Apple Farm Inn

such a cute and lovely place! My favorite was the attention and service from the Apple Farm Inn team. Definitely stay here if you are in the area, you won’t regret it.
Everything is so clean and home feeling. It has a nice cozy fireplace and the feel of this place is very homey and warm. I absolutely love it here. I was a little hesitated since it looked like the style was less modern and it could be more on the old side. However, I was totally wrong. Apple Farm Inn brings you back to the warmth and coziness of a great weekend. I can’t wait to be back

We have been to San Luis Obispo many, many times and always see the Apple Tree Farm when we are there. I have always wanted to stay there.
Well, we finally had the chance this past week. We got into town early and asked if our room was ready, but it wouldn’t be ready for a while. So I asked if there was another room available because we had a lot of luggage and wanted to go to lunch and not have to have all of our stuff in the car.
They were very accommodating. They did have a room that was ready and it was just beautiful. In the best spot too.
I love all the little sweet stuff in the room from the beautiful wooden red apple that you give as a souvenir, to the apple juice and the little kisses candy. And then there is a wine and chocolate chip cookies in the afternoon. We played checkers and had wine and cookies. The bathroom was spotless. Everything was so clean and neat. We felt like we were staying a someone’s very beautiful guest room in their home. Everything was just so perfect. We had such a great stay.
We also at dinner that night at the Apple Tree Restaurant. Our dinner was so good. I had the pork chop and it was sooooo very good. Loved the stuffing and potatoes that came with it. Very good.
At the front desk we enjoyed Martha who was so sweet and adorable. And then Kathy who got us the room when ours wasn’t ready. And the other Kathy there was always smiling. The front desk was so welcoming and always had smiles on their faces and always said hi when we came in the lobby.
Also the gift shops there were so much fun. Lots of wonderful things to buy.
I highly recommend this place for a wonderful stay.

Had made reservations for a family friend months in advance, only to find out that they changed their room and were planning on putting them in a room on the first floor instead of the 3^rd without a view. Couldn’t be more upset… If I hadn’t have called, they would have never even told them, I’m sure… So disappointed…

First time here, we had a first floor room that was cozy but had several problems. The mattresses (room two queens) felt like they were so outdated, could be 10 years old. One of those nights where it feels you are forever rolling back into the center of the bed due to the lack of firmness of the mattress. Ended up having to sleep back to back for support.
Showers are those handsets on the end of a hose, which is fine, but in our room, it refused to lock in to the vertical bar, forever slid down to about waist high. I brought up the shower problem I encountered to the gentleman at the front desk, he seemed concerned about reporting it, yet indifferent to my plight. Any other hotel would have given me some rate reduction.
Finally, the details of bedposts against the wall had not been dusted in ages. Thick layer of hairy dust covered the entire upper posts. I noticed it before I was ready to hop into bed around midnight, hesitating for a moment, I decided to turn a blind eye, as I didn’t have another place to go.
Too bad, since the grounds, the shops, restaurant all look to be top notch. For the price they charge, I expected a little bit higher level of quality. Perhaps they have enough business, they start to neglect these details. I will most likely steer clear of this place in the future. As I’ve stayed in many better places in the area for less $$.

Hmmm… It really pains me to drop my review down from 5 stars to 2 since we have such history here. We stayed here over the holidays and left pretty bummed. The charm is still somewhat there but the customer service has really tanked in the past 2 years that we’ve stopped in. Every year on our way home from the bay area, we make it point to stop in and last year, we thought it might be a fluke but returning this year, we came to realization that this place has sadly changed.
We got a room near the elevator and at the top of the staircase. Convenient in that we didn’t have to lug our bags down the hallway but sadly, WE STILL DID! At first, we were assigned a room that was already occupied. We opened the door and the first sign of habitation were the shoes by the entrance then we noticed the unmade bed… and then the luggage! We had hoped no one was in there and thankfully there wasn’t but as we were backing out of the room, the occupants walked up to the door and were like… what are you doing in our room! We showed them the key (yes, they give you REAL keys) and the card which said the room and said the front desk must’ve made a mistake. That’s when they put us at the top of the stairs. They offered no apology at all, in fact, they treated us as if we were being difficult or making an obnoxious request.
We were tired and just wanted to get the baby situated before we went to dinner so that was the last thing we wanted to deal with. Her bedtime is at 6:30 so with the 30 – 40 minute mix up, it left us with 1.5 hours to dine, bath her and feed her. I ended up leaving ½ way through my meal because we ran out of time — wouldn’t have been in the case if we were able to get in our room initially.
The room itself was clean, however, the problem we had with the room was the location. It was on the 2^nd floor and faced the parking lot. Was right above the lobby entrance and right next to the elevator. It was noisy all night! From the noise of the cars coming and going in the parking lot, the lights shinning into our window and people mingling in the lobby — we were terribly disappointed. It got so bad, my husband considered going to the store to get ear plugs.
We both agreed that this was probably the last time we would stay here and if we wanted an Apple Farm fix, we’d just stop into the store to browse/​shop. We’d rather stay on the road for another 1.5hrs and stay in Santa Barbara instead of here and that really pains me to say because we have such fond memories of this place.

