Lamp Liter Inn

Lamp Liter Inn; A Hidden Gem in the Heart of Visalia City: The Lamp Liter Inn From the moment I pulled into the parking lot of The Lamp Liter Inn, I knew I’d stumbled upon something special. Tucked quietly in the Visitor District, this recently remodeled boutique hotel radiates warmth and thoughtful elegance—proof that true hospitality doesn’t need to shout to be heard.District Manager Jay greeted me with a genuine smile and the kind of calm confidence that instantly puts guests at ease. He didn’t just check me in; he welcomed me, sharing a quick story about the inn’s restoration and pointing out little details I might have missed—like the reclaimed wood beams in the lobby that once supported a 19th-century mill. His pride in the property was contagious.Behind the desk, the head receptionist (whose name, I learned, is Dennis) moved with quiet efficiency and a sparkle in his eye. When I mentioned a minor toothache from travel, he didn’t hesitate: “We’ve got two excellent dentists right across the street—walk-ins welcome, and they’re lovely.” A small gesture, but it spoke volumes about a staff that truly cares. And then, the room. Oh, the room. Freshly remodeled with soft linens, warm lighting, and a rainfall shower that felt like a private spa, it was the perfect blend of modern comfort and timeless charm. The plush king bed swallowed me whole, and the blackout curtains ensured I woke only when I was ready. Every detail—from the local artwork on the walls to the eco-friendly toiletries—felt intentional.The Lamp Liter Inn isn’t just a place to sleep. It’s a quiet love letter to travelers who appreciate beauty in the details, kindness in the service, and a good night’s rest in a space that feels like home—but better. I’ll be back. And next time, I’m bringing friends. Timeless!

Stayed here thanksgiving weekend & it was a great stay. Everything was clean & organized. Rooms are updated very nice and staff is friendly. It’s in a great location near many fast food and places. I would highly recommend checking them out.

Positive: Super cool retro vibe, clean comfortable. Negative: Having the parking lot repaver guys 2 feet outside my window and 6 am after having been on the car for 10 hours. Not the hotels fault? Had I known, that was gonna happen.I wouldn't have booked the room the front desk guy was "Sorry" so pound sand buddy...

Checking in to with the front desk employee who is not welcoming was the introduction. During the check in, I let the gentleman know we have our dogs, he let me know the room we reserved isn’t for dogs. I responded “I let the person I spoke with over the phone know we are bringing two dogs” response from the front desk “you didn’t speak to us, you spoke with a third party .” WHATEVER! I made a reservation to stay there and to have my dogs with me!! So he had to assign us a new room. Ok, no problem, let’s get a room… what a room!!! Disgusting!!!! It’s like a drug room!!! I would never let my dogs sleep on that floor, I could just imagine the bed bugs. The bathroom is disgusting. So we go back to the gentleman and let him know, there’s no way we are staying there in that room. He said the rooms for dogs are all the same. The remodeled rooms are not for people with dogs! I remember this place being nice back in the day! A lot of history there! I grew up in the area and now that is a slum hotel! When checking out, a lady showed up with two dogs, I asked if she is getting the same type of room? He said yes.. I should have stuck around to find out.

A lot of the reviews here are about the substandard condition of the rooms but as a (former) frequent guest of the Lamp Liter, I, personally, have never taken issue with the place being a dump. What I loved about the Lamp Liter was the cute, grassy area near the pool and the no frills, chill atmosphere. It had a charm that I gravitated to again and again when traveling to the area for work. Now it is under new ownership by some folks from L.A. striving to make it a boutique motel but, so far, it is NOT improved, in my opinion. First of all, there were no lounge chairs by the pool which was very disappointing. We were told that the lounge chairs were ordered but had not yet arrived and the old lounge chairs were not usable (not sure I believe this because I’ve lounged in those chairs many times - I think they just didn’t match the new aesthetic they are trying to go for, even though, the place is still a dump). This is unacceptable, in my opinion, as the pool is really the only amenity this place has to offer and it’s the middle of summer. Determined to enjoy some poolside laying out time, I went out and bought myself a portable lounge chair at a local store. Sadly, my time at the pool was cut short because I was approached by the manager and told that my dog could not be in the pool area. I was very frustrated by this news because I was told I could bring a dog (I was traveling with my mom and called ahead to ensure her companion dog would be welcome) but it was not communicated ahead of time that the dog would not be allowed in the pool area at all. The dog was nowhere near the pool. He was on his leash seated next to me by my chair. I feel the new ownership does not have it’s priorities in order. The place is quite literally a dump (peeling tub, dirty pool, musty smells) and they do have some renovated rooms so I cannot speak to the quality of those (was told AFTER the pool debacle that dogs aren’t allowed in the renovated rooms so I wouldn’t have even had a chance to see them). However, to not have a lounge chair by the pool, for the pool to be dirty, etc. should be taken care of first as that is a common space for all the guests regardless of what room they are in. Overall, very bummed my trip ended up being a bust. Perhaps I’ll give this place another try after all renovations are complete, but for now, they have lost my business.

