Ojai Retreat & Inn

Cozy little hotel, with beautiful views of the surrounding mountains. Great for a relaxing weekend getaway and just a few minutes driving from Ojai downtown

Fairly priced. Great place to stay.
Rooms are simple but clean.
Staff is very friendly.

My gf has been coming here since she was a girl and so had filled me in on both the history of The Retreat, as well as the state of the buildings, grounds and rooms including floors, carpets, etc.

She booked us for two nights in the Topa Topa room, and I must admit that I was interested to see how the shared bathroom and hallway kitchenette setup would work out, and was very pleased with both.

We had our own half of the bathroom accommodations, including sets of soft (ish) towels and washcloths. Our accommodations included a mini fridge, microwave and small coffee maker.

We were able to take advantage of the Quiet Room as well after hours, because of our booking of the Topa Topa, which was enormously convenient and enhancing our overall stay as it was like having our own suite facing the west off of the balcony.

The main patio was awesome to chill on and read, watch a bit of news, and otherwise just BE. I mean, THE VIEW, tho.

The mountain are so absolutely majestic, as corny as that sounds, and have such a settling and peaceful feel them.

I found the morning breakfast satisfying enough, and overall very Health Conscious and Tasty.

I think we enjoyed our best nights' sleep in some time, as a result.

I already know we will be back again soon.

I was here for an event, today. But I have also stayed here. The rooms are excellent. There's a beautiful view from the patio. The service is friendly. I would love to come here again.

Finally getting around to a review. We came here for a weekend getaway in December. We were excited for a quaint retreat and had decent expectations given the reviews. We were disappointed from the start. We were told at check-in that we booked a room with a SHARED bathroom. Apparently booking a room with a shared bathroom was “our fault” since it is written in small print at time of purchase. We were then met with towels like sandpaper, rusted shower head, old bed with a stained mattress, and disgusting carpets. We were told to take our shoes off which is absurd given the aforementioned state. As for breakfast, the bread was stable, scone was weeks old. We expected something decent but the experience was horrible.