Hotel Ynez feels like a cheap flip of a roadside motel, which is exactly what it is.
The good:
- The grounds are cute
- The location is fine
- The staff were generally friendly
- The TV was nice
The bad:
- Uncomfortable beds and cheap, thin pillows
- Water pressure dropped to nothing while showering
- We were treated to a sewage smell coming from the bathroom twice in two days
- No refrigerator in the room or any furniture in which to put our things besides two bedside tables
- Breakfast was a sp**** arrangement of pastries and 2 sad looking quiches — by 8:30 much of it had been picked over. I'd guess it was completely gone for anyone who didn't get to it before 9
- No access to non-tap drinking water outside of breakfast hours. Asking at the front desk got me a "water is available in our retail store" reply. We ended up spending $12 on two bottles of poor tasting water in our room to avoid needing to go out late at night to get water
- The (very small) pool was dirty
- The ice machine was broken
- Shampoo and body wash seemed really watery. Had to get a significant number of pumps to get enough to cover a small bit of hair. Also think they must be refilling the retail-sized bottles because the bottle of "cleanser" on the sink and identical to the one in the shower actually contained lotion...
Overall, a really disappointing experience for the price. Maintenance issues, awful beds, and nickel and diming guests should be out of the question at a $300/night hotel.