Positive: Room was remodeled and updated to the current interior design standards and room was clean. The staff were friendly and helpful processing my reservation. Negative: The outside of the hotel building seems like it could use a remodeling and update to improve the structural appearance and quality. Second floor walkway in some.areas seem to be sloping downward making walking surfaces uneven and structurally unsafe.

Having read mixed reviews- I was very pleased with my two night stay. The location is great, right off the highway, not far from the 99. Plenty of restaurants just a few blocks away. Area felt very safe. About an hour from the Sequoia south entrance.

The Inn has been recently renovated and new rooms are nothing less than a 4 star hotel rooms. We booked the premium king room and it was one of the most beautiful rooms we have stayed in. Rooms are brand new and very well designed. The rooms shown in previous reviews are the old ones but if you book one of the newly renovated room, it is going to be amazing

Check in was fast and the receptionist is friendly. Gave me a map of the hotel with the wifi password. The parking was great and they provided a basket of hygiene care product like shampoo, lotion and a soap bar. I stayed here for a night and it's not really a good experience. Found hair in the bathtub and saw 2 cockroaches; 1 chilling on the side of the bed and the other in the bathtub. I also made some eye contact with a sketchy person in the hotel, thankfully, nothing happened during my stay. There's no clock or telephone provided but the room was quiet at night, so the sleep was okay. They do require a $100 deposit that will be returned after you check-out. The hotel does have great potential if they work on remodeling, fumigating and hygiene improvements.

Pretty gross beds and pillows. They had stains all over the bed and pillows, (probably sweat stains), one of the pillows even had a dot of a blood stain. Maybe it was from a bloody nose, but still, was absolutely disgusting. When I brought the pillows to the front to be replaced they were not that amenable. They said they didn't keep any extra supplies (at night). The next morning I asked again, and the front desk said room service would be right over. We waited to no luck. We just didn't use the pillow.

Staff could be more courteous. Check out is standard at 11 and they try to kick you out at 10:30.

Despite its outdated rooms, I would actually recommend this hotel. Rooms are clean and comfortable, the layout of the room I like most coz it has a room for privacy (atleast the room I was in). It has this bit of space or entryway to the shower room that's covering the rest of the room. I also like the beautiful landscapes of their garden and pool outside. Whoever their gardener is, is doing a great job! Overall, me and our group was satisfied with our stay. Fantastic for one or two nights stay. The location was fairly quiet at night and about 5mins drive to places to eat.

Jesus God this place is awful. Opening the door, you're immediately assaulted by a musty smell. Our kids had to change rooms because there was a WET stain on the bed. The carpet had a mosaic of stains and bugs. I swear our door had bloody fingerprints on it. A car alarm went off at 4 am, probably ours, but I didn't investigate because I wasn't in the mood to get murdered. Do I normally leave scathing reviews? No. Some businesses deserve to die.

Only if they changed the sheets! Bread cromes and nail bits from the person who slept in that bed before me. I asked for someone to come and change the sheets and I was told there was no one available but I was talking to the owner of the place... I asked for clean sheets and he told me there were none. In the shower the edges were full of mold. I had booked the room for three days. And because I was tired, and it was already I have to sleep there the first night but I cancelled the remaining nights.

I guess you get what you pay for... Check in was fine the lobby was clean and the service was fine however when we got to the room there were cockroaches on the mini fridge!! I was not brave enough to open it to see if there were more. I went back the lobby and the receptionist did change our room however was extremely rude and didn't seem worried about the fact there were bugs in our room. We we're changed to a room upstairs and thankfully found no more bugs. However to room was old and and dirty again you get what you pay for I guess. I think the most irritating part is that we had to go get out room key re activated EVERY NIGHT!!! When we went to let the receptionist know she said she thought we only wanted the top floor room for one night. Why would I want to go back to the room with roaches in it? We thought the problem was solved but out of the 4 days we stayed here EVERY DAY we had to go to the lobby and re activate our key

This place is very unsafe and dirty. I booked a room with double beds. When I arrived to check in I requested a ground level room, it took the person at the desk 15 minutes to make the change. In the mean time there were guests coming to the desk complain about issues in their room and deactivated room keys. We arrived at our room (which by the way, was located in the back of the hotel) after 12:00am. There were several people in the room next door, 3 men lighting pipes and smoking (and it wasn't just plain Pot) and what looked like prostitution was also invited to the party. We left and called from our car, and demanded a refund. We were told we had to return our keys before a refund could be credited. I wanted no part in returning to that horrible place. Definitely, do not ever stay at the disgusting hotel.

