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Reviews of Vagabond Inn Ventura

2 out of 5
Vagabond Inn Ventura
756 E Thompson Blvd, Ventura, CA

Reviews

7.2

Good

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Rating 8 - Good. 362 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 227 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 97 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 70 out of 1000 reviews" "

7.4/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Tori, San Diego

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2020

8/10 Good

Christine, Ventura

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
I liked the size of the room. Plenty of room for two queen beds. I didn’t like that there are zero amenities. I miss the restaurant that used to be on property. It was good dood and so convenient.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2020

8/10 Good

Jewel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I was pleased with my stay and shall return.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

6/10 Okay

Annelise, Ventura California

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Staff was extremely friendly but room was in a horrible condition. Wall paper was rolling up in large sections . Bathroom Mirror was broken , Door to the room was broken and hard to open . Bed was comfortable though .
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020

2/10 Terrible

Patti, Santa Cruz

Traveled with partner, Traveled with pets
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We just left and found another place to stay. I will say the sheets looked crisp and clean. There was no air conditioning that worked. It smelled of stale cigarette smoke. It was poorly maintained. We just ate the cost of the room and left.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020

8/10 Good

michael

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Had A Blast. Close The The ocean & Pier. Lots Of Dining Close By.
Ventura Pier
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020
Response from Ruben, General Manager on Oct 12, 2020
I am glad you enjoyed your stay, we had some great weather. We hope you will be back.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020
Response from Ruben, General Manager on Oct 12, 2020
Thank you for taking the time to leave your review. We hope to see u back soon.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good for distance to town and Fido
Within walking distance of Main Street. Not fancy but a comfortable bed and pet friendly. Being able to bring our dog was the main focus for staying here. We’ll be back in a few weeks and we’ll be staying here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020
Response from Ruben , General Manager on Oct 12, 2020
Thank you for taking the time to tell us about your stay. I am glad you are able to enjoy Ventura with your pet, there are so many great restaurants and shops that are pet friendly in the area. We hope to see you back soon.

10/10 Excellent

Renee L.

Don’t judge a book by its cover!
We weren’t too impressed when we first drove up, the grounds could def use some sprucing up. We were greeted by a super friendly clerk who was able to get us an early check in (for a small fee). That was a great start! We went to the room and were pleasantly surprised. It was comfortable and clean, the AC worked phenomenally, the shower had great water pressure. We had no idea that right out back was the walkway that took us straight to the beach/pier. We also had no idea that we were a couple blocks walking distance to all the great restaurants on Main St. All this in one spot...a great package! We didn’t even need to use our car all weekend. We definitely will stay here again....we even made note of the room number so we can rebook it! Thanks Vagabond!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020

8/10 Good

George, Glendora, CA

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location easy access to beach via pedestrian overpass and short walk to downtown.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020
Response from GM on Sep 9, 2020
Thank you for your comments. We have been having some great weather, I hope you can come back soon and enjoy it Ruben, General Manager

10/10 Excellent

Carmen, San Fernando, CA

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Check-in in was very quick, and nice. The room was clean and loved the AC. I definitely would stay there again
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020
Response from GM on Sep 9, 2020
Thank you for your comments. We have been having some great weather, I hope you can come back soon and enjoy it Ruben, General Manager

8/10 Good

Oscar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020
Response from Ruben, General Manager on Oct 12, 2020
Thank you for taking the time to tell us about your stay. We hope to see you back again soon.

8/10 Good

A_Schooner, Los Angeles

Traveled with group, Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Like this location , Maria and the first woman I met who helped book the room were very friendly and welcoming ...George seemed annoyed with me, and the woman who came on after Maria was extremely hostile and extremely stern, without cause. Unfriendly in tone, her offer to answer my question, in place of Maria, seemed disingenuous, and made me apprehensive to continue communicating with her. The place is great for the price and quieter than I expected.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020
Response from Ruben, General Manager on Oct 12, 2020
Thank you for taking the time to tell us about your stay. We hope to see you back again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020
Response from Ruben, General Manager on Oct 12, 2020
Thank you for taking the time to tell us about your stay. We hope to see you back again soon.

