Always Inn San Clemente Bed & Breakfast

Wonderful place to stay! Right in the center of San Clemente and only a ten minute walk to the beach. Freda, the owner made us feel right at home. She cooked us a wonderful breakfast and provided us with snacks, sunscreen, beach towels, chairs and boogie boards for the day each day.

Expedia should de-list this hotel ...the owner was out of town and the only contact we had was a part time taxi driver who showed up at 4.45 pm to let us in ...breakfast was terrible and the kitchen was filthy with dirty dishes from past meals piled up in the sink. This reduced another guest to tears. Our advice is to stay away from the Always Inn. Waste of hard earned money!!!

Freda is a wonderful host She is very accommodating and helpful The breakfast was wonderful

You have to understand what you're getting to properly rate this B&B. First and foremost you get the host and her off the charts homemade cooking and genuine, heartfelt hospitality. She is a force of nature and an unassuming (and I'd guess generally unsung) hero in her San Clemente community. She not only cooks for you (breakfast is included in rate) she also cooks for and delivers to the elderly in her community, and she proffers arts and crafts for local craftspeople as well (think awesome soaps, bath salts, wind chimes, candle holders, etc). You also get Indy 500, her sweet little chihuahua lab mix who, if you sneak in a little late like we did the first night, greets you from down the hallway with a not-so-menacing bark, but then quickly warms up with tail wagging after you pass her initial once over...the B&B is located one block off the main pedestrian street with tons of restaurants, bars and shopping right there for the walking. You don't get stuffy, pretentious wannabe ambiance; you get real, eclectic, well-travelled, familial ambiance. You don't get pristine amenities with a perfect everything down to the finest detail experience; you get a warm, welcoming, spice-filled, homemade, everything is not perfect but is absolutely lovely experience. Bed / bedding was a little worn but so comfy, and everything was very clean. This is for the down to earth crowd who want a nice place to stay with a friendly, wonderful host, great conversation and delicious homemade cooking.

I thought Bed and Breakfast, meant bed and breakfast. We received breakfast on Sunday, but received fruit the next two days.

We had such a great time discovering this cute little town and it's surrounding area. The stores are darling and the restaurants are charming. The Always Inn was a very homey place to stay with every thing we needed. There are delicious cookies and snacks, a cozy room with a big pillowy bed and a bath with all the necessary toiletries - you'll even find beach towels and sunscreen for hot days. We went on a misty weekend, but the coast was still breath-taking! Freda, the inn keeper is a fantastic cook (the quiche was amazing!) & she's so warm and helpful you'll leave all your cares behind and just have fun!

The breakfast was great! The staff was friendly and very knowledgeable about the local restaurants.

Spotlessly clean, kind and generous hostess, great food and the perfect location. Will definitely stay there again on my next visit!

Beautiful, homey, awesome!!!!

Warm, delicious, unique, comfortable, central location. A few of the adjectives that describe our experience.