We visited Visalia and thought it would be nostalgic to stay at the Lamp Lighter Inn. Not so much. Very sad to see what the place has deteriorated to, our room was disappointing to say the least. No secure door lock, only the deadbolt, bed was so hard my shoulders and arms fell asleep so I tossed and turned all night. There was patchwork and bare drywall tape on the wall. Spackle drops in the sink. Room smelled of 50 years of room deodorizer. And I don't even want to guess about carpet. I hope the new owners are serious about renovating this icon or tear it didn't and put it out of its misery.

9/10/24 we check in went to our room235 is was disgusting very dirty so we went to office she gave us another room 238 walk in there so many stains on floor it smelled so bad very dirty went back she gave us another room 317 ac unit didn't not work at the was dead roaches the AC unit didn't even have a cover on it. It was very disgusting so we decided to leave and the lady said I could get you another room and it's only getting worse and worse and worse three rooms and it was disgusting I do not recommend this place at all. It's unsafe unhealthy stinks. They don't clean.

We arrived late from a Sierra backpacking trip. Exhausted and needed a place to rest our weary bodies. Although the price was good, the beds were clean,and it was under renovation this place left a lot to be desired. When we expressed our concerns the front seat staff, they were unable to assist.

We stayed at the Lamp Liter Inn for a week while visiting California, we received a great welcome from the front desk and I am sad that I have to leave a 1 star review because the front desk staff was awesome. . .unfortunately their efforts do not make up for the issues we faced. I selected the Lamp Liter because it was cheap and close to the family we were there to visit. I know, in my review for Pacific Marina Inn, I spoke of matching your expectations to the cost of the room and, in doing so, I gave that business a rather high review in comparison to others. The difference between these two very similar properties is that the Pacific Marina Inn is at least functional. The problems at the Lamp Liter started on the very first night. We were originally in room 277 (yes, I said originally, I'll get to that) on what I am going to call the "unrenovated" side of the property. The room was old and tired, you could see every year that it had been in service through the walls and floor, but, that is what we paid for. The issue is that the floor in that room is uneven somehow, especially in the transition between the shower room and the area that holds the sink. Our shower was also putting out an insane water pressure that we could not adjust, was set at chest level, and was dripping constantly with a tap tap tap tap tap tap tap sound that was driving us mad. In addition, the shower pan is inadequate for holding the water in so the bathroom floor got soaked and we had to use most of our towels to mop up the water that had escaped. The second issue are the things that were not mentioned when I made my reservation and when we checked in. For one thing, the onsite restaurant (which is one of the reasons I booked here) was closed, and it looks like it has been closed for a while, for another our sliding glass door was screwed shut in multiple places so we couldn't open it! We wanted to open the curtains and the doors and just chill in our room with the fresh air and do some research and work but we couldn't! Why would the doors be screwed shut? If I want to let the air into my room I should be able to. Without usage of the doorway the only options you have for air are a tired fan and a heater that makes more noise than a Honda Civic with a blown muffler doing 40 mph at 5KRPM down a highway. Lets move onto the room service. The individuals performing room service need to pay way more attention to what they are doing. They totally skipped our room when we had the "Maid Service Requested" sign up, which means we didn't get a refresh on the towels we used to clean the floor because of their shower, and the next day they were hammering on our door while we were trying to sleep with the "DO NOT DISTURB" sign displayed. Like. . .hello? What's the point of giving us the ability to put up signage if you're just going to do whatever you want to do anyway? That's like one of the basic hallmarks of housekeeping, so that the guest occupying the room can control when it is ok and not ok for the staff to be present. We came back from our gatherings one day to find that all we had access to was FREEZING cold water, mind you that at this point it is almost 1AM. I called the front desk and they said that a water pipe had blown and they had to move us to the other half of the property. Whoever I was talking to on the phone followed this up with "We'd been trying to reach you all day." Umm. . .no you hadn't, that is a straight up lie. The front desk had my cell phone number an email on file, and I did not receive any calls or any attempts to contact me through email, and now, at literally 1am we had to move to the other half of the site? Had there actually been an ATTEMPT to reach us they could have done so easily, we hadn't left Visalia that day, the whole time we were no more than 20 minutes away and we could have easily returned at any point to move rooms. Then we got to the new room, the "renovated one" First thing my wife notices? Spiders in the shower! So I relocated the spiders outside the room and went to take a shower and the "new" shower in 225 was worse than the old one in 277! There was something wrong with the showerhead and it was sending water everywhere, once again flooding the floor out and requiring us to use our limited towels to clean it up. We also noticed that, in the 1am rush, we had left a couple of items in the refrigerator of 277. I called the front desk and asked them if these items could be brought to the new room with the housekeeping service the next day since we would not be in as we were driving to Riverside in the morning. The person on the phone said "Yes, I will make a notation in the system and we'll get it over to 225." We ended up spending the night in Riverside AND went to the Huntington, Monster HQ as well as my families house before returning to the Lamp Liter, we were gone for a full 2 days. . .no house keeping and no items. I advise that you do not stay here.

