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Cheap hotels in the city centre, Cayucos

Rosa Iglesias

Rosa Iglesias The American south

Updated 1 September 2026 · 28 Cayucos hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Cayucos, out of the 28 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.6 down to 4.3.

Every one comes in under $130 a night, and the one I would book first is $71.

Blufftop Inn & Suites - Wharf/Restaurant District

Highest rated of the five

Blufftop Inn & Suites - Wharf/Restaurant District

★★★★★4.6 from 519 reviews

Blufftop Inn & Suites - Wharf/Restaurant District comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.6 from 519 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

It is a 3 star property, found under city centre and around $71 a night on the dates we checked.

28 hotels in Cayucos qualified for this list and five made it. Beach Bungalow Inn & Suites is the one I would book if the first is full.

Why it works for this trip

  • Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
  • Parkinga real consideration if you are driving in
  • Step free accesslevel entry and a lift

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All five, ranked

  1. Blufftop Inn & Suites - Wharf/Restaurant District1

    Blufftop Inn & Suites - Wharf/Restaurant District

    ★★★★★4.6 from 519 reviews

    • Parking
    • Air conditioning
    • Accessible

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  2. Beach Bungalow Inn & Suites2

    Beach Bungalow Inn & Suites

    ★★★★★4.6 from 346 reviews

    • Parking
    • Pet friendly
    • Kid friendly
    • Accessible

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  3. Pacific Shores Inn3

    Pacific Shores Inn

    ★★★★★4.5 from 646 reviews

    • Parking
    • Kid friendly
    • Air conditioning
    • Accessible

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  4. Avalon Inn Downtown Morro Bay4

    Avalon Inn Downtown Morro Bay

    ★★★★★4.3 from 720 reviews

    • Parking
    • Kid friendly
    • Air conditioning
    • Accessible

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  5. Sea Air Inn & Suites - Downtown/Restaurant Row5

    Sea Air Inn & Suites - Downtown/Restaurant Row

    ★★★★★4.3 from 643 reviews

    • Parking
    • Kid friendly
    • Air conditioning
    • Accessible

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How this list was put together

28 Cayucos hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating, then on class, and took the top five.

Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

Rosa Iglesias

Rosa Iglesias The American south

Teaches in term time and plays weddings in summer, which pays for the travel. Goes where the music is, usually festivals in small unrecommended towns. Owns three unnecessary accordions.

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