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Blue Lagoon Inn
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2362 N Fremont Blvd
Monterey, CA 93942
(831) 372-5059
Monterey, CA 93942
(831) 372-5059
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7 reviews for Blue Lagoon Inn
You get what you pay for. Found it on Orbitz for $39 a night for Friday and Saturday, with tax and fees, around $100 for two nights. Great location if you want to be near the Monterey Fairgrounds about .5 mile away. Next to Safeway and eateries. Small one story place, basic but run down and on the unclean side when you start taking a closer look.
Pro's:
Price
Free wifi
Free breakfast in the tiny check in lobby but didn't check it out
Fridge, motor is loud
Heater is loud so you might want to go in the summer time when it is isn't needed
Microwave
Cons:
Smell of old Indian spices in the check in lobby
Had to ask for hair dryer
Not well kept, dust on the floorboards, mold on the ceiling above the shower
Towels are rough
Small room
Nail holes in walls
Hear the neighbors snore, TV, talk and walk in the outside hall
Bed is old, can feel the springs
No phones, hairdryers, iron or boards in rooms
So for a cheap place that is near conveniences, ok.
This place gets zero stars. Too bad it's not an option.
1) There was a dirty, crusty sock on the floor when we checked into our room.
2) Paper thin walls! Involuntary ear-hustling. Not cool.
and most importantly,
3) HORRIBLE service. When I made the reservation, I made a special request for a late check-out because I was running in the local half-marathon and would probably not make it back to the motel in time for check-out. I received an email with a confirmation of the special request, and even followed-up with a phone call to make sure that it wouldn't be a problem. BUT, lo and behold, 5 minutes after I crossed the finish line, the angry motel manager calls my boyfriend, screaming that he will charge us $100 if we don't come and check out right NOW. So instead of being able to relax after running my damn 13 miles, we had to pack our crap and get in the car for the long drive back home.
Bitter? Yes, to say the least.
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Ok---We drove the coast and had this place recommended to us! We paid 39 and had a gas fireplace. Agreed....not THE cleanest place, but not super out of line either. Realize this...it is a cheap motel. I am going to buck all the negative reviews because after driving from Portland to LA this was the best bargain for the dollar we found. If we would have paid more then 50.00 it would not have been worth it. We stayed in Padre Oaks around the corner for 49 the nite before and that was a SUPER, SUPER clean motel and well worth it. I've seen a lot worse then this.
We booked this place for cheap. It was Memorial Day weekend, and everything else was either booked or ridiculously expensive. I regret not going with the ridiculously expensive. By FAAAR, the WORST place I have ever stayed at. Everything was so dirty. I was afraid to touch the blankets, because I like being STD-free. The room was crowded, and you barely had room to move around. The shower wouldn't turn off completely, so I heard the splattering of water all night. Worst of all was the bed. The bed sinks wherever you sit on it, and it creaks, too. Extremely uncomfortable. My whole body was aching the next morning. Oh, and yes, they have free breakfast... if you like instant coffee.
This place is 1 star, as it was rated on Orbitz ($39 per night). There were a few issues I had with the place:
1. No iron or ironing board in the room. I asked the old man in the lobby if he had one, and he OPENED A DRAWER to check for an iron and ironing board and then told me he only works there once every six months. Let's just say he was absolutely clueless.
2. The place is loud. You will hear the sweet sounds of love coming from other rooms, the pop machine starting and restarting every twenty seconds if you are in room 0, and doors slamming throughout the night.
3. One of the girls was in the bathroom getting ready to go out while the three of us were in the other room we reserved. She noticed that a man's face was looking through the small window at her (he had actually lifted himself off the ground to get a peep). We couldn't track down the Tom.
4. One should never have high expectations for a continental breakfast. This place had cut muffins bought from Costco into quarters.
It is a convenient location, close to highways. The rooms aren't that bad, but the beds are not comfortable. You get wi-fi and HBO amongst other cable channels. Also, there is a refrigerator.
warning,warning,warning,bed bugs,bed bugs,bed bugs.........
i wish i had wrote this review earlier but i was not aware of this site..........im an off and on local......my chick an i are college students ..and are apt wasn't ready ....we needed a week to challenging the local ...we went here cheap rupturing the stay the 4 th night i killed this little bug on my pillow casanova told my girl she would have freaked was in the showered the bed s .manager gave us room that had two beds .discounted price (ha)....never saw another bug like it.............1st day after we left my chick had pumps all over her arms back and legs about 40.......i was like that's to bad because i had none didn't think much about it on 3rd day i was covered same as hers an dame they itch ..i starded to freak went to the doctors ...started asking us questions like have been traveling abrouged ...then he showed me a picture of this bug saaaammmeee bug i killed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!bed bugs !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the bites went away after 2 weeks ...........we had to wash everything we owned a 100 times over cause bed bugs are a bitch to kill and get rid of................................have a nice stay...........
If I was paying 65-80 bucks as a place like this would normally charge, I would have opted to give this place 2-3 stars tops. I mean of course there are better places to stay that offer better creature comforts. The things that really bugged me were the thin walls and how you could hear people in the next room if they should so happen to sneeze. The room is pretty small for 2 queen beds. The heater is pretty loud at times. HOWEVER, IT IS WHAT IT IS. For the price of what you pay this place is NOT that bad. The room is 40 bucks and is close to 7-11, a shell gas station and a really nice Safeway all within walking distance. The cable tv also includes about 70+ channels where other places would give like 30. I plugged in the laptop expecting to pay for wifi but low and behold, it connected for free!! It even includes a microwave and fridge. I would say to give this place a chance if you're on a budget in the Monterey Bay Area. I don't know if I would stay here in the summer as there was no a/c; but for a cold weekend in December it was cozy enough, and didn't hurt the wallet. The clerk was pretty nice to us too. Now if you're used to upper-class hotels, used to first-class room service and have money to burn, this place is not for you.
