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San Clemente Inn

4.3 ★★★★☆ 1,264 Google reviews · Beachfront wedding venue in San Clemente, California · 0.7 mi to the beach

On-site lodging

Modern accommodations in a laid-back hotel with a restaurant & BBQ grills, plus a pool & mini-golf.

Plan your tour

  • Setting beachfront venue, 0.7 mi to the beach — verified by its distance to a real shoreline
  • Lodging on-site rooms come up in reviews and the venue's own info — a built-in room block for a destination beach wedding; ask what's included
  • Phone (949) 492-6103
  • Website sanclementeinn.com — most venues book tours right on their site

At a glance

2600 Avenida Del Presidente, San Clemente, CA 92672

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On the property

What couples name in their reviews of San Clemente Inn and what the venue states on its own site — the fastest way to tell what's actually here before you drive out.

What couples highlight

The things reviewers bring up again and again across 1,264 Google reviews — in their own words, and only about the wedding and the setting.

🏝️ breathtaking beach setting 4 mentions

“I snuck away though :) The grounds are beautiful, serene, and well-kept.”

🤝 staff who go above & beyond 8 mentions
💵 great value for a beach venue 3 mentions

“It is an older property but it’s a great value.”

From the reviews

Hotel and rooms bit dated yet nice. The SCI staff are very friendly and helpful folks. Inn is a five minute drive to SC Beach park and another 5 minutes to the SC pier. Shout out to the hotel restaurant and waiters Mac and Sal. Great food & drink with top notch service!

★★★★☆ — Felts, Apr 2026

The staff was excellent and the overall resort was beautiful. Pool area, reception area and restaurant all amazing. I would suggest a soft upgrade on the rooms. The overall resort is very nice with an excellent location to everything San Clemente has to offer.

★★★★☆ — Ginny, May 2026

Excerpts from public Google reviews, filtered to comments about the wedding and the setting. Read all 1,264 reviews →

Getting married at San Clemente Inn

Two things make the tour worth the drive. First, see the ceremony spot at the exact time of day you'd say your vows — a west-facing beach glows at sunset but bakes at noon, and you'll want to feel the wind, watch where the sun sits, and walk the path your guests take across the sand. Second, bring your real questions: the weather backup (where does the ceremony move if it rains or the wind kicks up?), who pulls the beach permit, the sound-ordinance curfew, the catering and bar policy, and exactly what's included — chairs, setup, and teardown on sand are where quotes quietly diverge. Peak beach dates book 12–18 months out, so if the tour feels right, ask what's open in your season before you leave.

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Listing verified July 2026 from public business records and couples' reviews. Something out of date? Report a correction. Own this venue? Claim your listing — it's free.