This was our first visit to Apple Farm Inn and we loved it. The plant life around the grounds and decorative accents all around are spectacular and maintained impeccably. We especially enjoyed walking the various pathways, looking at hundreds of variety of succulents, checking out the antique waterwheel, and enjoying the serenity.
Our room was delightfully decorated and romantic. It was warm and cozy and even had a beautiful gas fireplace that was easy to turn on, using a simple on/​off switch. It was quiet and had a beautiful view of the 1800’s waterwheel of the «Old Mill».
In spite of a wonderful overall experience, a couple of negative items should be noted. First, we were in room 204, which had an odd sewer smell coming from the bathroom. We mentioned it and someone came to the room with deoderizer and things improved, however, it continued to smell slightly through-​out our stay.
Also, we had a late dinner at the restaurant and were disappointed they carried no Pino Grigio, and only one type of Chardonnay. For wine country, it was really surprising and, well, you better like red or get an attitude from the staff. After another couple of minor problems with our meal, we asked for the manager, John, who came to our table with a jaded and insensitive attitude.
Finally, after a heated discussion about customer service with Manager John, our troubles we were compensated with a bottle of Champaign and no charge for the food. Because we were compensated, and had such a wonderful stay, we are still putting 4 stars, but mentioning some things the reader should watch for.
We’ll be back!

For a romantic getaway from everything to spend a few days with that someone special, book a room at the Apple Farm Inn, cozy fireplace included. This was also our base camp before our drive up to Hearst Castle and back. Spend a little time exploring the grounds, a very friendly and down home feel all around.

I had wonderful experience at the Apple Farm Inn. Heard a lot about this place from my friends, and everything which I had read and heard was true. The place was beautifully decorated for Christmas festivities. It has got a great location. The staff is courteous and polite.
I definitely recommend this place to people who want to experience a traditional country side set up. As far as pricing is concerned its a little high, if you compare it to Courtyard Marriott or Embassy Suites. You get $ 5 Dinning Credit when you check in. This can be used at the Restaurant & Bakery. The food is flavorful, loved the fresh baked muffins and potato pancakes. I would love to return some time soon.

I wrote a great review of this place but am changing it because the manager just called to bitch me out, which is beyond crazy. But I’ll still give it 4 stars.
The reason for the call. They overcharged my card, which is standard, but when we checked in, we were told that they don’t do that, but they do. It’s not much, but if you are filling your card with the room charge, which we did at almost $ 300/​night, just be aware of the extra charges. The do fall off when the actual amount is submitted, but you may get charged over the limit fees. This happened to us when I asked them about it, they called and yelled at me. SIGH.
Otherwise, the service wasn’t great from the staff. We weren’t allowed to participate in the holiday open house because we didn’t have kids. We were talked down to a lot; it was bad service.
BUT the Inn ITSELF IS GREAT! Super cute.
It’s super quiet, romantic and the rooms are so gorgeous. We loved our room. (215)
It’s walking distance to everything, and we were planning on staying again next year, but after the call we just got, we aren’t sure. That said, it is super cute. We loved it.
PROS: Rooms are gorgeous, free parking, sparkling apple cider in a room, free cookies on check in, $ 5 voucher for the restaurant for not having housekeeping, cozy, close to everything, great country décor.
CONS: terrible customer service if you have any issues, and in general, they act like they are doing you a favor by allowing you to stay there.

I stayed here one night on the way from San Fran to LA. I wanted to love this place, but with things like soiled carpets, moldy showers, and hair in the bathtub I’m not sure how that could happen. Oh, and did I mention the welcome basket contained old candy wrappers and half eaten chocolates? Very welcoming! When checking out I was asked if I enjoyed my room. I mentioned how dirty it was, but got a blank stare. Great service!
I’m giving two stars because the restaurant was pretty cute, and the baked goods very tasty!

Can’t get over how adorable this place is, came to town for an ultra marathon and loved the pics on their site, everything is perfect about this place, you’re offered a glass of wine as you check in, they have coffee at, iced water, hot chocolate and pastries :))
The Room: beautiful king size bed, fireplace in every room. Must try at least once

Besides Pismo area this is the only decent lodging in SLO. I was worried that the «motor motel» wouldn’t be as nice as the inn, but wow was it CUTE!
Recently updated with handpicked design touches. The bathroom, linens, toiletries and room comfort were better than some 4 star places we stayed in on our summer road trip.
If you can get away from the fwy the better, but we had no choice last minute and it was fine noise wise. I would totally come back for lets say Christmas, I am sure the décor and charm would be over the top.
There aren’t many places in CA that are country, crafty and homey. This places pulls it off effortlessly without being cheesy at all.
Staff were friendly and welcoming and warm cookies upon arrival were a nice touch. Overall excellent value.

