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Hotel Aura SFO

3.0 star property

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Interior entrance
In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi
Restaurant
Free self-parking
Lobby

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Housekeeping
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Air conditioning

Explore the area

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190 El Camino Real, San Bruno, CA, 94066
  • Place, Artichoke Joe's Casino
    ‪16 min walk‬
  • Place, Millbrae Square Shopping Center
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, South San Francisco Convention Center
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Airport, San Francisco, CA (SFO-San Francisco Intl.)
    ‪4 min drive‬

Room options

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In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(48 reviews)
  • 26 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(77 reviews)
  • 26 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(212 reviews)
  • 26 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Suite, 1 King Bed

Suite, 1 King Bed

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(54 reviews)
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

San Bruno

When you stay at Hotel Aura SFO in San Bruno, you'll be near the airport, within a 15-minute drive of San Francisco Bay and Chase Center. .This hotel is 12.9 mi (20.8 km) from Oracle Park and 13.5 mi (21.7 km) from Moscone Convention Center.

What's nearby

  • Artichoke Joe's Casino - 16 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Millbrae Square Shopping Center - 3 min drive - 2.2 km
  • The Shops at Tanforan - 3 min drive - 3.6 km
  • South San Francisco Convention Center - 3 min drive - 4.0 km
  • Mills-Peninsula Medical Center - 6 min drive - 5.0 km

Getting around

  • San Bruno Station - 3 min drive
  • San Bruno Station - 20 min walk
  • San Francisco Intl. Airport (SFO) - 7 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Wendy's - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Societea - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Diamond Head General Store - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Amami Sushi Bistro - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Taqueria Mi Durango - ‬4 min walk

About this property

Hotel Aura SFO

Hotel in San Bruno with free breakfast and airport shuttle service
Hotel Aura SFO offers 49 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and microwaves. Bathrooms include bathtubs and complimentary toiletries.

This San Bruno hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. 55-inch LED televisions come with satellite channels. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Make yourself at home in one of the 49 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and LED televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have bathtubs and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access, a television in a common area, and a vending machine.
A complimentary continental breakfast is served daily from 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, multilingual staff, and an elevator. A roundtrip airport shuttle is complimentary at scheduled times.
A complimentary continental breakfast is served each morning between 6:30 AM and 9:30 AM.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Height restrictions apply for on-site parking
  • Free return airport shuttle from 4:00 AM to 11:00 AM at scheduled times
  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited on-site parking

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM

Things to do

  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Vending machine
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • 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.
  • Accessible airport shuttle
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • Lift
  • Low-height counter and sink
  • Raised toilet seat
  • Wheelchair accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • 1 building
  • 3 floors
  • Built in 2004
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub
  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 55-inch LED TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board
  • LED lighting
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

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

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

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
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
2 children, up to the age of 12 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

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; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

Parking height restrictions apply

Property is also known as

Howard Johnson Express Hotel San Bruno West SFO
Howard Johnson Express San Bruno SFO West
Hotel Aura San Bruno
Aura San Bruno
Hotel Aura SFO
Aura SFO
Hotel Aura SFO Hotel
Hotel Aura SFO San Bruno
Hotel Aura SFO Hotel San Bruno

Hotel Aura SFO Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 1495 out of 2475 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 676 out of 2475 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 208 out of 2475 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 59 out of 2475 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 37 out of 2475 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Brenda

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

10/10 Excellent

Robert

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

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hotel Aura - great hotel

Hotel Aura is a small boutique hotel in San Bruno. 10 minutes from SFO. The hotel provides limited airport shuttle service. The rooms are generously sized, clean and updated. Bed is comfortable. Included breakfast is a typical U.S. continental breakfast. We were pleasantly surprised and pleased. We chose this hotel for its location and included free parking as our stay was in the middle of a California National Parks Tour. Great food options within walking distance 1-6 blocks. Laundromat (Summer’s Laundry) is within walking distance. We will stay here again in the future.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Mary Anne

Liked: Amenities
It worked for a quick overnight between flights, but I would not return. The neighbor hood was scary and it was not near anything.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Miguel

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Stefanie Ann

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Tessa

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
I arrived late in the evening. The check-in process was fairly simple and the front desk staff was helpful. It’s a little confusing how to figure out how to get upstairs when you parked your car in the basement. The vending machine on my floor was non-operational. It would accept the card and then say anything you selected was sold out even though there were a number of items in the case. I realize this is an outside vendor so I just wanted to make the front desk aware when I checked out. That customer service experience was less than optimal. Rather than simply thanking me for making them aware and letting me know, they would contact the vendor. She was rather defensive, letting me know. It was an outside vendor and there’s nothing she could do about it. She was not listening to me. My comment was not an indictment about the service of the hotel, but rather a simple “heads up“ That the vending machine was not working. Other than that, it was a fast and easy stay. It was a good value.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

Very Nice

Nice hotel. Staff is friendly. Free parking is great. Free breakfast is decent. Location is close to freeway. Price is great, especially if you're trying to stay outside of SF
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Mark

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

good price but the WORST breakfast ever!

the price was good for the SFO area, but the breakfast was the worst we've ever had for ANY hotel offering a free breakfast. also, ALL of the 2nd floor rooms have their doors ON the breakfast area--so you're likely to be woken up at 6am or soon after. BUT, for SFO the price was good.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Kely

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Owen

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Dao

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The hotel was nice and quiet but the parking was small.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

MD IMRAN

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lenore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was good
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cecilia

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

Very decent and clean hotel , free parking.

Great experience, comfortable beds and pillows, cleanliness is okay, breakfast is okay too, coffe , teas, cereals , etc . Check in was very easy and friendly stuff . Great that they don’t charge for parking, as all hotels do in SF .
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael C.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rafid

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

8/10 Good

Charlton W, CHINO HILLS

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice stay. The first time, the key card did not work, and I had to go back to get it reprogrammed. Nice safe area and close to SF and free parking. The parking spots are a bit tight, though.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

NICK, North York

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Free shuttle to SFO. 10 min to the airport.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Misael Vinicio

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lloyd

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Hazel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
To noise and one of the beds was making a lot of noise.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Isai

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
clean quiet and breakfast included
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kati

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great safe place. The shuttle was on time and super fast
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Rafid

Travelled with family
Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Cleanliness

Even though they clean the rooms every 2 days, the sheets were not changed, the beds were not made properly and the carpet and bathroom floors weren't vacuumed. Simply disgusting.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025