White Water

We loved our three day stay at the White Water! The reason for the 4 instead of 5 stars rating is because of an UNEXPECTED, undisclosed/or advance warning, huge roofing repair happening during part of our stay. The noise was awful, and unfortunately was happening right over our room. (It lasted most of the day :(.) It was impossible to relax in our room, or nap ...we're Seniors :) :(. Happy it was a beautiful day and there was a lovely lobby and great seating outside too. Management was very understanding and validated our frustration. Thank you! Hope the project is done soon, but you might want to ask before booking, to see if the project is complete. :). Apparently, its a huge project. All to say, they were done by 5 :), and you may not need a nap! :) Lauren at the front desk was AMAZING! Very kind, friendly and helpful, and made our stay extra special. We loved our Premium King Room! Very Clean (no dirty carpeting, which we loved!). Very, very comfortable beds with cozy bedding, a fabulous gas fireplace, plus a great heater (no air conditioning, but large standing fan if you needed.) The property was a single floor motel style, which we loved, no stairs. But this is not your ordinary motel! It was perfect for us! The decor was lovely, and the room was spacious. The lobby is very inviting...a place you will want to hang out! In the Premium King Room, there was a closet, a nice mirror, and had a tasteful cubby type area, with a work desk, which was helpful to put things. The bathroom was nice with a huge shower, with great water pressure! :) There was a small "no host bar" offering in the small fridge. Thankfully, there was also a little space for leftovers, etc., if need be. No microwave, but a "poor over" coffee pot, for tea and coffee in case you need more coffee! :) No dining table to sit at, and no couch, but a nice window seat which we loved and two chairs for extra seating. (Nice seating outdoors and in the beautiful lobby.) (Quality bath products, that even my husband loved, He is picky. In the lobby, you can purchase some to take home with you. I would, if I were you!). We appreciated the light morning breakfast basket. Great coffee brought pipping hot right to our room in a stay hot thermos, OJ and a sweet treat. I am gluten free and was treated to a different treat every morning of our three day stay. Thank you, Lauren for your thoughtfulness! I was very impressed and thankful have something to eat. Offering me a GF option was so appreciated. (Not just one treat per person, but two. We are talking high quality bakery treats here. They were not Cost-co! Note to Management, may I suggest adding a hard boiled egg that would compliment the high sugar buzz :)..... and not compromise your "light offering" :)? . Would of made the breakfast basket perfect!). Oh, and the water to all the rooms is filtered. You won't need to bring bottled water! And it tasted good too1 We didn't spend much time in the lobby, the weather was too nice, but may I suggest that you take advantage of this space, which I read from previous reviews on Trip Advisor, that in the evening, there is a excellent appetizer offering and drinks available for purchase. (An added touch, I found fruited water, yay, and morning coffee available the lobby). The feel of this space is bright, comfortable, and appealing. If weather keeps you indoors (which can sometimes happen in Cambria), from this space, you have a straight view at the ocean, a place for viewing the sunset and comfort food to pass the time! :). Highly recommend spending some time in this space. There is also some comfortable seating outside with a very cozy fire pit out front, that was going our entire three day stay during waking hours, and tiki torches that added a nice ambiance to the property. Access to the awesome Moonstone Boardwalk is right across the street, and there are other wonderful walking paths in the area. Don't forget to ask about other walking trails, the Elephant Seals in the Winter and Rock hounding access, minutes away. May I suggest you take advantage of rate specials available on their website since the prices are rather steep at this property, for a three star property. Trip Advisor reviewers give it a 4.5 stars. I totally agree, this place has earned this rating. Booking directly with the property is always worth it, for so many reasons. We plan to start saving now, so we are able to return to White Water next year :). It was our kind of place!! By the way, December is a great time to visit Cambria with the Cambria Market at Cambria Pines Lodge, and some really fun and quant wineries in town. Take time to check out a few of the really classy restaurants (like Madelines), fun shopping, a grocery market, a Whole Foods Market/with a deli, and also lighter fare restaurants throughout the town. The coastline is beautiful! We love the area so much and it has been a yearly tradition for many years. (Paso Robles is only a short drive away for amazing wine tasting...We vote, the wine tasting experiences in Paso are top notch :) ) We are excited to have found the White Water on Moonstone Beach (again). We had stayed there several times many years ago. New management has upgraded the entire property, and we really love the changes. Awesome and perfect for our taste, and just what we were looking for and what we needed! We are not 5 Star Hotel people, but we still have pretty high expectation. This place was great! Can't wait to come back. Thank you so much to Management and Lauren for helping to make this Anniversary so very special for us, and for the treat in our room to help us celebrate our #44! You are awesome sauce! Hope to see you next December or January. Note: there is an extra charge that covers the breakfast basket, internet, and parking. Not sure if you can opt out or not??? I think so? This was a little frustrating, but disclosed ahead of time. The rooms are already pretty pricey. I was surprised about this at first. It is under $20. It would of been nice to have the light breakfast, parking and internet included in room rate. I suppose they have their reasons. :) You will find oonstone Beach is pricey overall. :). Some places no longer offer any breakfast option. Sign of the times, says this Senior. :). This point will not keep us away lol.