My wife found the place and loved what she saw online. Once we got there it was about what we expected, but with some serious drawbacks.
On checking the staff was very friendly. We got to our room and they had a nice note and gift card for $ 5 off at the restaurant as an anniversary gift. However with the way they jack up the prices of their food those $ 5 off coupons are pretty easy to throw around. The room was small, but worked for us. One of the main reasons she chose this room was the hot tub.
About that hot tub… We came back from a long bike ride eager to soak our weary muscles. When I uncovered it I found 6″ of water in it. That won’t work. We called the front desk and someone quickly showed up with a hose. Fortunately the tap was hot and cold out there so we were able to fill it with hot water (but it took about 20 minutes).
OH, and did I mention the hot tub in these rooms (there are about 6 of them) are right up against the parking lot? So if you stand up or someone is at the front of the car you are basically looking right at each other. Certainly not the privacy and peace you’d want.
Another issue we had was a defective smoke detector. It went off around 2am. I went to the front desk to ask what to do. After waiting about 10 minute someone finally came. He said to take the battery out. Well it doesn’t have batteries. So he said to just disconnect it from the rest of the system (CA now requires wired smoke detectors not battery operated). I didn’t want to do that, lest I trigger them all go off. I removed it no problem, and we slept (illegally) without a functional smoke detector.
The next day when I spoke to the front desk they seemed apologetic, but also a bit «so what…». That and the way they nickel and dime you (the room fees that pay for the «Free» stuff you get) was a bit off-​putting. We won’t be coming back. Its a quaint place, but clearly trying to monetize every aspect of your visit.

Why not still try to be the original, the phenomenal, Apple Farm Inn? What it was originally is what made it wonderful. Are the «me’s» in this world really dwindling down so that we aren’t enough or don’t still want the old Apple Farm we knew and loved and kept coming back for to continue? Instead we see it slowly disappear into ordinary obscurity.
Little things like VERY dirty carpets in halls and rooms.
No more bath robes in the rooms. Coffee maker but no carafe. Cute towel holder. Very hard beds and pillows.
Water leak stains on walls. Ancient tube TVs (but in nice wood cabinets ;-D). Nice wall paper but the room décor is missing the old romantic chic florals and coordinated bright colors it once had. Instead its baby blue walls paired with light olive green filthy looking stained carpeting. Nice white crown and chair moulding and just ok ‘travertine’ tile fireplace.
Old motel-​like bath and shower/​tub and counter. But nice vintage fixtures and white ceramic and grout tile floor I prefer to the trendy-​travertine they call «up-​graded».
Sparsely decorated halls. Cookies are still hidden behind the lobby counter from excessively grubbing hands. And only come in chocolate chip.
So sad. Even a kind reply is not enough for excellence and action. In spite of promises to restore the Mill House gift shop they found time to instead turn it into rooms «C» and «D». So VERY disappointing. Who owns this place now anyway?

Sometimes things just aren’t as good as you remember them to be…
While I still hold my boycott on Apple Farm hotel (read review below), I do still come to the restaurant when driving through the area & this year’s LA roadtrip was no exception
Seeming to remember the wonderful Apple-​Potato Pancakes, I was talking this up the whole way down there… expectations were high and totally unmet
They were totally bland — I seemed to have remembered a lovely combo of sweet & savory but these were neither. Way more onion was needed here as well as a much heavier hand on the seasoning!
We also unfortunately paired the pancakes w/​a side of country potatoes & they were hard & crunchy & also had ZERO flavor. Waste of calories!
We were among maybe 3 other tables on the patio & thinking we’d enjoy a lovely day outside, we instead got pummeled w/​the abundance of flies all over the place
Lunch took us about 2 hours… for the ONE course — then we were given the wrong check & didn’t look before paying. The waitress chased us down as we were leaving to alert us to her mistake & apologized but in reading other reviews, this seems to happen here a lot. So good reminder to confirm the check you’re given is indeed yours
But not to fret, while the meal was sorely lacking, their sweet case made up for it
We grabbed Apple Pie Cookies, Apple Pie Bars & Brownies to go & they were moist, flavorful & stayed fresh for days
Also grabbed some Apple Butter & Scone mix for Xmas presents — ’cause it’s never too early to shop for Xmas!
So not sure I’d come back for a meal but would definitely grab some appley treats from their dessert case.

