Rio Sands Motel

116 Aptos Beach Dr, Aptos, CA 95003

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3.5

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Description :Late-1960s style motel with landscaped grounds - 1 block from beach, in residential area - 30 miles to San Jose. more on ProfessionalTravelGuide.com

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70% of guests recommend this place.

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You cannot beat their customer service and all out effort to make your stay a pleasant one. more on TravelPost.com

The Rio Sands is a hidden gem with a reasonable price. more on Yahoo! Travel

Find comprehensive hotel information including descriptions, rates & availability, photos, reviews and interactive maps for Rio Sands Motel in Aptos, California. more on Yahoo! Travel

We all enjoyed our stay, and would return to this hotel. more on Yahoo! Travel

Every experience with my stay has been a pleasant one. more on TravelPost.com

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31 reviews

Top Reviews From Yahoo! Travel

The Rio Sands is a small older place just two easy (no hill to walk with beach gear) blocks from huge beach and a very nice sea food restaurant, the Rio Cafe. The Rio Sands has a secluded grass area with a bar-b-que and pool. So we ... more on Yahoo! Travel

Find comprehensive hotel information including descriptions, rates & availability, photos, reviews and interactive maps for Rio Sands ... more on Yahoo! Travel

I was disappointed to read all the negative reviews on this place. I went to high school in Aptos, but have since then moved away. I frequently bring my two daughters, ages 3 & 5, to stay here for weeks at a time, with my husband ... more on Yahoo! Travel

My family and I truely enjoyed our stay. The staff members were a joy to speak with at the desk. I did need to have the desk translate my request to the maid service, but it was not a problem. As for the person writing about "dangerous ... more on Yahoo! Travel

The Rio Sands is a hidden gem with a reasonable price. It is a short walk to one the best beaches on Monterey Bay. One can walk for miles toward Monterey. The grounds of the Rio Sands are immaculately maintained, and the rooms are ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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Very nice. Steps to the beach. The room we had was great, separate room and tv for the kids. Full kitchen saved us from eating ... more on TripAdvisor

I have stayed at the Rio Sands 3 times with my family, including my elderly grandmother and young son.... more on TripAdvisor

By workin out of town were needkng to stay close to the job site room rates were fair and clean. I am a general contractor booking up to 4 rooms a nite for 2 weeks. As of today I will never stay here ... more on TripAdvisor

I stayed at this motel in June of 2005. I did not enjoy my stay there.The rooms have no A/C, so it... more on TripAdvisor

It started with the phone call I made to confirm our reservations and ensure we had a first floor room as stairs don't mix well with my back. Raquel, (Guest Svc Mgr) was so friendly! She upgraded us i ... more on TripAdvisor

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I am a return customer of Rio Sands and will be for years to come. Every experience with my stay has been a pleasant one. Their nightly rates are most reasonable and I've found them most friendly and accommodating. Their grounds, ... more on TravelPost.com

What hotel can you not love right by the beach?Everyone was very nice, and I would love to stay there again.We had a family get together last week, with 7 adults and 7 kids.The complimentary breakfast lodge was beautiful.The rooms ... more on TravelPost.com

We stayed at this hotel because my husband and I got married on the beach this weekend (July 9th). I let the person at the front desk know and the first night the guy was polite and called one time and just asked us to keep it down, ... more on TravelPost.com