Monterey Oceanside Inn

We booked this as a last minute one night stay during our road trip. The room was very dated, basic and had a musty smell. The bathroom looked unclean and so we avoided showering during our stay. The toilet wasn’t fixed to the floor properly and the plumbing was very loud when flushing it. The tap also made a loud noise when running. The bedsheets had holes in. The motel is close to the road which was quite noisy but despite this we slept well. We had booked several other motels along our trip and some we spent less money on than this and they were far better. We would not stay here again.

Terrible experience. Worst stay and I’ve stayed at a lot of budget places. The place smelled awful. The toilet was not properly secured to the floor. The room was not clean, and there were stains on the pillow cases. The worst part though was the hostility that the family running the place had towards us. I’m a polite person who does not complain. I just asked if I could get extra pillows because I’m very pregnant and forgot my own pillows at home. They seemed offended by my request. We decided to check out early because something about the smell/air in the room and not getting sleep due to the uncomfortable bed was making us sick. We cut out trip short and just went back home. They wouldn’t give us a refund and actually passed the room key back to me as if to tell me to stay. They didn’t ask why we were leaving early but the lady did ask very curtly, “What do you want?” I’d give this place zero stars because not only did the room get us sick but the service was so incredibly rude.

We stayed in room #112. Basic room, older, but clean enough. Plumbing in the bathroom was loud when the toilet flushed. Hot water was good. Decent size fridge in the room and was already on for us to use. I was bit in the middle of the night, not sure if it was a random bug bite brought in or from the room or if it was from the mattress (bug or irritant) however my partner was unscathed as he slept all night next to me. Sheets and towels were clean but old/ used of course. Toilet paper wasn’t thin nor sandpaper but was meant for a public bathroom. The pillows were extremely soft. I had to use two of them to barely prop myself up to watch tv and sleep. Tv and cable were good! This was just a room for us to sleep overnight. Not bad for $50 on a Friday which totaled about 12 hours. Although, we will not stay here again, the location is great. Very close to the wharf. Starbucks was walking distance as well as a fish restaurant and a few surf shops. The area felt safe, however it is right off the main road which can be busy. The walls are paper thin. We heard our neighbors (I think room 114) all night into the early morning talking, laughing, and music/ tv /gaming device. The parking lot is small and will only fit a few bigger vehicles but on our night I don’t think it was completely full.