Pillar Point Inn

The rooms are very cute and updated with a nice view of the ocean and centrally located so that you can walk to a variety of eateries. We could hear the fog horn but it was not annoying at all. I would have given Pillar Point/​Oceano Hotel 5 stars if it included breakfast. Otherwise everything else is perfect, even the Oceano spa was pretty awesome, relaxing and very affordable.

The slightly cheaper step-​sister of the Oceano next door. Cheaper being a relative term. We were on the first floor with a decent harbor view. Beautiful room, fireplace, window seat. I always wonder why hotels can’t provide two suitcase stands, instead of just one. I also wonder why they put in pedestal sinks so that there is nowhere to put your stuff in the bathroom. Good location close to shopping and restaurants.

We were there 18 – 19 August 2013. Easy, great location, right on the harbor. It may be noisy for some but we were not bothered. Room was very comfy, despite its little quirks (faucet in sink was completely functional but the spigot was to one side, satellite TV worked but still, that sucks even if it does work). Next to, and owned by, a larger hotel/​spa, and their attention and investment shows. Carpeting was clean but showed a couple indistinct stains. Chairs were comfy, room service was thorough. We weren’t overwhelmed but we wanted to be.

Room was nice, the bathroom was fine but a little dated. Fridge was loud, and along with the fog horn at night a little tough getting good rest. There was no temperature control in the room, but there was a fireplace. My husband and I stayed on a day when it was sunny, and the sun coming right in the window made the room pretty hot. We probably could have opened the window to cool down the room, but with all the traffic going by outside and the tables being called for Barbara’s Fishtrap it was really noisy. At night I also woke up to someone going through the garbage cans outside and making a ton of noise. It is a great location to walk around, but I think I will go back to the Seal Cove Inn next time where it is much more peaceful and still walking distance to some great spots.

We’ve been staying a various bed and breakfasts in half moon bay area for over 20 years and the pillar point inn has always been on the top of our list. This last stay it was obviously the end of an era for us. In chronological order:
The parking lot was empty
Front Door was locked
No one inside
Thankfully I noticed a sign on the bulletin next to the door saying to go next door to the new hotel and checkin
They told us the keys they were giving us would expire at midnight and we needed to stop back then to get new keys
We get to the room and light the gas fireplace by turning the gas valve and using the provided matches — I can dig it… Very old school! It sure is cold. But hopefully this fireplace kicks in. We notice a base board wall heater with a knob on the front but it looks broken and there are wires hangin out of it onto the floor.
There’s no bathtub here.
The shower door was broken and won’t close all the way and there’s black mold on the tile.
Old crusty bread was left in the fridge — gross!
The wireless internet signal doesn’t work. Its gets an ip address and DNS from DHCP but won’t connect to anything.
We go to use the phone but it’s dead. Turn it over and notice the wall cord is in the wrong plug so it’s an easy fix. Dial 0 to get the front lobby. Nope. That number is not available. So reading the phone I see you have to dial 9 then the 7 digit outside number. Weird. They don’t have any other rooms available with a king but we could switch to a queen and see if that rooms better? No thanks, we’ll see how this goes.
The bed’s nice, let’s watch a movie. That takes two remotes, one to turn on the tv and change the volume and the other to change channels. Although there are DVDs in the lobby available to borrow there is no DVD player in the room.
This used to be a bed and breakfast but there’s not gonna be any food served here today. The place is pretty much abandoned. So sad…

Pillar Point Inn seemed so quaint from the outside. The rooms were terribly overpriced and they night we were there it was very warm and opening the windows was a horrible error! There is so much noise from the Brewery next door, traffic (Including actual transit buses), drunks going up and down the sidewalk and NO fan or any way to get air circulating except the windows. Food was nicely presented, however, not sure many people would appreciate refried beans on a breakfast plate! For the price and noise alone I would not go back. It’s unfortunate they are located so close to the street.

It was a nice place to stay this past weekend since we were there for the Pumpkin Festival. The room was well decorated and conformable, the breakfast was excellent as well as the home made cookies. I do have the same complaints as a few of the others. The street noise and the bloody foghorn. Overall it was a 4 star experience and one I would do again.

This Inn was centrally located in Princeton-​by-​the-​Sea but that location was the cause of the awful street noise all day and night. I like to have the windows open to feel the cool ocean air and hear the distant foghorn but the cars and drunken tourists were very loud. At a number of times during the evening a car with some form of super bass went by and set off car alarms because of the vibration. The rooms are nice, bed was very comfortable and Mel was a great host. Breakfast was delicious and the fresh baked cookies and fruit were a very nice touch. The rooms had mini refrigerators to store drinks and such. The bathrooms could definitely use some upgrading from the avocado green tubs. My advice. bring ear plugs.

We enjoyed our stay. The place doesn’t look like much from the outside, especially compared to its neighbor, the Oceano. On the inside, though, the place was great. The room was very attractively and romantically decorated, comfortable and spacious, and the indoor gas fire made it cozy. It’s within walking distance of several nice restaurants. The innkeeper was friendly, too. Downsides: although it views the ocean, it directly overlooks the marina – no lapping beaches, etc., just a bunch of boats bounded by rocks. Also, there’s a horn that sounds off in the distance every few seconds all day and night – the noise is faint but enough to be bothersome if you’re a light sleeper. Aside from those few slight issues, we were charmed by Pillar Point Inn and would easily recommend it. No breakfast menu – host made egg/​tomato casserole (ok) with sausage and homemade banana bread (quite good). Also, the host offered fresh baked brownies which were very good.

I really wish that I could give 4.5 stars here. It was very close to a perfect anniversary weekend with a romantic room and prime location. Melody was a gracious hostess and breakfast was hearty and delicious. This had all the hallmarkings of a great inn. Nice comfortable bed, great spacious corner room, ultra clean bathroom and Direct TV link. I read somewhere that it had been recently renovated and it shows. The only issue was that it got a bit noisy at night and this maybe due to the July 4^th weekend activity. What drove me crazy was the fog horn that the edge of the harbour going off every ten seconds. It was at the periphery of my hearing but it still bothered me when attempting to sleep early. Maybe I’ll knock it up to 5 stars after my next visit or someone else will rate it at 5 and it averages out to 4.5. Please?