Always Inn San Clemente Bed & Breakfast by Elevate Rooms

Freda is a most wondrous hostess! She greeted us warmly and provided many helpful ideas and courtesies for our first-time stay in San Clemente. She's also a fabulous cook as each breakfast was a fantastic meal! The location was ideal for getting around, especially being just a block away from the free San Clemente Trolley; everything else was within walking distance. Yes, we would highly recommend Always Inn--we'll return as soon as we can arrange it!

The city's incomprehensible start time (7:00 AM) of construction noise that impacted the entire neighborhood, not just Always Inn. Also, because of the ideal location of this B & B, sometimes traffic noise was often loud.

charming furnishings, beautiful patios/garden, delicious breakfast, and the owner is a very caring, helpful and interesting person. A great location for town. we only walked to beach (3 blocks) once because coming back is all uphill, but there is a free town shuttle available, though we chose to drive the other days. An easy 1 minute drive.

bedroom/ bathroom a little small but had everything, and furniture very good for putting things out of the way.

Fairly quiet location at night . Close to shops, restaurants and free trolley that took us to the pier and the outlets mall. Nice breakfast with fruit, pastries, egg dishes and good coffee. If you went hungry it was your own fault for not eating enough.

The ceiling fan had one speed,very slow, so it was a bit warm most of the night. no air conditioning as far as we could tell but that’s not unusual for beach towns.

Prepare to be charmed!. From the moment we walked in until departing the treat of being hosted by Always Inn owner, and master chef Freda, amounted to an enchanting holiday, with service for a king, queen, and a four legged fur baby. We couldn't recommend any better. Carlo and Charlo.

The host Freda is welcoming, and she makes a great breakfast! The inside of the home is quirky. It provides an eclectic collection of art, various collectible items -with tags attached, funky furniture, fresh baked cookies, 20+hot sauces, hot water for tea, and comfortable bedrooms. I believe it has 3 guest rooms- ours had our own bathroom.

when parking behind the house it looked a bit cluttered.

Separate lockable room, all amenities of a hotel, on site parking. Many secluded areas on grounds for reading and or people watching. Full WIFI and cable. Your host, Frieda, is amazing. Breakfasts were home cooked and fantastic. Typical beach stay, nestled in center of town. Frieda can guide you to the great eateries and local hot spots. She "knows someone". Has a excellent knowledge of the area. Had dinner on the pier ,over the water, What a treat. Visited a small art fair, and went to the beach. Great weather. Had a great weekend staycation.

Hard to get into tub shower and high bed as we are the seasoned traveler (older). Typical beach town where parking is always difficult if you venture more than a couple of blocks.

The breakfast was fantastic as well as the joy Freda is to be around! From the fresh fruit, to the pastry to the fantastic chicken frittata. Her seasoning is home made and to die for! I purchased five of them! The ambience of the place is magical and the jetted tub is heavenly. I love all the wind chimes and the cute patios and plants she has.

Feda was wonderful and cooked a great breakfast. She was very accommodating and friendly and went out of her way to welcome us and our dog..even to the point of cooking up some organic hamburger as a treat for our dog.

Parking is very tight, especially with a music festival that took place during our visit.

Central location, charming, personable and friendly host. Nice breakfast with choice of juices, fresh fruit salad, freshly prepared scrambled egg on croissant and tres leches cake. Room with separate rear terrace and parking.

The breakfast was fantastic, obviously prepared by a trained chef. Only negative was I couldn’t eat it all because there were so many courses! No problem though, Freda provided disposable storage containers and I enjoyed the leftovers the following day!