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Thousand Oaks hotels with an airport shuttle

Daniel Kovac

Daniel Kovac Central Europe

Updated 1 September 2026 · 43 Thousand Oaks hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Thousand Oaks, out of the 43 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.3 down to 4.2.

AC Hotel Los Angeles South Bay is the one I would book myself.

AC Hotel Los Angeles South Bay

Highest rated of the five

AC Hotel Los Angeles South Bay

★★★★★4.3 from 973 reviews

AC Hotel Los Angeles South Bay comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.3 from 973 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 4 star property, found under the airport and around $311 a night on the dates we checked.

43 hotels in Thousand Oaks qualified for this list and five made it. Hampton Inn & Suites Agoura Hills is the one I would book if the first is full.

Why it works for this trip

  • Spatreatment rooms on site, no booking a taxi for it
  • Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
  • Restaurantdinner downstairs on the night you land
  • Bara drink without going back out
  • Family roomscots and larger rooms rather than a squeeze

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All five, ranked

  1. AC Hotel Los Angeles South Bay1

    AC Hotel Los Angeles South Bay

    ★★★★★4.3 from 973 reviews

    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking
    • Pet friendly

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  2. Hampton Inn & Suites Agoura Hills2

    Hampton Inn & Suites Agoura Hills

    ★★★★★4.4 from 771 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Parking
    • Pet friendly
    • Kid friendly

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  3. Homewood Suites by Hilton Agoura Hills3

    Homewood Suites by Hilton Agoura Hills

    ★★★★★4.4 from 731 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking

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  4. Staybridge Suites - San Bernardino - Loma Linda4

    Staybridge Suites - San Bernardino - Loma Linda

    ★★★★★4.3 from 268 reviews

    • Pool
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Parking
    • Kitchen
    • Pet friendly

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  5. Los Angeles Airport Marriott5

    Los Angeles Airport Marriott

    ★★★★★4.2 from 6,933 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking

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How this list was put together

43 Thousand Oaks 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.

Daniel Kovac

Daniel Kovac Central Europe

Takes the same two weeks every August and drives somewhere far with his wife and daughter. Twelve countries, all by road, all in one battered estate car. Plans routes on paper maps.

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