I can accept kitsch and gaudy for fun because sometimes over the top is just a blast. But what couldn't believe was how out and out rude some of the wait staff was. I waitressed and bartended for years and would never make my customers feel like they were a bother to me. We sat down to breakfast and literally waited 15 minutes for coffee and ...

The first thing I noticed when opening our rooms door was an over powering smell of mildew. we burn incense to make the room more livable. we where charged a $50 smoking fee when my wife an i are both non-smokers. I think it is funny that the maids "detected" a smoke smell. but are unable to smell the mildew they should be cleaning. I will never go back.

My family and I stayed at the Madonna Inn on July 21st while driving up the Coast of California. The main attraction of this hotel are the rooms which each has a unique "theme" and are decorated differently. We were booked into the "Jungle Rock Room" which looks like a cave. I have young kids who were very excited about staying ...

Yes- it's crazy, over the top, and some areas are a little worn. But dang it, it is fun. We love the crazy rooms and common areas. The new pool area is absolutely fantastic. Every time we have eaten at the restaurant, the food has been terrific and the service excellent. Only problem I ever encountered was a really rude guy with a fake ...

We were booked into the Caveman room which was absolutely the most unique room I have stayed in. However the waterfall shower was more like two hoses pointing at each other and spraying water in all directions. There was no bottled water available to buy in the room or on the location, no room service and not a tap in sight to even fill a glass ...

My family stayed one night, which was one night too many, in two dingy, overpriced rooms. We waited a long time to be served at dinner, only to be given chipped water glasses, seriously undercooked steak, and attitude from the servers. The males in our group were disgusted by the urine soaked floor (and one feces smeared toilet) in the restaurant area's men's room. Our exit the next morning felt more like an escape than a departure.

I couldn't wait... well really my chic fell asleep and I'm awake drinking the rest of our wine. Fact is, I've never had a better hotel stay then this. I play in a band for a living so I stay in lots of places, and I've never had a better stay than tonight at the Madonna in the Just Heaven room. If you can appreciate eccentric ...

i liked the idea of all the different rooms. i figured that for the price, there would be more to the place than than just the tacky decor.

at best, they just didn't seem to care.
maybe that's part of the experience.

when i complained that to heat didn't work in the room and that the cleaning lady walked into my room at 8am ...

My husband surprised me with a romantic stay at the Old Fashioned room. We had just been married two days before and my husband had been planning our stay here for months. We had passed by a few months before and had promised ourselves we would stay here.
We stayed in the 'Old Fashioned Room' and I LOVED it. Thick, lush carpeting, old ...