We stopped by the Apple Farm Bakery/​Restaurant on our way back down to L.A. after seeing the freeway sign for it. Apple Farm is essentially a B&B in back, restaurant/​gift shop up front, and it’s adorable in every sense of the word. The décor is very country-​kitchen-​cute, lots of gingham. It’s the kind of décor you wish you could pull off in your home.
Hubby and I needed a break from driving so we pulled in here and ordered a small key lime pie and an iced coffee. We also bought an Apple Raisin loaf to gift to my parents (yeah we went all the way to SF and didn’t bring back any souvenirs…).
The blonde gal at the bakery counter was sweet and chatty; we swapped some travel stories. We took a seat at a tiny table over to the left of the bakery. There is no formal seating for customers that want to just sit and drink a coffee/​eat a pastry from the bakery. There are a couple of benches but you need to be dining there to sit back in the restaurant area.
The key lime pie was nummers, the coffee was just black coffee poured over ice; we had to sugar and cream it. The apple loaf (which I sampled back at my parents’ place) was also very tasty and moist.
We may look into Apple Farm for a weekend getaway in the future.

We stayed here for a wedding weekend recently.
Before we even arrived I had to have a packaged mailed to the Inn, and I was so happy the staff was able to accept my package and have it in my room before I could even ask about it! Thank you!
The front office is very inviting, the staff is so friendly and accommodating. I love top notch customer service and this did not disappoint! The grounds are very clean, as are the rooms. We stayed in one of the larger trellis suites (our friends stayed in the smaller rooms which were not as nice, but still lovely, just a little too small).
They offer wine tastings, fresh baked cookies and lemon water upon your arrival.
I would highly recommend staying here if you are in the area.
Thank you for a lovely visit!

Apple Farms is a lovely little hotel in SLO famous for its turning mill and restaurant.
This is my dad’s favorite stop, every time he drives up north he’s got to stop by here for a meal. He stays at the hotel whenever he’s staying in town and loves showing people around.
I’ve only eaten here, but it’s always been a yummy experience. You walk through a gift shop to get to the hostess, so if there’s a wait you’ve got a place to wander. They’ve always got cute kitschy things for sale, albeit a bit on the pricey side. I love how they sell some of their own jams and coffees.
Their menu is nothing fancy, but there’s sure to be something for everyone. I loved my French toast this morning!

Checking in at the Apple Farm Inn: SO CUTE. Right when we arrived we were greeted by the front desk and they gave us some wine, cookies, tea and cider. The front desk was so friendly, he even told us a list of events that were happening during our stay, like the farmers market. They were very accommodating to our room selection, I booked thru Hotwire and called to see if I could have a king bed, not two queens and they happily accommodated me — sweet!
Room: Very country/​cute. It felt like an upscale bed and breakfast with the electric fireplace, flat screen TV, and remodeled bathroom. There were lots of personal touches to the room, they hung a fresh flower on the bathroom window, there was a room guestbook where people can write about their experience at the hotel, there was even a CD player with an old school jazz CD. They even let people have a little plastic apple as a souvenir. How cute right? The best was comfortable and clean. There was a little sitting area and writing desk too, along with wine glasses and a mini fridge.
Food: I just wanted to stay THANK YOU to the bakery for making a custom cake for my fiancé’s birthday. We got a cookies and crème cake and it was delicious! When you stay at the hotel, they give you a $ 10 credit for dining which was well worth it.
Tip: If you get a jar of Apple Butter, mix it with some vanilla ice cream. So good!
Thank you to the Apple Farm staff being so accommodating and amazing, my fiancé had a memorable birthday.

Because of the poor customer service, I almost gave this hotel a 3-​star rating, but the room and hotel was so over nice, I just couldn’t.
I love the very large room with shabby chic décor. (We ended with one of the updated rooms.) In addition to the two delicious chocolate chip cookies and $ 5 voucher to the bakery, the room hada bowl with some Hershey kisses, two bottles of Martinelli’s sparkling apple cider, and two water bottles in the fridge.
The pool area was great, and the hot tub was very nice. Thw hot tub was very hot and the pool not too cold. We were going back and forth between the two. They have a basket of towels by the pool, so you don’t have to use all your room towels.
I love the little flower hanging from the bathroom mirror, the fireplace, the in-​room sofa, and the real key entry. Feather pillows would have been really nice. They have an evening bed turndown service, in which they turn down the sheets, close the blinds, and leave a couple of Andes mint chocolates on your pillow. We had a great stay in the end.
The bakery had some really cute decorated Easter sugar cookies ($ 1.35), which the kids enjoyed. We were able to get a whole iced lemon loaf for $ 8.50 ($ 5 voucher was nice for this), which we all shared for breakfast. The outdoor patio was a nice place to enjoy it. Flowers and succulents everywhere! The 3 story gift shop was really fun to look through with a great Easter sale.
It’d be hard not to enjoy your stay atthis hotel. It is really great.