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Best Inn & Suites

2.0 star property

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Reception
1 bedroom, free WiFi
Bathroom
Exterior
1 bedroom, free WiFi

Reviews

6.0 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Pool
  • Pet-friendly
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

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1274 Oakdale Ave, El Cajon, CA, 92021
  • Place, The Magnolia
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Place, Shadow Mountain Community Church
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Place, Sycuan Casino
    ‪15 min drive‬
  • Airport, San Diego, CA (SAN-San Diego Intl.)
    ‪24 min drive‬

Room options

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1 bedroom, free WiFi

Basic Room, 1 King Bed

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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1 bedroom, free WiFi

Basic Room, 1 King Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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1 bedroom, free WiFi

Basic Room, 2 Double Beds

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Double Beds

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1 bedroom, free WiFi

Basic Room, 2 Double Beds

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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1 bedroom, free WiFi

Family Studio Suite

  • Sleeps 7
  • 1 King Bed and 2 Queen Beds

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About the area

El Cajon

Located in El Cajon, Best Inn & Suites is within a 15-minute drive of San Diego State University and Sycuan Casino. .This hotel is 16 mi (25.8 km) from Balboa Park and 13.5 mi (21.8 km) from Snapdragon Stadium.

What's nearby

  • Parkway Plaza - 3 min drive - 3.4 km
  • The Magnolia - 4 min drive - 3.4 km
  • Shadow Mountain Community Church - 4 min drive - 3.8 km
  • San Diego State University - 13 min drive - 18.3 km
  • Sycuan Casino - 15 min drive - 13.8 km

Getting around

  • Arnele Avenue Station - 10 min drive
  • Old Town Transit Center - 19 min drive
  • San Diego, CA (SEE-Gillespie Field) - 12 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Dutch Bros Coffee - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Valley Foods Mediterranean Market - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪Jack in the Box - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Carl's Jr. - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Best Inn & Suites

Hotel in El Cajon with a seasonal outdoor pool and a 24-hour front desk
Best Inn & Suites offers 32 accommodations. This El Cajon hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 100+ Mbps (good for 1–2 people or up to 6 devices). Housekeeping is provided daily.
Recreational amenities at the hotel include a seasonal outdoor pool.
Make yourself at home in one of the 32 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected.
Enjoy the recreation opportunities such as a seasonal outdoor pool or make use of other amenities including complimentary wireless internet access.
Free self parking is available onsite.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 100+ Mbps (good for 1–2 people or up to 6 devices)
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • RV/bus/lorry parking (surcharge) on site

Things to do

  • Seasonal outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Seasonal outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Accessibility

  • No lift

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

An adult age 18 or older must assume all liability for the booking
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 20 per pet (varies based on length of stay)
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs and cats only

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Deposit: USD 100 per accommodation, per stay

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: USD 20 per pet (varies based on length of stay)
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
The seasonal pool will be open from April to September

Property is also known as

Best Inn & Suites Hotel
Best Inn & Suites El Cajon
Best Inn & Suites Hotel El Cajon

Best Inn & Suites Reviews

Reviews

6.0
Rating 10 - Excellent. 42 out of 109 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 7 out of 109 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 109 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 13 out of 109 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 41 out of 109 reviews

5.6/10

Cleanliness

6.6/10

Staff & service

5.8/10

Amenities

5.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

5.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Ryan

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Shower took a long time to heat up. Place was pretty dirty but cheapest in San Diego that night… I got bit by some kind of bug too when I was sleeping in the bed…
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Jose

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Ashley

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Jerry

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Checked after was in room for 5 Min
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Seb

The room has very bad smell and also the walls and other things was very dirty I don’t recommend for others
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Katelyn

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Dont do it , horrible rooms and bad service absolutely not !!!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Florentino

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Roach Motel

Dirty, needs to be painted, saw a few roaches, alive and dead. Bad smell in the room of cigarettes. Small window AC didn't cool the room. Large homeless population in the area and on the property. Noisy all night. No hair dryer, no iron.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great Place
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness

Staff helpfull but cleanliness sux

The room was horrible as far as interior decorating, the walls were dirty with fingerprints and other gross bodily fluids, the toilet seat was dirty with pube-hair, i saw blood smeared on bathroom wall, there was an occasional cockroach scurrying about... The towels were dingy and an offwhite color along with the sheets, the customer svc at the front desk was good, nice people, very helpful at all times day or night
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Allison

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
They wouldn’t take care of the bugs in both rooms I tried. I ended up leaving I did not feel safe as a solo traveler here DONT RISK IT
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Tiana

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I will never book a room here again first room had crumbs in the bed bedding not clean facility looks nothing like pictures online it was the worst stay at any hotel ive ever stayed
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Robert

Disliked: Amenities
Very rundown. Paint is cheap. Walls dirty , even the towels were dirty. So I left early.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Laura

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
There's an IHOP right next door and a 24 hour taco shop or two.. super convenient
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Sonia

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff seemed very welcoming, but the hotel is very rundown and needs remodeling. It was nice that the rooms had microwaves and refrigerators, but it still needs to be renovated. There were also a lot of people wandering around outside at every hour. I didn’t feel safe.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Ezequiel

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Dirty
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Sebastian

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Don’t let the word “BEST” fool ya! My room didn’t have a table or chairs. I had to use my bed nightstands as “table” and sat on my bed as “chair” to eat my foods! Bathroom was disgusting, toilet keeps making random “flushing” noises every 5 minutes. Shower water pressure was very slow and it took up to 4 minutes before you can get hot water. Tv works but I couldn’t get my remote to turn to other channels except Food Network channel. Only good thing is they got microwave/fridgerator. Also, parking lot was small and facing the 8 East highway. It’s my first and LAST visit to that inn.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Daniel

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jimmy

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great stay with reasonable prices
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Thomas, Eugene

Travelled with family
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Requested downstairs room because of total knee replacement seven weeks ago Worked out perfectly
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

DeAundre

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Carlos

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Maria

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Laquesha

Business traveller
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Bed had crumbs in it when I pulled back sheets .. the whole area needs to be remodeled it's only nice thing was the patio which face nothing but it was just the space
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Brian

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Ashley

Liked: Staff & service
As expected nothing to complain about.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025