Nestled just outside Downtown, this delightfully whimsical pink resort boasts themed rooms, a sultry infinity pool, and a lively bar—perfect for a fun-filled getaway.
"Kitschy maximalism and vintage charm. Features the Love Nest suite adorned in shades of pink with a lookout tower." - Travel + Leisure Editors
"The Barbie movie came out more than 65 years after this historic inn so passionately embraced the color pink, which dominates everything from the carpet to the tufted barstools to the round leather booths to the fake flowers hanging from the ceiling." - Eater Staff
"Always start early for the three-hour drive from LA and enjoy the expansive hills that are one of the Central Coast’s wonders. When arriving at the Madonna Inn, take in this kitschy, perfect stop. Time it to dine at Alex Madonna’s Gold Rush Steak House, but if it’s too full, meals are available at the Madonna Inn Copper Cafe. It’s such a joyful spot, and though last-minute room reservations are often sold out, secure a table beforehand to make sure one can try a rib eye, broiled lobster tail at the steakhouse with ample cocktails, or a visit to the cafe for a short stack, massive shrimp Louis salad, or the stunning bright pink champagne cake." - Eater Staff
"Built in 1958 by Alex and Phyllis Madonna, the Madonna Inn is an exceptionally bizarre Swiss Alps-inspired hotel and restaurant that seems to celebrate all that is garish and tacky in human taste. Writer Umberto Eco perhaps described it best, imagining the decor was conceived when “Albert Speer, while leafing through a book on Gaudi, swallowed an overgenerous dose of LSD and began to build a nuptial catacomb for Liza Minelli.” The Madonna Inn consists of 109 lavish rooms, all with different themes and names to match: Floral Fantasy, Jungle Rock, Sir Walter Raleigh, and Whispering Hills, to name a few. No two rooms are the same. All the colors of the rainbow are employed, but pink is most notably favored, especially in the unusual rosy lobby dining room, furnished with bright pink booths to match the light pink tablecloths. Even the sugar on the tables is pink. To fully experience this establishment in all its gaudy glory, male visitors should make a point of visiting the waterfall urinal in the lobby restroom." - ATLAS_OBSCURA
"Built in 1958 by Alex and Phyllis Madonna, the Madonna Inn is an exceptionally bizarre Swiss Alps-inspired hotel and restaurant that seems to celebrate all that is garish and tacky in human taste. Writer Umberto Eco perhaps described it best, imagining the decor was conceived when “Albert Speer, while leafing through a book on Gaudi, swallowed an overgenerous dose of LSD and began to build a nuptial catacomb for Liza Minelli.” The Madonna Inn consists of 109 lavish rooms, all with different themes and names to match: Floral Fantasy, Jungle Rock, Sir Walter Raleigh, and Whispering Hills, to name a few. No two rooms are the same. All the colors of the rainbow are employed, but pink is most notably favored, especially in the unusual rosy lobby dining room, furnished with bright pink booths to match the light pink tablecloths. Even the sugar on the tables is pink. To fully experience this establishment in all its gaudy glory, male visitors should make a point of visiting the waterfall urinal in the lobby restroom." - ATLAS_OBSCURA
