Lamplighter Inn & Suites

The staff is nice and all but that can’t cover how disgusting this hotel is. Stains on everything-​blankets, carpet and drapes. The tv was advertised as flats screen, they look like they’re out of a flinstones cartoon. Its just old, and moldy and stinky. It may have been up to standards 15 years ago, but not anymore. Def. not worth $ 200 some dollars. We literally checked in, and were cancelled and checked out an hour later which I’ve ever never done before! sorry, but this hotel sucks.

The two stars are because the guy at the desk was pleasant.
I’m sorry I didn’t check Unilocal before Truvago. When I got here I tore the bed apart and it was fine. I did ask the front desk for a clean blanket just to be safe, and the guy working there told me housekeeping wouldn’t be in until Saturday morning. Seriously? No housekeeping?
The bathtub is another story. I’ll let the photos speak for me.
We went out for dinner and when we came back, a homeless woman was hanging out in the hotel lobby eating the free popcorn. That’s not so bad but she started rambling to me about Jesus, stars and space. Yeah… Thanks.
The teeny hotel next door looks adorable and has great reviews. Try that place, or anywhere else. I was ripped off and grossed out.

Lovely room, nice breakfast buffet, accommodating staff, only flaw was staff allowing food on buffet to run out early. Comfy bed, reasonable bathroom and hygiene supplies.

Lovely place to stay. We even posted pics.

Friendly, clean, and comfortable. It was your basic inexpensive hotel. Some things were not in perfect condition, but not in a way that wasn’t functional and clean.

Late summer of 2015 this was the Only place with a room available in SLO as we drove threw from SoCal to NorCal about a week before school starts. That may explain things? Not sure if it’s always a college party pad or just because students are staying here (and everywhere) getting ready for school — only explanation I can think of for how thrashed everything was. College kids will do that and maybe they assumed we were part of all that, or just sick of kids destroying things and gave up on spending money to fix??? Blankets and comforters were visibly DIRTY & that was GROSS! We went and got our car pillows and throws to sleep with and worried about bugs… a big rusty nail was sticking out from the threshold to bathroom and I almost cut my foot open, put one of the few scratchy towels down to cover it because I had no intention if showering here. Just get out at first day light — free breakfast– no thank you!

I read a lot of reviews of this place and personally I liked this place. We got the the family suite and it was huge, I could spend a week in this place no problem. I spend a lot of time in hotels and motels with my job for months at a time and this place is nice compared to places I’ve stayed. It’s clean comfortable and close to lots of nice places. Don’t let the bad reviews scare you. It’s just picky people expecting a sushi meal on a top ramen diet.

Probably one of the worst hotels in SLO We asked for extra sheets and the owner Sunil kept asking why and he screamed at us over the phone and when I went to the front desk he kept screaming at me i dont know why. I called to cancel and even though I couldn’t cancel the first night I left anyway, even though we still paid for the first night. Avoid this so called hotel it is a horrible place. Bed covers and sheets were dirty the tv looked like it was from the nineties and their customer service is just unbearable.

This hotel look lot better than advertised
Great location great staff they have full service breakfast.
Will come back again.

+ Good prices
+ Friendly front desk employee
+ Complimentary breakfast
— Very outdated room
— Hair dryer not working
— Shower handle loose
— Toilet flush handle broken
— Noise transfer between rooms very high
We were lucky to find Lamplighter available since it was right in town and on a busy weekend. Prices were also very good. There are 3 «units» of rooms. Two next to each other on Monterrey Street and one across the street. We stayed at the one across the street.
The main lobby is pleasant, sometimes filled with the smell of freshly popped popcorn. The complimentary breakfast area is off to the right. It is somewhat limited, but for free breakfast, you can’t complain too much.
The room unfortunately was very outdated. Yellow/​beige colors fill your vision as you walk in. The two TVs were smaller tube TVs and the lampshades were balanced precariously on the bulbs. I suppose since they upgraded to fluorescent, the shades wouldn’t fit anymore so they just balanced it as much as they could.
The room had a non-​functioning hair dryer, the toilet flush handle was disconnected, and the shower handle was very loose. There were random stains on the carpet, but it wasn’t too bad. The entire room could use a nice makeover.
During the night, it was very easy to hear noise from other nearby rooms. We had to knock on the wall/​door next door to get them to quiet down several times.

My wife and I were staying here with my parents for a cousin’s wedding, and we arrived after my parents did and we’re told our room wasn’t ready yet. They eventually put us in a room not in the main hotel, but across the street in an old motel. The toilet clogged and we called for someone to come with a plunger. We called again after no one showed up. No one did EVER show up and we eventually just left and then came back to finally be placed in a room in the actual hotel hours later. Avoid this place like the plague.

