Once a Best Western, the new Quality Inn of King City, CA, offers budget lodging to travelers along US 101, or those visiting the nearby landscapes such as Pinnacles National Monument, the main (east) entrance to which is 35 miles away. The inn adjoins a residential area on the west side of town, just off the highway and a short walk from the San Lorenzo River Recreation Area. The main shopping center in town (Broadway Plaza) is also within walking distance, half a mile east. The motel provides 47 clean rooms all equipped with microwave & refrigerator, free continental breakfast, free internet access and a smallish outdoor pool.

The Motel 6 in King City has a quiet location at the end of a side road (Broadway Circle), and caters for guests in smallish rooms with basic amenities, part of a fairly old, exterior corridor building centered around a garden and tree-lined outdoor pool. US 101 runs past just north and the Salinas River flows by to the south; there are several trails through the woodland along the river banks. On the far side of the main road, King City Shopping Center includes a supermarket and a few restaurants. The motel has a laundry and provides free coffee.