El Bonita Motel

adequate but way overpriced

Disliked: Overpriced. We stayed overnight in Monterey the day before, a few blocks from the ocean, for 1/4 of the cost of this hotel.

Passable

I’ll book there again, it...

Liked: I love this little place. The garden in the back is quite peaceful for being so close to the highway.
Disliked: I was put on the second floor, even though I’d requested a ground floor when I booked two months prior. Also, the breakfast opened later than promised. As I was on a work schedule, I had to go without.

A future hidden gem in...

Liked: Property is currently undergoing a complete renovation (which didn't affect us in the least) and has a great deal of potential. The location is convenient to St Helena and enjoying the Napa Valley, and will hopefully remain a good budget option (relatively speaking) in the area. If so, it could be quite the hidden gem. Beds were comfortable, the rooms are good size, and parking is easy and ample. We would definitely visit again.
Disliked: Amenities are basic but exceeded expectations for a motel, the outdoor spaces spread around the property are particularly nice.

St. Helena is an expensive...

Liked: Liked the murals all around the facility. Room with two queens was spacious and comfortable
Disliked: The employee who checked us in was less than friendly. I called the front desk from our room because the WiFi password wasn’t working and was told that the office’s WiFi was functioning. When I took my phone to the office to ask her to input the password she told me that the password had changed from what was printed on the key card sleeve. No apology offered.

If location is your only...

Liked: Check in was easy, property had more than 1 floor with no elevator or suitcase trollys so it was unload at the car and walk everything in. Had we known we would have requested a first floor due to one person having a very large suitcase.Fridge and microwave in the room with 2 queen beds.
Disliked: Their continental breakfast was extremely limited. Our first room (2 queen beds) had a broken air conditioner that sounded like a jet was landing in the room, cable tv box was completely disconnected which we later discovered was due to the brightness of the "connected" light. Overall the room was clean. Overnight when we were asleep and assuming the ac was set to 65 it kept resetting to 75 - 80 degrees every 30 minutes which made sleeping near impossible. Day 2 we were switched to a 3rd floor king suite, they helped with bags which was nice. That room had 2 thermostats (one in the living room and one in the bedroom), each thermostat kept resetting every 30 - 60 mins at a minimum of 75 degrees. I can see that when the rooms are NOT in use, when you have guests that needs to be under their control. Would I stay here again? No. The issues with the thermostat and ac being broken was enough for me. Overpriced for what it was.

Superb

Superb

Loved El Bonita.

Liked: The amenities, real coffee cups and glasses not paper or plastic. The refrigerator, coffeemaker, microwave were all nice to have. The bedding was clean and comfortable.
Disliked: The weather which they had no control over. Lol