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Avila Senior Living at Downtown SLO

475 Marsh St, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

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8.8
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33 reviews
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33 reviews
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SL

Sibling of resident/client

5.0 out of 5 stars

Provided peace of mind for our family at a difficult time!!

Thank you so much for assisting me find your facility, your people were great!!:Avila was a beautiful facility. If my brother had lived more that two weeks I'm sure he would have adjusted and thrived!

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Avila Senior Living at Downtown SLO

Find exceptional care options for independent living, assisted living, and hospice care in Avila Senior Living at Downtown SLO. This community’s campus in San Luis Obispo, California, offers urban adventures right outside its front doors and an updated senior living sanctuary upon return.

Community Amenities and Services

With personalized care plans and around-the-clock staffing, you or your loved one can find the ideal balance between assistance and independence. Housekeeping, laundry and linen services, and daily bedmaking can also be provided to create a stress-free experience.

In the dining room, enjoy a variety of seasonally inspired dishes and an all-day menu that makes it easy to fight senior appetite loss and satisfy cravings throughout the day.

Go on an excursion through the surrounding area, watch favorite films in the theater room, take in scenic views on the rooftop garden patio, or join in a fun activity. This community’s variety of educational and social activities create an engaging environment sure to satisfy a diverse set of interests.

Living Arrangements

Avila Senior Living at Downtown SLO features floor plan options for studios all the way up to four-bedroom suites, apartments, and cottages, creating ideal living arrangements for any number of space and style preferences. Units can come equipped...

Senior living options offered

  • Assisted Living
  • Independent Living

Avila Senior Living at Downtown SLO

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for Avila Senior Living at Downtown SLO

8.8 out of 10
Review Score33 reviewsWrite a review
Overall Experience
4.4
Cleanliness
4.8
Friendliness
4.8
Care Services
4.6
Staff
4.7
Meals & Dining
3.8
Activities
4.5
Value for Cost
4.4

A Place for Mom has scored Avila Senior Living at Downtown SLO with 8.8 out of 10 using our proprietary review score based on 4 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time, Avila Senior Living at Downtown SLO has 33 reviews with an average "overall experience" of 4.4 out of 5.

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Last Updated: 10/14/25

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SL

Independent Living

Family/friend

October 14, 2025

5.0 out of 5 stars
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Provided peace of mind for our family at a difficult time!!

Thank you so much for assisting me find your facility, your people were great!!:Avila was a beautiful facility. If my brother had lived more that two weeks I'm sure he would have adjusted and thrived!

MN

Independent Living

Family/friend

August 1, 2025

2.0 out of 5 stars
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Review for Avila Senior Living at Downtown SLO

The food is terrible. The building is old and needs repair often; some things like windows and hvac units need outright replacement. It takes forever to get anything repaired! Small community is good. Staff is nice.

Donna M

Assisted Living

Toured community

December 21, 2024

5.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Staff
5.0

Great place!

I toured this community with my mother and she loved it! It’s very beautiful and the staff was amazing. I really liked the one bedroom. It is the perfect size for my mom. Still in early planning but they are at the top of my list.

Alina T

Assisted Living

December 21, 2024

5.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Best experience

Avila is a great place. Very welcoming and great staff. Food is great, all residents are happy and excited. Restaurant dinning is the best. Christmas festivities where great and residents seemed super happy

Cecelia

Assisted Living

Family/friend

July 12, 2024

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

home sweet home

The med-techs and caregivers are amazing. The staff are very kind and capable. Residents seem quite friendly and happy and make friends easily. Its all very clean and lovely and homey. Nightly movies in the theater is a great perk. Scenic drives are wonderful. Father adjusted easily and praises the staff. He's happy and feels at home. We are comforted knowing he's in good care and we visit him often and have gotten to know the staff and residents.

Anonymous

Independent Living

Resident/client

May 17, 2024

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Activities
4.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

Recommended

I would recommend Avila Senior Living at Downtown SLO. It's a small community feel. If you want extra special food, it may not meet your wants. But the food is cooked fresh and is planned by a nutritionist. You need patience waiting for food to be served sometimes. All of my needs are met and I feel safe.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

May 6, 2024

3.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
3.0
Value for Cost
3.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
4.0
Staff
4.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

Disappointed

The PT guy never saw her and that was the main reason we had her there. We later found out he was fired for stealing from the company. She left in the same condition she went in as after 45 days so it was kind of a waste of money and time. She did better at home when visited by PT and OT.

Ann A wride

Assisted Living

Family/friend

January 17, 2024

5.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Great environment

Super positive staff. They learn everyone's name immediately. There are lots of fun activities. Oscar is a great Activities Director. Super upbeat, fun but also very caring. Really glad mom moved here!

