Last hotel left with rooms available...now I know why. Exterior had the Bates Motel feel to it. The exterior paint is peeling, you can see broken windows from the outside, who would want to stay in a place that looks like that from the outside?? At least the lobby seemed a little friendlier in decor. Kevin, the manager who stays on property (poor Kevin!) let us see the room before checking in, although I knew I was stuck since I booked thru priceline (prepaid)-and by the way-what were They thinking?? bathroom was small and dank, the windows broken,dirty, rusted, vanity sink next to the bed was in extremely poor shape- lots of cuts into the acrylic. I had a sleeping bag with me and used it to sleep on the bed on top of the covers.
The surrounding area has been renovated and has the old town nostalgic feel to it. I could totally see this hotel fitting right in...IF ONLY THE OWNERS WOULD INVEST SOME $$$ INTO THIER PLACE!! I can see that people might want to stay there and feel like they were staying in Mayberry S.C. Until then...

I booked this hotel only knowing that it was in Salinas. when I got there I was taken back by its exterior shabbyness but once I went in I loved how vintage it was it was very clean and yes the floor creeked and the window was a little cracked but its a 100 year old building. We had plenty of towels and the linens were clean and fresh. I even had management come to our room to make sure we had settled in comfortably. There is also a Mexican restaurant downstairs that has really good authentic food. If your used to checking in at 3 or 4 star hotels this is definitely not the place for you. If you can appreciate good customer. Service at a shabby shiek hotel then go try it out.

when we arrived, our first thought was to leave again, because the place looked all shabby from the outside. Unfortunately we had already paid the room in advance. the guy from the reception suggested to pay another 5 bucks for a so called "deluxe room". i'm going to be straight forward with this: it was a dirty hell, the bathroom was all calcified (even the window) and anything but cleaned; there was mold in the drawers and the closets; the windows were so old you did hear everything from the street (big street, so you better bring some earplugs) and we had a really cold draft all night (there was no heating in our "deluxe" room).

as long as you're in your right mind you should never even think about staying here! take a look at the pictures we took! disgusting place!

it was horible, stinky, dirty!!! the windows were broken the door had no dead bolt we stayed in the room 5 min. just long enough to get a cab and book a different hotel. bed bugs, scary and unsafe. the rooms look nothing like the photos online.