We stayed here just after Christmas for a quick trip and picked the inn because we are wine club members. We were a little concerned when we checked in and were told we were in a handicapped room, which was not mentioned when the reservation was made. The room was really nice, however, the bed was too soft for us - it's all about what you're used to sleeping on. Breakfast was included and the menu has interesting selections that are very good. Service in the restaurant was not good. The first day (Wednesday) it took several minutes before we saw staff of any sort, we were seated and then waited a long time before orders were taken and even longer until the food was served. The server then forgot about the extra charge for bacon and we had to ask several times for the check. On Thursday, there seemed to be more staff and we were seated right away, but, again, waited a long time to have our order taken and the food to be served. We also had to ask a few times for a bill for bacon and espresso. The restaurant was not really busy either day and I would not recommend eating breakfast there during the busy season.

The inn is conveniently located to the tasting rooms in Los Olivos and just a short drive to the Foxen Trail wineries and tasting rooms. An added benefit to staying at the inn is free tasting at several rooms in town.

Overall, we liked staying here.

We stayed in the refurbished rooms across the street from the main building, in room 20. The room was gorgeous and the bed was so comfortable! The staff was warm, helpful and gave us a few gifts for our anniversary. One of the bathrobes was a little itchy, but the other one was fine. The wine bar has a great tasting menu the spa was okay, but not great, but should be better once the renovations are completed. The pool and spa was under construction, but should be nice too. There are two restaurants and at least fifteen wineries within walking distance. Great downtown, and this is the only place in town to stay so it is really ideal for wine tasting and not having to drive. We throughly enjoyed our visit, thanks so much!

My wife signed us up for the spa package and wasn't sure what to expect. It was a cool, rainy day but no worries, the room had a fireplace. It was a beautiful, newly refurbished room that was very large. Given that Los Olivos is super small,there is no noise or traffic. If you want a small town experience with wine tasting, art galleries and an overall unpretentious vibe, you may have found the right place. The massage was fantastic, too!

My wife and I spent her birthday weekend in Los Olivos at the Fess Parker Inn and had a wonderful time wine tasting around the area. We were on the 2nd floor right above the main lobby. The room was dated but rather large for today's standards. We had a fireplace, couch, and a second sink(makeup area) outside of the bathroom area. We really didn't spent much time in our room other than to sleep. Sleeping quality was great, very quiet, and the mattress and pillows were perfect and we too had breakfast included in our room rate. The restaurant downstairs (Petros) was very nice. We ate breakfast here every morning and dinner one night while on our vacation. The food was very good and the service was excellent. The bar area had a large plasma tv, and fireplace in the corner. After dinner it was nice to finish our bottle of wine watching college football, and interacting with other guest of the hotel.
Our time during the day was spent wine tasting up the Foxen trail and the final day was spent in town wine tasting. We had so much fun tasting great wines and taking in all the beautiful scenery of the area. Day One up the Foxen trail started with Firestone, Demetria(call ahead to get the gate codes), Kenneth Volk(farthest from Los Olivos, great never heard of before wines), and Riverbench(2nd farthest, built wine tasting room right in the middle of the vineyard, had picnic here). Our second day we go back up the Foxen Trail starting the day off with Zaca Mesa, Fess Parker(beautiful building), Koehler(rock solid wines), and Foxen. Our final day we drove around south to Solvang, and then started wine tasting after lunch in Los Olivos. We started off with Stolpman(great wines), Dragonette, Epiphany, Blair Fox(he's gonna be big time if not already), and Carhartt(wife love the gluten free crackers & 09' fourplay). We had so much fun getting to know these great people that love to make great wines. We will be back and hopefully soon to Fess Parker and Los Olivos. We ate dinner at Petros, Ballard Inn, and Brothers restaurant @ Mattei tavern and they were all wonderful resaurants.