Ollin International

Building, designing and picking high end materials for a custom home is every bit the nightmare you hear about. Going to Anaheim up and down the miles of vendors touting deals and discounts, where everyone claims to be «The BEST» is a daunting task until you get to know the real industry experts from the posers and frauds looking for a one time sucker on a remodel job. Mike Hamelin at Ollin Stone really knows his stone. For High end, custom homes — he is a straight shooter who knows his market. He is a business person first — not sales. He actually is professional enough to find out what type of build you have — style, quality, long term plan, then he suggests what will work — the guy is really patient — no used car type technique, no hustle at all. Just a great education when you need luxury finishes and don’t want to get ripped off. My husband (the builder) paid a little more than at the wheeler dealer places, but the stone in every room is truly AMAZING — not standard, not something you see everywhere else, and I have Mike and Ollin Stone to thank for that!

Maggie had the most excellent customer service! She retuned my call with answers promptly when I was in the research phase. Then we went there for the Neolith countertops. She helped us calculate the sqft needed for all countertops (kitchen and 3 bathroom vanities). The pricing didn’t work out.
However, we happened to see their beautiful Solto White marble tiles and bought them. Since we weren’t planning to buy tiles that day, we drove a sedan with a small trunk and didn’t have any packing materials. Maggie and the warehouse worker loaded each marble tile carefully and provided foam to ensure the tiles didn’t move on our 1.5-hour drive home. All tiles arrived home fine as a result.
Maggie was responsive, courteous, and followed-​up. The warehouse worker was very accommodating and patient.
Have your contractor on stand-​by, so that Ollin can speak to him/​her and verify license number in order to give you the contractor pricing. We were able to get a good deal. 2 weeks later, we decided to purchase more tiles for another bathroom. Went back there and got the same amazing service.
One down side — Cash or check only. No credit cards.
Highly recommend Maggie and Ollin Stone! Thank you Maggie!

When it came time to pick my countertop material I wasn’t sure where to go. I visited Ollin and a few other showrooms that I’d found on Unilocal.The staff here was very friendly and I ended up being assisted by Maggie. She was extremely knowledgable about every material that I asked about and provided a couple of samples so that I could think over my decision. Her helpfulness is why I decided to buy my slab from Ollin Stone. I went with a Taj Mahal Quartzite and couldn’t be happier with it.

The showroom was small, and not a lot of choices. They did not have what we were looking for. However, I can’t hold that against them. Whatever they did had, was absolutely beautiful.
Unfortunately, when we walked in, no one approached us. We walked around the whole area, there were a few people there, and I believe they were helping other customers. BUT, if it was my store, or if I worked there, I would at least say hello and tell them I would be with them shortly. So that way, the customer won’t feel neglected or ignored.

I have been coming here for over 10 years with various projects and I wouldn’t go anywhere else ever. Mike and his team are awesome. Customer Service is exceptional.

We had a very large order and we had a few issues which Mike blew off and claimed no responsibility these people are not honest and a little slimy
Take you business elsewhere. We had them fabricate some large squares for a floor and the measurements were
Off an 8^th of an inch and he came out and said the installer measured wrong which was bs
Mike is a liar and can’t be trusted. Don’t spend your money here I wish I hadn’t

Oliin has a huge selection of granite slabs from all over the World. If you can’t find what you want here, you probably won’t find it anywhere. We bought three slabs of Giallo Burgundy from Ollin through our fabricator. I’ve posted a picture. The sales people were very patient and willing to answer our questions. I think we looked at every stone in the place.

I’ve driven by this place several times but didn’t realize how amazing it is inside. My wife and I needed a larger sized slab and Olinn had the most options out of all the yards we visited. Our sales rep was Esau who was super nice and extremely patient. He was honest as well as very knowledgeable with all our questions regarding the pros and cons of each type of stone. Definitely check this place out but they are wholesale so I’m not entirely sure if they sell to the general public. You may need your contractor or your fabricator to get prices.

Went here to pick slabs for our center island. The guy who helped us, Esau, was super attentive and helpful. He let us know the pluses and negatives of each stone. He never rushed us and helped us pick a beautiful slab.
We had been to Arizona tile before and they had stones of poor quality and the staff wasn’t quite as helpful. Definitely recommend this place for your home remodel!

Brian and Esau at Ollin take great care of their (only wholesale) customers. The yard is huge, and whether you’re looking for marble, granite, or quartzite, this spot has some of what you see everywhere along with some stunning rare Brazilian stone you can rarely find elsewhere. Lovely customer service, kind of the luxury stone importer. We’re super happy with them.

We have purchased from Ollin twice in the past three years. We have worked with Brian and Esau in sales and the owner Mark. Our experience has been very good. Each of these gentlemen is knowledgeable, professional and extremely helpful. As a part of an extensive remodel of our home we needed several slabs of marble. We picked out an attractive material and were prepared to buy. Rather than simply selling us the product we had selected, Mark and Brian inquired as to where it would be used. We received a bit of an education on the difference in hardness of various marbles. As it turned out we would have made a great mistake placing the stone we had picked in our kitchen and childrens’ bathrooms. We were presented several better choices and are very happy with the stone we finally chose. We felt fortunate to work with people such as Brian, Esau and Mark who did not just want to sell stone but to provide us with the right materials for our needs. I have recommended Ollin to friends. It is a great place to find the right stone for one’s needs.

We had major issues dealing with this company. Like others stated they do NOT stand by their word on their products. Their stone had cracks and their tiles were not high quality as they stated. They will only show you the good materials before you order and then when they deliver they give you some crap. Even the tiles were not even correct sizes and too big or too small than what was sold. We had to eat thousands of dollars on crap when we spent over 35k on the job. And we even gave them more business and when we asked to SELECT material to make sure it was good quality, they stated they would not allow that. We paid for high quality material and were amazed they would not work with us.
And we wanted to «EXCHANGE» for equal, they basically made us pay for a restocking even for materials that were not picked and sub par quality.
STAY AWAY. There are better companies on State College that can take care of their customers.

Ask for Mike! We found the most beautiful tiles at Ollin after shopping around everywhere else. What especially made the difference was that after we made our decision, Mike helped us every step of the way with everything we needed. You can trust Mike’s knowledge of stone and that’s invaluable when remodeling your home. This is a great company to work with.

Ollin is a great place to find smackin’ deals on stone tile to beautify your home. They wil give you a discount always and they are easy to work with.

I was referred to this company by my contractor (with 2 others). I chose to work with this company because the salesman seemed so friendly and helpful. I chose my granite and then the fabricator called me to warn me that I may not be happy with it. I called the salesman (Brian) and he gave me his full assurance that this granite was a quality product and was not soft in the least. We have had the fabricators out at least 3 times trying to get a decent polish and when I complained to the manager, he said he would follow up but never did. DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY — THEY ARE NOT TRUTHFUL AND THEY DO NOT STAND BY THEIR PRODUCTS!!!