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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 self parking
Free daily continental breakfast
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Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Housekeeping

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
(216 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
(54 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 Oracle Park. .This hotel is 12.1 mi (19.5 km) from Chase Center 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
  • ‪Societea - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Taqueria Mi Durango - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Diamond Head General Store - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Amami Sushi Bistro - ‬4 min walk

About this property

Hotel Aura SFO

Hotel in San Bruno with free breakfast and airport shuttle service
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. 1549 out of 2570 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 700 out of 2570 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 222 out of 2570 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 59 out of 2570 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 40 out of 2570 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Andrea

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Gloria

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything went well at the hotel. Very nice front desk person. Helpful. Nice restaurant advice front desk gave us very good food. Everything was clean and presented well.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Aihui

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Harish

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice one in a budget. We really like the rooms. They were clean. Will stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Katie, Williamstown

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Not appropriate after I saw the facilities and the room I left and did not stay overnight
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Selvakumar

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice location with parking and convenience stores nearby at walkable distance. Close to airport and has airport shuttle. Good free breakfast. Clean room and comfortable stay.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Cheryl, Volcano

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Easy parking and check in. Clean rooms and lots of dining options in the area. Conveniently close to airport and would stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Maria

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Airport shuttle appreciated
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Rupali

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Not worth the review..
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Howard

Business traveler, Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness
The room was clean and spacious. The bathroom was not. It didn't smell like urine, poop or mold. It smelled like straight dead fish. I do not know how the cleaners could leave it like that. Low water pressure in sink and shower.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cecilia

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

6/10 Okay

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good hotel but somewhat datedl. Limited eating options close by.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Steffen

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice room and super helpful people
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Leslie

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Staff was great! Our flight was delayed so we didn't get in until 2:30am so thry let us have late check out at noon. Made a copy of something we needed and let us borrow scissors and tape.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kia

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sunhee

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Ying

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

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean and lots of food options nearby.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Richard

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

10/10 Excellent

Maria

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent place to stay with huge rooms that were very clean. The stuff are very friendly and very helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

TRACIE

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

10/10 Excellent

Tom

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Convenient for getting around. Close to Bart system.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Bay

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

ELIZABETH

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nancy

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