Fairfield Inn & Suites at San Francisco San Carlos

This is a review for Fairfield Inn & Suites at San Francisco San Carlos. Fairfield Inn & Suites is a subsidiary of Marriot Group. Online reservation with pictures of the hotel and room is available which makes it easy for guests to place their booking. Reviews about the hotel is not directly available from their website. But easily found through 3rd party travel agent site for the hotel reviews.

We reserved our room online with AAA discount and stayed 2 nights in a King Bed Guest Room for $84.05 a night plus $8.70 tax per night. This is the lowest rate I could find in the vicinity of San Francisco for the date we were visiting.

I did place a request for a crib during check out but when we arrived, there was no crib in our bedroom. We were took tired to approach the staff to get the crib so we had our boy slept with us on the King size bed. We were comfortable sharing the bed and did have a good night sleep.

The hotel is located right off the freeway off Holly Street exit from 101. Although is next to the freeway and next to a small local airport, I basically didn't notice the noise at all.

Arrival check-in was a breeze. All they did was take my name, ID, credit card, AAA card and it was done in less than 5 minutes. Room was acceptable in cleanliness and decor. It is convenient to have a vanity outside the bathroom instead of inside (see picture). There is a coffee maker with 2 packs of ground coffee and 8 styrofoam cups. Towels are just enough for the 3 of us, no extra. Shampoo and conditioner are Pantene's brand. There's a bar soap and a facial soap.

Bed was comfortable. Enough to sleep three (my size). I like the firmness of the mattress. There are more than enough pillows though they were of different firmness, but most of them were very soft to my likeness. My son slept between us comfortably and never wake up a little bit during the whole night (may be he was tired from our outings).

The room has a desk, a mini refrigerator and a microwave in the corner. The refrigerator is just perfect as we used it to keep my toddler's milk, yogurts and fruits cold which we brought from home.

The room comes with free high speed internet access as well as free breakfast (which I will blog later). That's one less thing to worry about to find place to eat breakfast. I was able to get online easily, though while signing in, they asked to check the waiver form that I've read everything about their internet service. If you didn't bring your own laptop, there is 1 workstation by the lobby area which you can use.

We didnt' get much time to watch any TV. I know a lot of hotels are now using flat screen LCD / Plasma TV but here, they are still the old box TV stored away in the armoire. No flat screen here. It didn't matter to me as I don't watch much TV.

There are two restaurants within walking distance (2 mins) outside the hotel - Burger King and Izzy's Steak and Chops. Didn't try these restaurants. I didn't get to use the pool either, as our itinerary was fully packed. May be next time.

Will I stay here again? You bet! If during my travel dates, they still offer the lowest price among all the other lodging places in the vicinity, I will definitely book my room here again.

Fairfield Inn at San Carlos
555 Skyway Road
San Carlos , CA 94070
Phone: 1-650-631-0777
Fax: 1-650-631-9610
Sales: 1-650-631-0777
Sales fax: 1-650-631-9610

From their website:

"Conveniently located midway between San Francisco & San Jose. Close to Oracle, Electronic Arts, Openwave, Tyco, Sun Microsystems, L3 Communications. Always fun as well as educational, guests of all ages will enjoy the Airports Hiller Aviation Museum, guests under 16, Free Flights on Saturdays! If business is your pleasure, you will enjoy the Silicon Valley's most central location while being able to relax and enjoy the spectacular scenery of the San Francisco Bay Area. Whether it is shopping, sports, famous city tours or just relaxing by the pool, our knowledgeable, well trained staff are available 24 hours to help you. Never start a full day on an empty stomach. Enjoy the Early Eats complimentary hot breakfast, featuring the Jimmy Dean breakfast sandwich. Experience a fine location with great accommodations at an affordable price, we promise! "

Hotel Highlights

• This hotel is nonsmoking
• Complimentary High Speed and Wireless Internet
• Enjoy the Early Eats complimentary hot breakfast, featuring the Jimmy Dean breakfast sandwich.
• Heated Swimming Pool

Here are the pictures I took of the hotel, pool, lobby, the room, bathroom and vanity.