The onsite management uses a nearby neighbor to "police" the property. The "security" fellow is very belligerent and I have witnessed harassment to other motel guests . Room was ok overall but did smell like smoke . Property maintenance needs to be worked on, lots of trash and cigarette butts onsite. I called front about what I saw with "security" harassing and threatening other guests and desk associate on phone didn't seem interested at all. I complained to the property owner. and 3 weeks after checking out I got a call back from assistant manager I was called a jerk for complaining to the owner of business . Call it what you want verbal threats and attempted intimidation due to complaining . I was suggest not staying at this property due to concerns of my own and other guests near me. Property safety and security is a huge factor in where I stay. I

Where do I start, our room key did not work, the rooms were WARM, and it was 100 degrees, there was no control! the carpet was dirty, at 7:30 am men were using weed eaters and blowers, the room had very old furniture, lounge chairs was ripped, I was so disappointed with the rooms and I have stayed there many times in the last 50 years. the pool had been unkept and needs to be cleaned. no supervision hat so ever, no towels for the pool, and children were playing in the pool who LIVED in Visalia but we're not guest, the bathroom was locked for pool guest. this is just a sample of the condition of the hotel , oh I forgot the clerk was rude.

Previous visit found bugs in the room and there was no paper product. Booked again requested bottom floor due to disability and was told when registering no bottom floor available.​

Where do I begin? Upon arrival, the lobby was clean and well maintained. Our room....we had to pass through a crowd of weed smoking neighbors and their three Pitt Bulls to get to our room. The room itself was dated and filthy. Drain flies were abundant. Stains, chipped paint, dirty walls, baseboards, door frames, stinking carpet.... Everything you fear. The tub was filthy, grimy hand stains throughout the room. The A/C did not work. I would have felt cleaner sleeping on the sidewalk. The temperature in August in the room and outside was the same. Cobb Webs in every corner. Never again! Vile, neglected place.

Literally stay away from this place. I've seen nicer homeless encampments then this place. At first glance when checking in the lobby it smelled of cleaning chemicals (is that good or bad? You decide) The lady at the front desk seemed decently nice but had somewhat of an attitude like she didn't want to be there. That's typical but besides the point, we are only here to have somewhere to sleep for the nights we are here not to hang out in the room all day. Upon entering the room we inspected it per usual any place we stay. I have a blacklight flashlight so I checked everywhere and it looked decent enough in the main room and most of the bathroom. The toilet seemed fine but when it was turn to inspect the shower it was filthy. Hair everywhere and we even found contact lenses in the shower caddy. After seeing how hideous and obviously untouched the shower had been led me to believe there was more than meets the eye. We were lucky enough to have a decently clean room unlike the other reviews but it smelled of cigarettes the whole time. No clue where the smell was coming from but we would get huge whiffs of it constantly throughout the night. Another issue is the electrical, it's so terrible one of the lights on the night stand wasn't even plugged in and had no plug near it for it to work. Also the plugs in this place are a joke. They use these very old looking power strip surge protectors that look like it's been made in the 80s. If you wiggle any electrical wire whether it's the microwave plug,tv plug, night stand light it will flickers on and off like if you make any movement to the wiring it turns on and off intermittently. The ceiling fan was extremely noisy and sounds like it's going to collapse off the ceiling any day now. The wall unit is nice but is way in the corner of the room which is very inefficient. There is a switch on the wall that's labeled (heating/ac) why is there a switch to turn on what I already have? I tried turning it on and there are 2 vents in the ceiling one intake one outtake. It blows air through but what is on the a/c or heater I cant tell? I can't tell there's no thermostat in the room so what's the point in this switch. My final straw was when on the last night of our stay (3 nights total) we were gone all day and we arrive back at our room and it looks like house keeping never came into our room at all. So I go to the front desk and the front lobby was locked. I had to go all the way around to the front where there was a teller window for the person working the front desk. I told her house keeping hadn't stopped by our room but that it's ok we just needed 2 towels for the shower. (We stopped by the store and bought disinfectant spray btw) The lady told us there were no towels in the lobby and that house keeping is gone for the day so she can't get any towels until the morning. I asked her if there was any sort of towels any kind at all and she said nothing come back in the morning. That was my final straw. I held my tongue and didn't voice my displeasure as I have read on other reviews that this place will find any reason to keep your $100 deposit. STAY AWAY FROM HERE!!

