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2.5 out of 5
Surf Motel and Gardens
1220 South Main Street, Fort Bragg, CA

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 308 out of 1002 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 345 out of 1002 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 173 out of 1002 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 99 out of 1002 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 77 out of 1002 reviews" "

7.4/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good value
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

4/10 Poor

carolyn

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
My room was not clean and had bedbugs. I would have left but it was very late and I was too tired. He gave me a larger room but it was also dirty and grimy. I stripped the bed and stayed up for an hour to see if any bugs surfaced. I ended up sleeping in my clothes on the stripped bed. Should have slept in my car. Choose another motel.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

carl

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We enjoyed our stay ,would stay here again. Attendant was very helpful and pleasant upon arrival as was the gentleman at breakfast and departure, Carl M.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from Surf Motel and Gardens on May 7, 2024
Thank your for staying at our motel

10/10 Excellent

Josh

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful garden right out in front. Bed was comfortable and clean, just what we needed after a long day of travel. And the staff was nice enough to let us in after office hours. Overall, an affordable and pleasant place to stay in Fort Bragg.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Surf Motel and Gardens on Apr 6, 2024
Thank you for staying at our motel.

10/10 Excellent

Shayna Forbis

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We did a quick trip to Fort Bragg and the Surf Motel was perfect we got the room with the big soaker tub and it was so nice. Very clean and quiet. Close to shopping and David's Restaurant!!!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Surf Motel and Gardens on Apr 6, 2024
Thank you for staying with us.

6/10 Okay

Shayla

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness
We always enjoy staying here for the nice bbq and fire pit area the kids have a blast. Staff is usually really nice. But the huge down fall is rooms are not always the cleanest . Extra blankets smelt of dirty feet so didn’t use them. Mom room reeked of dirty feet and smoke it was awful.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Surf Motel and Gardens on Apr 6, 2024
We apologize for any inconvenience during your stay with us. We always have extra blankets, towels, pillows etc at front office you can grab anytime.

8/10 Good

Lincoln

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice, quiet, place
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Surf Motel and Gardens on Apr 6, 2024
Thank you for staying at our motel!

10/10 Excellent

Dane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Surf Motel and Gardens on Apr 6, 2024
Thank you for staying at our motel

8/10 Good

Sonja

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Versatile accommodating.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Surf Motel and Gardens on Mar 27, 2024
Thank you for staying with us

4/10 Poor

Cindy

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Booked a room that was listed as pet friendly. I checked in and desk attendant told me that the room I had booked was not pet friendly — was charged a room upgrade and a overnight pet fee of $20
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Surf Motel and Gardens on Mar 27, 2024
Our only pet rooms are sing K and double QQ. We apologize for any inconvenience during your stay

10/10 Excellent

Miguel

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Surf Motel and Gardens on Mar 26, 2024
Thank you for staying at our motel.

8/10 Good

Alicia, Lakeport

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed here Friday night, for the Whale Walk & Run Saturday morning. It was a good night; beds were comfortable and the staff that checked us in was very friendly and knowledgeable.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Surf Motel and Gardens on Mar 26, 2024
Thank you for staying with us

8/10 Good

Gail

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
While this is an old style motor motel, the rooms are updated with nice amenities, new carpet, walkin shower, flat screen TV etc. Some wear and tear on wood moulding and paint corners but nothing to contain about. Easy access to hwy 1 and businesses but no road noise. Quiet even on Friday night, except for a bit of parking lot door slams as people pulled in. Wifi was secure and I noticed solar panels on the roof. Office staff friendly and helpful. Only minor issue was the toilet was older and very small, lower than full size, like in Elementary school bath rooms. Could be harder on older knees. Light continental breakfast and good coffee. We'd stay again if in the area.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Surf Motel and Gardens on Mar 26, 2024
We apologize for any inconvenience during your stay with us

10/10 Excellent

Tasha

Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is an amazing motel so comfortable and very affordable we will return
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Surf Motel and Gardens on Mar 15, 2024
Thank you for staying with us.

10/10 Excellent

Sheila

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Surf Motel and Gardens on Mar 15, 2024
Thank you for staying at our motel!

10/10 Excellent

Byungdae

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Surf Motel and Gardens on Mar 10, 2024
Thank you for staying with us.

10/10 Excellent

Jay

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Surf Motel and Gardens on Apr 6, 2024
Thank you for staying at our motel

8/10 Good

Anthony

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
It’s your standard, motel, obviously not a fancy hotel, but overall a nice stay, very friendly staff, continental breakfast in the morning was decent. No issues, and price was decent
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Surf Motel and Gardens on Feb 24, 2024
Thank you for staying with us!

10/10 Excellent

Andrea

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Surf Motel and Gardens on Feb 24, 2024
Thank you for staying with us

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Super easy check-in. Everything was as described. Glad to have found an affordable room that's dog friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Surf Motel and Gardens on Feb 13, 2024
Thank you for enjoying your stay with us!

10/10 Excellent

Tasha

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This amazing place to stay feels very comfortable and love the rooms
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Surf Motel and Gardens on Feb 7, 2024
Thank you for staying with us

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was quiet clean and worked for us.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Surf Motel and Gardens on Feb 1, 2024
Thank you for staying with us.

10/10 Excellent

john

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
a great value
beautiful flowers in the garden, clean quiet rooms. great bath tub. simple but good breakfast. it was the best motel we've been at for that price. a great value.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Surf Motel and Gardens on Feb 1, 2024
Thank you for staying with us!

