Name: The Estero Inn
Address: 501 Embarcadero, Embarcadero Waterfront, Morro Bay, California, United States of America, Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo County, US
Price range: $220–$577 per night
Rating: 9.58

What guests think

At Estero Inn, guests consistently highlight the scenic waterfront setting with bay and Morro Rock views and the walkable location near shops and restaurants, along with very clean rooms and friendly, accommodating staff that make stays feel easy.

Rooms are comfortable and well appointed, with balconies or decks, fireplaces, and thoughtful touches like binoculars. Some guests noted natural bay noise and a few minor issues such as a faulty TV, warm rooms from fireplace pilot lights, lighting not ideal for the bathroom mirror, and one report of an uncomfortable bed. Expect a relaxed, boutique-style stay.

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Facilities

Guests mention convenient on-site parking and an on-site wine and beer room. Other amenities are not widely discussed.

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10

Michael Ann

Jan 31, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The room was beautiful! Nice gas fireplace at foot of bed for ambiance. ?ovely bar area with fridge, microwave, sink and Keurig machine. The views were terrfic from the small balcony. The bed was amazing - I slept for 9.5 hours with no aches or pains. I never sleep that long! They recently added a wine and beer room downstairs and have a great selection for your enjoyment. We listened to the elephant seals in the bay and watched them swimming around our dock. The surrounding area has a fantastic selection of eateries. The Mexican place directly across the street was a nice dinner. There are numerous wineries along the street and Imthoroughly enjoyed Absolution. Fantastic wines!

10

Daniel

Sep 15, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Reserve now! Me and my husband loved it we have no complains. EVERYTHING WAS PERFECT! The staff were so friendly especially the lady at the winery room. We stayed at the bay view suite and it was such a AMAZING BEAUTIFUL EXPERIENCE. We did the boat ride as well and the man that assisted us was so friendly and instructed us so well how to drive the boat.

10

Kristy

Mar 11, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We had a wonderful stay for just one night. This small, quaint hotel is awesome! Our suite, the Marine Suite, was located right beside the water with a lovely deck outside. We enjoyed waking up to a mother otter feeding her baby by the deck. The inside of the suite was spacious and homey. Loved the electric fireplace -- it was quite cozy for the cool evening. Appreciated that this hotel actually gave us a couple of large bottles of water - we stayed at many very upscale resorts during this vacation, and most did not give us anything at all - water at one hotel was $24/bottle. My only small complaint is that the bathroom mirror is not lit well for fixing hair, but we found this to be an issue at all but one resort on this vacation. Seems to be a trend to put adequate lighting around the mirror but not enough back lighting to be able to see in the mirror well. The beds and pillows were comfy, and we both have bad backs, so that is saying something! Loved the beautiful views from our room. Also liked that there are nearby shops and restaurants -- within walking distance had it not been too cold out that night. Wish we could have spend more time at this hotel.

10

Guy

Apr 5, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Very nice, clean room and bed. Great view. Good location, easy access, convenient parking

10

Aubrey

Jan 4, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

What a great stay, great view! Property host was amazing, we were arriving late and we were very easily accomodated with a late check in. The room was extremely clean, restaurants were within close walkig distance. Parking was not an issue, i highly recommend this place to anyone. Me and the wife will be back very soon, we left the sliding door open at night while we slept. Room stayed very comfortable, the sound of the waves and sea life were very relaxing. Looking forward to our next stay!

10

Pam

Oct 30, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Our balcony is the perfect quiet retreat to take in the bay and there are lots of other places at the Inn to sit and admire it. The staff is very gracious and welcoming!

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Cleanliness

Cleanliness is frequently praised, with rooms and common areas described as very clean or spotless. Several guests noted well-kept spaces and fresh-feeling linens.

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terri

Jun 27, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nice stay. Clean room

10

Daniel

Feb 25, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Great place! Very nice, and clean. Prefect location.

10

Harold

Apr 2, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Conner was an awesome receptionist who took the time to ensure a great stay. Clean room and friendly staff. We left our windows open to listen to the nearby sea lions bark us to sleep. Will stay again.

10

CHARLES

Feb 28, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

This was the most serene stay at a hotel. The staff, welcoming and accommodating. The room, clean and laid out very well, having a view of the bay that was ethereal. No need to drive, all amenities just a couple minutes walk. A perfect getaway!

10

Robert

May 15, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

The property is located on the bay overlooking the water. The room was clean and spacious. The fireplace was a nice touch.

10

Brandon

Jun 15, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel was new looking, spotless clean, and in an ideal area

10

Linda

Mar 13, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

This place was so clean, great view, staff very friendly and accommodating, one of my favs for sure, will stay again

10

Dennis

Dec 31, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Estero Inn is one of the cleanest hotels that we’ve stayed in. Located on the waterfront, it is located in the quieter south end of Morro Bay, but easy walk to the central area for shops and restaurants. Highly recommend.

