Beach House Half Moon Bay

During the holidays I like to retreat to the quiet lobby where I can sip my coffee slowly next to the fireplace and gather my thoughts before heading out for a busy fun filled family gathering. Theres a beautiful Christmas tree next to the fireplace . I’ve stayed here many times but this time …. Just when you think it doesn’t get any better I mean a continental is well, basic right ? Not this time! They had lots of new locally made baked goods with labels telling you where it was baked. They even printed out a little menu! Fun fact : I used to work in a little hair salon on palmetto called Hair by the Sea. Now it’s the home of David’s bagels. As I was sitting next to the fireplace in the breakfast area eating David’s bagels it brought back many fond memories for me. The front desk is always very friendly and helpful. I’m sure there will be many more adventures at the beach house !

gorgeous property with comfy facilities. fireplace in the room was such a cozy bonus! breakfast is abundant and delicious (i might suggest adding a vegan butter/cream cheese option too)! they do a complimentary wine hour on the weekends which was delightful. and the views!! spectacular. the staff are lovely and warm.

What a treat it was to stay here with my daughter, who flew into San Francisco on a Friday afternoon. It was an easy 35-minute drive from the airport, and we arrived just in time for the 5:30 wine reception and sunset. Check in was easy and fast, staff was informative, professional and friendly. And we met fun people in the lobby by the fireplace during the wine reception. After checking in, we took a short walk along the well-lit beachside walkway and found ourselves at Sam's Chowder House. After a tasty dinner, we strolled back to the hotel, threw on our suits and hotel robes and went to the hot tub, which was open until 11pm! (Such a pleasant surprise given how stingy hotels tend to be with their hot tub hours, often closing by 8pm.) The HUGE hot tub was the perfect temperature, hot but not scalding. After our soak, we went back to our room and lit the ingenious little burlap fire-in-a-sack and enjoyed a blazing fire while I caught up on all my daughter had been up to while away at school. The next morning, we were pleasantly surprised by the cozy fireplace and marina views we found in the breakfast room, which offered a tasty assortment of pastries, along with fruit, freshly squeezed juices, coffee, tea, etc. The many varieties of croissants were especially delicious! They even have trays you can use to take your breakfast back to your room. We made up a small tray with fruit and treats to enjoy later with our leftover seafood from the night before, which made for a tasty lunch we enjoyed by the pool that afternoon after we checked out. They were very kind to give us an extra hour to check out and then gave us a pool key so we could go in and out of the pool area as needed once we turned our room keys in. To top off the day, we took a sunset stroll along the wide-open beach that you can access directly from the pool area. All in all, it was a lovely overnight trip that gave us the special girl time this mama's heart was longing for! My husband and I just booked our return visit to celebrate our anniversary, and this time we are splurging on an ocean view room. Can't wait to go back!! For this trip, I decided not to pay extra for a room with a view because the whole place has lovely views, and we didn't plan to spend many daylight hours in our room. Here are a few things to note about our Standard Queen Suite room: - Good soundproofing. Our room faced the busy road, but we heard no road noise, unless the balcony doors were open. Never head noise from our neighboring rooms. - Clean, spacious room with comfy beds, quality linens and fluffy pillows. - The sofa was a bit too firm for us when closed, so we opened it up into the sofa bed. It was fine for snuggles, but I would not have wanted to sleep on it! Probably for little kids who are not too picky. :) - The shower/tub combo had hot water with decent pressure. Appreciated the two sinks and good counter space. Good hairdryer, not the tiny travel kind. - Big dresser is provided. Closet space was a bit tight due to the safe, extra pillows and ironing board. - The kitchenette is really well equipped with two electric stove burners, a toaster, coffee maker, microwave, and fridge. It even has a kettle for a cozy cup of tea by the fire. (Bring your own tea bags if you're like me an prefer fruity herbals to Earl Grey or tea with flowers in it.) Lots of storage for your own groceries, if you bring them. Dishes, utensils and silverware provided. - Sound system wasn't super intuitive. I will bring my Bluetooth speaker next time. As for the price, I found this place to be such a great value! At $310/night, it ends up being cheaper than a city hotel that charges $250/night because there is no resort fee and no fee to park. Throw in free breakfast, free wine reception, direct beach access, hot tub and heated pool with views for days–you get a lot of bang for your buck!

Ocean view, clean

The drudger thing in the water that was so damn loud. I want to be able to sit out on the patio in the morning with my coffee and listen to the waves. That thing was so loud you couldn’t hear the water at all and you couldn’t even open the door because it was too loud.

I loved the proximity to the beach and overlooking the harbor.

It is close to Highway 1 so you can hear the traffic somewhat.

Great location, access to beach front very convenient for walks.

Breakfast was a little sparse, given the pricing, fancy yes, but very limited on proteins. We were told we could get late checkout, we did book two nights, but when asked the morning of checkout, we were told basically no, that the room would be needed the next night. I was kind of like well of course it would be booked, but there’s a five hour lag between checking out and in, we didn’t use the fireplace so room cleaning was minimal. I would come again, but only if the price was right, we got a side view of the harbor, not really an ocean view.