In the heart of historic Salinas, the very low-priced Traveler's Inn provides the most basic of accommodations for those who might want to avoid a cookie-cutter experience and support a 30 year old family business. If you have the patience, you'll be ok for a short stay, though honestly, one night was more than enough for me. Kevin, the young man who runs the place, was very happy to show me the room before I made the final decision to stay. This hotel provides a number of amenities such as working tv and fridge, coffee-maker and in-room space-heater mixed with a number of oddities: a shower that took a full five minutes to produce warm water (to his credit, Kevin gave me fair warning about this), nobody present at the front-desk during check in and check out ( I believe there was some kind of family emergency that day), lots of dated plastic flowers in the lobby , and an overall sad and passe vibe akin to an old-time boardinghouse. The major problem I found was a mattress pad with a non-breathable material on its underside that made for a less than comfortable sleep.
- Travelers Hotel Salinas
