Cliff House Inn

We’ve now stayed at Cliff House Inn five times, and it’s truly a place we want to love. The views are absolutely unbeatable—being right on the edge of the ocean, hearing the waves all night, and even spotting dolphins from your room or at breakfast is something special. That said, this stay unfortunately highlighted some ongoing issues that are hard to overlook. When we arrived, there was no one at the front desk for quite a while, which made check-in feel a bit disorganized. We got in around 3:30pm, but the restaurant was closed until 5pm—leaving no options for drinks or light snacks. Since the nearest places are about 20–30 minutes away, we ended up leaving the property just to find something small to eat before our dinner reservation. Dinner, as always, was a highlight—great service, great food, and those incredible ocean views. That part never disappoints. The room, however, did. It was very warm and muggy when we arrived. We opened the ocean-facing window for airflow, but the other windows face the parking lot/freeway side, so opening those meant dealing with noise instead of a breeze. On top of that, the sheets were visibly torn in multiple places, and we noticed what looked like small dried bugs on the bedding, which was pretty off-putting. We planned to bring these concerns to someone’s attention, but again, no one was at the front desk when we went to look. Breakfast the next morning was just okay—but the view almost makes up for it. Watching the ocean (and dolphins!) while eating is something you can’t replicate. Although, fair warning… the seagulls are bold. One literally landed on our table, grabbed a whole hard-boiled egg, and flew off with it—and was helping itself to other tables too. Overall, this place has incredible potential and one of the most beautiful locations you’ll find. But for the price and repeat visits, the rooms, cleanliness, and basic amenities (like staffing and food options throughout the day) really need some attention and upgrades. We’ll probably still come back for the views—but we always leave wishing the experience matched the setting a little better.

Great location to be right on the ocean! Nice to have a restaurant on the property.

Hotel is tired. Breakfast …dismal.

Staff

Although pictures make it look amazing... unfortunately the hotel was run down to say the leassst. Damaged walls, lights that didn't work, old furniture, old bathroom molded grout. Lacking hotel complimentary items. Couldn't check in until 3pm exactly . Breakfast was low quality pastries and a couple of fruits and yogurt and boiled eggs. Nothing cooked athough there is a restaurant on site 10 feet away . Parking was horrible. Pool was not very warm and had 8pm cut off time . It's apparently mostly driven toward restaurant guests not actual hotel guests. No room service etc. The location is magical and at night tye waves are lit up and you can watch the waves and feel the peace. The closeness to the ocean was the best part and worth going once for that reason.

Location was amazing. The grounds are beautiful and well maintained

I didn’t care for the sheets. Very scratchy

Wonderful. Been coming since the 80’s

Nothing

Wonderful place, excellent dinner.

Bed frame sticks out too much from the mattress, and both my wife and I banger our shin on the metal piece. King mattress very soft.