Scandia Motel

2.5 star property

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Deluxe Studio, 1 Queen Bed, Kitchenette | Private kitchen
Reception
Front of property
Deluxe Studio, 2 Double Beds, Kitchenette
Soundproofing, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Reviews

7.2 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Room service
  • Pet-friendly
  • Housekeeping
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Air conditioning

Explore the area

Map
2550 Carlsbad Blvd, Carlsbad, CA, 92008
  • Carlsbad State Beach
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • Carlsbad Lagoon
    ‪8 min drive‬
  • LEGOLAND® California
    ‪9 min drive‬
  • Carlsbad, CA (CLD-McClellan-Palomar)
    ‪16 min drive‬

Room options

Room, 2 Double Beds

  • 35 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

Deluxe Studio, 2 Double Beds, Kitchenette

  • 232 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Deluxe Studio, 1 Queen Bed, Kitchenette

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Room, Accessible

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the area

Carlsbad

A stay at Scandia Motel places you in the heart of Carlsbad, within a 5-minute walk of Magee Park and Carlsbad State Beach. .This motel is 0.5 mi (0.7 km) from Buena Vista Audubon Society & Nature Center and 0.5 mi (0.9 km) from New Village Arts Theatre.

What's nearby

  • Carlsbad State Beach - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Tamarack Beach - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Carlsbad Lagoon - 8 min drive - 4.6 km
  • Flower Fields of Carlsbad - 8 min drive - 6.7 km
  • LEGOLAND® California - 9 min drive - 9.1 km

Getting around

  • Carlsbad Village Station - 9 min walk
  • San Diego Intl. Airport (SAN) - 39 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Gonzo Ramen - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Coyote Bar & Grill - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Knock Out Pizza - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Campfire - ‬10 min walk

About this property

Scandia Motel

Motel with a 24-hour front desk, a quick walk to Carlsbad State Beach
Scandia Motel offers 20 air-conditioned accommodations with hair dryers and irons/ironing boards. Accommodations offer separate sitting areas. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and microwaves. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers and complimentary toiletries.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Premium cable television is provided. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Make yourself at home in one of the 20 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. 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 separate sitting areas and irons/ironing boards, and housekeeping is provided daily.
This motel offers designated smoking areas.
Take advantage of the motel's room service (during limited hours).
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk and ATM/banking services. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • Parking on site (surcharge)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking and van parking available

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Guidebooks

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No lift
  • Sign language-capable staff
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Valet for wheelchair-equipped vehicles
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Soap

Entertainment

  • TV with premium cable channels

Food and drink

  • Limited room service
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Separate sitting area
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in fee: USD 25
Late check-in subject to availability
Late check-in fee: USD 30 for check-in between midnight and 6:00 AM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: USD 30

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 30 per pet, per night, plus a deposit of USD 100 per stay
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs and cats only

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

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 100.00 per stay

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

Optional extras

  • Pet deposit: USD 100 per stay
  • Pet fee: USD 30 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Early check-in fee: USD 25 (subject to availability)
  • Late check-in fee: USD 30 for check-in between midnight and 6:00 AM
  • Late check-out fee: USD 30 (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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 and cash
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

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Scandia Motel Reviews

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 395 out of 1006 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 205 out of 1006 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 157 out of 1006 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 88 out of 1006 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 161 out of 1006 reviews

7.6/10

Cleanliness

7.4/10

Staff & service

6.6/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Cindy

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great for our monthly trips! Simple room .
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Martin

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

Mostly good except for the Wifi

The motel is good value, and is only a short walk from the beach and town center. The beds were comfortable and we've had good experiences here before. For those reasons we were happy to overlook a few minor issues like no soap or shampoo, and the walls being not very well soundproofed. More annoying on this visit, and its main shortcoming, was the wifi which was insecure and intermittent. Also very slow at times, and didn't work at all for us nearly half the time. As long as the motel fixes that, we would gladly stay here again the next time we visit Carlsbad.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

2/10 Terrible

John

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Needs an update especially sound proof walls.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Zeyad

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The couple that run the hotel always offer great service every stay!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Zeyad

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
One of my favorite places and the service is always fantastic!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Zeyad

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Home away from home! Love this place!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Paula

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Paid a bit more for larger room, but much preferre the smaller, cleaner
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christy

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

2/10 Terrible

Martin

Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

ehsanullah

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

ehsanullah

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
So nice people and rooms are clean
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Piaf

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Fairly quiet aside from thin walls, felt safe, great parking and walkability to beach and restaurants. Nice front desk folks. Variable cleaning of rooms. Decent TV and nice hot shower. Thank you for the good, affordable stay.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cameron

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

8/10 Good

Fernando

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

2/10 Terrible

William

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christy

Travelled with group
Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loved the location and the price. Room was very spacious! Could use some paint touch up and deeper clean. Overall very satisfied!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Tapio

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

Heidi

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very dirty and the staff was clueless. I will not stay here again. We stayed for a week and I wanted to leave.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Erick

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

The Scandia

Property could have been a bit cleaner, I've know that the trains pass by but did not realize so many late at night, tough to sleep. Location is very nice and convenient
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

Sam

Okay
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Christian

Stayed 10 nights in Dec 2024

2/10 Terrible

Trevor

Travelled with family, Travelled with pets
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Found a roach and bugs in the bathroom and someone elses lingerie in the bed in their deluxe suite. And charged me an additional $200 for no reason.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jorge

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Had a great experience on my 2 night stay this past December 2024. Great staff, easy parking and within walking distance to beach, shopping and restaurants!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jorge

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Had a great experience on my 2 night stay this past December 2024. Great staff, easy parking and within walking distance to beach, shopping and restaurants!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024