We stayed at White Water about 2 1/2 years ago. We were so incredibly impressed, we came back, this time booking one of the ocean front rooms (at a premium price). I have to say, it was disappointing. Two years ago, for breakfast, you'd get a basket filled with (good) coffee, fresh-squeezed orange juice, pastries from a French bakery in town, and two splits of champagne (for mimosas), and it was included in the price of the room. This time around, the "amenities package" (or whatever it is called), is $17 per night (which includes breakfast basket in the morning, WiFi, Parking). This time around, the breakfast basket had a thermos of coffee that was not good, a bottle of fresh-squeezed orange juice, two pieces of some kind of very sweet bread (before it was pastries or croissants from the French bakery) and NO splits of champagne. (When we checked in, we asked about the amenities and the person at the front desk was pretty vague, saying, we they include the champagne splits on the weekend?) For over $500 per night, the amenities package should be included. The TV interface was horrible. It had 1 app available (Netflix) but it was impossible to sign on and the remote was useless. When we arrived, the fireplace didn't work (needed to call engineering to re-light the pilot) and the phone didn't work. After I unplugged it and re-plugged it in, it worked so I could call the front desk. In our opinion, this place went from a luxury lodge to an over-priced so-so place. Not sure if this was taken over by new owners but if so, they should pay attention. As stated above, VERY disappointing. We come to Cambria every year. We won't be coming back to this place unless they improve.

We stayed in room 17 which has an outside tub and sea view. Lea was outstanding and very helpful. Nice quality toiletries and bedding. The only negative is there’s no coffee in the room. The internet is not very stable but you don’t need it because the place is so beautiful that you don’t spend much time on your phone. Highly recommended this Inn. In the morning they bring a nice picnic basket with coffee, fresh juice and a bakery item.

Beautiful hotel looking out to the sea across moonstone beach. We were lucky enough to have one of the king rooms overlooking the beach. Rooms well appointed, modern and clean. Breakfast was an interesting affair provided in a basket. Drinks were great but one pastry each was a bit mean ! Staff were friendly, helpful and professional. The main lounge area was a great space to have a drink and to enjoy the wonderful sunset

Not sure why our travel agent put us here but glad she did. It was just a one night stopover for us. The room was spacious with plenty of room to open all of our cases. It had everything we needed. The bathroom toiletries were upmarket & very nice. We just had time to stroll along the nearby board ward before the sun set. Evening snacks & wine are served in the reception area. We did a good sampling of both but whilst being excellent, they were pricey. The lodge was very quiet when we were there despite the carpark being quite full. Breakfast cake & coffee were delivered in a basket the next morning.