious as well.

10

Gretchen

Jun 11, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Nice and clean. Very quiet, which we loved! Pool was a nice touch. Here is the bonus…excellent breakfast and the staff responsible for the breakfast room kept it very clean and exceptionally well stocked. I was crossing the border to Mexico daily, and this was a very good location for that.

10

Samantha

Aug 19, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great and helpful staff. There’s plenty of food options around the area. We had breakfast included in our stay, and it was great. Nice and spacious room. Plenty of parking. Overall enjoyed our short stay

10

GRECIA

Jun 9, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Good spacey rooms. Good location, construction was a bit loud but I'm a heavy sleeper. Very comfortable stay.

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Cleanliness

Many guests find rooms very clean, but recurring reports mention stained carpets and occasional unpleasant odors; some note maintenance misses like mold or leftover items.

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Annette

Jul 17, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Thankfully it was a slow day, because it was nice and quiet. Overall it was good, but the room needs some TLC. Horribly stained carpets, ripped furniture, and hair on a towel. Thankfully it was just for a night's rest, on my road trip to see a friend.

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Leticia

Mar 21, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The rooms need some updating, carpets are pretty dirty. Dining area inside is so small. Breakfast is probably one of the worst Best Western I've had. The coffee is instant coffee thats already a mixture out of a machine, pretty bad. Staff was nice.

10

Rosie

Aug 6, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great experience! Comfortable and clean rooms overall

6

Irmal

Sep 5, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The room had a bad smell

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S

Mar 28, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Property was okay, there was a constant weird smell that kept me bothering the whole stay. The rooms need upgrading

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Luis

Sep 2, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The facilities look in good conditions but could use a remodel, more over, maybe the carpets inside the rooms we booked, or something else have a weird odor.

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Jookyung

Aug 25, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Smells bad

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Dennis

Oct 28, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Close to where I wanted to be. But the property needs a deep cleaning. The couch has been chewed by an animal it seemed. There was green gum stuck to the night stand. M&ms on the floor. Carpet dirty The bathroom was nice over all The overhead light was always glowing

10

Laura

Aug 27, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Location was Great! Hotel was pretty Great! Hot breakfast makes such a difference. My only complaint is that the carpet in the room was pretty dirty. I’m not sure how often they clean them but it is definitely time. Otherwise it was quiet and peaceful.

6

Ving

Oct 8, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Air condition work, bathroom needs cleaning the mold. Very noisy neighborhood. For the price the room is ok.

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Rooms

Rooms are generally comfortable and often spacious, with some remodeled units. Still, several mention dated features, thin walls or traffic noise, and unreliable Wi-Fi.

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Michael

May 19, 2024

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Stayed 6 nights

Internet for my room was very unreliable. I kept losing my internet Signal intermittently when in the room. Consequently, my WiFi connectivity was equally unreliable. Neither phone nor tablet would maintain connectivity. I had no issue reliably connecting to internet service at any other location that offered it.

4

Ulysses

Feb 18, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The room smelled like marijuana. I don’t blame the management and I hope those that violate policy get fined. I occasionally smoke cigars but I would not disrespect a business. In the morning you could hear all the traffic in and around the room. I did not need an alarm because of the noise. Another major issue was the WiFi. it was horrible. The WiFi would cutout. I was told by the staff that they were aware of the issue and we’d trying to fix the problem but it was never resolved while we stay there for the tree days. However, the staff were very polite and helpful. Overall, it’s not a bad place to stay, but not worth the price. I would have expected more quality for that price.

10

rafael

Jan 18, 2023

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Stayed 19,374 nights

Place is nice… clean and the beds are comfortable. Lady that checked me in was super nice. Room is too noisy… you hear cars driving and people walking by. It’s almost like the windows amplify the sound.

8

Derron

May 29, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

WiFi was just plain in need of an upgrade…other than that it was nice

10

Omeed

Nov 25, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Great room. Clean and very spacious and quiet (at least where the room was located). The bed is super comfortable.

8

Toni

Apr 29, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The breakfast was amazing with so much variety, something for everyone!! Room clean, bed comfortable, staff nice. But the walls, floors, doors thin.....so I could hear everything outside and from neighbors.

