We have stayed at many places in Paso Robles. There have been some really nice places and Melody Ranch is one of them. The staff is great and the room is cozy and well lit. The beds are very comfortable. My only concern is that the shower is a little on the small side. The bathroom had many towels. We would like to stay again because we were very comfortable.

Very comfortable bed, good sized warm hot shower, friendly staff, clean room. Nothing fancy but just what you need. Great location two blocks from town square. Many restaurants nearby and close to gas stations. Outdoor pool looks clean and inviting.

Check in was easy, I had called 40 mins in advanced to asked if my room was available and she said yes. They are not paperless and she had me fill out my name, address, driver license and vehicle license. Then handed me a physical key.

She said “We’re an old school motel and we have you pay after your stay”. I am so glad that I insisted on charging my card at that instance because no one was to be found the day I left.

You have an assigned parking space. Your room number corresponds to your parking spot. I thought that was weird like invasion of privacy when someone can know if you’re home or not and if that room is taken. But she said it’s because if you’re home late, you’ll have a spot. I’m assuming there’s not enough parking? How can that be when each room is connected to a spot?

I feel like I’ve been transformed back to the 70s to my childhood home with outdated decor of patterned carpet, wood trim, low tile sink, slim shower, fleece blankets, and mix match blankets.

If you can pass all that, it’s actually a quaint little place with a mini fridge, no microwave, a swimming pool and designated outdoor smoking area. After all, it’s a ‘ranch’ theme.

(+) A.C with remote
(+) Heater has its own thermostat and wall furnace
(+) All one level, no need to worry about stairs. 20 units.
(+) 3 extra pillows and one fleece blanket in the closet.
(-) No outlets. Just a power strip behind the fridge.
(-) No iron - I’m sure you can call to ask
(-) No microwave - Must call to ask and they will bring it to you if they have it available. Otherwise, the office can heat it up for you.
(-) Shampoo is in a 0.4 ounce sample size pouch.
(-) Very slim standing shower
(-) Low sink, not ideal for taking folks
(-) Small standard size toilet bowl
(-) Physical key
(-) The tv lags between channels and not clear
(-) The towel hook behind the door was as high as the door way. Quite a reach.

My Expedia reservation said the office opens at 7am but the hours on the door says 7:30am, yet there’s a clock that says “Be right back at 8am”. I came by at 7:10, then at 8:30 the sign was flipped to “open” but a note that says “…stepping out be right back…” and finally 9am. That same note was still there. Imagine if I needed to pay? So I dropped the keys in the drop box.

Overall, it was clean and most importantly, we felt safe. It’s 10 minutes from Sensorio light show. It’s also far from downtown, you would have to drive.