When you choose Quality Suites San Luis Obispo as your accommodation destination—whether you're sending your kids off to school, visiting your favorite student, or working at Cal Poly—we guarantee you will not be disappointed with your choice. Just a short 10-minute walk to California Polytechnic State University, our hotel is ideally located and perfectly priced. But don't take our word for it. TripAdvisor contributors provide consistently excellent reviews for our clean rooms, plush bedding and exceedingly personable customer service, including shuttle rides to the quaint downtown district if you prefer not to walk.

The California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo has been nationally recognized by US News & World Report's America's Best Colleges 2010 as the best public master's university in the western United States and the sixth best overall university in the west that provides, "a full range of undergraduate and master's level programs."

Major areas of study include engineering, architecture and environmental design, business, science and mathematics, liberal arts, as well as agriculture, food and environmental sciences—the schools of which are all highly respected, providing students the education they need to garner impressive salaries and rewarding service in their career paths of choice.

Established in 1963, Cuesta College of the San Luis Obispo Community College District, is a smart academic and professional choice for students of all ages. Whether seeking a high-quality foundation for further academic study or certificates for professional advancement, students can choose from a wide range of subjects, including web development, physics, fashion merchandising, nursing, criminal justice, culinary arts and welding.