10

Matt

Sep 15, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The staff was great. They were very friendly and helpful. The rooms were clean and spacious. It was quiet on the property as well. Overall, great experience.

10

Samantha

Aug 19, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great and helpful staff. There’s plenty of food options around the area. We had breakfast included in our stay, and it was great. Nice and spacious room. Plenty of parking. Overall enjoyed our short stay

8

Andriy

Apr 18, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Noise from highway

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Michael

Mar 20, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Was a good place for the price the only challenge was the WiFi was spotty and inconsistent not allowing me to get work done.

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Service

Staff are widely praised as friendly, helpful, and accommodating. Some report impersonal after-hours window check-in, slow service, or unresolved issues such as lost items or reservation/billing mix-ups.

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Luis

May 5, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The check in process was a little bit unwelcoming, due that we were attended outside the reception and the weather was a little bit cold; I need to mention that we got to the hotel about 10:30 in the night and understand that due to security issues, the reception was secured and closed, but I think the personnel could have let us in once they confirmed we were guests with a reservation. The room did not smell quite clean (did not smell bad either) but smelled anyhow and the faucet drainage was clogged.

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Michael

Oct 28, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The person who checked us in was terribly slow. It was after midnight when we arrived after a flight from Mexico City. We pulled in front of the after hours window and I got out to check in. The employee was in full sight of the window so I know he could see us. I rang the bell 3 times with no reaction. I had to pound on the thick plexiglass to get his attention. It took him a good 10 minutes to check us in. We had traveling companions check in right after us. We had room 213. They were in another building on the ground floor. I can believe there were two rooms in closer proximity . Our check in on 10/18 was smooth and seamless. The employee who checked us in needs more training or another job. By the time he checked us all in there were 3 more people waiting to check in. At 1am? Unacceptable.

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Daniela

Oct 12, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

It's basically all in the name of the property: a middle of the road Best Western. We arrived at 10pm and there was a pretty long line as everyone was checking in for a volunteer trip to Mexico with a group of High School students, so an expected event. There was one overwhelmed, relatively unfriendly young woman at the check in desk who vaguely pointed to where we needed to go once we had our keys. Other than that the rooms were serviceable and okay.

10

Angelica

Sep 22, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

First time staying at this hotel and I would absolutely stay here again! The staff here are so kind!! The room was very clean and comfortable. The area felt very safe, was quiet, and there was ample parking all around the hotel.

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Teri

Jan 15, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Room was basic and fine. Left an expensive electric toothbrush and was told to reach the manager to have it sent to me. Every time I called “the manager” was busy or not there. I continued to call and was told I couldn’t be heard and was sent to a non operational phone. Then when I called back, I’m sure they could see my number, they didn’t pick up at all. Hope someone is enjoying my toothbrush or you got a good price for it!

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Mason

Jan 7, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Excellent facility, amazing service. Only quirk was that something was lost between Hotels.com and the hotel reservation system. I'd reserved and paid for non-refundable rooms for our party of 12 people. When I called the property 3hrs prior to check-in, they were holding only one room for us. Fortunately, there was a lot of room vacancy that night so it turned out well, but it would have been horrible otherwise. Then the property charged us an additional one night fee, even though I'd already paid through the Hotels.com website. I had to do a little legwork upon our return to get that charge dismissed, and the manager (Meressa?) was very good to work with. Overall, an excellent hotel experience - comfy bed, great breakfast, beautiful property. There were only three bath towels in each room, and when i called for more towels the manager showed up with a big stack of clean towels within 5min - wow! We will absolutely be staying here again!!

10

Robert

Jan 23, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Upon arrival I was greeted friendly with warm smiles. The attendant was extremely friendly and kind, even offered me additional coffee for my room and allowed me to choose upstairs or downstairs. I was pleasantly surprised at how nice the room was and how clean it was. It allowed me all the amenities I needed and was within waking distance of several places to eat. Bravo! Great job!

10

Veronica R

Jul 19, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

We arrived at 2am and still received a nixe welcome and quick check in.

10

Matt

Sep 15, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The staff was great. They were very friendly and helpful. The rooms were clean and spacious. It was quiet on the property as well. Overall, great experience.

10

sandra

Jul 28, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Great service nice staff clean facility

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Location

Convenient to the border/CBX, outlets, and the freeway, making it practical for crossings and airport trips. Some describe the surrounding area as sketchy or affected by highway noise, while others found it quiet.