Don't be fooled by the nice landscape.. the rooms are run down: Old, chewed up furniture, carpet not vacuumed and saw three cockroaches in our room! Not good! Stay somewhere else!

I will say that Dennis was extremely helpful and kind at the beginning, with the initial reservation. Jay, the manager, was extremely rude upon check out. I simply wanted a receipt but he said to me, "No you write that review so no receipt for you!" I was stunned at such unprofessionalism.

This hotel was okay. We stayed here for one night since my fiancé had a sleep study procedure and didn't want to drive home at 4am. And this was cheap and close to the medical office. The mattress was super springy and left both mine and my fiancé's back hurting. There's also not many outlets to plug things in. So it seemed outdated. The outside of the hotel was cute though. The staff was very sweet and quick at their job.

Discustng place ....:dirty carpets blood on the curtains place has a terrible smell to it. Don't ever stay at a place like this, unless they redo it.....

Arrived at 1:30 in the morning. There were homeless people milling about the parking lot, a pair of shoes were just abandoned in the middle of the stairs, AC didn't work, bedspread was filthy and threadbare, there was mold in the bathroom, and there was trash on the counter. Left 20 minutes later. Expedia called on my behalf and asked for a refund, desk woman said to call in the morning. I called in the morning and spoke to a gentleman who said he'd send the refund. Didn't receive it. Called Expedia several days later - they said the manager said they offered me another room and I left so they wouldn't be giving me a refund. This is entirely false and I said as much. Called the manager, he hung up on me. Expedia gave me a refund anyway. Do not stay here. Property manager is dishonest and rude, other staff is also dishonest and unhelpful. Property is dirty and dangerous. Just a generally terrible place to stay.

Stayed here for a week, still struggling from itchiness from all the bed bugs, I found many in my stuff that I had to wash and go through everything to not bring them with me, had to go doctor to help with all the bites from the bed bugs.

The place is big and spread out. Hardly anyone there and they decide to put us right above a person living there. Who was running their car going in and out of their room and smoking outside all night. The place stunk and it was filthy!

I do not recommend this shit hole. They will straight lied to your face. I went there paid for my room and was denied that room and instead of an apology and some type of offer to make it right all I got was bullshit excuses from the employee and then the next morning the manager or owner himself no apologies ever we're given that's wrong and that needs to change. I would not recommend this place to anybody.

The bed is very uncomfortable The pillows are very tiny The temperature is not adjustable just speed it blows

Have stayed here several times because it's the most reasonably priced motel in Visalia. It's not fancy and it definitely shows it's age, but is perfectly adequate for a night or two. Fridge and microwave in room. There's a pool but never used it. Nearby to restaurants and shopping and close to highway. Clean and good rates.

7/10-7/14/20 I stayed here for a few days as I was traveling and taking a weekend off to explore the near by parks. My company booked this hotel, and at first glance, it looked like a run down motel. But honestly, it's not the worst place. It did have a funky smell upon entering my room, maybe the outdated carpet and bedding had something to do with it. But thankfully, no bed bugs, as I always check. The shower is a bit short, and I'm 5'6", so I can't imagine how it would be for someone taller. The water leaks out onto the floor, so there's that. I was also woken up by housekeeping when I set out the sign and adjusted the very old fashion door sign that was clearly ignored. I liked this place because it looked cool during the daytime, there's a large garden and pool but of course it was closed due to covid. Overall, it's not the best but it's not terrible. For the price, I'd stay here again, just check your room. The staff is very friendly and accommodating.

This motel isn't really clean or safe! Went there this past Friday because my friend, and I wanted to go see Sequoia National Park. At first glance the place looks cute, but it's just not safe. There was mildew on the shower tiles and the chairs were dusty. The queen sized beds we were promised, were actually full sized. Ok. No big deal. I mean we weren't going to Visalia to stay at the inn. We went to dinner and when we got back, our room was like an oven! We called to get this resolved only to find out that the temperature system is automated, and the temperature in the room is guided by the temperature outside. The place basically does not let the guests control the room temperature! We were then told to leave the windows and door open to get cold air in! I don't know about you, but I don't feel comfortable leaving the door or the window open for just anyone to come in WHILE I AM ASLEEP! This is where I'm basing this one star review...the window in question was a sliding door that opened right into the open public hallway! To tell your two female guests to leave the "window" and door open while they're asleep is just a huge recipe for disaster! It's just not safe! How the heck are we supposed to sleep comfortably when ANYONE can waltz right into our room and steal our stuff or cause us harm! Plus, to add a maraschino cherry on top, the front desk worker "Chris" was not helpful, just extremely rude. I get it, he doesn't control anything, he just works there, but dang, you should not work customer service if you don't actually want to provide service to paying customers!

