Franciscan Inn

Property class: 2

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Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Non Smoking | Desk, blackout drapes, free WiFi, bed sheets
Outdoor pool
Desk, blackout drapes, free WiFi, bed sheets
Exterior
Garden

Reviews

6.6 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Room service
  • Housekeeping
$79
$72 nightly
$79 total
Total with taxes and fees
Apr 26 - Apr 27

Explore the area

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955 S Santa Fe Ave, Vista, CA, 92083
  • Place, Broadway Theatre
    ‪18 min walk‬
  • Place, Avo Playhouse
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, The Wave Waterpark
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Airport, Carlsbad, CA (CLD-McClellan-Palomar)
    ‪22 min drive‬

Room options

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Non Smoking

  • 3498 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Standard Room, 2 Double Beds

  • 3993 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

Standard Single Room, 1 King Bed

  • 2992 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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About the neighborhood

Vista

With a stay at Franciscan Inn in Vista, you'll be within a 15-minute drive of SoCal Sports Complex and Broadway Theatre. .This motel is 10.7 mi (17.2 km) from LEGOLAND® California and 9.8 mi (15.7 km) from Oceanside Beach.

What's nearby

  • Broadway Theatre - 18 min walk - 1.0 mile
  • Avo Playhouse - 3 min drive - 1.0 mile
  • The Wave Waterpark - 3 min drive - 1.2 miles
  • LEGOLAND® California - 22 min drive - 15.7 miles
  • Mission Bay - 51 min drive - 44.3 miles

Getting around

  • Carlsbad Poinsettia Station - 17 min drive
  • Carlsbad, CA (CLD-McClellan-Palomar) - 21 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪Pegahs Kitchen - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Frida’s Taqueria - ‬15 min walk
  • ‪Sonic Drive-In - ‬20 min walk

About this property

Franciscan Inn

Franciscan Inn offers 45 air-conditioned accommodations with blackout drapes/curtains. Televisions come with cable channels. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations.

This Vista motel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the motel include an outdoor pool.
Make yourself at home in one of the 45 air-conditioned rooms featuring microwaves. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms with shower/tub combinations are provided. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and blackout drapes/curtains.
Enjoy recreation amenities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a garden. Additional features at this motel include complimentary wireless internet access and a vending machine.
Take advantage of the motel's room service (during limited hours).
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk and a vending machine. Free self parking is available onsite.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • Mini-fridge
  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No elevator
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Limited room service
  • Microwave
  • Mini-fridge

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Late check-in subject to availability

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

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
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
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 and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Franciscan Inn Vista
Franciscan Vista
Franciscan Inn Motel
Franciscan Inn Vista
Franciscan Inn Motel Vista

Franciscan Inn Reviews

Reviews

6.6
Rating 10 - Excellent. 159 out of 577 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 129 out of 577 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 86 out of 577 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 85 out of 577 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 118 out of 577 reviews

6.6/10

Cleanliness

7.0/10

Staff & service

5.8/10

Amenities

6.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Jenny

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Luis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Really quite and relax weekend thanks for the upgrade 👌
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Wade, Oceanside

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

2/10 Terrible

Joseph

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Mitchell

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel was perfect to accommodate our needs, we are currently on a roadtrip from central Texas thru the west coast. The manager was on point ensuring safety and organization. Cleaning could be done better in the bathroom windowsill but that’s the only thing I found worth mentioning. Great motel!!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Paulo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautifully place. I love it
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

2/10 Terrible

Domingo

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Its so bad very very bad no shower no hot water and plus tv was disconnected and they over charge since i already make reservation at one price
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

norman

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff will resolve any issues you may have. Good place for the money! Close to food and stores. And great staff!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

Rolando

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

CHRISTIEN

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Wade, Oceanside

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The Franciscan is an older motel in the middle of Vista. Although the building is on the older side, the rooms are very clean and comfortable. It’s a sort of n
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Steve

Traveled with group
Liked: Amenities
Good
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Miguel

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Miguel

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

2/10 Terrible

Elizabeth

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clerk tried to pull a fast one! Had me sign for my room at $244 and charges me $644. And when i confront him hes says im wrong and i should him my phone w my banking app open w the charge and he attempted to grab my phone. Requested immediately cancel refund
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025

2/10 Terrible

Luis

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Everything looked dirty, and was overall not worth at all.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

David

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Denise

Liked: Cleanliness
Clean room. Staff very nice and friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

2/10 Terrible

cedric, North Las Vegas

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Yael

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean room, parking was excellent and a lot of stuff to do around
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michal

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

10/10 Excellent

Michal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I stay here often and it’s always a great stay
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Surbhi

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was really bad place, poor quality. Very dirty. We got scammed since last minute nothing was available we had to go for this hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Hal

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was quiet; however, this is a two rating because the floors, especially around the bath tub was dirty. I had to look for the plug for the microwave, because it had been unplugged. There was nothing for the guests. No coffee even, that most guests would expect. He just looked at me and said they did not have anything, and said "Sorry" They were nice, but they need a professional to walk the rooms and get them back on track. I had to find the maintenance man to figure out how to turn on the TV, because someone previously had changed the normal settings, so that could probably play games on the TV. These things should always be checked before a new guest goes in the rooms. Thank you for reading my message. Hopefully this will help.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

David Montoya

Traveled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Got in trouble for having too many people in my room. After management warned me I kicked everyone out and everything was fine. The manager still proceeded to shame me again in the parking lot in front of all the other people staying. He said my actions cause discomfort with the other people staying but somehow him yelling at me didn't it? The stay was very affordable tho! Very dirty room, holes on the carpet, mold in the fridge and rust in the bathroom.
Broken phone.
Scratches on wall. Paint peeling.
The black spots is mold.
Mold in shower.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025