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great when traveling with pets
Nice roadside motel. Perfect for travel with pets. Clean and roomy. We would stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Surf Motel and Gardens on Jan 9, 2024
Thank you for staying with us!

8/10 Good

Garret

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean, good value, garden beds around property makes me think owners are more invested in guest experience than their more corporate name brand competitors (from what I observed driving through town)
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Surf Motel and Gardens on Jan 7, 2024
Thank you for staying with us

2/10 Terrible

justin

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Surf Motel and Gardens on Jan 7, 2024
Thank you for staying with us

2/10 Terrible

Flint

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities
I booked a room to stay for my wife’s birthday. When we got into our room, there was a bunch of white stuff all over the bed. I’m not sure how housekeeping didn’t see it when they made the beds, or maybe they didn’t launder the bedding. When I asked the front desk lady for a refund she was extremely rude and acted like I was the problem. I could see her bad mouthing me to the other gal in the office while I was leaving. I would never stay at the surf motel again, if I could’ve given 0 stars I would have.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Surf Motel and Gardens on Feb 7, 2024
We apologize for any inconvenience during your stay at our motel.

6/10 Okay

Cynthia

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Surf Motel and Gardens on Jan 2, 2024
Thank you for staying with us

6/10 Okay

Susan

Travelled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Surf Motel and Gardens on Jan 2, 2024
Thank you for staying with us!

8/10 Good

Viktar

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Surf Motel and Gardens on Jan 2, 2024
Thank you for staying with us

10/10 Excellent

Gijo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Surf Motel and Gardens on Jan 2, 2024
Thank you for staying with us

8/10 Good

Oliver

Travelled with family
Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overall a fine stay
Good choice for a short stay. We had booked 3 rooms but one was smelling smokey so we got it exchanged without problems. Only one room was eligible to have a pet. That was not clear when we booked, and also not explained to us. Rooms were quiet but were not serviced between days. Showers were great. Standard cold breakfast, no eggs.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Surf Motel and Gardens on Feb 1, 2024
We apologize for any inconvenience during your stay with us. We allow pets in a QQ and K rooms only.

10/10 Excellent

Jianguo, Sammamish

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property is location in a convenient, walking distance to shopping and food option. Its is quite and easy to find. Staff are very good and polite. Breakfast room is big comparing others.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Surf Motel and Gardens on Jan 2, 2024
Thank you for staying with us

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
worked out well for our needs.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Surf Motel and Gardens on Dec 18, 2023
Thank you for staying with us!

10/10 Excellent

Ellyn

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Always a great place to stay! Friendly and helpful staff; comfortable and attractive rooms.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Surf Motel and Gardens on Dec 12, 2023
Thank you for staying with us.

10/10 Excellent

Trina

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We stay there all the time and its always a great place
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Surf Motel and Gardens on Dec 12, 2023
Thank you for staying at our motel

10/10 Excellent

Akash

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very good experience. Nice rooms, the property was very nice.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Surf Motel and Gardens on Dec 3, 2023
Thank you for staying with us

10/10 Excellent

Kishen Das Kondabagilu

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very well maintained, affordable, family friendly place.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Surf Motel and Gardens on Dec 1, 2023
Thank you for staying with us!

8/10 Good

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Surf Motel and Gardens on Dec 1, 2023
Thank you for staying with us

10/10 Excellent

Wankung

Travelled with family, Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
EV charger in walking distance.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Surf Motel and Gardens on Dec 1, 2023
Thank you for staying with us

8/10 Good

Byungdae

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Surf Motel and Gardens on Dec 1, 2023
Thank you for staying with us

10/10 Excellent

Julia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice safe and quiet place, I would recommend Surf Motel and Gardens
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Surf Motel and Gardens on Dec 1, 2023
Thank you for staying at our motel!

4/10 Poor

Chad

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Poor Excuse for a Breakfast. Green banana's, cold cereal, instant oatmeal, a few packaged pastries, juice and coffee. First room had not been cleaned. Some rooms were not available because they were being treated for fleas. The place really needs to be remodeled and cleaned up.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Surf Motel and Gardens on Nov 18, 2023
We apologize for any inconveniences during your stay.

10/10 Excellent

Cameo

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Surf Motel and Gardens on Nov 13, 2023
Thank you for staying at our motel

10/10 Excellent

Paddy

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Surf Motel and Gardens on Nov 14, 2023
Thank you for staying with us

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Lipstick on a pig
The price was right for the area and the photos appeared that they had done some good renovations. Check in was pleasant and quick, as was checkout. The place was lipstick on a pig. The carpets were tattered and damaged. The bathroom had been renovated beautifully and I was very excited to see the jetted tub - until I used it and had to shower again from all of the scum that came out of the jets. There is a particular way to clean jetted tubs and they clearly do not know how. I was completely grossed out. The bed was so-so on comfort and I could feel the springs. They seem to be trying to improve the place but more effort needs to happen with cleaning and carpets.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Surf Motel and Gardens on Nov 10, 2023
We apologize for any inconvenience during your stay with us.

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Surf Motel and Gardens on Nov 8, 2023
Thank you for staying with us

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
EXCELLENT HELP FROM STORMY
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Surf Motel and Gardens on Nov 6, 2023
Thank you for staying with us

10/10 Excellent

Steve

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
They have water wash down for our boat..ample boat parking and an excellent fish cleaning station
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Surf Motel and Gardens on Oct 28, 2023
Thank you for staying at our motel

8/10 Good

Joyesh

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Property is remodled. Decent.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Surf Motel and Gardens on Oct 25, 2023
Thank you for staying with us.