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El Rancho Motel

370 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA 92118
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El Rancho Motel
Ranked #16 of 19 hotels in Coronado
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Los Angeles, California
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3 reviews 3 reviews
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 August 2012

80.00 a night, around the Coronado area I would say that's not too bad if you're just looking for a place that's not too expensive, too fancy, or just a room at a decent price. It's a cottage style motel ran by an older woman, but it's nicely kept. The room I had was decently sized, plenty of parking was... More

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San Diego, California
1 review
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 August 2012

Excellent Price for Coronado. Within walking distance to great restaurants and the waterfront. The room furniture and walls seemed super cheap and overused. The overhead lighting was poor/unflattering and the AC was so loud we couldn't bare to spend much time in the room besides sleeping. The shower area and toilet were fine. The courtyard is cute. My husband said... More

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Peoria, Arizona
2 reviews
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 July 2012

We had a great stay and highly recommend this motel. It is our second visit here in two years and we had no issues whatsoever - like some of the other people posted about. There is a very cute, yet small courtyard with flowers in front. Parking is easiest in the back of the motel. The rooms are small, but... More

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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 June 2012

This was an outwardly quaint, very cheap, tiny, basic place to be four years ago. To save money we went back, two years later, but this time the sweet, elderly lady appeared to have dementia. The place was gross. She told us to go away and she would take care of certain things in four hours, but didn't recognize us... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 January 2012

You get what you pay for. If you just want a place to sleep, for the lowest price on Coronado, this is the place. We stayed three nights. We kept telling ourselves that the money we saved was well spent at restaurants in San Diego and Old Town. The motel is a about 10 blocks to the beautiful beach through... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2011

The room was filthy dirty and gross! We stayed for about 10 minutes, and had to clean the bathroom before we could use it! We were charged $30 and laughed about it later, saying it was the first time we had to pay someone to clean their bathroom! We couldn't get out fast enough! REALLY AWFUL!

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 February 2011 via mobile

Dried, caked-in dirt in corners. Food (?) bits on floor. Used wrappers behind toilet. Unpatched holes in the wall. Cobwebs hanging over TV. Worn, dirty carpet under beds with lumps of something black near the wall. No wall molding anywhere- uneven edges of wall did not meet floor. Bathroom door not hung right- the bottom scraped and got wedged on... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 November 2010

the place is very dirty - floor, tables were full of dust and the whole place was smelly. The shower was full of hairs - walls in bathroom were full of crusty stains. The toilet was easily clogged - a plunger was placed next to the toilet, with stains proving that it had been used before.

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Phoenix, Arizona
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 August 2010

We booked 4 nights here for our summer vacation at the last minute and needed a budget friendly place to stay. We thought this was the place. Boy were we wrong! The rooms are small, which is no biggie for us since you just sleep there, so we moved the double beds apart to make room for an air mattress... More

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Peoria, Arizona
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Also Known As:
El Rancho Hotel Coronado
El Rancho Hotel
Address: 370 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA 92118
Region: United States > California > Coronado
Amenities:
Free Parking
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Ranked #16 of 19 hotels in Coronado

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