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The Best Beach Hotels in Pismo Beach

Where to Stay for an Oceanfront Vacation in Pismo Beach

Pismo Beach, California is a stunning coastal area known for its great beaches, oceanfront location, as well as its scenic ocean views. When searching for the best beach hotels in Pismo Beach, visitors often seek a variety of amenities and luxuries like a fun pool, easy to reach location, gym or fitness center, free parking, water sports, a restaurant, and perhaps even a kitchen inside the room. If you're a family traveling with kids, a kid-friendly atmosphere is a must, while couples seeking a romantic getaway would probably prefer a spa, hot tub, and beautiful ocean views. We've analyzed many of the oceanfront hotels near the water in Pismo Beach, and with so many options to choose from, finding the perfect beach resort or hotel can be overwhelming. So, we have identified the top hotels by the beach in Pismo Beach based on guest ratings and key criteria. From smaller beachfront hotels to luxurious resorts, these hotels offer the best accommodations for travelers looking for a top beach hotel experience. So, if you're deciding where to stay at the beach in Pismo Beach, we've found the perfect hotel stays on the beach for your trip. Whether you're looking for a family-friendly environment or a romantic getaway, this area has something for everyone, and the best beach hotels in Pismo Beach offer the ultimate in comfort and relaxation. So, let's get started!

(Prices are listed in U.S. Dollars.)

Inn at the Cove

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $277 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places at the Beach in Pismo Beach
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Outdoor pool
  • Heated pool
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Located at 2651 Price Street, Inn at the Cove has great rooms from $277 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, scuba diving, snorkeling, hiking, and golf. It has a terrific 9.10 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 0.9 miles from the city center, visitors will especially love a free breakfast, a hot tub, a spa, free parking, and horse riding at this beach hotel. You'll love relaxing in the hot tub at the end of the day, too.

Beach Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Scuba diving
  • Snorkeling
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Heated pool
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Free breakfast
  • Tennis
  • Air-conditioned
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Picnic area
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Pismo Lighthouse Suites

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $262 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Perfect Hotel for a Beach Vacation to Pismo Beach
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Outdoor pool
  • Heated pool
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A great place to stay is Pismo Lighthouse Suites which has nice rooms starting at $262. Offering an outdoor pool, hiking, laundry services, a free breakfast, and a hot tub, it also has a great guest rating of 9.08 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 2411 Price Street. This terrific hotel is also nice because it offers a game room, a spa, free parking, horse riding, and mini-golf which travelers will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.7 miles from the city center. The swimming pool is fantastic and lots of fun, too. It's also less than the average price for beach hotels, so it's a great value.

Beach Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Heated pool
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Laundry service
  • Free breakfast
  • Table tennis
  • Laundry facilities
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis
  • Air-conditioned
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Picnic area
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The Cliffs Hotel and Spa

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $343 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Hotel at the Beach in Pismo Beach
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Outdoor pool
  • Heated pool
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We found The Cliffs Hotel and Spa to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $343. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.60 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 2757 Shell Beach Road. You'll also find parking, a kid-friendly buffet, hiking, laundry services, and golf which beach-goers will love. And this relaxing hotel is just 3.2 miles from the center of town. The restaurant serves delicious food, too.

Beach Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Hot tub
  • Heated pool
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Parking
  • Laundry service
  • Kids meals
  • Laundry facilities
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis
  • Air-conditioned
  • Picnic area
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Shore Cliff Hotel

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $257 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Nice Oceanfront Hotel in Pismo Beach
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Outdoor pool
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With terrific rooms from $257, Shore Cliff Hotel, at 2555 Price Street provides an outdoor pool, a fitness center, outdoor tennis, hiking, and rooms with kitchens. Its terrific guest rating is 8.90 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. Visitors will really like this comfortable hotel which also offers laundry services, golf, a hot tub, free parking, and horse riding. It's located just 0.8 miles from the city center, too. Having a kitchen in the room is a great way to make meals and save money, too. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for beach hotels.

Beach Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Hot tub
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Kitchen
  • Laundry service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Family rooms
  • Air-conditioned
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Picnic area
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Dolphin Bay Resort and Spa

4-star Resort with prices starting at $752 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Hotels Near the Water
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Outdoor pool
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Dolphin Bay Resort and Spa has a great guest rating of 9.80 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. The great rooms here start at $752 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 2727 Shell Beach Road. Furthermore, it also offers parking, rooms with kitchens, child care, laundry services, and pet-friendly rooms, which is nice for visitors. Just 3.1 miles from the city center, this convenient hotel is a terrific choice. You'll enjoy relaxing while having room service delivered.