Be warned, this place is infested with bugs!! We stopped in on Thursday night after an exhausting travel day. The place seemed reasonable and decent online. We checked in, were given our room. Room 222. We had such a long travel day, we asked if a late check out was an option, we were told it was and were marked for a noon check out. We went to the room, it smelled and was not in the best condition but we were so tired, it didn't matter. Our room had two beds, the first one had stains on it, so we checked the second bed, that one was ok. We were so exhausted, we didn't complain. We were only looking for a safe place to sleep so we knocked out. The following morning we woke up to bugs crawling on us! Seriously, we grabbed our stuff and got out of there, passing a huge bug on our way to the lobby (no joke). We did manage to grab some pics. More will be posted but we talked to the front desk, David was embarrassed and apologized but told us that we needed to speak to Jay the manager. The manager avoided speaking with us for a day until we called blocked. He finally said he could give us $40 refund. He didn't seem to have any issue with the fact the place has bugs crawling everywhere. I will be sending videos to the news outlets, people of Visalia need to know not to recommend this location. From far away it gives off such a quaint vibe. I'm so disgusted...waking up to bugs on me!!! It can still feel them, seriously!

This place could have been a bit cleaner, but bearable until I saw the desk chair, which was absolutely disgusting and dont understand how anybody would even sit on it........On another note, they have some tiny square pillows that look more like something you would put on a couch. I had a room with a king bed and did not notice the pillows until I was getting ready for bed. They had four of these tiny pillows, so i called front desk thinking this might've a mistake and asked for some man size pillows to which I was told that those are the pillows that they use. Very uncomfortable and I really don't get it

I purposely did not go to the office as we were mad, very disappointed, and I didn't want to raise my voice about the condition of our room, #257. This is a room that should be immediately closed off until repaired and updated. In addition to the old and decrepit room, there was a loud mechanical and consistent banging of heavy pipes from the roof above our room. Shower was filthy, scum-grout, chipped and very old sink basin, old filmy acrylic faucets. Faucet in sink dripped and we could not stop it. Ended up putting a thick washcloth in the sink to buffer the drip, drip, drip. Not enough outlets. We have stayed at the Lamplighter for over 20 years. Never again.

Clean, comfortable, safe, and roomy. We paid for a large room with couch and table because we travel a lot. We know what we want. We stayed five nights and found it a good place for home base as we visited King's Canyon NP and Sequoia NP. Near lots of great dining choices like Left of Center, The Vintage Press, Brewbaker's, and the wonderful Pita Kabob. Lori, the housekeeping Manager was top notch. Great communication and tremendous customer service. All of the crew were great. Beautiful grounds. My wife loved strolling around the shaded property. Great for pets as well. Nice pool. We would absolutely come here again.

Open for Breakfast on Weekends. They have a really good cook. The food is good. They seem to cater to the people staying at their Inn. Some rooms have been remodeled and some are musty and old. As for the restaurant, the breakfast is quite good. However way overpriced. Example, a Breakfast Burrito is $17 dollars. Not worth the money. When staying in the Visalia area, there are other restaurants for breakfast that are just as good and less money.

Don't bother. First time I stayed there is no ac in any one of the rooms and it stayed hot. Found myself stuck in the area for work and booked for a night and was gonna rough it out but they absolutely had no idea what they were doing at check in. Told me they couldn't accept my credit card cause they never heard of it and they only take credit cards that come from brick and mortar banks they have heard of. I gave them a major credit, visa, and they said nope they can't take it, I gave them a u.s. bank credit card where I have an 8k limit and get cash back and they said they never heard of that either. Got the feeling they just didn't want to rent a room to me after an old rude lady interrupted and asked if they'd take her federal union and he said yes they would, but my bank is a credit union and he said they don't take that cause they don't know of it, even after his coworker Googled it he still said he never heard of it. I was wearing a women's empowerment shirt with a Instacart badge, but I am in my early 30s with bright red hair and tattoos, so maybe he was judging me by looks idk, but I was literally willing to stay at this low end motel and they wouldn't accept my major credit card. It worked out in the end, I ended up going to a nicer hotel with ac in the room and they only accept major credits and wouldn't ya know it, they took my card no problem and laughed at Lamplighter never hearing of u. s bank or open sky and thought it was weird too. Lol I even got $20 off my stay cause front desk felt bad this hotel had no idea what they are doing. So FYI no credit union credit cards, no u.s. bank credit cards, no open sky credit cards accepted at this hotel. And if it's not a name they've heard before in visalia they said they don't take it at all. I recorded the interaction as well if they respond.