8/10 Good

jesus, Los Angeles

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close to main street where there are a lot of places to eat, drink and shop. 1 block of walking distance and a 6 min walk to the beach. Nice clean roo.s. rooms
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020
Response from GM on Sep 9, 2020
Thank you for your comments. We have been having some great weather, I hope you can come back soon and enjoy it Ruben, General Manager

8/10 Good

Lily, Palmdale

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Overall it is extremely convenient and just a short walk to the beach!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020
Response from Ruben, General Manager on Oct 12, 2020
I am glad you were able to take the time and enjoy the ocean. We hope to see you again soon.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

2/10 Terrible

Tanya, Ventura ca

Business traveler, Traveled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
So they changed me a $100. Deposit when I got there my tv didn’t work it was black and white or purple I went to office to let them know and was told maintenance was not available until Monday. Our key wouldn’t open our room so disappointing we have stayed here many times and we feel this time they have gone down hill not happy with the extra $10. Dollars that we didn’t plan on and the rooms were not up to par
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020
Response from Ruben, General Manager on Aug 23, 2020
Thank you so much for the review. Please if you need anything in the future, do not hesitate to call.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020
Response from Ruben General Manager on Aug 23, 2020
Thank you so much for the review. Please if you need anything in the future, do not hesitate to call.

10/10 Excellent

Sherry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Management was awsome in got me in early die to my having health issues . Rooms are updated and property is well kept
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020
Response from Ruben, General Manager on Aug 23, 2020
Thank you so much for the review and for appreciating the hard work of my staff. Please if you need anything in the future, do not hesitate to call.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020
Response from Ruben, General Manager on Aug 23, 2020
Thank you so much for the review. Please if you need anything in the future, do not hesitate to call.

8/10 Good

-K, OC CA

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Vintage 60s, simple well-cared for room. Low cost room. Enough parking
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020
Response from Ruben, General Manager on Aug 23, 2020
Thank you so much for the review. Please if you need anything in the future, do not hesitate to call.

8/10 Good

Birdster, Prescott AZ

Business traveler, Traveled with pets
Disliked: Amenities
The Vagabond is a great roadside attraction from the glory days of highway 101 (non-freeway), it has suffered the last few years with the loss of the restaurant and the fact that many rooms are vouchered to the homeless. Yet, that is a good thing- and were my circumstances ever so dire, I'd suggest this to be an honorable effort by the hotel's BOD (Board of Directors) I never felt unsafe, and it is perfectly located for visiting downtown Ventura. Indeed, as a result of COVID19, the City has closed four blocks of Main St. providing for outdoor eating, etc. The facility is also directly adjacent to the walkable freeway overpass to the beach and pier. All in all, given my business reason for being in VTA and the price with DOGS ALLOWED, I've no complaints. Little things, e.g. noise from adjoining rooms, poor lighting in room, limited cable have to be factored against the under $100 price for my visit. Besides- it's a part of Ventura. Everyone was friendly, I didn't see much of the staff because I didn't have the room done every day, but bed and shower were great.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2020
Response from Ruben, General Manager on Aug 23, 2020
Thank you so much for the review. I am glad you enjoyed your stay in Ventura. With all the changes around town, it is still enjoyable. We hope to see you again soon, Please if you need anything in the future, do not hesitate to call.

10/10 Excellent

Wendy, Ventura ca

Traveled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The customer service is amazing! Friendly and curtious staff
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020
Response from Ruben, General Manager on Aug 23, 2020
Thank you so much for the review. I appreciate your kind words and will share them with my staff. Please if you need anything in the future, do not hesitate to call.

4/10 Poor

Edward

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The Hotel Is A Scam for Exhausted Travelers
Terribly disappointed. The room was not as advertised on Hotels.com we reserved a non-smoking room with a Queen Size Bed. The room we were given had food trash left in room, no bed covers, smelled of heavy cigarette smoke, ugly front door area, homeless people parked in trailers, RVs right next to back side of hotel that wander on to the hotel parking lot. When re-assigned to another room, the only available room was upstairs with a full size bed; the stairs were difficult with two senior dogs that have a hard time doing stairs. The other room was stuffy with a broken air conditioner and a TV that did not work. Plus you could hear all the foot traffic when people walked by the room. Our only relieve from the stuffy room was to open the front window and have to listen to the outdoor noise in the parking lot. We were exhausted from our travels to have to go back to the front desk downstairs to complain again about another item that did not work in the room. The place is a scam! Totally not worth the money we paid for a room that was not what we reserved. I originally booked two nights, but after seeing the first room I called Hotels.com and demanded they contact the hotel to demand our money back for the next night. We would have left all together but were physically exhausted from our travels to find another room at the last minute. The only good thing about the hotel was the walking distance to the pier.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

4/10 Poor

Sergio

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

4/10 Poor

Luis

Business traveler
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Would not stay again. Not recommended
The hotel offers long-term stay options through assistance programs which has resulted in an increase of loitering in the area. Every night homeless people were wandering the area asking for money, looking at cars, or fighting with one another. I did not feel safe.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020

6/10 Okay

Daryl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Older hotel. Clean and nice staff.
Older hotel but nice. When doors from other rooms close, you hear it slam. Water from sink smelled bad. Front desk is friendly and helpful. Continental breakfast is at the front desk. Packaged danish and coffee/hot water for tea. No place to sit in lobby. Must take back to room. Great fish taco place half a block away.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Tamara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020
Response from . on Mar 16, 2020
Thank you for your review!

