El Bonita Motel

Superb

Liked: Best price in location, clean and a great staff

I would definitely stay there...

Liked: Great location. Friendly staff. Our room was clean and well maintained.

I would stay there again,...

Liked: Renovated rooms, easy free parking, continental breakfast.
Disliked: No hangers in the rooms! None available. At $470 a night, you think you would have hangers. Asked for two extra pillows and front desk grumpy guy said he didn’t have any. The sweet housekeeper found us some.

Overall we enjoyed our stay...

Liked: While it is older and rustic, it’s very charming. The grounds are lovely and well-kept. The trees and flowers on the property are beautiful. There are two fire pits and lots of outdoor areas to relax. It’s been recently updated so the beds are comfortable, the shower/tub was a good size. There is a coffee maker, microwave and refrigerator. There are drinking and wine glasses and a corkscrew.
Disliked: The second and third days there was not enough food at the complimentary continental breakfast. We were told that since the remodel the management did not know how many people to expect and did not get enough food. They called someone to run to the store but even then there was not enough. We were in town for the Andrea Bocelli concert nearby so they should’ve anticipated this. The only other thing was the traffic noise that can be heard when you are outside. We couldn’t hear it in our rooms as we were at the back of the property. The refrigerators could be upgraded.

Exceptional

Disliked: Ran out of breakfast food. Only thing left was fruit & a few yogurt

Clean, basic. Excellent location.

Liked: Surprisingly quiet for the location right off hwy. Couldn't ask for a better location. And the room was newly remodeled and clean if austere and tiny. Bed was comfortable and AC kept humming along.
Disliked: Appreciated the continental breakfast, which was quite minimal. However, the grapes and sweet strawberries made up for it. Also, work was being done, and we had to pull shades given the worker's proximity. And even though it didn't bother us as we were early risers, they started hammering away at about 7:30 Sunday morning. None of that would deter me from returning again, though.

Exceptional

Liked: Location was great, rooms were clean. Breakfast was simple but good.

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