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Rancho San Diego Inn & Suites

2.5 star property

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Premium Studio Suite, 1 Bedroom, Non Smoking, Private Bathroom
Exterior
40-inch LED TV with cable channels, TV
Exclusive Room
Lobby sitting area

Reviews

5.4 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Breakfast included
  • Pet-friendly
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Parking included
  • Air conditioning

Explore the area

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1355 E Main St, El Cajon, CA, 92021
  • Place, The Magnolia
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Place, San Diego State University
    ‪13 min drive‬
  • Place, Sycuan Casino
    ‪14 min drive‬
  • Airport, San Diego, CA (SAN-San Diego Intl.)
    ‪25 min drive‬

Room options

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2 bedrooms, Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, pillow-top beds

Comfort Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Comfort Double or Twin Room

Comfort Double or Twin Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Family Suite

Family Suite

  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 King Beds

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2 bedrooms, Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, pillow-top beds

Family Suite, 2 Bedrooms, Non Smoking, 2 Bathrooms

  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 King Beds

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2 bedrooms, Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, pillow-top beds

Executive Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 King Beds and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

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Exclusive Room

Exclusive Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 1 Queen Bed

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Comfort Suite, Multiple Beds, Non Smoking, Microwave

Comfort Suite, Multiple Beds, Non Smoking, Microwave

  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 7
  • 4 Queen Beds

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2 bedrooms, Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, pillow-top beds

Basic Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the area

El Cajon

Located in El Cajon, Rancho San Diego Inn & Suites is a 3-minute drive from The Magnolia and 13 minutes from San Diego State University. .This hotel is 8.1 mi (13 km) from Sycuan Casino and 10 mi (16.1 km) from Jamul Casino.

What's nearby

  • The Magnolia - 4 min drive - 3.4 km
  • Shadow Mountain Community Church - 4 min drive - 3.4 km
  • San Diego State University - 13 min drive - 19.0 km
  • Sycuan Casino - 14 min drive - 13.0 km
  • San Diego Zoo - 21 min drive - 29.8 km

Getting around

  • El Cajon Transit Center Station - 13 min drive
  • Old Town Transit Center - 20 min drive
  • San Diego, CA (SEE-Gillespie Field) - 18 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Valley Foods Mediterranean Market - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Jack in the Box - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Carl's Jr. - ‬11 min walk

About this property

Rancho San Diego Inn & Suites

Hotel with free breakfast, near The Magnolia
Rancho San Diego Inn & Suites offers 52 air-conditioned accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature hair dryers and complimentary toiletries. These individually furnished accommodations include desks. Pillowtop beds feature Egyptian cotton sheets and premium bedding. A pillow menu is available. 40-inch LED televisions come with premium cable channels.

Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access (speed: 50+ Mbps). Housekeeping is offered once per stay and irons/ironing boards can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on a limited basis.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool.
Make yourself at home in one of the 52 individually furnished guestrooms, featuring microwaves and LED televisions. Your pillowtop bed comes with Egyptian cotton sheets. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms feature bathtubs or showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.
Enjoy the recreation opportunities such as an outdoor pool or make use of other amenities including a vending machine.
A complimentary on-the-go breakfast is served daily from 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, multilingual staff, and ATM/banking services. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary on-the-go breakfast is served each morning between 6:00 AM and 9:00 AM.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 50+ Mbps

Parking and transport

  • Free uncovered self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free on-the-go breakfast available daily 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (once per stay)
  • Multilingual staff

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Egyptian cotton sheets
  • Pillow menu
  • Pillowtop mattress

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 40-inch LED TV with premium cable channels

Food and drink

  • Microwave

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board on request

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 6:00 AM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

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
If you are planning to arrive after 8:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 25 per pet, per day, plus a deposit of USD 50 per stay
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs and cats only
An off-leash area is available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Children may not be eligible for complimentary breakfast
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 35.0 per day

Payment types

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 deposit: USD 50 per stay
  • Pet fee: USD 25 per pet, per day
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Housekeeping fee: USD 10 every 3 days
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 35.0 per day

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 credit card, debit card, or 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
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit

Property is also known as

Rancho Diego & Suites El Cajon
Rancho San Diego Inn & Suites Hotel
Rancho San Diego Inn & Suites El Cajon
Rancho San Diego Inn & Suites Hotel El Cajon

