Fireside Inn on Moonstone Beach

A room with a fireplace next to the sliding glass door to our own outdoor “box”, snuggled in seaside fauna and flora, where we could enjoy a drink or coffee, and gaze beyond Moonstone Beach Drive to a majestic cypress at the sea cliffs edge, and the beautiful, almighty Pacific Ocean beyond. One morning foggy and moody, by noon, deep ultramarine blue, surrounded by sunlit nature. A short walk to the nearby restaurant / bar for good take-out and lunch. A delightful walk on the boardwalk along all of Moonstone Beach. Topped off with a perfect birthday dinner and dessert at the always-amazing Sea Chest Oyster Bar!

What’s not to like?

Great location. Rooms were nicely decorated, modern and very clean. Nice amenities in the bathroom. Room included a mini fridge and coffeemaker with Starbucks coffee and mini-moo creamers (not powdered). Nice gas fireplace in room.

The property and location were great. They had a nice bonus room by the pool with a fireplace, where they served coffee, fruit and coffee cake in the morning. On the first morning there was no coffee cake left, and no decaf coffee. On the 2nd morning, the lobby and coffee room were scheduled to open at 7am. We waited until 7:30, a there was no staff to open the lobby or breakfast room, or check us out. We went into town for coffee, and came back about 8am to heck out, and there was still no staff. We were sent a check-out email link that did not work. We left the keys in the room and left. I followed up with a phone call about 10:30 am to make sure we were checked out. They offered no explanation as to why no one was available in the morning.

The location is perfect, parking is easy next to your room, and the rooms were comfortable inside. The pool was warm, and there were various lounge spaces throughout the hotel, which were nice to use to enjoy the view.

The doors slam very hard, and I found them disrtuptive in the morning when others on the hall would wake up and leave, waking us up. I highly suggest the hotel make the doors more gently closing. "Breakfast" is included, but it's more like a light snack. I would suggest the hotel invest in at least greek yogurt and some cereal boxes to consider this a breakfast.

location is great, walk distance to sea to see sunset.

The staff treated me differently from the white guests. She was friendly and offered help to them, but did not ask if I needed anything. Although she spoke to me politely, her attitude toward me felt very cold. I felt uncomfortable and unwelcome.