6/10 Okay

Darrel

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
March Stay
We have stayed here on many occasions when visiting the area. Now that we live in Ojai we like to come down and stay for a couple of days for a break. The quality of this hotel has significantly dropped off. Jacuzzi was dirty filled with dirt, Jacuzzi was yellow for the three day stay and needed to be shocked - very gross and embarrassing, floors in the room needed to be mopped - very dirty, no desk in the room anymore, reservation said breakfast included in my nightly price and there is no breakfast - person at the front desk said it was cancelled - I asked for a refund since there is no breakfast and was refused. Free Coffee in the lobby was good. Employees very friendly.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020
Response from . on Mar 16, 2020
Darrel, I am very saddened to hear that we did not meet your expectations. I assure you we work vigilantly to ensure that our rooms are clean and up to standards. The breakfast has been eliminated as an complimentary service we offer, and we do apologise for this. Thank you for you stay and your review.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

At 4am, while my spouse and I were sleeping, a homeless woman used a fire extinguisher to break into our hotel room from the front window. She scream and cussed. We attempted to contact the front
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020
Response from FD on Mar 13, 2020
Dear Anonymous We do apologise for the night you experienced. We do our best to keep anyone that seems out of place away from the property. We have done all we could and will continue to do all we can to ensure that doesn't happen again.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020
Response from Randi Brown on Mar 10, 2020
Dear Anonymous, Thank you for your rating.

10/10 Excellent

Glorimar

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020
Response from Randi Brown on Mar 9, 2020
Dear Glorimar, Thank you for your rating.

8/10 Good

Joy

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Almost perfect.
The hotel is close to "old-town" Ventura...lots of quaint shops. It's also "quaint"...as in, not new. It looks like it's been renovated somewhat and the room was comfortable. My only complaint is that it wasn't really as clean as it should be...dusty. The bed was comfortable and clean...the shower was worked well and was clean. The lady at the front desk...I think her name was Debbie...was wonderful. ALSO, right across the street is a place with a sign that says "Best Fish Tacos". It was wonderful, and my kids told me later that it's famous...so...overall, a positive stay.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020
Response from Randi Brown on Mar 9, 2020
Dear Joy, Thank you for your review and rating. We are delighted to hear that Deborah was wonderful and that your bed was comfortable and clean.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

James, Pleasanton, CA

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Convenient, remarkably clean pool, friendly staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Randi Brown on Feb 24, 2020
Dear James, Thank you for your review and rating. We are delighted to hear that the staff is friendly and that you enjoyed the cleanliness of the pool.

10/10 Excellent

Elijah

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Response from Randi Brown on Feb 24, 2020
Dear Elijah, We appreciate your rating.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
The rooms aren't as modern looking as they advertise.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Response from Randi Brown on Feb 24, 2020
Dear Anonymous, Thank you for your review and rating. We are continuously working on our renovations.

8/10 Good

Charlene

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Location is great! It’s a cheap but comfy stay near the Majestic Theater.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Response from Randi Brown on Feb 21, 2020
Dear Charlene, Thank you for your review and rating. We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed the location.

6/10 Okay

Bailey, Colorado

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
The staff was friendly. There was hair in our freezer and we would frequently run out of hot water, I had to take a freezing cold shower one of the mornings of our stay and when asked about the cold water the staff claimed it happens often when they have a lot of guests. I had had a lack of hot water at a hotel before. The location is nice and just a short walk from the beach which was very nice.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Randi Brown on Feb 19, 2020
Dear Bailey, Thank you for your review and rating. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed the location.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Randi Brown on Feb 19, 2020
Dear Anonymous, Thank you for your review and rating.

10/10 Excellent

Amy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quiet and very comfortable. Clean!!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Response from Randi Brown on Feb 17, 2020
Dear Amy, Thank you for your review and rating. We are pleased to hear that you found us quite, clean, and comfortable!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Response from Randi Brown on Feb 17, 2020
Dear Anonymous, Thank you for your rating.

2/10 Terrible

Diana

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Response from Randi Brown on Feb 17, 2020
Dear Anonymous, Thank you for your rating.