Reviews

Rancho San Diego Inn & Suites Reviews

5.4

5.2/10

Cleanliness

6.0/10

Staff & service

4.8/10

Amenities

4.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

5.0/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 70 out of 273 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 24 out of 273 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 37 out of 273 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 38 out of 273 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 104 out of 273 reviews

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Julieth

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The pictures don’t reflect the real conditions of the hotel. You see homeless people around the facility and it seems they also live in the hotel. Our first night the people in the next room had a fight where we heard things being thrown at the walls and super loud scream that felt unsafe. The mattress bends, the room smells like cigarette, the floors outside smell like pee, the elevator smells like marijuana. The overall condition of the hotel is bad.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Gloria

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

Just sad

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Geneva

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Not anything
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Antonette

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

Dirty

Found cockroach’s in the room and pool was in bad service. Breakfast was a small bread and a to go oatmeal none of what we can eat as diabetics.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Griselda

Travelled with pets
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Not as advertised in the pictures.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Jesus

Travelled with family
Lots of beds suite 2 rooms with 4 king beds fantastic. Breakfast bags OK.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Nelson

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

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
You know that one scene from the movie Big with Tom Hanks when he goes to new york for the first time and its time for him to sleep , and curls up afraid. Well its kinda like that . Pillows had lipstick on them , the walls had patched up holes, there was a jacuzzi but it was caution taped off , there was a very different kind of unsafe crowd outside everynight. The air conditioning was great though. Overall i would not recommend this place .
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Leonides

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Smells rotten and urine. We will never come back here anymore!!!!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Fausto

Disliked: Cleanliness
Hundreds of cockroaches in the room and over the beds, in the entire room and bathroom. I leave the room and hotel15 minutes after check in and they don’t want give me the refund than I pay, after I arguing for two hours in the phone with them, 4 days after they refunded me only a partial amount.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Paola

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The room smelled like the room was not ventilated for a long time.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Abdul Hakim

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
When we checked in and got the keys, we noticed the hotel environment was very bad and there was people smoking and fighting and homeless people were in the parking lots, I could laterally smell bad odors around and finally we noticed that the bedrooms had bedbugs and we left the hotel right after seeing all those things. It was a bad experience in my whole time booking a hotel. I recommend to check the ratings before booking it.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Armelia

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property is not family friendly, at all! We only stayed one night, then left to find another place to stay.
Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Jenita

Travelled with family and small children
The rooms were pretty big the family room but it didn't match the picture or the room I booked at all the prices are a little bit too high in the hallway kinds of stink hallway outside and the family room the microwave didn't work properly the table was broken and the dresses were broken the family room needs to be upgraded in the beds need to be upgraded because they were too high and you can't climb up
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

quaison

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

irwing

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
One of the worst properties i have ever stayed.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

RANCHO for PANCHO

Having stayed at property across street before I found myself curious about RANCHO INN and 2 nights consecutive worked 🎬
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Melina

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Ulises

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
The room was clean, and the staff was friendly
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Christopher

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Greeted first with a graffiti-tagged sign, and then a hot-tub wrapped in crime-scene style tape to indicate out-of-order... The real issue was that the room was FULL OF FLIES. Without exaggeration the largest "swarm" of houseflies I have ever seen flying in a stable formation in my entire life existed in our guestroom. Probably 100-200 full-size houseflies. Upon getting this shock, returned to the front desk and asked for another room. The second room "only" had a dozen or two dozen flies, but disturbingly featured one dead fly on the guestbed, and a second smaller species of fly crawling on a pillow before flying away. The manager offered to have housekeeping come in and spray/kill the flies, but it's the source/reason for this large of a fly population that was most concerning. What are the larvae (maggots) feeding on?? While there were visible trash bags seen around the property (appear to have been placed by guests/residents) this couldn't explain the flies in the closed rooms. The overall property was dirty with sticky outdoor corridors and mats. The parking lot was full of poorly maintained cars that looked like those of long-term occupants not vacationers. How does the health department allow this property to operate? To his credit, the manager was sympathetic and processed a refund no questions asked. We moved to the Days Inn for LESS $$ and got an immaculate, quiet room next door to a Starbucks and Denny's no less and with a good-looking pool to boot.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Erin

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christina

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Grace

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Wathiq

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Cesar

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
There were clearly visible Semen stains on the walls. The room smelled humid and rotten.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025