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Fairfield Inn & Suites San Diego North/San Marcos

2.5 star property

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Terrace/patio
Sports facility
Lobby
Exterior
Lobby

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Gym
  • Housekeeping
$144
includes taxes & fees
Dec 18 - Dec 19

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227 W San Marcos Blvd, San Marcos, CA, 92069
  • Place, California State University San Marcos
    ‪12 min walk‬
  • Place, Palomar College
    ‪18 min walk‬
  • Place, Hollandia Dog Park
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Airport, San Diego, CA (SAN-San Diego Intl.)
    ‪36 min drive‬

Room options

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board

Room, 1 King Bed

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(65 reviews)
  • 284 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board

Room, 2 Queen Beds

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(59 reviews)
  • 334 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board

Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(32 reviews)
  • 388 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board

Suite, Multiple Beds

  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 Queen Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board

Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed (Hearing Accessible)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board

Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed (Mobility/Hearing Access, Roll-In Shwr)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board

Suite, Multiple Beds (Mobility/Hearing Accessible, Tub)

  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 Queen Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board

Room, 1 King Bed (Mobility/Hearing Accessible, Tub)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board

Room, 1 King Bed (Hearing Accessible)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board

Room, 2 Queen Beds (Mobility/Hearing Accessible, Tub)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board

Room, 2 Queen Beds (Hearing Accessible)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(4 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About this property

Fairfield Inn & Suites San Diego North/San Marcos

San Marcos hotel close to California State University San Marcos
Along with an outdoor pool, this smoke-free hotel has a fitness center and a snack bar/deli. Free continental breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a hot tub, coffee/tea in a common area, and a business center. Housekeeping is available on request.
Fairfield Inn & Suites San Diego North/San Marcos offers 85 accommodations with hair dryers and irons/ironing boards. 32-inch Smart televisions come with premium cable channels and Netflix. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and microwaves. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers and complimentary toiletries.

This San Marcos hotel provides complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Hypo-allergenic bedding, change of towels, and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

An outdoor pool and a hot tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

In addition to an outdoor pool, Fairfield Inn & Suites San Diego North/San Marcos provides a hot tub and a fitness center. The hotel offers a snack bar/deli. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning. A computer station is located on site and wireless Internet access is complimentary.

This hotel offers access to a business center and meeting rooms. Event facilities measuring 1088 square feet (101 square meters) include conference space. This business-friendly hotel also offers barbecue grills, multilingual staff, and tour/ticket assistance. Complimentary self parking is available on site, along with a car charging station.

Fairfield Inn & Suites San Diego North/San Marcos is a smoke-free property.

A complimentary continental breakfast is served on weekdays between 6:00 AM and 9:00 AM and on weekends between 6:00 AM and 10:00 AM.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking and van parking available
  • Onsite parking includes off-street options

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM on weekdays and 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekends
  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Snack bar/deli

Things to do

  • 18-hole adjacent golf course
  • Golf caddies
  • Golf carts
  • Gym
  • Hot tub
  • Outdoor pool
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Grocery/convenience store
  • In-room crib
  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Grocery/convenience store
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Proposal/romance packages
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • 1,088 square feet of conference space
  • Business center
  • Computer station
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • In a regional park
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 5 accessible parking spaces
  • Assistive listening devices in meeting rooms
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Elevator
  • Lever door handles
  • Pool hoist on site
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Visual fire alarm
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business center
  • Wheelchair-accessible gym
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible pool
  • Wheelchair-accessible public washroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking

More

  • 4 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • No plastic coffee stirrers
  • No plastic drinking straws
  • Smoking not allowed
  • Vegetarian breakfast available
  • Vegetarian dining options

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Free crib
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch smart TV with premium cable channels
  • Netflix

Food and drink

  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Desk
  • Energy-saving switches in guestrooms
  • Free local calls
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Water-efficient showers

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Contactless check-in available
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

An adult age 18 or older must assume all liability for the booking
Guests will receive key retrieval information
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk, key retrieval

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and window guards
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of Commitment to Clean (Marriott)

We should mention

Reservations are required for golf tee times; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

Fairfield Inn San Diego North/San Marcos Hotel
Fairfield Inn Diego North/San Hotel
Fairfield Inn San Diego North/San Marcos
Fairfield Inn Diego North/San
Fairfield Inn Suites San Diego North/San Marcos
Fairfield Inn Suites San Diego North/San Marcos
Fairfield Inn & Suites San Diego North/San Marcos Hotel
Fairfield Inn & Suites San Diego North/San Marcos San Marcos

Reviews

Fairfield Inn & Suites San Diego North/San Marcos Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 763 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 162 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 38 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 17 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 23 out of 1003 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Natalie

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were very friendly and inviting. The room was spacious and the mattress was very comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Leslie

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

10/10 Excellent

CINDY

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Benjamin

Traveled with group, Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fairfield inn San Marco's Date of Stay: 9/6/2025 We only stayed one night at the Fairfield Inn in San Marcos, CA, and unfortunately, it wasn’t the most pleasant experience despite the excellent customer service. We checked in around 9 PM and were greeted warmly by the front desk staff, which was a great start. However, when we walked into our room, we were hit with a strong, unpleasant odor. Since we were tired, we left our luggage in the room, opened the window, and headed out to dinner hoping the smell would clear out by the time we returned. We got back around 10:45 PM, and the odor was still just as strong. I tried spraying some air freshener to mask it, but that actually triggered the fire alarm. To their credit, the hotel staff called immediately to check in and make sure everything was okay. I explained what happened, and the front desk staff offered to send the night attendant to help us look at a different room. The night crew attendant came up quickly and was very nice. He showed us another room on a different floor but sadly, it had the exact same odor. At that point, we just stuck with the original room and made it through the night. We checked out the next morning. While the staff was kind and responsive, the overall condition of the rooms was disappointing. The persistent odor throughout both rooms suggests this hotel is overdue for upgrades, adding some air vents, especially replacing the old carpet and refreshing the interiors to improve.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jefferson

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great stay
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Javier

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

2/10 Terrible

Alex

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Bugs

Had 3 spiders in my room along with a dirt shower curtain location was nice near restaurants and 10 mins away from out destination but I won’t be stay here again lobby very nice and clean so was the work out room however my room was not so clean and found 3 different spiders also the ac unit made a continuous loud nose every time it kicked on
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Tawab

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
no
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Soraya

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great stay; shops nearby
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

MARIA

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Roy

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey, Cranston

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel, clean, quiet and friendly staff.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lashandria

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

SLOBODAN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, safe ,clean and only 20 minutes to beach
Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Edgar

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Griselda

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel! Very clean and comfortable
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Theresa

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Miguel

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Theresa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gabriela

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Marcy

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Awesome Ola and Thank You, !!!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Vivian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Room is clean and spacious. Could use some lotion. Breakfast is good but was told cantaloupe ran out and will not be available.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Kc

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Cesar Junior

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The AC was not working let front desk know and nothing was done about it.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kristine, San Jose

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2025