2-Star Hotels in Cambria

Good environment, good service, very special hotel

It's a kind of motel. If you planning to stay here, remember to prepare for drinking water. Tap water is not drinkable, but hotel doesn't provide water dispenser ( instead only ice dispenser, which I think stupid for the weather there is cold), and even no bottled water at all in the room, also no water kettle. Shops are quiet far, have to drive, and closed a bit early. So if you came late, no water, it might be a big problem. The room and bed is quite ok though.

Moonstone Landing sits along Moonstone Beach drive. Such a beautiful location across the road from the ocean. We stayed in an ocean front king room. Wonderfully comfortable bed ! Room was large with a table we could have breakfast at. Chairs on patio were great for watching the sunset. We originally booked another class room as ocean fronts were all booked. I put a note on reservation to contact me if a room became available. They did contact me and we were able to book that lovely room. This will be our choice of lodging if returning to Cambria. Super friendly, helpful staff ! The only bad thing was having to leave.

Filthy, super low budget at expensive rates, The room was dirty. I had to towel mop the floor I got a piece of glass in my toe. The towels were gray not white they were rough. The reading light had large amount dust the headboard had a grease head mark on it. The bathroom was horrible. The toilet was so close to the bath tub you could barely use it the bathroom light was rusted mattress squeaked all night. And the 3 original pillows provided were flat and no good. The grounds are a mess. Be careful where you walk you might fall. They had old trashed furniture towards the backyard near the horrible overgrown fire pit I asked for a additional pillow. The clerk did not want to give me one. But finally did under protest All I can say is this is the worst place I have ever stayed at. Please don’t make the mistake I made. Do not book at this dump Showing in the pics the gray dirty towel I had to use to mop the floor Others are of the horrible bathroom. And one of the dust covered reading light!

We came during the recent rains and was welcomed in the afternoon by the nice Nadally who gave us instructions. Our room was perfectly cleaned and had pretty much everything we needed. I had a list of restaurants to try but who knows, so she selected one from my list that was so good we went again. In the morning while also telling us of an excellent breakfast place and bakery in the town. Robin works the desk/and grab and go. She too was friendly and every morning we had a nice conversation even talking about the giant elephant sea lions which is not to be missed. There is a restaurant adjacent to the Inn that takes no reservations and is cash only (seriously) so it was not of interest to us for both those reasons. I’m not lining up at. 4 pm to get a view of the ocean when the sun sets at 5 pm🙄 plus food places in town are excellent

The hotel's rooms are distributed in the bamboo forest, the environment is very good, the restaurant bar has a great atmosphere at night, there are bands performing, many old people come here for vacation, nostalgic and warm.

Moonstone Beach in Cambria is a beautiful place to stay! There are a number of hotels along the coastline here to choose from. I cannot recommend the Fogcatcher Inn. We stayed here in September 2022. Reception at the front desk was friendly but not well informed about some advertised amenities. We had upgraded our room to “ocean view” via an email invitation from the hotel but there was no record of that when we checked in. Also, we were told that since they have no food service there, we could order from a nearby food service with a provided menu. The restaurant was closed the day we were there though, so that was not helpful. Twice we went to the office for assistance and no one was there to respond. Pros- *Great location on beautiful Moonstone Beach. Wonderful shoreline walking path right across the street. *Spacious rooms with high ceilings. *Fireplaces in rooms *Bathroom was recently renovated and in good shape. Cons- *The hotel is rundown and worn. Our room was also very worn out. *Overwhelming odor in rooms of musty mold and mildew. We had to keep the windows open all the time, just to get some fresh air. They probably need to remove the old carpeting in the rooms to remedy this issue. *No air conditioning- probably not needed most of the year. *Uncomfortable beds. Bedding was old and musty smelling. *Chairs in room were worn and threadbare in places. *Nightstand clock didn’t work. Few outlets for plugging in to charge phones, etc. *Room was sp****ly decorated. Very little effort was put in to make room look inviting. * Window blinds/shades were hard to raise and lower and not in good repair. We were very excited to come stay at Moonstone Beach but were disappointed in the conditions at the Fogcatcher Inn. I realize that everyplace has suffered because of closures during the Covid quarantine but the value here for the expensive price was not acceptable.

Booked an overnight stay directly on website. Hotel had cyber sale on rooms. Free parking in underground garage. Room was clean. Bed was very comfortable. Fireplace was on all night. Jetted tub was a plus. Had an issue that was easily taken care of by hotel maintenance. Helpful staff. Location was perfect if you want to relax and enjoy nature and the ocean. Wooded area meets sea cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Bicycles are available. Walking distance to town but suggest parking in town and browse the shops/restaurants. Overall good experience and would stay here again.

Front desk personnel was very friendly and attentive. The room, hmm. Clean but beat up. And broken. The fireplace did not work. Big bummer. Maintenance got it working, but if we turned it ff, it would not go back on. So, it was a one shot deal. Plus, you never want to have to call in maintenance once you are already in the room. Its just uncomfortable. The window opened on ground level to parking lot two feet from window. One window did not lock at all. Cobwebs hanging from ceiling I have these at home, but don't expect cobwebs at a hotel. The fan in the bathroom did not work. So it got very stuffy in there and never dried out from shower. Overall, I would not book here again. there are plenty of other hotel Inns along this stretch of beach, all with the same excellent location.

My wife and I stayed here recently while visiting family in the area. She rates it as 'excellent' overall where I would probably go with a 'very good'. One thing that we didn't like is that their website does not provide enough detail regarding the location of the rooms they offer. Thus when we arrived we found out that my wife, who has enormous difficulty climbing stairs, had to climb a very long flight of stairs to get to our room. I also had to lug our luggage up/down those same stairs. There is no elevator and there was no offer to assist with our luggage by staff. I had called the property ahead to ask questions however, I never got anyone to answer and by the time an employee had called me back it was too late to do anything about getting more details regarding room location, etc. There is ample off-street and street parking in the area and the staff were responsive to requests for additional amenities like toilet paper, soap, pillows, etc. They also offer a complimentary happy hour for guests from 5 - 7 PM every evening where you can get up to two cocktails and some basic finger food. If you are a light sleeper, it can be difficult to sleep as anyone walking in the halls can be heard through the doors and due to the squeaky floors. The pillows they provide were also very poor as they provided no support at all. Overall, if you like to stay in historic properties this place is probably for you. However, I highly recommend making inquiries in advance to ensure you get a room that will meet you needs.