Keith K.
Yelp
I stayed here back in 2016, it was a rustic, but unique motel and had a friendly staff. It was also reasonably priced for the area (wine country). Over the last two years The Farmhouse has been bought and renovated by a company that specializes in boutique motels. It just reopened for customers (after a year and half reno) a few months ago. It's still the quaint motel sitting on a hill just off Spring Street (the main drag in Paso), but with some changes, both good and not so good. The new check in/dining area has been completely overhauled, it's most definitely in the boutique motel category now. They've got a beautiful dining/lounging area, an outdoor patio and lots of misc high end swag for sale. I asked for another cabin at the top of the grounds again (less road noise from Spring Street) and as I stepped in to the newly renovated room, I was excited to see the changes they had imagined for the rooms. I was somewhat disappointed tho, the room itself was basically the same, it still had the vaulted ceiling and the little sitting area in front, and I'm guessing the beds are all new, but otherwise the room looked mostly unchanged. The bathroom had been renovated as well, and the shower benefited from that the most, unfortunately it's still the same size, read small, but now the tiny shower has a curved glass door and all new tile. They have also filled the room with upselling, you've now got a mini bar of sorts with a variety of beverages and snacks you can purchase at mini bar rates, read expensive. A couple of things that are also lacking in the room is any semblance of a desk, there's room for one, (and they had them in 2016) but nope, do your computer work sitting on the bed now I guess. They have supplied a special extension outlet with a couple of plugs and some USB ports as well, a nice addition. They also got rid of the in-room microwave and fridge, and replaced the in-window A/C with the fancy kind that mounts on the wall. I kinda miss the towel art from the old version as well. The property still has the amazing garden in the front of the motel, and they've definitely improved on that. They've added a groovy fountain and some outdoor speakers playing soft atmospheric music. They even have bikes they can lend you for free, which is a great way to get around Paso, and The Farmhouse is right on the main road, so you don't even need to pedal that far. Don't get me wrong, this is a nice motel, and I was excited to stay here again, even after hearing the new room rates when I first booked the room. Back in 2016, I gave The Farmhouse a full throated Five Stars, but, for north of $350 for one night (almost triple what I paid in 2016), I'm not sure I'll be staying here again.
NOTE- I have updated my review for a third time, after talking with David Katz, the general manager, I was informed why the rooms have changed so little, it's all about the zoning. And I was unaware that some rooms have microwave/fridges, but not all of them do. Im guessing those rooms cost more. And as for the price, the room I was in would have been closer to around $200 if it hadn't been Memorial Day, maybe just avoid those holiday weekends for this location. I have included some new photos, but also left all the pics I took back in 2016, so you can all see the transformation The Farmhouse has made. Check the date on the pics to see the differences.