Cambria Motels

We come here every year for the Pinedorado Festival. This Palm Hotel is a simple motel, but very clean and cheap. We can always have a great stay here and we can sit around the fire and roast marshmallows. The best part of this hotel is the location of the hotel, walking distance to all the shops and restaurants in the city center.

Take a rest overnight on California Highway 1. The hotel room is very large, the interior of the cabin is relatively classic, the living room and bedroom each have a large fireplace, giving a very warm feeling on winter nights. Breakfast includes fried eggs, potatoes, various kinds of bread, hot tea, sausage, milk coffee, fruit salad, etc., which is not bad.

Moonstone Beach in Cambria is a beautiful place to stay! There are a number of hotels along the coastline here to choose from. I cannot recommend the Fogcatcher Inn. We stayed here in September 2022. Reception at the front desk was friendly but not well informed about some advertised amenities. We had upgraded our room to “ocean view” via an email invitation from the hotel but there was no record of that when we checked in. Also, we were told that since they have no food service there, we could order from a nearby food service with a provided menu. The restaurant was closed the day we were there though, so that was not helpful. Twice we went to the office for assistance and no one was there to respond. Pros- *Great location on beautiful Moonstone Beach. Wonderful shoreline walking path right across the street. *Spacious rooms with high ceilings. *Fireplaces in rooms *Bathroom was recently renovated and in good shape. Cons- *The hotel is rundown and worn. Our room was also very worn out. *Overwhelming odor in rooms of musty mold and mildew. We had to keep the windows open all the time, just to get some fresh air. They probably need to remove the old carpeting in the rooms to remedy this issue. *No air conditioning- probably not needed most of the year. *Uncomfortable beds. Bedding was old and musty smelling. *Chairs in room were worn and threadbare in places. *Nightstand clock didn’t work. Few outlets for plugging in to charge phones, etc. *Room was sp****ly decorated. Very little effort was put in to make room look inviting. * Window blinds/shades were hard to raise and lower and not in good repair. We were very excited to come stay at Moonstone Beach but were disappointed in the conditions at the Fogcatcher Inn. I realize that everyplace has suffered because of closures during the Covid quarantine but the value here for the expensive price was not acceptable.

Booked an overnight stay directly on website. Hotel had cyber sale on rooms. Free parking in underground garage. Room was clean. Bed was very comfortable. Fireplace was on all night. Jetted tub was a plus. Had an issue that was easily taken care of by hotel maintenance. Helpful staff. Location was perfect if you want to relax and enjoy nature and the ocean. Wooded area meets sea cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Bicycles are available. Walking distance to town but suggest parking in town and browse the shops/restaurants. Overall good experience and would stay here again.

Front desk personnel was very friendly and attentive. The room, hmm. Clean but beat up. And broken. The fireplace did not work. Big bummer. Maintenance got it working, but if we turned it ff, it would not go back on. So, it was a one shot deal. Plus, you never want to have to call in maintenance once you are already in the room. Its just uncomfortable. The window opened on ground level to parking lot two feet from window. One window did not lock at all. Cobwebs hanging from ceiling I have these at home, but don't expect cobwebs at a hotel. The fan in the bathroom did not work. So it got very stuffy in there and never dried out from shower. Overall, I would not book here again. there are plenty of other hotel Inns along this stretch of beach, all with the same excellent location.

My wife and I stayed here recently while visiting family in the area. She rates it as 'excellent' overall where I would probably go with a 'very good'. One thing that we didn't like is that their website does not provide enough detail regarding the location of the rooms they offer. Thus when we arrived we found out that my wife, who has enormous difficulty climbing stairs, had to climb a very long flight of stairs to get to our room. I also had to lug our luggage up/down those same stairs. There is no elevator and there was no offer to assist with our luggage by staff. I had called the property ahead to ask questions however, I never got anyone to answer and by the time an employee had called me back it was too late to do anything about getting more details regarding room location, etc. There is ample off-street and street parking in the area and the staff were responsive to requests for additional amenities like toilet paper, soap, pillows, etc. They also offer a complimentary happy hour for guests from 5 - 7 PM every evening where you can get up to two cocktails and some basic finger food. If you are a light sleeper, it can be difficult to sleep as anyone walking in the halls can be heard through the doors and due to the squeaky floors. The pillows they provide were also very poor as they provided no support at all. Overall, if you like to stay in historic properties this place is probably for you. However, I highly recommend making inquiries in advance to ensure you get a room that will meet you needs.

The property is very well maintained. Landscaping is 5 stars. The 2 firepits are nice. Not big, but for enough for like 4 people. Had a double queen room that was clean, and nicely decorated. People at front desk were nice. Some friendlier than others. The beds were on the ”SOFT” side. No firmness in these, which was disappointing ... but my back did ok. Things that need some improvement. COFFEE: the in-room units I always dislike because they are rarely very clean or the coffee very good, and they are messy to use. So they had coffee carafes in the office. But it was usually ”warm”, if there was coffee there. Many times it was empty. The DECAF carafe was ”broken” so the coffee was difficult to get out and it always deposited lots of grounds in the cup. Yuk. They said a new one is on order. hmmm. Seems like they should always have a spare one of these on hand. e.g. always ”be prepared” The pool area needs some TLC and some sprucing up. Not very inviting, The Hot Tub was warmish water. Housecleaning,. They don't do any once you are there. You can ask for new towels at the office. you pick it up. You have to put your own trash cans outside your room and hope they get to emptying them. And cups or glasses you dirty, same thing. Either clean it yourself or put outside and hope they leave you new ones, Or you need to go to office and get what you need. We were there more than 2 nights and usually at INNS, after 2 nights you get a cleaning, but not here. Just felt there should have been a bit more ”service” for the cost of these rooms. And COFFEE ... that is a biggy. It should be HOT, plentiful.

Beautiful little place. Love the fire pit that you can sit around at night. The room was hot and they don't have air conditioning.. wasn't comfortable with open windows with people walking by all night. Overall a great stay. Would come back during cooler weather for sure.

The hotel is great right by the Pacific Ocean. I walked along the seaside trail in the morning and saw the sunrise! The hotel has a fireplace and an outdoor hot pool. Although it is not cold in winter, we get up early to watch the sunrise after swimming in the pool and soaked in hot water before leaving. There is no place to eat nearby, you can ask for breakfast to the room plus a little delivery and service charges.

The Blue Dophin Inn is right across the street from the beach in Cambria. It is a boutique hotel with great beds and clean attractive rooms. Our room included an electric fireplace, robes, and a breakfast delivered to our room. I rated it a 4 and not a 5 because the air-conditioning is limited to an open window and fan. The ocean breeze makes this work much of the year. It is less than 10 minutes from The Hearst Castle and a short walk from a great restaurant. In short a great place to stay as long as it is not too hot.