Never posted a review before but this place was pretty bad. Makeup and red lipstick was on our 'clean' towels, water pressure terrible and the shower head hit me (only 5'7") in the head, we would recommend using shower shoes in the showers, the extension cords used all over the room were a fire hazard, to top it off the smoke alarm was missing. If you booked your reservation on the lamp liter website they don't honor those reservations because it's from the owner who sold the place in January and not the new owners.

I travel to the area at least once a month, decided to give this hotel a go. Friendly staff. Room was okay, bed was not comfortable and walls are extremely thin! Had a group of party people next door (not the hotels fault) but to the point where you can hear all conversations, cracking of beers being open etc. Not a place i would stay again.

Be cautious! Management appears to be racist, sexist and/or classist. Immediately refused my service saying, "we don't take those type of cards" before even looking and seeing it's a major credit card. I booked a room for a week, spending almost $1000. But they turned me away for whatever reason. Management is rude and couldn't provide a true reason for turning me away. Took my money to another neighboring hotel and spent more, however worth it for no hassle. They had no issues with the company credit card I was using. I am very concerned with how they treat their employees and other guests or potential guests who aren't up to management's "standards."

I had been to a class reunion here years prior and it was a very decent place. stayed a couple weeks ago and from the moment we walked in I had questioned my decision. young girl at desk not to professional or friendly. honestly went down hill from there. the room was hot and no a/c control just on off switch which did nothing to cool the place down. it looks as though they are putting the homeless up there, people fighting just crazy people everywhere. never again

Stayed at the Lamp Liter Inn for our 6 month anniversary with Susan Marie Lechuga. Would not say it was a good stay. Overpriced for a hotel in Visalia and the staff was very unprofessional. I am embarrassed to have recommended this place back in May. The housekeeper barged in our room without knocking while Susan was changing. Managers and front desk receptionist did nothing and barely appoligized. I will not be going back.

I remember when this was the best motel in town... Not so much now Cold greeting at check in Sink in room was horrible... No telling what was living in all the cracks in it.... Not recommend

Bed Bug Alert! Well, here it goes. It's not a rant but true account of what happened. I checked in on Friday, June 29th around 5pm. The place was quite, older building, but seemed ok. When I walked into the room, it was clean, except the carpet, which was somewhat old. I left my stuff and went out to get dinner and came back around 10pm to sleep. The room has two full size beds. I fell asleep around 12 midnight, but woke up around 3am because my arm itched too much. I got up and turn on the lights and saw what looked like mosquito bites. I went back to sleep but woke up again after 30 minutes from extreme itching. Then I realized that it might be some type of bugs. I went to bathroom to check my arms and went back to sleep on the other bed since I drove 10 hours and was very tired. I slept fine on the other bed. When I woke up around 7:30am, I realized that bites are in multiple places on my arm, on my leg, and one on my forehead. (I had watched TV on my stomach for about 45 min). I took shower and clearly saw multiple red spots on my arm and decided to inform the manager. I walked into the office and saw an older gentleman who looked like a manager. He was on standing in front of the counter with a woman appeared to be the maintenance person. I showed the man my arm pointing out all the RED spots that was bitten, along with the one on my forehead and told him that I got multiple bug bites. The guy looked at me and said "OK, EVERYTHING ELSE WAS ALRIGHT?" Either he did not give crap about these type of incidents, or he didn't care. He had the nonchalant attitude. The woman looked surprised, but the man did not apologize whatsoever and blew me off. I came back to my room and realize that these are BED BUG bites. It happened once before when I was traveling last year staying at some sh** hole motel during a holiday season. The bites started to itch like crazy and couple of the bite swell to about 4-5 inches in diameter. So, I went back to the office and confronted the man and told him that I did not appreciate his attitude when I informed him of the bug bites, and he gave me some excuse about he was on the phone or busy.... Or something. Then he finally said sorry. I had to get it out of him. I left and next 2 days of vacation was ruined because I took Benadryl for swelling, which made me drowsy, and constant itching. THANKS A LOT "LAMP LITER INN" !! We threw away blanket & pillow that I was using on the bed. Threw everything else in washing machine. Washed twice and dried in high heat!