10

Gary

Mar 25, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Having never stayed in the area or at this property before, I was hesitant to book a room but gave it a chance. Everything was great from check-in to check out. Clean and well-appointed room that seemed newly refurbished. Nice touches all around… like binoculars for the amazing view of Morro Rock from our balcony, gas fireplace, wine glasses, coffee maker and mugs, mini-fridge, and more. Convenient to all the shopping and restaurants. Would absolutely stay here again.

10

cintia

Nov 24, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Room wad spotless, customers excellent. Will stay again

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Rooms

Rooms are comfortable and well appointed, many with balconies or decks, fireplaces, and standout bay or Morro Rock views. A few noted drawbacks included a malfunctioning TV, occasional warmth from fireplace pilots, and an isolated report of bed discomfort.

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Richard

May 15, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Bed was really nice! Great view from the balcony and within easy walking distance to attractions.

10

Michael Ann

Jan 31, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The room was beautiful! Nice gas fireplace at foot of bed for ambiance. ?ovely bar area with fridge, microwave, sink and Keurig machine. The views were terrfic from the small balcony. The bed was amazing - I slept for 9.5 hours with no aches or pains. I never sleep that long! They recently added a wine and beer room downstairs and have a great selection for your enjoyment. We listened to the elephant seals in the bay and watched them swimming around our dock. The surrounding area has a fantastic selection of eateries. The Mexican place directly across the street was a nice dinner. There are numerous wineries along the street and Imthoroughly enjoyed Absolution. Fantastic wines!

10

Sandra

Dec 28, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

View..wow. Our room was amazing.

8

Guillermo

Aug 7, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Everything was good except the tv did not work a staff member came and tried multiple things to try and fix it but could not get it fixed but besides the tv not changing channels it was nice.

10

Millie

Jun 4, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Over the top accommodating. Very friendly. Couldnt keep room cool enough. Pilot light on gas fireplace quickly heated small room so we just kept the patio door open all night and listened to the habor seals bark all night

10

John

Feb 26, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Bay View Suite (2nd floor) is pretty impressive, right next to the bay boats and a view of Morro Bay Rock. Very easy to walk up and down the whole tourist strip of restaurants and shops; off season so pretty quiet. Clean, well designed interior, nice wrap around balcony with chairs, electric fireplace, wonderfully firm mattress. Probably the only downside was that being near the boats/bay meant overhearing people/noises but that's expected.

10

Kristy

Mar 11, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We had a wonderful stay for just one night. This small, quaint hotel is awesome! Our suite, the Marine Suite, was located right beside the water with a lovely deck outside. We enjoyed waking up to a mother otter feeding her baby by the deck. The inside of the suite was spacious and homey. Loved the electric fireplace -- it was quite cozy for the cool evening. Appreciated that this hotel actually gave us a couple of large bottles of water - we stayed at many very upscale resorts during this vacation, and most did not give us anything at all - water at one hotel was $24/bottle. My only small complaint is that the bathroom mirror is not lit well for fixing hair, but we found this to be an issue at all but one resort on this vacation. Seems to be a trend to put adequate lighting around the mirror but not enough back lighting to be able to see in the mirror well. The beds and pillows were comfy, and we both have bad backs, so that is saying something! Loved the beautiful views from our room. Also liked that there are nearby shops and restaurants -- within walking distance had it not been too cold out that night. Wish we could have spend more time at this hotel.

10

Gary

Mar 25, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Having never stayed in the area or at this property before, I was hesitant to book a room but gave it a chance. Everything was great from check-in to check out. Clean and well-appointed room that seemed newly refurbished. Nice touches all around… like binoculars for the amazing view of Morro Rock from our balcony, gas fireplace, wine glasses, coffee maker and mugs, mini-fridge, and more. Convenient to all the shopping and restaurants. Would absolutely stay here again.

10

Alison

Jul 24, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The view from the Estero Inn is amazing!! There is no better view than from the Sunset Suite. Perfect location. Walking distance to everything. Absolutely the best Inn in Morro Bay.

8

Carolina

Jun 8, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The location is great. We had a hard time with the comfort of the bed. Woke up sore every morning.

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Service

Service is consistently praised as friendly, welcoming, and accommodating, with helpful check-in, late-arrival support, and assistance like restaurant reservations. Individual staff members and the owners are called out positively.

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Patrcia

May 24, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Everything as described check in offered champagne and made reservations for the following night at the Galley wonderful experience

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David

Jun 21, 2023

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Stayed 4 nights

We were blessed to have stayed at the Estero Inn. The location was great. The view from our balcony was awesome and we had great weather. We met the owners, Chris and Cyndi, who are a friendly, caring, humble and down to earth couple. They were working that day and took time to chat and make sure our stay was a memorable one. I’ll tell you right now, it certainly was. The property was very well kept. The whole property was in great shape, almost like new and that’s hard to do on the coast. The area was quiet, for being on the Main Street with all the shops and restaurants. It was just far enough to the end of the strip for that. Yet close enough to be in walking distance from just about everything. My wife and I recommend it. If we get back this way again, this is where we would stay, or their other property was down the road, The Anderson Inn. We added a few pic’s from the balcony.

10

Erica

Mar 25, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Friendly and helpful staff.

