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El Rancho Motel

2.0 star property
your current months are February, 2025 and March, 2025.
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Terrace/patio
Junior Suite, Multiple Beds, Kitchenette
Economy Room (2 Full Size Beds-No Closet)
Front of property
Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed | Living area

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Air conditioning
  • Parking included
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
370 Orange Avenue, Coronado, CA, 92118
  • Naval Base Coronado
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Coronado Ferry Landing
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • San Diego-Coronado Bridge
    ‪19 min walk‬
  • San Diego, CA (SAN-San Diego Intl.)
    ‪16 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for Economy Room (1 Full Size Bed-No Closet,165 Sq Ft)

Economy Room (1 Full Size Bed-No Closet,165 Sq Ft)

Economy Room (1 Full Size Bed-No Closet,165 Sq Ft)

  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

View all photos for Economy Room (2 Full Size Beds-No Closet)

Economy Room (2 Full Size Beds-No Closet)

Economy Room (2 Full Size Beds-No Closet)

  • 16 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Beds

View all photos for Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

View all photos for Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

View all photos for Junior Suite, Multiple Beds, Kitchenette

Junior Suite, Multiple Beds, Kitchenette

Junior Suite, Multiple Beds, Kitchenette

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Double Bed

View all photos for Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the area

Coronado

When you stay at El Rancho Motel in Coronado, you'll be in a shopping district, within a 5-minute drive of Naval Base Coronado and Hotel del Coronado. .This motel is 4.1 mi (6.6 km) from San Diego Convention Center and 5.2 mi (8.3 km) from Port of San Diego.
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What's nearby

  • Coronado Ferry Landing - 13 min walk
  • Hotel del Coronado - 3 min drive
  • Coronado Beach - 4 min drive
  • Petco Park - 6 min drive
  • San Diego Convention Center - 6 min drive

Getting around

  • 25th - Commercial Station - 4 min drive
  • Old Town Transit Center - 13 min drive
  • San Diego Intl. Airport (SAN) - 16 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Il Fornaio - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪Panera Bread - ‬16 min walk
  • ‪Coronado Brewing Co. - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬16 min walk
  • ‪Garage Buona Forc - ‬16 min walk

About this property

El Rancho Motel

Motel with free parking, near Petco Park
El Rancho Motel offers 10 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and coffee/tea makers. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and microwaves. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and ceiling fans. Housekeeping is provided daily.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 10 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with bathtubs or showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as minibars and microwaves.
This smoke-free motel features complimentary parking nearby, hiking/biking trails nearby, and windsurfing nearby.
Featured amenities include express check-out, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff. Free self parking is available onsite.

Languages

English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Limited on-site parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available
  • Free off-site parking

Family friendly

  • Free cots/infant beds
  • Microwave
  • Fridge

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Multilingual staff

Outdoors

  • Beach umbrellas

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • Beach towels
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Ceiling fan
  • Free cots/infant beds

Bathroom

  • Bath or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • TV channels
  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Microwave
  • Minibar
  • Fridge

More

  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Contactless check-in available

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

An adult age 18 or older must assume all liability for the booking
Guests will receive key retrieval information

Access methods

Staffed front desk, key retrieval

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals welcome)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Free cribs are available on request at the property

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 fire extinguisher

Property is also known as

El Rancho Motel Coronado
El Rancho Coronado
El Rancho Hotel Coronado
El Rancho Motel Motel
El Rancho Motel Coronado
El Rancho Motel Motel Coronado

El Rancho Motel Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 331 out of 708 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 251 out of 708 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 85 out of 708 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 28 out of 708 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 13 out of 708 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Hunter

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Great
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kristin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic place to stay! Love the decor and the flamingo theme throughout the property. Staff was very attentive via text. Rooms were clean and spacious. No issues with parking - did one night of street parking and one night in one of their spots.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

David, Carlsbad

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful Location
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Jason

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
If you need very little out of your motel, this is the space to stay. Much better accommodation compared to people I was working with. I was able to do my work, eat meals and sleep comfortably with little worry. Highly recommend!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Seth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great stay, super easy.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Bret

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A great little place to stay for a couple of nights. The only thing missing was a USB outlet to charge my phone. Other than that, everything was as advertised.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joshuah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I at was nice and quiet place to stay. When a question arose the staff was able to assist me immediately. Would stay here again in the future if I ever return to San Diego.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

shawn

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
El Rancho - The property is convenient and walkable to most of the tourist areas in Coronado The staff was accessible but out of the way and went out of their way to ensure a smooth check-in, the rooms and motel is very personal. Having a old cottage feel but still updated Will definitely stay again if in the area
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Donald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Megan

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Akina, Torrance

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We didn’t see staffs at all. The room was not clean, our pillowcases were dirty with something like a make up foundations.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Brandon

Travelled with family
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

4/10 Poor

William

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Didn't like the remote passive off-site check-in process. No personnel to address problems or issues. Cleanliness of room was questionable and housekeeping didn't even make up the bed. We noticed housekeeper rinsing out cups used in the room with the garden house which raises doubts with the cleaning and upkeep of the room. Overall property felt like a Motel-6 like accomodations. The room was extremely narrow and small unlike what is protrayed in the website photos. Very disappointed in the stay. Going to post this dissatisfaction on Yelp and Google.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Diane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Location was great for my trip. The staff was excellent, very helpful and nice. My room lacked amenities that would have been nice such as a plastic cups and the shower did not have any place to sit your soap or shampoo. Overall, it was fine and I would stay there again.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Amy

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Such an adorable gem that is quaint and affordable! We loved it!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

RODNEY

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great little place
Great little motel. Very clean. Everything you need. Located on Orange Ave in the middle of Coronado Island.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Wallace

Stayed 7 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Wendi, Plainsboro

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Staff was great. Room was a good size for me. Furnishing were a bit old. Room had a smell, windows did not open.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Deborah

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very disappointing
Had a hard time getting into room. Didn't receive text with information for "self-check in". No one at the office. Finally due to another guest giving me a cell phone number, I was able to get room key. Post check out, I was billed $82 for "missing" pillow and blanket. I used the cell phone number to text the property and after threatening to dispute the transaction on my credit card, a credit was issued. The carpet was really dirty in the room. I have previously stayed at this hotel and am sad to see how it has declined in management.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Wendy

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This may very well be my favorite motel ever. The staff is top notch, extremely helpful, facilities are clean, and its an absolutely wonderful location.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

michael

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Brandon

Travelled with family
Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
El Rancho Motel is great for a couple or small family wanting to stay on Coronado and enjoy the island and the beach. Their rooms are clean, and while very small, offer enough space to relax. This motel is safe, clean, affordable, beautiful landscaping and nice patios. With a central location, biking the island is easy. You can even bike to downtown Coronado, which is only a 5 minute bike ride. From there you can go to the shops, or walk onto the ferry with your bike and cross over to downtown San Diego. You may also bike ride to the beach, or one of many amazing dinning spots for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. The Rancho Motel is not a luxury stay, but for the price, it is perfect for safety, closeness, and a good night's rest.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024