Beach Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Bicycle rental
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Parking
  • Kitchen
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Picnic area
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SeaCrest Oceanfront Hotel

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $294 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Beach Location in Pismo Beach
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Outdoor pool
  • Heated pool
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The great guest rating of SeaCrest Oceanfront Hotel is 8.82 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, room service, laundry services, a free breakfast, and a hot tub. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $294, and it's located at 2241 Price Street. We also love the a spa, free parking, bicycle rental, family rooms, and a heated pool which are great for travelers. And since it's just 0.6 miles from the center of the town, the location is great, too. It's always nice having a heated pool to relax in.

Beach Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Heated pool
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Laundry service
  • Free breakfast
  • Family rooms
  • Air-conditioned
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Picnic area
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SeaVenture Beach Hotel

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $252 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Perfect Beach Trip Hotel in Pismo Beach
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
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A cool place is SeaVenture Beach Hotel because it has great rooms that start at $252. It has room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.70 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 100 Ocean View Avenue. Only 0.4 miles from the city center, beach-goers will especially love hiking, laundry services, golf, a hot tub, and bowling at this fun hotel. It's also less than the average price for beach hotels, so it's a great value.

Beach Hotel Amenities
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Parking
  • Laundry service
  • Kids meals
  • Family rooms
  • Air-conditioned
  • Refrigerator
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Hilton Garden Inn San Luis Obispo Pismo Beach

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $212 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Beach Getaway Hotel
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Outdoor pool
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Hilton Garden Inn San Luis Obispo Pismo Beach offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $212 (before taxes). It's located at 601 James Way and has earned a guest rating of 8.00/10. This beach hotel is also nice because it offers parking, laundry services, golf, pet-friendly rooms, and kids meals which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 1.2 miles from the city center. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for beach hotels.

Beach Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Bicycle rental
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Parking
  • Laundry service
  • Kids meals
  • Laundry facilities
  • Family rooms
  • Air-conditioned
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
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Shell Beach Inn

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $210 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places at the Beach in Pismo Beach
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for beach hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Outdoor pool
  • Heated pool
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Located at 653 Shell Beach Road, Shell Beach Inn has great rooms from $210 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, mountain views, and rooms with kitchens. It has a terrific 9.50 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find rooms with kitchenettes, free parking, a heated pool, air-conditioning, and a microwave which visitors will love. And this terrific hotel is just 1.8 miles from the center of town. We always love having a pool, and the one here is really nice. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for beach hotels.

Beach Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Pool bar
  • Heated pool
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
  • Kitchenette
  • Air-conditioned
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
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Inn at the Pier Pismo Beach

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $223 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Perfect Hotel for a Beach Vacation to Pismo Beach
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Outdoor pool
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A great place to stay is Inn at the Pier Pismo Beach which has nice rooms starting at $223. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 8.30 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 601 cypress street. Travelers will really like this relaxing hotel which also offers parking, a hot tub, kids meals, bicycle rental, and a beauty salon. It's located just 0.2 miles from the city center, too. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for beach hotels.

Beach Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Parking
  • Kids meals
  • Air-conditioned
  • Refrigerator
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Also, take a look at the Beach hotels in nearby destinations: Cambria, Morro Bay, San Simeon, and Cayucos.

For more terrific hotel ideas in Pismo Beach, make sure you also see Best Family-Friendly Hotels in Pismo Beach, Best Pet-Friendly Hotels in Pismo Beach, Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Pismo Beach, Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in Pismo Beach, Best Hotels for One Week in Pismo Beach, Best Hotels for One Night in Pismo Beach, or Best Romantic Hotels for Couples in Pismo Beach.


How much do beach hotels and resorts cost in Pismo Beach?

Pismo Beach Average Beach Hotel Price
$268

Visitors will find a large range of terrific beach hotel choices when planning a visit to Pismo Beach, California. The price of these beach hotels can vary according to location, type, and amenities. The average beach hotel price in Pismo Beach, California based on data from 19 hotels is an affordable $268. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Pismo Beach.

The average prices of our suggested beach hotels by star rating:

  • 4-star hotels: $488
  • 3-star hotels: $267
  • 2-star hotels: $196


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