Carlton Oaks Lodge, Ascend Hotel Collection

This was a nice motel in a safe area. It was very reasonably priced. This motel is actually on a golf course which adds to the environment and offers fun. It had large rooms that had been updated. The outside needs to be updated as well, but overall, it was a good place to stay.

We stayed at the lodge for 2 nights. It was dark inside the room with insufficient lighting. The tv was small. The beds were very uncomfortable. The carpet was old and stained. Cobwebs abound. No usb charging ports. We were in room 101 which was next to a gate that self locks so when ever someone arrived or departed we heard and felt it slam. The ac worked well. The shower was great water pressure. When we went to take a shower in the early morning we found that there was no soap. The desk is not 24x7 so nothing we could do. The ice machine was out of order. The pool was great. The jacuzzi was old and needed sandblasting but worked well. The Bar and Grill served very average food. The website lists golf course views for some rooms which is actually a dirt pit that holds a driving range. All the personnel we met we wonderful but only there part time. Thankfully someone was at the desk when we came back about noon on Sunday because our key cards would not work to anything. Also, when walking down to the pool by all the rooms on the ground floor we saw a small snake which found its way into a crevasse of the building. That was not giving me a great feeling! This place is old and in dire need of refurbishing. I would not stay here again.

Rooms: pretty decent - looks fairly recently remodeled, the shower is actually placed high so tall people can be comfortable. Dresser looked a bit beat up and the "smore's colored wall paint striped (cream and brown) I could have done without. People walking by my room talking woke me up - not sound-proof enough. 25 min drive from downtown SD. Missing a do not disturb sign and a laundry bag - choice hotels should really include these "basics". They charge a $10 / day B.S. resort fee and there's not even a free breakfast. The outdoor patio / golf course view restaurant / bar is nice with some kind of yacht rock live music while we were there. Food at the restaurant is basic American fare - noting exotic or really "wow" factor but not bad. The room was very clean. They do have event spaces - the hotel hosted a high school reunion and when the event was over around 11:30 pm, all the attendees were chattering super loud right outside the rooms (rooms open to the outdoors, rather than a hallway) so it was super noisy while we were trying to sleep. Pool and jacuzzi were nice but don't wear your best swimsuit in the jacuzzi - I had a brand new suit and it's now snagged up on the butt because of the rough surface of the jacuzzi. If you want to know the "scene" at the bar - it's mostly old golf dudes. There are some families and non-golfers who stay here but not exactly a hip and trendy scene here. I'm not an old golf dude so not really wanting to hang out at the bar.

Very convenient free parking, quiet, restful, and a very helpful staff. I would stay here again.

Average It was a nice old hotel. They’re trying to upgrade it. The shower didn’t work. You couldn’t turn the shower off to take a bath and it was poor lighting and the TV was pretty small and far away but overall it was OK for the price. it was little much

Motel 6 on a golf course. Over priced and not very many options in the vicinity, old building and rooms, dirty rug carpet like in an old restaurant, run down, poor water pressure. Will work if your in a pinch.