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San Francisco-Days Inn Novato: Traveller Reviews

8141 Redwood Boulevard, Novato, CA 94945
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San Francisco-Days Inn Novato
Ranked #5 of 6 hotels in Novato
3.0 of 5 stars 18 Reviews
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Maui, Hawaii
2 reviews
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9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
“Basic.....”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 October 2010

We stayed here 3 nights. We needed an affordable place to stay. We walked in with no reservations and payed about $75 with taxes for 2 Queen beds. Very affordable considering similar hotels in the Novato/San Rafael area. We spent all day everyday out of the room. We generally always stay at a Days Inn when traveling.

PROS: We were given a room in the back facing the garden and pool area, with hills behind us. We did not hear any freeway noise from there. We found the staff super friendly. The kids always are happy with the free breakfast. Waffles, poptarts, juice. There was adequate TV channels. Bathroom was OK with a bath tub. Good WiFi signal.

CONS: The beds were horrible. We usually stay at Days Inns when we travel and these beds were really awful in comparison to others in the chain. One of them was lopsided.
The carpet was very old and stained. We were warned about this upon check in. We noticed new rolls of carpet waiting to be installed near our room. I think we would have gotten a better nights sleep camping at Samuel P Taylor park....the overall feel of cleanliness was affected by the dirty carpet and awful beds. The beds also had old, flat pillows, old warn blankets and bedspreads. Again, not up to the standards of the Days Inns we have stayed at in Portland and Seattle....Also the pool was dirty and unheated. The hot tub was questionable. Although my kids did use it.

Bottom Line: Expect cheap and basic....for Marin anyway. Bring your own pillows and blankets...we did (thank goodness)

  • Stayed October 2010, travelled with family
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“dont let the old reviews fool you”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 September 2010

when looking at some of the reviews for this Days Inn I noted that most were old dates, and was hoping that the the quality had come up to a good standard. And I was pleasantly surprised. Although the property is not new, I found it to be clean, and thats important to me. The room was clean, roomy, and quiet. The front desk staff were friendly and helpful. The free continental breakfast was very adequate and well stocked. There was ample parking right outside the room. The pool/hot tub area was in the middle of the courtyard, and easily accessible. I would stay here again without a second thought.

  • Stayed August 2010, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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4 reviews 4 reviews
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“As basic as it gets”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 October 2009

The hotel is as described on some of the other posts. One star basic room. Clean but is showing its age. The staff was very nice. Didnt get a chance to try the food. Make sure to ask for a room in the back otherwise you'll hear the freeway. I'd stay here again if nothing better was available (which was this case since I didnt want to pay $100+ or travel 30 miles).

  • Stayed October 2009, travelled solo
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 February 2008

I am a road warrior. I stay in a lot of hotels and motels and this is the absolute worse experience I have ever encountered. The cheap rate is not worth the health hazard of the filthy rooms. Avoid at all costs. The "free breakfast" is also a filth fest of stale bagels.

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“Very basic”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 November 2007

Stop. Snooze. ---. Shower.

If that's all you want to do (o.k., I'll add t.v. to the list even though it breaks the alliterative foursome above) for an overnight on your way in or out of San Francisco from the north off U.S. 101, look no further.

And that's how I recommend this Days Inn after staying there two nights. (The next-to-nothing AAA rate that included breakfast drew me in, and I needed a place to stay while I attended The Tamalpa Institute's winter weekend event.) Most of the food wasn't out yet (7:45 a.m.) on the Saturday morning of my stay, but I had plenty on the Sunday I checked out.

  • Stayed January 2006, travelled solo
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Address: 8141 Redwood Boulevard, Novato, CA 94945
Price range (per night):* 62 AUD - 104 AUD

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