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    Channel Islands Inn

    1.9 (75 reviews)
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    Daisy R.

    About a week ago I booked a room with a king bed and I was a little hesitant due to the reviews that are on here but to my surprise it was very well cleaned and very spacious. Good breakfast in the morning and for $89 not bad at all. Seeing that every other hotel around here charges $150 a night. Parking was great got to park right in front of my room and felt much safer knowing they had security. Friendly and helpful staff

    Marcus M.

    Words can't even describe what a complete and utter dump this places is. My girlfriend and I were planning a weekend getaway and what better place to choose then Channel Islands inn. The name sounds amazing!.. right?...Or so we thought. When we first pulled in, the place was so sketchy we thought our GPS directed us to the wrong place. Trash and abandoned shopping carts throughout the parking lot ,homeless people living between the buildings ,broken down cars with the windows busted out in the parking lot, fallen down parking lot lights laying in the trees etc. We decided to walk in and take a look around. We walked up to the front desk and there is nobody around. We ring the bell several times and no one came out. At this point we decided to walk around to see if we could find someone to help us. Finally, after around 15 minutes someone came to help us with all her kids right behind her. What?.. are you kidding me!.. Our check in was at 3 but we were told that our room wouldn't be ready until 4...at this point we decided that this place was way beyond sketchy and definitely didn't look clean or safe to stay!. Anyone thinking about staying here, do yourself a favor and don't waste your hard earned money on this establishment. Please look at the photos so you know I'm not lying! .. also check out their pool sign!.. gross!

    Super cool beans in lobby

    I do not understand why this place has such a low rating. Right from the start the lobby is a beautiful space and Vanessa at the front desk was very helpful and professional! The rooms are quite nice and the property is very quiet. Breakfast was great! Didn't get a chance to use the pool or spa this time, but could have due to the 12pm standard checkout time. Would definitely stay here again and have already shared it with others.

    Just some pictures I took...
    Valentine L.

    Don't stay here! Not worth it at all! Rooms were dirty. Bathrooms were disgusting. Tub had hair and dirt in it. Looked like they only clean at eye level and nothing below. Room blankets had stains. Ac unit had a knob missing so we were stuck at the temperature it was at until a family member lent us a pair of pliers. Elevator hasn't been working for apparently 10 months.. And they charge $10 to take the breakfast plates to our elderly/handicap family members. Breakfast was gross. Potatoes seemed like they were reheated. Saturday it was only eggs, potatoes and waffles. At least in Sunday they added sausage.. In the past they had 2 waffle makers. They only had one now since the other broke. The one that was there... The timer didn't work so you had to time it to make sure yours didn't burn. Juice wasn't minute maid like it claimed to be. The pool was the same as last year... It didn't meet health codes so people weren't supposed to swim in it. They had a sign up in the beginning that looked like it was from the city but later on it was stake down.. I don't think the city would have someone come out on a Saturday to inspect it... Ice machine is a waste of space since it does not work. Service wasn't great at all. Asked for towels and was told we would get them in 15 minutes. 30 minutes late nothing. Called and said OK be there soon. My mom called for her room and an hour went by. Neither of us had towels. Called a third time and finally 20 mins later we got our towels. Abandoned cars are left there or at least they look like it because of all the cob webs and dirt and leaves on the cars. Don't stay here!

    Check out how dingy the rooms are. I had two rooms. Both were the same.

    I am really disappointed at Booking.com for even having the Channel Island Inn included in their offerings. It took almost an hour to get checked into the hotel. There was a long line of people waiting to check in, and only one clerk, who had to go back and forth to check reservations, get printouts, and make keys; ridiculous! Then, we get to our rooms and all of the plugs are so worn out, our phone chargers slip out of the socket, the remotes to the TV's don't work, there are no ice buckets (I know there is a fridge, but ice buckets are nice too), there are coffee makers but, no coffee, the carpets smell, and the rooms look dingy. At this point, I don't even know if the ice maker works, since it has been over an hour now since the desk said they were going to send over an ice bucket; must still be checking people in. Pretty shady looking area. DON'T BOOK YOUR STAY HERE!!! NOTE: Never got an ice bucket. The towels felt like sandpaper, and you could see through them. What a dump!

    Broken AC

    It's a dump . Ac broken , couldn't open the window/ sliding door because no screen , spiders , very dark in a unsafe area. Lobby & office looks good the rooms are dumps. I wish I would've seen these reviews first. Don't be cheap spend a little more & get a good room. Don't fall for the overly nice staff. It's a dump

    Bathroom light fixture coming out of ceiling
    Elizabeth V.

    Had 3 rooms for a family reunion in the area. This was the host hotel. One room had broken air conditioning and broken ceiling fan, another room had brown water come out of the bathroom and vanity sinks, and the 3rd room had large black stains all over the carpet. No hand towels provided in any rooms - 2 of the rooms only had 1 bath towel and 1 washcloth. No manager available for complaints. Email sent one week ago and no response. Also, pool not working (apparently for more than 1 year) ice machine also does not work. Family reunion has used this as host hotel for years - but not anymore. Other complaints were, broken or missing ceiling fans and dirty rooms.

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    Great place to stay at. The employees are very friendly. Do recommend to come and stay here!

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    Breakfast included scrambled eggs plain and with chorizo, potatoes, sausage, waffles, yogurt, boiled eggs, coffee - decaf and regular, real orange juice, apple juice, packaged oatmeal and more.

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