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Dolphin Cove Motel

Dolphin Cove Motel
Dolphin Cove Motel – Pismo Beach, CA
Dolphin Cove Motel – Pismo Beach, CA
Check in 4:00 PM
Check out 11:00 AM

About Dolphin Cove Motel

Located directly off of the Pismo Beach pier just steps from the beach, this 100% nonsmoking Dolphin Cove Motel features guest rooms with ocean views and free Wi-Fi. Dinosaur Caves Park is 1.6 mi away. Free guest parking is provided. A cable TV is offered in each room at this oceanfront motel. Rooms here will provide you with a seating area. Featuring a bath or shower, private bathrooms also come with towels and linen. Woolly's Beach Bar and Grill is located adjacent to the property. BBQ facilities are located at Dolphin Cove Motel. Pismo Beach is 39 feet away from this motel. HotShots Billiards & Family Entertainment is 446 feet away. Lake Lopez is 9.9 mi away.

Amenities

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Bar / lounge
  • Café / coffee shop
  • Business center
  • Express check-in / check-out
  • Multilingual staff
  • Full kitchen / kitchenette
  • In-room refrigerator
  • In-room microwave
  • Family friendly
  • Smoke-free property

Reviews

4.4 / 5
Excellent 1011 reviews
  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    We stay every year there I love that it is so close to the beach,rooms are always clean staff is always friendly

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    This is an older property but excellent location to shops and to pier. Very clean excellent views of ocean from room. Planning to diffidently visiting here again.

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    The hotel was very accessible to the beach walking distance. Nice view and clean room

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    Loved how close it was to everything very convenient

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    Loved this place. Location great. Parking limited but ok if you have one car. Its private parking so that was great. Staff very helpful and accommodating

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    The only other feedback that I have is that the hotel can be more mindful about room assignment. At checkin, I asked for a room on the second floor. I told the lady at the front desk, yes I know but I have a reservation and if there is a room available upstairs, I would prefer this. She just stared at me and said, no vacancy and gave me my keys to room #7. At 10pm the room upstairs, #10, with the exact same layout, arrived. Two adults and three kids under five. They jumped and bounced and everything else as they unpacked. The next morning, they woke up early and someone walked back and forth for an hour. It sounded like heels, but we were at the beach so why would someone have heels on? Then I see later that morning, the mom had on cowboy boots and must have been walking back and forth between the bathroom and room to get ready. Please have some common sense when you're on the second floor of an old motel with little insulation.

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    The room was clean but I did get bit from bedbugs . staff was kool didn’t really talk to them beach was awesome. And for the parking was excellent other then the bedbugs bits it was good

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    This property is located one step from the beach, has a free parking.Stuff very friendly and helpful. I will come next year with my family.

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    Clean, comfortable and functional room. Kind staff. And very well located!

  • Engine customer Jul 2026

    I loved that it was right on the pier!

  • Engine customer Jul 2026

    Yes, hotel was perfect, great location very comfy beds! Only thing that I was not aware of is not every room has AC. When we arrived, it was very warm but did cool down very quickly as the sunset. Not a big deal, just adding to the review for awareness for others. If this is a big deal, call ahead and check that the room you have reserved has one of their portable ACs. Definitely will stay here again in the future.

  • Engine customer Jul 2026

    Michael was so helpful and friendly. You can’t beat the location and price. Rooms are small but beds comfortable and all our time was spent at the beach. walking distance to restaurants shopping etc. Thanks great team there

  • Engine customer Jul 2026

    The staff is always friendly. The location is perfect. Walking distance to shops and beach.

  • Engine customer Jul 2026

    Had no problem the room is small but it was nice if you are just staying by yourself or with your spouse or boyfriend or girlfriend love pismo

  • Engine customer Jul 2026

    Great location, parking not an issue. Def will stay here again.

  • Engine customer Jul 2026

    Location ,location ,location . Great property every room has a view . Suprisingly quiet . Only negative was my purple picture television . Will definitly stay again when in the neighborhood .

  • Engine customer Jul 2026

    The room was nice and the staff was helpful. The view was good. I would recommend getting the second floor so the view could be better I had room Number 7. The rooms were pretty clean just a little dust on the ac unit and back of the tv and the floors could have been mopped better. The only thing I didn’t like was when people would walk by they could see right in your room. Other then that me and my family were comfortable and enjoyed our stay.

  • Engine customer Jul 2026

    Hotel was clean, quilts were soft, nice to have parking and be able to walk to beach- owner very kind- let us keep car in lot a while after checkout to enjoy beach- daughter missed having a full length mirror.

  • Engine customer Jul 2026

    This is a Pismo Beach treasure. It’s a motel and it has all the funk of a Motel but it’s super cool, very reasonable and you can’t ask for a better location. It’s right on that Pacific. I will return every time I go to Pismo area.

  • Engine customer Jul 2026

    The room was very clean and staff was accommodating when I requested to move too a downstairs room.

Frequently asked questions about Dolphin Cove Motel

Does Dolphin Cove Motel have free Wi-Fi?
Yes, Dolphin Cove Motel offers free Wi-Fi for all guests.
Does Dolphin Cove Motel offer parking?
Yes, Dolphin Cove Motel offers free parking on-site.
Does Dolphin Cove Motel have meeting spaces, conference centers, or conference rooms?
Dolphin Cove Motel does not list dedicated meeting or conference facilities. For business event venues in Pismo Beach, see business hotels in Pismo Beach.
Does Dolphin Cove Motel have a fitness center?
Dolphin Cove Motel does not list an on-site fitness center. Some properties partner with nearby gyms — check directly with the hotel.
Where is Dolphin Cove Motel located, and how walkable is the area?
Dolphin Cove Motel is located at 170 Main Street, Pismo Beach, CA 93449. With a Walk Score of 73, the area is rated Very Walkable. Most errands can be completed on foot, with public transit and rideshare easily accessible.

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