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Reviews of Americas Best Value Inn Calimesa

2 out of 5
Americas Best Value Inn Calimesa
616 W Ave L, Calimesa, CA

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 97 out of 309 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 106 out of 309 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 47 out of 309 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 28 out of 309 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 31 out of 309 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

6.8/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Gail

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Worst of all was the managers tried to get me to pay for two rooms, saying I booked 2. They argued repeatedly when I said “why would one person book 2 rooms” and only after I got my iPad out, which was buried at the bottom of my cars cargo area, did they put me on the phone with the male managers brother, who said I could pay for only one. The room carpet was stained and dirty, the faucet water pressure bad, location right next to the freeway kept me from sleeping; when I was checking in. I asked if I could have an upstairs room because as a single senior age woman I’d be safer in case of break-ins- I saw a dirty shoeless man with a shopping cart in the lot right next door, Even though it was night when I checked in and there were only 3 other cars, I was denied. They said “No, we are full”. They were NOT. The next early morning was far from packed with cars- only four. Terrible experience! There was a hand- made sign in the lobby window saying there was an $80 deposit: I said there was nothing about that on the Expedia site or my receipt. After arguing back and forth about that, they said “OK, forty dollars”. It felt like bargaining at a swap meet. I had to argue and ask repeatedly for a receipt for the room stay until they printed one out. I will of course NEVER stay there again, and NEVER use Expedia again. There was a small room next to the lobby which was obviously for coffee and snacks for guests: I asked if I could get coffee: “No, it’s broken”.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Jayesh on 22 Apr 2024
We are deeply sorry for your experience. We know we did not meet your expectations, and we’re committed to making things right. We take your feedback very seriously, and we’re truly sorry to hear about your negative experience. Thanks for bringing this to our attention!

8/10 Good

Omar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It’s a very good idea experience overall
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from JA on 7 Apr 2024
Thank you for sharing your positive experience! We're thrilled to hear that you had a great stay with us. Looking forward to welcoming you back soon!

4/10 Poor

Kristina

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

4/10 Poor

Ryan

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
They could have done better
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Management on 25 Mar 2024
Dear Ryan,We're sorry to hear that you didn't have a good time with us. In order to better address specific issues, we encourage you to reach out to us with additional information about how we could have improved your visit. Thank you, and we hope to hear from you soon.

10/10 Excellent

Ramon Rocello

Liked: Amenities
Quiet and relaxing
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from AJ on 25 Mar 2024
Thank you for the raving review! We hope to see you again.

8/10 Good

Matthew

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Management on 25 Mar 2024
Thank you for your review!

8/10 Good

Donna, Yucaipa

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We have stayed in more expensive places, but none of them provided toothbrushes and toothpaste like this one did. Staff was very nice. The only problem we had was there was no hand lotion in the dispenser.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Manager on 4 Feb 2024
THANK YOU FOR YOUR STAY

2/10 Terrible

Heather

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Bad customer service
Response from Manager on 30 Jan 2024
THANK YOU FOR YOUR STAY

10/10 Excellent

Manette

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Manager on 22 Jan 2024
THANK YOU FOR YOUR STAY

8/10 Good

Alfonso

Travelled with family, Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
It was a nice, quiet, clean and safe place to stay. They are not pet friendly. We had to make other accommodations for our pet. They would not let her stay with us. The guy at the front desk was very obstinate, he would not let me explain that our pet was a certified service animal . Luckily, we were able to take her back to our friends over night. Otherwise it would have been a disaster. We had prepaid our stay.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Manager on 8 Dec 2023
THANK YOU FOR YOUR STAY

4/10 Poor

Martha

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Manager on 22 Jan 2024
THANK YOU FOR YOUR STAY

10/10 Excellent

Jesse

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Manager on 22 Jan 2024
THANK YOU FOR YOUR STAY

6/10 Okay

Mariko

Meh
Room a bit tired though clean enough. Inn is right next to the freeway, and the surrounding area is a depressed little town in the desert. Was expecting more since my first experience at an Americas Best Inns had been so much nicer. ( in Mankato, MN 10 years ago)
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Manager on 25 Oct 2023
THANK YOU FOR YOUR STAY.

10/10 Excellent

Norberto

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Room clean, safe place, near to convince stores Very nice place to satay
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Manager on 9 Oct 2023
THANK YOU FOR YOUR STAY

4/10 Poor

Kylee, banning

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
I wouldn’t stay here again
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Manager on 29 Sept 2023
thank you for your stay

4/10 Poor

Luis A

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Manager on 25 Sept 2023
THANK YOU FOR YOUR STAY

8/10 Good

Sherlin

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Good
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Manager on 18 Sept 2023
Thank You for your stay

10/10 Excellent

Kristina

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Staff was friendly and room was clean. Great for the price!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Manager on 11 Sept 2023
THANK YOU FOR YOUR STAY

8/10 Good

Kimberly

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Manager on 1 Aug 2023
thank you for your stay

8/10 Good

Elmo

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The freeway noise was unavoidable. It did not keep us awake for long, but I would have preferred to be quieter.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Manager on 1 Aug 2023
Thank you for your stay

2/10 Terrible

Ria, La Mesa

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The location is very sus. When you open their room fridge, it smelled rotten. The room ac is broken. The floor carpet is so dirty. They need to remodel and replace everything there.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from MANAGER on 6 Jun 2023
THANK YOU FOR YOUR STAY

8/10 Good

krystal

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023
Response from MANAGER on 5 Jun 2023
THANK YOU FOR YOUR STAY