Rick S

Assisted Living

Family/friend

December 11, 2023

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
4.0
Staff
4.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

Review for Avila Senior Living at Downtown SLO

If a friend asked: friendly residents who liked it there. We picked this community because of the location and immediate availability/vacancy.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

September 20, 2023

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
3.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Our Family's Experience

Avila assisted living in San Luis Obispo has had some challenges in the past year and a half. They changed ownership recently. There has been dissatisfaction by residents and families. But I believe they are working hard to address several issues and make improvements. I was pleased to finally tour the facility. It is a lovely campus. Remodeling is happening at the moment. The noise that causes can be disruptive but it will be worth it. Staff turnover has been a problem. They recently got a new cook and the meals have improved with several options available and not so many heavy carbs. The one issue we had with my aunt was that she has a history of bipolar disorder. A few weeks ago she had an episode of disorientation and anxiety. The folks at Avila didn't seem to know how to handle that. They called my sister who lives there in San Luis and said they couldn't keep her. So my sister went and got her and took her to her home. She previously had gone to the ER but they found nothing wrong with her. Turns out she had a UTI that was caught a few days later. My aunt did not sleep that night but left the house and wandered the streets thinking she needed to die. Her psychiatrist was on vacation but told my sister to take her to UCLA medical center (a three plus hour drive away.). Anyway she was stabilized and recovered from her UTI and returned to Avila. My husband and I were not happy with how the situation was handled so last week we drove the 600 miles to see how things could be improved. We visited mental health resources to n town and located a crisis stabilization unit that would have taken her for up to 72 hours. When we visited with the nurse and new director at Avila they were not aware that this facility took geriatric patients. So now they know! There were other resources there too n town that would be helpful to my aunt and sister. I think as the new director is there longer she will get things figured out. My aunt is back to her normal cheerful self and we have a plan if anything happens like that again.

Heather

Assisted Living

Family/friend

July 10, 2023

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Very helpful staff

They were very helpful during the entire process and I only wish the respite care allowed her to stay here for a longer period of time. The maximum stay for their respite care is 45 days.

Carolyn

Assisted Living

Toured community

November 9, 2022

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Review for Avila Senior Living at Downtown SLO

The community was under new management, so it was not as together as other places. The rooms were being renovated, but the rooms that I saw, that were not being renovated were okay. Also, it wasn't as pet friendly.

Don

Assisted Living

Resident/client

January 16, 2022

1.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
1.0
Activities
2.0
Staff
4.0
Meals & Dining
1.0

Nice staff, bad ownership

In my opinion the owners and management are uncaring, deceptive and only care about making money. On many occasions I have waited 45 minutes sitting waiting for breakfast. I left the facility with them owing me $1350 and in spite of promises to-return my money, I have not received any of my money. There are much better facilities in San Luis Obispo. I’m in one now and. Much happier. Do your homework. Living here was a mistake.

Linda G

Assisted Living

Family/friend

October 18, 2021

4.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
4.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

Entire Facility and Staff

Hard to isolate any individual for above and beyond service as entire staff qualify. Mom has been a resident since [date removed] and needs the top level of care provided. We consider this place over home and everyone is professional, caring, kind and helpful.

anonymous

Independent Living

Resident/client

February 1, 2021

3.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
4.0
Activities
3.0
Meals & Dining
1.0

Good location

I chose Avila because it is in a good location so I could walk to things. The apartment sizes here vary, I have a studio with a bathroom and kitchenette. In my opinion, the food is not very good. Some things are ok, but I have only eaten 1 really good meal from the time I have been here. They serve a lot of chicken so there is not a lot of variety. Every week the facility does do a happy hour and they have basic activities such as bingo and puzzles. I would question who runs this place, it is run by a corporation in San Diego and no one can make any changes unless it goes through them. Overall, I would recommend.

Anonymous

Independent Living

Resident/client

October 7, 2020

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0

Review of Avila Senior Living At Downtown Slo

New owners makes all the difference! The rooms have a beautiful view and are so spacious! The courtyard is nice and quiet. I love how close this community is to everything!

Anonymous

Independent Living

Resident/client

October 7, 2020

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0

Review of Avila Senior Living At Downtown Slo

I was at Avila Senior Living At Downtown Slo for a few days. Everything was nice, but I wasn't there long enough to give the activities a try. The staff was wonderful.

Anonymous

Independent Living

Family/friend

October 5, 2020

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0

Review of Avila Senior Living At Downtown Slo

What a beautiful place the location is San Luis Obispo is perfect. Staff has been very helpful during this touch time. Our family is missing grandma but they try hard to keep us informed.

Anonymous

Independent Living

Family/friend

October 5, 2020

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0

Review of Avila Senior Living At Downtown Slo

During our current COVID life my auntie has had a hard time. The employees have made such an effort to keep her spirits up with games and fun activities. Thank you and god bless all the friends and family in Avila please keep them safe.

Anonymous

Independent Living

Family/friend

October 5, 2020

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0

Review of Avila Senior Living At Downtown Slo

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