We came from Los Angeles for two nights and it was really good . Nice hotel and good service , clean and quite, spacious room and we'll coming back again. Thank you to the gentleman Jay he is really good . So nice and kind. Thank you

Had lived in Visalia for 40 years, this motel used to have a decent reputation, nice coffee shop, restaurant, venue. I have stayed here 3 times in the last 2 years, the price was right. The first time, just coming off Covid lock down, so understood the closure of coffee shop and restaurant. Had one of the double queen Garden Rooms. Garden Room was a big exaggeration, but the price was right, the room seemed recently "refreshed ", clean, beds comfortable enough. It was conveniently located just off Highway 198. Second time was Dec 2021, to spend Christmas with family. A different "Garden Room". Really disappointed. Room was dreary and shabby. Still no coffee shop or restaurant, although it still appears that it has those on the booking sites. Not so much. Third times the charm. On first appearances room was okay, clean enough. STILL no coffee shop, restaurant, and it still has that on the booking sites. Mini fridge, microwave, coffee maker all work. Nice fluffy towels. A few(!) toiletries included. TV worked, lamps worked(lighting was minimal though), clock radio worked. AC is not room controlled, management controls it, but we were comfortable enough. Okay now the negatives and the reasons I won't EVER book here again. -Two giant cockroaches , 1", in the room! One ran across my bare foot in the dressing area! Those appeared the morning we were leaving. -little bugs were on our used towels that last morning. They weren't roaches or bedbugs or spiders. Maybe a textile eating critter. -mattresses were so old, the sides were broken down. -comforter looked like it definitely needed to be replaced. -carpet was in need of cleaning. -I had checked several booking sites before going with Orbitz for the best price. I had my itinerary with the dates, price, card. When I checked in , the front desk said I had reserved 4 rooms! No, not true. The desk clerk took care of that, thank goodness. All in all, the value was not worth the cockroaches, lack of bed comfort, shabbiness. I really had hoped for better. But only can say "don't book this motel!"

We spent 2 night in this hotel. Pictures are really good and actually the landscape was good. However, the hotel is too old and they don't care about it. I've attached here a picture from the bath sink. Those cracks are home of germs. By accident we looked at the curtain and all over it was bloody. What we heard when we told them? Oops! Never, ever we go back to this place and don't recommend it.

Driving down from Sacramento on my way to Ventura so I found Lamp Liter online on Expedia. Good price point. I'm very impressed. Not fancy but definitely not a Motel 6. The guy at front desk was super nice and welcoming. Just what I needed after a long drive. I ordered room service this morning. Both the lady who Took my order and the gentleman who delivered my order were both very extremely nice. The food was good and overall I would give this place a 5+ plus plus. If you're looking for a clean and sanitized place to sleep and enjoy a good customer service this is the place to go.

This hotel's got some time in its pocket. It's almost like a time machine. I have never seen the style of "do not disturb" and "Please clean my room" sign on the door's lock close by the peephole which you can switch on the door from inside by twisting a knob like that before. We checked in at nighttime and the lady helped us checking in was helpful and very sweet. Rooms we stayed in were ok, nothing fancy, WIFI didn't work in my room nor in my friend's room, so I had to tether from my iPhone to my laptop. There's a door connecting to the room next door, which was kinda disturbing, because I can literally hear EVERYTHING they are doing, from yawning to small talks to sex...... I can even hear them open a bag of chips........ I felt uncomfortable as the connecting door is 5 ft away from the toilet, so I blocked the gap under the door with a towel so I can use the toilet without having to worry if they can hear my last night's taco bell. Bed was clean, comfortable, comforter was ok, kinda thin but ok. Will stay here again in the future if I visit this town again.

GOOD: - Internet is pretty good. I forgot to check the speed, but it is working. - reception is available 24 hours a day - Swimming pool BAD: - ~6cm/2 inch bed mattress depth = bed is extra hard - walls are definitely NOT sound proof - no breakfast (due to Covid)

We stayed here for a few days during Thanksgiving, 2022. We are avid travelers and experienced nothing but top notch service from the moment we met the gentleman behind the front desk. I want to say his name was either Juan or Jose and his last name had "verde" in it, I believe. He was absolutely fantastic...like we were checking into the Ritz Carlton. Super professional, courteous, and helpful. We wound up switching from our regular room to one of their little cottages, with his help. It was a great price, had recently been remodeled, was super roomy, with its own fireplace, and was quite comfortable overall. The grounds at this property were immaculate. You can tell that this place must really have been something in its heyday, but from our perspective it hasn't lost any of its charm...and with people like the front desk clerk (Jose?) helping weary travelers I think they have a lot on the ball. Thank you for such an enjoyable stay!