Spanish Patio At Mission Inn

Beautiful place. The rooms are nice, but be advised early check-in, usually never is true.It is only a request. So come at 4. I also didn't get the room i booked whatsoever! I got a nice room, but not the one i booked. All staff are very friendly. Rooms are clean comfortable.

I loved how everything there is feels special. Especially when you know the background! I wouldn't recommend it for young children the place is tightly kept so 7+ depending one how well behaved they are. The restaurants there have amazing food and the bar has so much to offer view wise and drink wise. Quite the experience and worth every bit of money.

Awesome experience. It’s a several hour drive from my house, so it’s an overnight destination. Lots of architectural and historical significance here. A tour of the chapel is well worth it, so plan accordingly. Restaurants are great! Day spa is great! It ain’t cheap-but you get what you pay for! It didn’t give stars for location. It’s far away and I only stay at the Inn when I’m there.

If you 're a history buff, this hotel is chock full of Spanish/California history. If you 're a fine hotel buff, you might think of staying elsewhere. Here 's a play-by-play: Check-In. Attempted check-in at 2 pm, was told that any room occupancy before 3 pm would be subject to a $50 surcharge! Never heard that one before. Wi-Fi. Extremely weak, froze frequently, sometimes didn 't allow access at all. Aggravating, but wait, there 's more. Charge was $10 per 24 hours, non-waivable according to staff. (Thought hotels stopped this practice a decade ago . Elevators. Old, rickety, beaten up. The inspection certificates posted for both elevators expired 6 months ago, in Feb 2023! If there were current inspection certificates, they were not in evidence. Restaurant. Food was generally OK, though not particularly interesting. Hard to believe, but there were 2 headers on the wine part of the menu labelled Intristing Whites and Intristing Reds . Basic spell check not deployed, apparently. Room. Clean, but layout extremely awkward. Balcony, but no chairs or table to allow sitting outside. Stayed 2 nights, but room was not made up after 1st night. No explanation for the omission. Bathroom quite outdated. Staff. Seemed like plenty of staff but, with occasional exceptions (Trattoria, e.g. , service was generally slow and indifferent. Just seemed like no one was proud to be working here. (Lack of training might be to blame. Fitness Center. Could write a paragraph on it, but why have a fitness center at all if you don 't allocate any space and don 't provide sufficient basic equipment? Overall Take: There is nothing wrong with the bones of this place, and it seems adequately staffed, but a serious amount of investment would be required for infrastructure improvements, management and staff training, to bring it up to current fine hotel standards. The lack of such an investment is pretty obvious everywhere you look. Would love to revisit if that investment were made.

After visiting the hotel grounds twice in the last 15 years, I thought it was time to do an overnight stay at The Mission Inn with my ghost-loving husband and daughter. The hotel did not disappoint; the were blue lights above the hotel at night as we walked the grounds. Apparently, there 's a history of ghosts appearing in Room 215 where we stayed. None showed up from what we could see, but the idea of it definitely scared my daughter enough to have trouble falling asleep. There 's tons of history to take in, as well. The wall of presidential portraits is gorgeous. The building itself is absolutely stunning with courtyards and terraces everywhere for people to sit relax while taking in the scenery. I would imagine having your wedding reception here would be incredible. All the employees were kind and helpful (especially housekeeping). A couple of (unfortunate) things to note: 1. Our room faced the nearby shops and some eateries, which became quite lively once the sun went down. The windows are original, so you will pick up every sound from outside. 2. We had mixed drinks in the main bar area; they were overpriced and not anything special. Stick with beer and wine if you must go. 3. Initially, we reserved Sunday brunch at the property, as the hotel 's website claimed to serve the breakfast buffet for $25 p/p. In reality, it 's $88 p/p. Luckily, my mom (who 's a local) gave me a head 's up the day before and we were able to cancel the reservation. I live in Vegas where buffets are very expensive. If you look at the menu, it 's definitely not Vegas quality/variety for that price, IMO. 4. If you have a thing for old elevators, know that they are slow and cramped. Use the many gorgeous stairways when you can. Overall, I would stay here again for one night, just to be able to take in all the history the property provides. If given the choice, I would want to stay on the 4th floor facing the smaller private courtyard next time. Yes, it 's an old hotel with (somewhat) refurbished rooms, but it 's still worth staying here for the unique experience it gives you.