Apple Farm Inn (San Luis Obispo, California)

The Apple Farm Inn, also known simply as "The Apple Farm" is a lodging accommodation in San Luis Obispo, California, located at 2015 Monterey Street. It is a member of California's Boutique Hotel Collection.

The lodgings at the Apple Farm are split into two areas: The "Inn," which has large rooms and suites and indoor corridors, and which holds a Four-Diamond Award from the American Automobile Association (AAA); and the "Trellis Court," which has smaller rooms, exterior corridors, and a Two-Diamond AAA rating.

The grounds of the Inn also consist of a restaurant, gift shop, and millhouse.

Lodgings & Decor

The Inn follows a Victorian style, and most rooms are have different and unique decor. The main lobby features a wooden checkerboard, with small wooden red and yellow apples serving as the checkers. Many decorative objects and knickknacks displayed in the inn's hallways are actually on sale and can be purchased by guests for home use.

Restaurant & Food

The Apple Farm Restaurant, across the parking lot from the Inn building, follows a traditional American style, serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner and holding a Two Diamond restaurant rating from AAA. A bakery is also attached to the restaurant. A widely popular facet of the hotel is its nightly distribution of fresh baked cookies and hot apple cider in the main lobby. Guest receptions are also held in the afternoon, featuring light appetizers and wines from local wineries.

Millhouse

The red-shingled Millhouse operates a working watermill, harnessing the power of San Luis Creek in order to make such products as apple cider and ice cream. A small gift shop is included inside the Millhouse, which, as of April 2011, is open Thursday through Sunday and offers samples of cold apple cider and bags of freshly popped popcorn, both free of charge, to guests. The millhouse also includes a few rooms on the upper level that are available for guests to stay in.