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LiA Hotel

2.5 star property

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Premium bedding, down duvets, in-room safe, desk
Deluxe Room, 2 Double Beds, Kitchenette | In-room dining
Exterior detail
Premium bedding, down duvets, in-room safe, desk
Lobby sitting area

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

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

Explore the area

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950 El Camino Real, San Carlos, CA, 94070
  • Hiller Aviation Museum
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • San Mateo County Event Center
    ‪7 min drive‬
  • Filoli
    ‪13 min drive‬
  • San Francisco, CA (SFO-San Francisco Intl.)
    ‪16 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(13 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed (Inspiration)

Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed (Inspiration)

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(10 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Deluxe Room, 2 Double Beds, Kitchenette

Deluxe Room, 2 Double Beds, Kitchenette

7.0 out of 10
Good
(11 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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Premium bedding, down duvets, in-room safe, desk

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(12 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Premium bedding, down duvets, in-room safe, desk

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(97 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

San Carlos

With a stay at LiA Hotel in San Carlos, you'll be within a 10-minute drive of San Francisco Bay and San Mateo County Event Center. .This motel is 7.6 mi (12.3 km) from Stanford University and 7.5 mi (12.1 km) from Stanford University Medical Center.
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What's nearby

  • Hiller Aviation Museum - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Kaiser Permanente Redwood City Medical Center - 4 min drive - 4.3 km
  • San Mateo County Event Center - 7 min drive - 8.2 km
  • Filoli - 13 min drive - 10.4 km
  • Stanford University - 16 min drive - 12.8 km

Getting around

  • San Carlos Station - 12 min walk
  • San Francisco Intl. Airport (SFO) - 17 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Jack in the Box - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Town - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Plantation Coffee Roastery - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Peet's Coffee & Tea - ‬8 min walk

About this property

LiA Hotel

Motel in San Carlos with free parking
LiA Hotel offers 34 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. Beds feature down comforters and premium bedding. 32-inch flat-screen televisions come with premium cable channels. Kitchenettes offer refrigerators and microwaves. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Housekeeping is offered daily and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested.

Make yourself at home in one of the 34 air-conditioned rooms featuring kitchenettes with refrigerators and microwaves. Your bed comes with down comforters and premium bedding. Wired and wireless internet access is complimentary, while 32-inch flat-screen televisions with cable programming provide entertainment. Conveniences include safes and desks, as well as phones with free local calls.
Make use of convenient amenities, which include complimentary wireless internet access and a vending machine.
Featured amenities include express check-in, express check-out, and a 24-hour front desk. Free self parking is available onsite.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available
  • Onsite parking includes off-street options

Family friendly

  • Free cot
  • In-room kitchenette
  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

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.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Visual alarms in hallways
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • 1 building
  • 2 floors
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Down comforter
  • Free cot
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV with premium cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Kitchenette
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Free local calls
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Late check-in subject to availability
Express 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
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

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

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Breakage deposit: USD 50.00 per stay

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card 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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a smoke detector, and window guards

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

LiA Hotel San Carlos
LiA Hotel
LiA San Carlos
LiA Hotel Motel
LiA Hotel San Carlos
LiA Hotel Motel San Carlos

LiA Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 610 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 204 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 89 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 47 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 51 out of 1001 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Erin

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Not clean

This place did not seem clean to me &I felt very uncomfortable because of that. Looks like they tried to do upgrades but there was a lot of damage to doors, floors etc. I would not recommend this place. One good thing was location near downtown & train.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Ernesto

Liked: Staff & service
Decent room with a cool setup at a pretty good price! The owners are really nice. Saw a roach and killed it.. other than that it was an awesome stay tbh. Has a really cool second room with a huge TV!
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Christian

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jun

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nadir

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Gordon

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Patricia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Varun

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
good service
Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Matt

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

eric

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

Quick overnight stay

The hotel was fine. Clean well appointed. The train across the street and El Camino was a little loud. Gracious family hosting
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

David

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sohaib

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything excellent
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Victor

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Victor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great small hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

baraka

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Naeem

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Good price but very basic
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

rosemarie

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Look nice in the outside, room was clean except there were 4 small flies in the bathroom. I had to kill 3 flies and the 4th one was high in the ceiling I could not reach 😖 closed the bathroom door.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lorraine

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

jeremiah

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Edwin

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Keiza

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
The room was very noisy, close to train tracks, lots of road noise, laundry room noise etc.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Enzo

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I have stayed here 3 different times and will he back. Very clean, bed is comfortable, shower has hot water with pressure. Iron is clean, microwave, refrigerator, good lighting and includes parking. Staff is nice and check-in is easy and quick. I highly recommend!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025