This review is long overdue. I’m an ex employee of this hotel, I quit in January and it was so bad that one year later I still feel the need to write this review.
Let’s start with the way management treat staff. The owner, Sunil, constantly goes on trips and buys luxury cars but refuses to pay anything close to a living wage. I was in a car wreck and in the hospital and he literally screamed at me on the phone because I wasn’t at work. You were told that if you call In not to show up the next day. It finally ended for me when I was assaulted by a drunk co worker and Sunil refused to fire him because Sunil wouldn’t work the guys shift until we found someone new. So I was forced to work with my attacker until I couldn’t do it anymore and quit. 2 other employees also quit at the same time. He also would refuse to pay us overtime. Instead he would pay us regular wage, in cash, and then tell us it works out for both of us because we don’t have to pay taxes. He thinks we’re stupid too…
Now the good stuff.
Sunil is not very tech savvy– he would erase the history from one internet browser, but not the whole computer. This gave us all an interesting look at the «family mans» life. EVERY SINGLE DAY that Sunil worked he looked at pornography on the office computer that we all used. He also went to some websites called «redbook» and «backpage». He would use these sites to hire prostitutes both in town and in San Fransisco and San Diego/​LA. This was a known issue and everyone just kind of dealt with it. Every time I would come in to relieve him, the door to the office would be locked and it was disgusting to have to sit at the computer that he was just at. He was too dumb to realize that the internet history is time stamped, so everyone knew it was him– HE WAS THE ONLY ONE WORKING LOLOLOLOLOL. I find it quite funny that he judges so many people that are less fortunate than him yet he does some pretty crazy stuff on his off time. Oh yea, and no joke I swear on my mothers life– about half of the prostitues that he was looking at were transsexuals. This is all fact and I printed up all the internet history and took photos of the schedule that shows he was the only one working…
Now to the way he treats his customer– in his eyes (and words) you all are idiots. He constantly tells the customers that were «about to renovate» but we’ve been «renovating» for a decade. He’s probably still telling people the gym is «under renovation» but that too is a lie. His brother moved in and took out the wall in the gym and merged it with a room and made an ultra-​plush penthouse. He CONSTANTLY tells customers over the phone (and sometimes in person) that he’s «not there» when someone asks for a manager or even for him by name. I’ve seen customers try for months to get ahold of him.
I really could go on and on about the nightmare that is lamplighter inn, but you get the point. This is all fact, I can back this up with proof. DO NOT SPEND YOUR MONEY HERE. It’s not going to a good family man it’s going to the worst type of person there is, trust me. If you really want to stay in slo, go to the Holliday inn express. It’s a couple blocks up, usually cheaper than lamplighter and its WAYYYYY better. I don’t know the owner of express, but I can almost guarantee your money won’t be going to a sex addicted, transsexual prostitute buying, non living wage giving, a – hole of an owner.
And Sunil– if you’re reading this: don’t think I’ve let this issue go. We are still seeking legal counsel to sue you for the overtime and breaks/​lunch (I just needed a few months to settle before I started to pursue it again) so I GUARANTEE you this Sunil– I will see YOU in court

Since leaving this review, we realized it’s a lot easier to get through during the day. I tend to make calls late– but with this hotel the day shift are helpful and can help adjust reservations much easier. Call during business hours!

This motel was formerly known as the Comfort Inn. Be sure to read those reviews as well:
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The place has not changed; there was no renovation and the rooms are still filthy. Hair in the beds, dirty blankets, dirty towels, missing window screens, missing microwaves, disconnected smoke detectors are a few of the problems. A coworker of mine recently found a sink full of phlegm in his room and another recently had the front desk clerk remake her bed because the sheets were so dirty.
Noise is major problem. The walls and ceilings are so thin, you can hear everything in the other rooms. That is in addition to the room doors constantly begin slammed, car doors being slammed, frequent parties, yelling back and forth, loud talking and kids running around uncontrolled. In general, the guests often lack respect for those who are trying to rest.

This place was TERRIBLE… We were rudely told that they were short staffed and could not check us in. When we got to our room there was a large black hair on the bed. Our room had only one bath towel and after asking THREE times for another towel, I gave up. He said he was too busy! Worst place ever, please don’t give them your money. Their attitudes and customer service need to be reevaluated

Worst hotel ever! Stay away! Front desk is rude, manager is dishonest, room is dirty, AC didn’t work… and expect hidden charges.
Stay there if you want your holiday being ruined.

This is not a good place to stay. Took three tries to get a reasonable room to stay in. The man at the front desk was not helpful or pleasant. You do not want to hear about the problems in the first two rooms. In the room we stayed in, the spread on the bed was dirty. Called about WiFi but need not bothered. It was poor and unusable. I gave it 2 stars because the bed was comfortable, shower was good, and breakfast was was good. Our room was on the backside and very quiet. We come to SLO often, but we will never stay here again. Just for the record, we almost never ask for a room change, and we travel a lot.

Wow! I’am so happy to know great customer service is still alive! The Lamplighter Inn in San Luis Obispo has an amazing and helpful customer representative in Ashley! We arrived late at night after a long drive to find there had been a snafu due to our bank. Ashley was patient, sweet, and helped us get it all fixed. She never wavered in her personal and professional attention to us! Our rooms were clean, comfy, and very reasonably priced on a busy holiday weekend. Its location is close to all the area attractions. We most definitely will stay here again when traveling through this area!

Fantastic staff. We left our phone and the staff was very helpful to return if. Went above and beyond. Thank you!

My husband and I really liked this place despite the low star rating on many websites. No its not the Ritz Carlton but its clean, quiet and the service is excellent. We wanted to extend our stay and they accommodated us in the same room. We also want to take a dip in the pool. It was closed with a lock and they opened it for us and turned up the spa temp. We were surprised to not to come into a scummy spot. We got the family suite which has 2 good sized rooms and a nice large bathroom. This place is walking distance to some cute coffee shops and very close driving to the downtown area. My husband and I are used to much fancier places but we will definitely stay here again!