8/10 Good

Mariah

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Check in was quick and friendly. Convenient location to eateries/stores/etc. This place is perfect for a quick rest of the head but don’t expect anything super comfy or luxurious. Only downfall was super close to the freeway noise wise. However, once the AC unit was on, it provided white noise to block the car sounds!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Manager on 18 Apr 2023
THANK YOU FOR YOUR STAY

8/10 Good

Patricia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We were here to attend a wedding. This area only has two hotels. Neither have an elevator. I called the week before to be sure we had a ground floor room and they were very accommodating. When we arrived we had the ground floor and it worked out fine.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Manager on 18 Apr 2023
THANK YOU FOR YOUR STAY

10/10 Excellent

Janis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was really good. The property was clean the room was clean. No complaints here.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Manager on 16 Apr 2023
THANK YOU FOR YOUR STAY

8/10 Good

Tom

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Response from Manager on 19 Mar 2023
thank you for your stay

4/10 Poor

Nalini

Disliked: Cleanliness
The bed sheets were smelly. Not hygienic.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Response from Manager on 14 Mar 2023
thank you for staying with us

8/10 Good

james

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean & Simple
No frills. A simple clean room with direct tv, shampoo, soaps,
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023
Response from Manager on 1 Mar 2023
thank you for your stay

8/10 Good

Jane

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023
Response from Manager on 1 Mar 2023
thanks for your stay

6/10 Okay

Lupe

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities
Nothing, no coffee machine sad face
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023
Response from Manager on 13 Feb 2023
THANK YOU FOR YOUR STAY

10/10 Excellent

Jazmin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Patricia, San Bernardino

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was a close drive to the wedding location and the price what good we rented 3 rooms. we all like that you did not have to take toiletries in case we forgot them.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022
Response from Manager on 21 Nov 2022
THANK YOU FOR YOUR STAY

6/10 Okay

Julia

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Scared
The room was not clean, towels were dirty, didn’t feel safe
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022
Response from Manager on 3 Oct 2022
THANK YOU FOR YOUR STAY

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Don’t recommend
Wasn’t as clean as previous visit. Credit card I used was used 2 days after I left, in Italy. No proof of hotel involvement, just seems suspicious because that is the only place I’ve used that credit card. Had to buy towels because hotel towels looked dirty as well as walls and floors. Won’t stay there again. Good thing LaQuinta is being built close by.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022
Response from Manager on 29 Sept 2022
Thank you for your stay... you need to check your online activity instead of being suspicious on the hotel for the credit card being used in Italy.

10/10 Excellent

christian

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

2/10 Terrible

Marlen

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The man here is extremely rude. Accused me of having more people in my room and charged me a 150$ "fee" for it. He was also scolding me like a child. Don't stay here, rooms aren't even great and refrigerators don't work. I stayed for 3 nights and not once did he come knocking on my door saying I had extra people. He also claimed there was a video camera right in front of my door, I thought that was odd. Just wanted to get and extra buck.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Manager on 2 Aug 2022
Just be honest and truthful about your stay. There are CCTV cameras on the Property.

8/10 Good

Vanessa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Older property, yet very clean and the shower water was hot and excellent water pressure! Listen its off an exit I never heard of but safe. The rooms are non smoking which is fantastic for us non smokers plus no animals allowed, so you didn't have that heavy parfum smell. The microwave worked and refrigerator. The shower was very clean which means alot! The only thing I didn't like was a tiny tube if toothpaste that had been used. Now I'm not sure if another guess had left it behind or it was for the room but i wouldn't use it for safety reasons. However the cost and the room being so clean with a great working ac unit and staff that is strict in keeping people on the up and up..I enjoyed my rest. I would recommend staying here.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022
Response from Manager on 29 Jul 2022
Thank you for your stay

10/10 Excellent

Teresa

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

2/10 Terrible

Skip

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Filthy and noisy
No rooms on ground floor, fridge was Flithy
Stayed 1 night in May 2022
Response from Manager on 2 Jul 2022
THANK YOU FOR YOUR STAY

2/10 Terrible

Laura

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

8/10 Good

Jamie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice & Convenient
I stayed here when I went to Countdown NYE in San Bernardino. The drive was not bad, the staff was friendly and assistive. The hot water was not working at first, but the staff quickly helped us fix that. The area is quiet and seemed safe. Definitely recommend this place if you are traveling near by.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021
Response from Manager on 17 Jun 2022
thank you for your stay

8/10 Good

Teri

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

2/10 Terrible

William

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very Gross and unfriendly
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022
Response from Guest Relations on 3 May 2022
Dear William, Your voice is important to us, and we appreciate you making it heard. We are very sorry for your disappointment with our accommodations and service. What you have detailed is a poor reflection of the standards we adhere to in hospitality, and we will use your feedback as a learning tool. Should you return to Calimesa in the future, please consider giving us another try.

10/10 Excellent

HILDA, Tempe

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022
Response from Manager on 10 Apr 2022
Thank you for your stay

8/10 Good

Jaime

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022
Response from Manager on 30 Mar 2022
Thank You for your stay

8/10 Good

Raymond

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bring coffee
Bring coffee and do your own laundry. Staff is friendly and polite.room is clean and current decor. Stayed seven nights
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2022
Response from Manager on 17 Mar 2022
Thank You for your stay

8/10 Good

ERNESTO

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Just that they had told me no smoking and picked on my reservation non-smoker room and room smelled like cigarette that was the only thing.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022
Response from Manager on 5 Mar 2022
Thank you for your stay

10/10 Excellent

Manette

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Stay in Calimesa
Great stay, always comfortable. Always received with respect and smile. Thank you.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022
Response from Manager on 1 Mar 2022
Thank You for your stay