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Hotel Aura SFO

3.0 star property

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In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi
Free daily continental breakfast
Lobby
Free self parking

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Housekeeping
$125
$110 nightly
$125 total
Total with taxes and fees
Jan 31 - Feb 1

Explore the area

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190 El Camino Real, San Bruno, CA, 94066
  • Place, Artichoke Joe's Casino
    ‪16 min walk‬
  • Place, SFO Museum
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Millbrae Square Shopping Center
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Airport, San Francisco, CA (SFO-San Francisco Intl.)
    ‪3 min drive‬

Room options

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In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(49 reviews)
  • 280 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(80 reviews)
  • 280 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(218 reviews)
  • 280 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Suite, 1 King Bed | In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Suite, 1 King Bed

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(55 reviews)
  • 300 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the neighborhood

San Bruno

When you stay at Hotel Aura SFO in San Bruno, you'll be near the airport, within a 15-minute drive of San Francisco Bay and Chase Center. .This hotel is 12.9 mi (20.8 km) from Oracle Park and 13.5 mi (21.7 km) from Moscone Convention Center.

What's nearby

  • Artichoke Joe's Casino - 16 min walk - 0.9 miles
  • The Shops at Tanforan - 3 min drive - 2.3 miles
  • SFO Museum - 3 min drive - 2.1 miles
  • Millbrae Square Shopping Center - 3 min drive - 1.4 miles
  • Commodore Park Dog Exercise Area - 3 min drive - 2.7 miles

Getting around

  • San Bruno Station - 3 min drive
  • San Bruno Station - 20 min walk
  • San Francisco Intl. Airport (SFO) - 7 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Wendy's - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Mexicana Produce Market - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪Societea - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Taqueria Mi Durango - ‬4 min walk

About this property

Hotel Aura SFO

Hotel in San Bruno with free breakfast and a free airport shuttle
Hotel Aura SFO offers 49 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and microwaves. Bathrooms include bathtubs and complimentary toiletries.

This San Bruno hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. 55-inch LED televisions come with satellite channels. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Make yourself at home in one of the 49 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and LED televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have bathtubs and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access, a television in a common area, and a vending machine.
A complimentary continental breakfast is served daily from 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, multilingual staff, and an elevator. A roundtrip airport shuttle is complimentary at scheduled times.
A complimentary continental breakfast is served each morning between 6:30 AM and 9:30 AM.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Height restrictions apply for onsite parking
  • Free roundtrip airport shuttle from 4:00 AM to 11:00 AM at scheduled times
  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited onsite self parking

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM

Things to do

  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Vending machine
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Accessible airport shuttle
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Elevator
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • Low-height counter and sink
  • Raised toilet seat
  • Wheelchair accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • 1 building
  • 3 floors
  • Built in 2004
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub
  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 55-inch LED TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board
  • LED lighting
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 3:00 AM

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

An adult age 18 or older must assume all liability for the booking
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
2 children, up to the age of 12 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

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; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

Parking height restrictions apply

Property is also known as

Howard Johnson Express Hotel San Bruno West SFO
Howard Johnson Express San Bruno SFO West
Hotel Aura San Bruno
Aura San Bruno
Hotel Aura SFO
Aura SFO
Hotel Aura SFO Hotel
Hotel Aura SFO San Bruno
Hotel Aura SFO Hotel San Bruno

Hotel Aura SFO Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 1553 out of 2573 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 699 out of 2573 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 219 out of 2573 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 61 out of 2573 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 41 out of 2573 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

John

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gerda

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Theresa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was clean, staff was friendly but the room was noisy. Sounded like someone was breakdancing upstairs and they decided to take a bath @2am it sounded like they were in our room, so noisy!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Helton

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Big and comfortable room. Close to the airport and shuttle service was handy.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anyoli

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

kenneth L

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

ISAAC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Heather

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Rick, San Fernando

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

JOHN

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mehmet Emir

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

10/10 Excellent

Anne, South Kent

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable, clean room very close to airport. Free parking, decent breakfast. I was hoping there would be more sit down dining options walkable, but there were a lot of food trucks.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Douglas

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good dining options within walking distance and close to the airport. Great for a one night stay.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Eroica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was perfect for single night, very friendly and kind.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Milind

Traveled with group
Good budget spot near the airport. We stayed for a night as a pit stop
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ken, Fresno

Business traveler, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We’ve stayed here many times when my wife had medical appointments in SF. Property is consistently clean, maintained and reasonably priced. Staff is very friendly and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Malinda, San Antonio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Kevin

Business traveler
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Not a good option IMO

Not a great area... Staff were good but not what you would expect for the cost.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Merrill

Room was just ok. Clean. Front desk was friendly. Expected more at breakfast like maybe bacon or sausage to go with eggs. Muffins. Bottles of water. Shuttle was ok, on time.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Luis

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice clean place
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Marc

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice friendly staff offering very good service. Dining room area was somewhat cramped for sitting options; food variety could be expanded also. Hot water was not available in our room...only warmish. Wifi reception on top floor in a corner room was spotty at times.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dan

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

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

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

8/10 Good

Peter

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great budget hotel. Big well equipped rooms which has fridge, microwave and coffee maker (no kettle if you drink tea) but can use microwave to heat water. Large king size very comfy bed with clean linen. Bathroom and shower good with quality toiletries provided. We had no problems with sink water flow/pressure that had been mentioned in several reviews. Didn’t get chance for breakfast as starts at 6:30am and we had to heave for the airport quite early. Our only complaint was the free airport shuttle. The day we arrived apparently they had problems with a bus breakdown which was not advised to us despite ringing the hotel twice to see where the transport was. We got to the pick up area at 5:45 so should have been picked up at 6:24pm. The bus didn’t arrive and after calling the hotel we kept being told that it would be 15 mins as held up. Others waiting for the shuttle also called and had same info given to them. It actual turned up at 7.20pm. The shuttle then made several hotel stops and decided to pick up 14 guests from sky apartments which the driver should have picked up on his return airport journey, so by the time they were loaded with all luggage it was well after 8pm when we got to hotel. Not impressed or very happy. Had we been told about the breakdown we would have used uber or lyft, instead of kept being told it was nearly with us! In light of the experience with the shuttle we took a lyft to the airport in the morning as didn’t want a repeat of the night before
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025