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Katie

Aug 13, 2024

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Stayed 14 nights

Very friendly, multilingual staff. Very helpful with the local area. Nice pool. Bus straight outside the hotel taking you to the nearest transit station (if you don’t drive). Fast food and gas station next door.

6

Wayne

Oct 3, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

No shops near by

10

Brian James

Mar 21, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

It was a great value for the money. Also a great location, close to the outlets for great shopping. Very happy with the hotel!

10

MARGARET

Sep 26, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Everything about this Hotel was amazing. close to the Border (quick 7 min uber ride) We are already looking forward to going back.. Love the Hotel and the Breakfast was amazing.

8

Guadalupe

Jun 10, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very nice! Excited my expectations and was very clean. It’s right by the boarder so sketchy neighborhood. The staff was very nice and willing to help us. The place was clean and the room was exactly what the picture showed. Would stay here again. Food was great for a free breakfast.

10

Richard

Sep 24, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Good location

8

Hector

Jun 30, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Property was very convenient to our destination which was San Ysidro pedestrian crossing. It was a 7 minute Uber ride.

10

Maria

Aug 13, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

I like the convinced location close to the CBX.

8

Steven

Apr 5, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Room was fine. Area was less than fine

8

Monique

Jul 24, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The location is directly at the highway

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Dining

Breakfast is frequently praised as hot, varied, and well stocked, with attentive attendants. A minority found it mediocre or poorly replenished, and the dining room can feel crowded at peak times.

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Roger

May 16, 2025

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Stayed 7 nights

Staff was great but the breakfast buffet was not great. Sink in bathroom was clogged and housekeeping never fixed.

10

Jane

Oct 10, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Lovely hotel, clean and well maintained. Receptionists were very kind and helpful. Pool was fun for the kids. Breakfast was fresh and tasty. We'd stay again whe we're in the area.

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Ralph

May 30, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

This is the best San Ysidro has to offer. They've improved their breakfast offerings to include hot dishes like scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, biscuits and gravy as well as the usual plastic wrapped pastries, make-it-yourself waffles, breakfast cereal, etc.

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DAVI

Dec 16, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

The breakfast it is horrible and normally they cant fill in the food faster than we consume

10

Sabrina

Aug 26, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Breakfast was amazing!

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MARGARET

Sep 26, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Everything about this Hotel was amazing. close to the Border (quick 7 min uber ride) We are already looking forward to going back.. Love the Hotel and the Breakfast was amazing.

10

ROBERTO

May 19, 2025

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Stayed 6 nights

All staff was great. Very good breakfast options.

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Gretchen

Jun 11, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Nice and clean. Very quiet, which we loved! Pool was a nice touch. Here is the bonus…excellent breakfast and the staff responsible for the breakfast room kept it very clean and exceptionally well stocked. I was crossing the border to Mexico daily, and this was a very good location for that.

8

Jaime

Feb 24, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

I like the clean facility, and ON regards of the breakfast the food was really good, you just need to have a better service, one lady handling too many people in a very limited space.

10

Gretchen

Jun 17, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Great value! Lots of restaurants nearby. Friendly staff, especially the breakfast ladies. Breakfast has lots of options. I love this property and stay here often.

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Month	Average price
January	$107
February	$114
March	$120
April	$126
May	$130
June	$133
July	$161
August	$145
September	$118
October	$147
November	$122
December	$113

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
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13	14 $127	15 $131	16 $123	17 $123	18 $153	19 $143
20 $109	21 $117	22 $125	23 $122	24 $130	25 $150	26 $153
27 $118	28 $127	29 $125	30 $125

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1 $122	2 $143	3 $153
4 $116	5 $125	6 $125	7 $125	8 $125	9 $151	10 $161
11 $116	12 $125	13 $126	14 $126	15 $125	16 $141	17 $142
18 $116	19 $118	20 $118	21 $118	22 $118	23 $142	24 $168
25 $109	26 $125	27 $125	28 $125	29 $126	30 $144	31 $145

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Room options

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Refrigerator & Microwave

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible, Bathtub

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Refrigerator & Microwave

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Refrigerator & Microwave

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Very good

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