Alamo Motel

Have stayed at the Alamo Motel twice now and both have been pretty underwhelming experiences. You pay a lot to stay in very small rooms with thin walls and fairly unenthusiastic employees. Overall, it's so apparent that the property was redone to attract trendier crowds by ripping out old furnishings, putting some white sheets on raw edge wood bed frames and adding rustic benches in the room to make it feel more Instagrammable. However, fantastic location that places everything in Los Alamos within walking distance. Likely wouldn't stay here again.

Overall, we enjoyed our stay. We stayed on a weeknight so it was pretty affordable. The room was rustic but clean, nicely decorated and comfortable. The bathroom could use an update but it was fine. Only issue was the tv/remote was overly complicated and impossible to use so that could be improved on. The hotel was full and we never heard anything so no issues there. Really enjoyed the fire pit and games and lounging spaces. The bar is very nice as well. Drinks were expensive but on par with the high prices in this area. Staff could have been a little more welcoming and communicative. Overall, I would stay here again.

The Alamo is an very well appointed upscale motel in a great location at exceptionally high price $250+ for a queen room. My biggest complaint and the reason I rated it 3 stars is that they have made the choice to be penny wise and pound foolish with incidentals in the room. We had a bath tub in our room and Motel wanted $15 dollars for bubble bath and/or $15 for bath salts. Further they wanted $4 per packet of instant coffee, which in my experience is one of those incidentals typically made available for free. Given what they charge for the rooms, it just seemed excessive and unnecessary. Hope they decide to change their approach moving forward.

Starting with the good: Friendly staff, nice fire pit area along with a bar. Comfortable king bed. Location is great too. ||The not so good: the room we had was not comfortable. Plywood flooring made the room feel cheap. The bathroom was so small. There is no where to put anything you need (toothbrush, toothpaste, shampoo, etc). The lighting in the room is terrible. The table and chairs were rickety and uncomfortable. ||Given what we paid per night, I can’t recommend this motel. There are better places to stay. With a remodel, this place has tons of potential, but as is, I wouldn’t return.

This hotel is Basic with capital “B”: spartan rooms with stained plywood floors, almost no light to speak of, one of the tiniest bathrooms I’ve ever been in (reminds me of some train compartments I’ve been in!) We got a King bed, and then found out the Queen bedded rooms are better equipped, with claw fort tubs and some with kitchenettes. We were close to the road too - a bit of noise. The best part was the staff, who were very nice and accommodating. The lovely fire pit area was wasted on us, as the firewood they had was so green and wet, even the Boy Scouts among us couldn’t get the darn thing lighted. They are across the street from famous Bell’s restaurant, hence their ability to charge $300/night for the privilege of waking across the street. Recommend you stay at a better place in Los Olivos or Buellton/Solvang and Uber it back and forth. Heard there’s another property called SkyView Lodge nearby, which provides a shuttle to Bell’s. We’ll check that place out in another visit. The Los Alamos Hotel just isn’t a good value.

Beautiful renovated motel right in the middle of Los Alamos’ main strip. However, we could hear every single noise from the family staying right next door, as if they’re in the same room as us. Every cough, sneeze, chatter, TV sound, and I even heard their light snores after I got woken up late at night. The front desk staff who checked us in was very lovely, but the next day we could find the other staff in the office in the middle of the day to ask for an iron. Unfortunately it was not a restful nor comfortable stay. I highly recommend the management to consider renovating the thin walls, at least the one separating room #3 & #4.

Loved my stay at Alamo Motel! Bed and pillows were super comfy, loved the claw foot tub. Pet friendly, easy parking, cute grounds. Will definitely be staying again.

Ok… so the rooms are old. But this place is a definitely vibe. We pulled in late at night. Upon arrival the girl working the bar area checked us in. She was Super nice!! At night it’s lite up and very comfortable. Good for a one night stay. So glad we stumbled upon this.