Montecito Inn
Rooms are small and charming but thin-walled with noise issues, especially during renovations.
Praised forgreat location near beach and shopping · helpful and pleasant staff · clean facilities
Flagged fornoise from refurbishment · poor customer service follow-up · additional unexpected charges
I should have gone directly through the hotel instead of Booking. com
Everything was fine/good.
Cons It was overpriced for 1 person and 1 night.
Nice relaxing stay
The room was very comfortable, it was small, but we had plenty of space.
Cons no comment
Disappointing.
Location.
Cons Building and rooms are "tired" and out of date (e.g., the elevator) --- hotel needs a serious renovation and upgrade to justify the high prices.
We’d love to come back
Location. Loved our time room. Never thought it would be as comfortable as it was.
Cons Rate
My room was ready
Cons Staff is friendly in tone yet unhelpful in practice. I don't like disingenuous service. It's very obvious and off putting.
Our favorite hotel and a tip for management
We've enjoyed our stay many times at the Monticito Inn and it's the only hotel we'll book. The staff is wonderful. We do reserve the standard king room which is fine since we don't spend much time in the room, We had a minor shower door repair that was handled promptly by maintenance. We conveniently ordered delicious food delivery by the bellman in late evening, from restaurant downstairs but Lion's Tale is not affiliated with the hotel, so just pay seperately. The location is so easy to walk to some well known restaurants and shops. There's 24-hour complimentary coffee and tea and muffins in the mornings.
Cons The standard king room's bathroom is quite small with a pedestal sink, but still has pretty Mediterranean-style tiles ((not the marble upgrade). There is a make-up mirror but not lighted. Suggestion for mananagement: There could easily be an extra shelf added to help accomodate products for 2 people, and hooks to hang robes, and to dry towels (we save on room service). Storing cosmetic products in bedroom drawers isn't very convenient.
