★★ 1. Holiday Inn Express Calexico2501 Scaroni Road, Calexico, CA 92231 Holiday Inn Express Calexico has 72 rooms & suites, an outdoor pool, a fitness center and a business center. Free hot breakfast is served each morning. The hotel is located on the west side of CA 111 along the frontage road, a mile north of downtown Calexico, near a good selection of restaurants; closest restaurants are Applebee's adjacent and Denny's one block south. Although the immediate surroundings are farmland, various recreation sites in the desert are a short drive away including Jacumba Outstanding Natural Area to the west and the Algodones Dunes to the northeast. The property will rebrand as Hampton Inn by Hilton Calexico, fall 2024. |
★★ 2. Best Western John Jay Inn2421 Scaroni Road, Calexico, CA 92231-9731 The Best Western John Jay Inn of Calexico sits at the north edge of town, close to the flat, low elevation farmland that characterizes this part of southeast California. The border with Mexico is just 3 miles south. The hotel has 58 rooms on 3 floors, located just off highway 111 (Cole Boulevard exit) between Calexico and exit 118 of I-8 - opposite a Wal-Mart and close to a good selection of restaurants. The main amenities are free full breakfast, outdoor pool/hot tub and exercise room. |