Flying Flags Avila Beach — Hotel in Grover Beach

Although this place is only about 15% complete according to the staff, the grounds are absolutely beautiful and you will not be disappointed with your stay! They seemingly spared no expense developing these grounds and it really shows.

My wife and I stayed in our trailer at a hookup spot for nine days to start off the new year. We were in spot 45 at the top of the hill and the views were absolutely stunning. One minor gripe is that all the sites are angled with the back facing the mountain rather than the ocean so if you have large rear viewing windows on your rig (like we do) you will only get a partial ocean view from there. But if your windows are on the camp side or if your are just out enjoying the nice private gas powered fire pits, full beautiful ocean views.

My family joined us for the latter port of this trip and we had 3 of the cabins, 4 tent camp spots and of course our RV spot. The one issue we had with this was while they are all relatively close the hills are quite steep and walking up and down them constantly does get old (though my glutes are all the better for it!)

Staff here was very friendly and more than accommodating. This trip was planned as a Birthday surprise and the staff went out of their way to help not spoil it.

Pricing is in line with other RV resorts we've stayed which falls somewhere above the costs for a state beach camp site and below the cost of a hotel, depending on the accommodations you choose.

Town is a 5 minute drive, 10 min bike ride, or 30+ min walk. We did all three while there. There is a great 3 mile bike path (Bob Jones Trail) that runs through the back of town and is complete with secret beer garden. Lots of great little places to eat, wine and beer tasting rooms coffee, etc.

There are two piers (three if you count the closed-to-the-public Cal Poly research pier), one is in town and is a nice stroll, the other is just down at the bottom of Flying Flags in the Port San Luis area with a small fish market and two restaurants. Be sure to stop and watch the sea otters eating mussels off the pier and catch a show from the sea lions sunning on the work dock. There are also kayak rentals and just a ways down from the pier is a nice dog beach.

One other minor gripe is that the roads are a bit tight considering they are expecting rather large rigs to be staying. the initial turn in and the one at the top of the hill were particularly tight due to the way they curve.

Sunsets in this location bring in all kinds of pink and purple hues and sunrises bring oranges and yellows, both are over the water due to the cove like nature of Avila and is quite unique.

Overall I highly recommend this new Flying flags location and am truly excited to see what the other 85% completion will bring!

Happy...

• UPDATE*

Service went up from 3 stars to 5.

I am updating my review to 5 stars. It seems like management really cares about every experience and reched out to me directly to remedy the situation. I honestly wasn't expecting anything additional as there is plenty of times when two parties don't necessarily see eye to eye. What impressed me most was their intent on finding an acceptable solution. I am happy to say that we will be travelling back to Flying Flags Avila in the near future. The views of Port San Louis Harbor are absolutely spectacular and its proximity to food and events, like the lighthouse tour, make it an amazing destination. Thank you again for your efforts and understanding. Very impressed.

OLD REVIEW Hoping that I would be able to write a better review, since our initial experience was pretty great. We originally booked a No H/U site for the New Year's weekend but had to change that reservation shortly after. Their internal policy is that you get to move your reservation one time - at least that is what we were told at the time of booking. During that second conversation, we attempted to book a 2 day trip with Full H/U (decided to splurge a little), since the site was available for the weekend of the 17th of February. We were later told that since it was a holiday weekend, it required a 3 day booking (another internal policy). It was at that time that we decided to forgo that weekend and instead chose a dry site for 3 days No H/U in the middle of January. Mind you, these sites are easily the most expensive dry camping sites you will find. The weekend went great, although navigating to the dry sites was a bit challenging when arriving at night since the entire site is all one way roads. Regardless, everythign went fine until we found out that we had another reservation for the February stay. I sent management an email clarifying that it was a mistake since there was multiple reservations made but was told that they ended up honoring the 2 day booking for the holdiday weekend that we though we couldnt book for 2 days. Additionally, they had already charged our credit card for the first night deposit. I understand that people make mistakes, but I called and left a message for the management and there was obviously a ton of documentation on both sides that showed that there was confusion in the booking. The issue is further complicated by the fact that there is sometimes a discrepancy between the online booking and when you speak with a representative on the phone. The facility is wonderful, don't get me wrong, but I just don't understand why I needed to be a scapegoat in this situation. It's unnecessary and leaves a bad taste...

alright. our first stay here and we loved it already planning our next trip. We stayed in the car/tent sites and every camp site has a gorgeous ocean view, along with a picnic table and a fire ring (No charcoal or wood. you must bring your own propane pit). Theres enough space for a family size tent and a vehicle at the site and plenty of parking nearby in case you have an extra vehicle. The port san luis dog beach is right across the street, very convenient if you bring doggos with you. Avila is just a 2 minute drive up the road with restaurants, beach, bars, shops, etc.

Near the check in booth there are a few large community fire pits, picnic tables, ice vending machine, and bocce ball. Also some evenings they had live music! Just up the hill, there are 2 bath houses, each bath house has really nice showers & restrooms. there are also a set of porta potties near the tent sites (they are well maintained and clean) but we didnt mind the little bit of extra walking to the bath houses. we were told they plan on building another bath house closer to the tent sites soon! The facilities are all new, clean and for guests only, which we appreciate because it keeps them cleaner and uncrowded. We never had to wait for a toilet or shower, and this was memorial day weekend. The bath house also includes access to the lookout room that has coffee, tea, espresso, a tv, karaoke and games. Grabbing a nice cup of tea after a shower and Long beach day was glorious.

Overall, we had the best time! We are local and are so happy to have another beach campground to add to our list of options. We will...