Arden Star Hotel

Good place

Clean, recently decorated, spacious… Breakfast is excellent. Freshly cut fruit, sausage, eggs, hash browns potatoes. Oa**eal, bacon…..Felt safe!!! Great location..Many dining options that you can walk to and don’t disappoint…. Shopping nearby as well.

Not SERVICE ANIMAL friendly, clerk argued with me about my service animal and the clerk said I had to pay a pet deposit. This hotel charges 200 on hold for 7 days , is it a hotel or an Apar**ent lease?

Myself and my Wife were due to stay at the end of November and we had a change in itinerary. I requested a refund which they didn’t have to honour and they agreed to the refund. If I am ever to go through Sacramento I most certainly will be booking to stay here.

I can not believe that this is a two star hotel. Should be at least three stars. Outstanding value for the money. Great staff and a pool. Breakfast is much better then average, and you can make your own waffle.

No one could answer the phone it just rang and rang then it hung up. Not a good way to do business…. The problem I have with some mom and pop motels is that they have no concept of how to do business. I hope they do better in the future but most likely current management will need to be replaced

Advertised cooked breakfast was mediocre, the potatoes were insipid with no flavour, and there wasn't any bread, muffins, or pastries of any kind. It was probably the worst breakfast that we have ever encountered! As for the property itself, the room was clean and the beds were comfortable.

Just needed a hotel for an overnight stay between landing at SMF late at night and driving out in the morning to Yosemite. I didn’t want to stay in downtown/midtown, but wanted to have easy access to it. Also wanted convenient access to good shopping, which Arden definitely has. Got a good price for this hotel considering my booking was last minute (within 24 hours of arrival). I’m not from Sacramento, so I couldn’t get a good read on how safe this area is. On one hand, it’s definitely heavily commercial with many shopping centers and chain restaurants. On the other, there definitely appeared to be some “sketchy” pockets here and there. It could just have just been my hypervigilance as a father. Nothing even remotely dangerous happened when I was exploring the area at night. I do like how the hotel is “interior” with secure access at night which definitely sets it apart from your standard motel The staff was definitely the standout for me. My experience with every member of the staff was positive from the front desk to the breakfast attendant to the housekeeper. The rooms were small and basic, but adequate. Didn’t care for the high beds because I have 2 young kids. I did appreciate the coffee maker, mini-fridge, and microwave though. The breakfast was good with both hot and cold items: sausage, eggs, potatoes, biscuits and gravy, cereal, pastries, coffee, and juice. It was perfect for a quick bite before hitting the road. I was let down that the WiFi happened to be down when I stayed. Couldn’t be helped, but I actually really needed it that night. I was able to get by with my iPhone hotspot, but that truly set me back.