10

Daniel

Sep 15, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Reserve now! Me and my husband loved it we have no complains. EVERYTHING WAS PERFECT! The staff were so friendly especially the lady at the winery room. We stayed at the bay view suite and it was such a AMAZING BEAUTIFUL EXPERIENCE. We did the boat ride as well and the man that assisted us was so friendly and instructed us so well how to drive the boat.

10

Kenny

Aug 24, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Amazing place, great view, quiet, super nice staff

10

Linda

Mar 13, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

This place was so clean, great view, staff very friendly and accommodating, one of my favs for sure, will stay again

10

Pat

Nov 26, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Conner greeted us and took care of our needs! Friendly , efficient and really good at her job.

10

Jeff

Jul 9, 2023

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Amazing staff!

10

Aubrey

Jan 4, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

What a great stay, great view! Property host was amazing, we were arriving late and we were very easily accomodated with a late check in. The room was extremely clean, restaurants were within close walkig distance. Parking was not an issue, i highly recommend this place to anyone. Me and the wife will be back very soon, we left the sliding door open at night while we slept. Room stayed very comfortable, the sound of the waves and sea life were very relaxing. Looking forward to our next stay!

10

Pam

Oct 30, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Our balcony is the perfect quiet retreat to take in the bay and there are lots of other places at the Inn to sit and admire it. The staff is very gracious and welcoming!

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Location

Waterfront location offers scenic bay and Morro Rock views and abundant wildlife, while being an easy walk to shops and restaurants; several guests found it quiet. Some mentioned natural noise from sea lions or harbor activity.

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Angela

Jan 15, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Absolutely beautiful place right on the water of Moro Bay. Definitely will stay again

10

John

Feb 26, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Bay View Suite (2nd floor) is pretty impressive, right next to the bay boats and a view of Morro Bay Rock. Very easy to walk up and down the whole tourist strip of restaurants and shops; off season so pretty quiet. Clean, well designed interior, nice wrap around balcony with chairs, electric fireplace, wonderfully firm mattress. Probably the only downside was that being near the boats/bay meant overhearing people/noises but that's expected.

8

Gary

Mar 28, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Beautiful room on the bay with a view of the harbor. Great location near all the restaurants and shops. Great place for couples to spend a weekend.

10

Guy

Apr 5, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Very nice, clean room and bed. Great view. Good location, easy access, convenient parking

8

Ralph

Aug 1, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

A lovely little hotel right on Morro Bay. Beautiful views out to Morro Rock. Easy access to all of Morro Bay.

10

Dennis

Dec 31, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Estero Inn is one of the cleanest hotels that we’ve stayed in. Located on the waterfront, it is located in the quieter south end of Morro Bay, but easy walk to the central area for shops and restaurants. Highly recommend.

10

Jonathan

Oct 2, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The ocean view was to the side, and could have been better, but overall the location etc. fully met expectations.

10

Gary

Mar 25, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Having never stayed in the area or at this property before, I was hesitant to book a room but gave it a chance. Everything was great from check-in to check out. Clean and well-appointed room that seemed newly refurbished. Nice touches all around… like binoculars for the amazing view of Morro Rock from our balcony, gas fireplace, wine glasses, coffee maker and mugs, mini-fridge, and more. Convenient to all the shopping and restaurants. Would absolutely stay here again.

10

Alison

Jul 24, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The view from the Estero Inn is amazing!! There is no better view than from the Sunset Suite. Perfect location. Walking distance to everything. Absolutely the best Inn in Morro Bay.

10

Laura

Mar 24, 2023

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Lovely property on the waterfront. Perfect for walks along the embarcadero and sleeping to the sound of the water, wind and sea lions. All around great little boutique.

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Month	Average price
January	$250
February	$305
March	$295
April	$322
May	$335
June	$399
July	$416
August	$389
September	$304
October	$294
November	$287
December	$259

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19 $577
20 $395	21 $364	22 $320	23 $343	24 $379	25 $468	26 $460
27 $342	28 $326	29 $307	30 $301

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1 $305	2	3 $493
4	5	6	7 $262	8 $266	9 $538	10 $408
11 $318	12 $340	13 $221	14 $409	15 $268	16 $372	17 $482
18 $244	19 $252	20 $220	21 $255	22	23	24 $420
25 $315	26 $277	27 $264	28 $238	29 $275	30 $380	31 $519

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Panoramic Suite, Accessible, Private Bathroom (Marine Oceanfront)

Double Room, Private Bathroom, Ocean View (Sandy Dunes Room)

Panoramic Suite, Private Bathroom, Ocean View (Kelp Oceanfront King)

Deluxe Double Room, Private Bathroom, Ocean View (Oceanview Room)

Standard Double Room, Private Bathroom, Ocean View (Parkside Room)

Panoramic Double Room, Private Bathroom, Ocean View (Sunset Oceanfront)

Panoramic Double Room, Private Bathroom, Ocean View (Bayview Oceanfront)

Premium Double Room, Private Bathroom, Ocean View (Morro Rock Room)

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