Name: Catalina Inn
Address: 15691 N Oracle Rd, Tucson, Tucson, Tucson, AZ 85739, United States of America
Rating: 6

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Wheelchair Accessible

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Extra decontamination measures

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Contactless check-in and/or check-out

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Tucson International Airport

Catalina Inn

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I’ve stayed here a few times in the last couple of months. The rooms are simple and clean. The view is spectacular and the area is quiet. 
Free breakfast is good. The management team is caring and seems to take pride in the place. It’s a bit of a drive from Tucson but not bad at all.

Nice local hotel, not a chain. Quiet

My teammates and I stayed here for a couple nights for a bike race, and we expected no better than a standard 2-3 star hotel - a bed, bath and breakfast. However, the hotel staff went above and beyond to help us despite our unusual requests. It went a long way towards making our stay less stressful, and we appreciated it.

One complaint a couple of us had was that the hotel was a bit warm, despite it being somewhere around 40F outside. We ended up sleeping with the window open. I assume that the average hotel-goer would appreciate the escape from the cold, though.

Extraordinarily accomodating

Stayed here while attending a family member funeral. Called ahead to reserve rooms because there was a rock and gem show in town. Specifically asked about rooms together on the main floor and if pet friendly. Assured rooms would be together and absolutely pet friendly (as advertised on the website).

Upon arrival were given rooms not next to each other and were required to sign a form the hotel WASN’T pet friendly and couldn’t have pets. No grass available if it would have been pet friendly. A big disconnect between front desk people and online advertising related to pets. One room was on the ground floor; The second room was on the second floor and discovered there was already someone in the room so had to get a different room. 

Breakfast was available but didn’t partake. 

Room needed some maintenance. Sink had a clog so drained slowly. Shower temp handle was barely holding on and made it difficult to control the temperature. Some mold developing in the bath because of poor ventilation. Recommend some Clorox to get rid of the mold. 

Beds were comfortable and clean. Small refrigerator and microwave in the room. In room coffee maker. 



Confusion on Pet Policy

My wife and I stayed here for two weeks. Our beds were very good. The breakfast had several types of cold cereal plus hot sausages, precooked eggs (pancake style), hash brown potatoes and various breads, bagels and muffins (included with room). The wifi was good. The television had multiple channels but not all in HD. The electronic keys were a minor irritation because they had to be recoded at least once. There was a pool with a hoist for mobility impaired guests. Plenty of free parking. Quiet.

Do not believe the negative reviews

We stayed at the hotel over the weekend while visiting family in Tucson.  This hotel is clean, quiet, and affordable.  I was actually looking for something closer to town but glad we stayed in Catalina because of the views and outdoor activities nearby.  

Nice hotel near the foothills!

Pros: The room was very clean, bedding super comfortable.
Cons:  very few plug outlets, very poor to zero internet, only one person on duty at front desk so it was difficult to get solutions to issues. I paid way more through a third party website than I would have if I had been able to contact hotel directly.
Breakfast - meh - stale little muffins, tiny apples, teeny tiny clementines, not much else.

Clean, but old and tired

This motel used to be a Best Western and is convenient to Catalina and surrounding areas.  The room and bath were very clean but the a/c had been left off.  To cool the room (with a cathedral ceiling) took 4 hours until it was comfortable however, the temperature high for the day was 110 degrees.  Breakfast is basic but ok.

Very clean but a/c took 4 hr to make room comfortable.

The people were great. I can’t say the same for the hotel. So much deferred maintenance. The room reeked of cigarette smoke from decades long passed. 
Breakfast was a slim affair. The people who own the hotel, because of their religion, are not meat eaters. The breakfast offerings were whole pieces of fruit and cheap pastries.

Cigarette smoke from decades long passed

Awful does not even begin to describe this motel. At first glance it’s your run of the mill road side motel, nothing fancy just a bed to sleep on. The outside appearance definitely gives off the appeal that you will definitely bring home bed bugs by the end of your stay. The room is equipped with a microwave (that was not plugged in) and a mini fridge. Motel staff is riddled with thieves and run by as a conman as all of our stuff was stolen from our room when we went out for the day. When we approached the hotel staff, Rebecca, about our missing belongings she stated that the maid, Bertha, had removed the belongings as she was under the impression that we had checked out as we had “traveled light” in Rebecca’s words. Rebecca stated that Bertha had placed our belongings in a closet; however, a majority of our belongings were still missing including high end make up, facial products, and EVEN OUR PAJAMAS! The hotel manager, Mark D, stated that the maid did not follow protocol as had we check out our belonging were to be brought down stairs and put in the lost in found. When we asked Mark, the manager, how this was going to get resolved he stated that the 5am manager would handle it. Mind you this incident was reported to them at 6pm and we were leaving at 6am to catch a flight the following morning, so we reported the theft to the sheriff and would follow up with the 5am manager. Turns out the 5am manager was Mark D again who stated that he was not going to do anything about the theft and would not offer a refund for the room as we made our reservation through Hotel.com. I do not recommend staying here unless you want your belongings being stolen by hotel staff. As they appear to shop through your belongings and take what they want with no consequence. If you can afford it pay the extra money to stay elsewhere as it will end up costing you so much more out of pocket to replace EVERYTHING this motel will STEAL from you. Also, when we did try to process our refund through hotel.com the hotel manager, Mark, denied it as he reported that they have a “very strict refund policy” the motel is a scam.

Motel manager endorses staff theft

The photos for this place are deceptive and were taken years ago.  I stayed here February 2023 and found the following:  Rooms very dirty, holes in the walls, obvious plumbing problems inside the walls and foundation.  After we complained they moved us to another room which was a bit better.  They dried the carpet and re-rented our old room.

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