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Moonlight Beach Motel vs Rodeway Inn Encinitas North

Both are in Encinitas (CA), 2.8 km apart. Here is where each one is stronger.

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Moonlight Beach Motel

Guest rating
9.5 Exceptional
Score by category
7 of 13
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Hotel★★

Rodeway Inn Encinitas North

Guest rating
8.4 Very good
Location score
5.0
Score by category
3 of 13
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The short answer

Pick Moonlight Beach Motel

It comes out ahead on 7 of 13 compared facts. 2.8 km apart.

Choose Moonlight Beach Motel if you want

  • the more consistently praised stay (9.5 / 8.4)
  • to be closer to the beach (240 m / 610 m)
  • to walk to the sights (250 m / 2.8 km)
  • more restaurants on the doorstep (53 / 12)

Why is Moonlight Beach Motel better than Rodeway Inn Encinitas North?

  1. 1Higher guest rating (9.5 vs 8.4)+1.1
  2. 22.6 km closer to the city centre−2.6 km
  3. 3370 m closer to the beach (240 m vs 610 m)−370 m
  4. 441 more restaurants and cafés within 500 m+41

Why is Rodeway Inn Encinitas North better than Moonlight Beach Motel?

  1. 1More guest reviews (93 vs 24), so the rating is more reliable×3.9

All compared facts

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Moonlight Beach Motel vs Rodeway Inn Encinitas North: which hotel is better?
Moonlight Beach Motel vs Rodeway Inn Encinitas North: which hotel is better?Moonlight Beach MotelRodeway Inn Encinitas North
Score by category
Guest rating – 8.4
Location – 5.0
Beach access – 8.3
Ratings & reviews
StayVersus score 9.1 +0.6 8.5
Guest rating 9.5 +1.1 8.4
Number of reviews 24 93 +69
Google rating 4.6/5 –
Google reviews 265 –
Location
Location score 8.3 +3.3 5.0
Distance to the centre 250 m −2.6 km 2.8 km
To the beach 240 m −370 m 610 m
To public transport 290 m –
To the airport 8.9 km 6.6 km −2.3 km
Restaurants within 500 m 53 +41 12
Shops within 500 m 1 1
Sights within 1 km 2 +2 0
Rooms & building
Star rating – ★★
Rooms – 51
Listed amenities 4 8 +4
Policies
Check-in from 15:00 15:00
Check-out until 11:00 11:00
Amenities
Free Wi-Fi ✓ ✓
Free parking ✓ –
Air conditioning ✓ –
Laundry – ✓
Room service – ✓
Gym – ✓
In-room safe – ✓
Coffee or tea maker – ✓

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Location

2.8 km apart

Moonlight Beach Motel: city centre: 250 m, nearest station Encinitas: 290 m, McClellan-Palomar Airport (CLD): 8.9 km, beach: 240 m, 53 places to eat within 500 m, 2 sights within 1 km.

Rodeway Inn Encinitas North: city centre: 2.8 km, McClellan-Palomar Airport (CLD): 6.6 km, beach: 610 m, 12 places to eat within 500 m.

Moonlight Beach Motel or Rodeway Inn Encinitas North: common questions

Which is better, Moonlight Beach Motel or Rodeway Inn Encinitas North?

Moonlight Beach Motel leads in 7 of 13 categories, including StayVersus score, guest rating, location score. Rodeway Inn Encinitas North is stronger in number of reviews, to the airport, listed amenities.

Which is cheaper, Moonlight Beach Motel or Rodeway Inn Encinitas North?

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Which hotel is closer to the centre?

Moonlight Beach Motel is closer: 250 m from the centre, against 2.8 km for Rodeway Inn Encinitas North.

Which hotel is closer to the beach?

Moonlight Beach Motel is 240 m from the nearest beach; Rodeway Inn Encinitas North is 610 m.

How far apart are Moonlight Beach Motel and Rodeway Inn Encinitas North?

The two hotels are 2.8 km apart in a straight line.

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Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. How we score