Entrance to the restaurant. Magic awaits!
At the Madonna Inn, there’s no such thing as too much or too tacky. Everything is hot pink and gold and decked out with roses, candles and hearts. Each of its 110 guest rooms is fully decorated with a different theme that looks like it came straight out of the pages of a storybook. Some rooms look like Valentines Day threw up all over them (my favorite!), others are built to resemble caves with rock walls (for you manly men). Seriously, have yourself a Google. And unlike other “theme” places, the food and cocktails here are amazing and well worth the price. I’m talking about you, mint chocolate martini!
Heeeeey, who let all these people into my house?
Yume and Val
Entrance to adjoining coffe shop. Didn’t get any pictures of it. :-(
Romantical
I wanted to sit in one of these fancy booths! Our party was too small though.
Kevin and me. I love the different colored glass goblets they serve drinks in. The Madonna Inn’s founder, Alex Madonna, personally designed them to match the hotel’s floral carpet. And I don’t know what that glowing white thing behind my head is, but my best guesses would be either a ghost or a massive cloud of dandruff.
Val is a happy camper
Amelia and Yume
Ginormous slice of chocolate cake the size of a baby’s head. I was stuffed silly, so I took the remainder (about 90% of it) to go, which I ended up accidentally dropping on the carpet by the bathroom stairs. Enter sadness and despair.
Doll swinging from ceiling
Alex and Phyllis Madonna
Yume, Amelia and Kevin enjoying some cocktail time at the bar
We watched old people dance
Then we visited the gift shop and bought our own signature Madonna Inn goblets! I think we all ended up buying 2 each because we couldn’t pick just one color. (I got pink and turquoise… obviously)
Yume and Amelia are faced with tough decisions. Life is so hard!
The cash register.
The ladies room – The bathroom of the Gods!!!
Then I snuck into the mens room to visit the world-famous waterfall urinal. Some dudes came in while I was there, so I didn’t get a picture of the urinal. Instead, I bring you this exciting photo I took of the mirrors!
And a picture of the urinal I stole off the internet. Photo by Asim Choudhri
Sneaky gumball machine hides in cave
Cave ladies Val, Amelia and Yume
Off we go to Oakland. Goodbye, Madonna Inn!
Val and I want to have our birthday party at the Madonna Inn next April. It’s so in the middle of nowhere that I’m sure no one would come, but whatever! More cake and wine for us!
XOXO
Amy
Katie and I are going there this Sunday. YESSSS!
JEALOUSSSS!!!!
Me too! I think the next party/event needs to happen in San Luis Obispo.
I WILL BE THERE.
I’ll try and pick up a tacky souvenir for ya :)
Lucky! Are you guys staying in one of the rooms, or just stopping by for dinner? Either way, take lots of pictures!
Just stopping there for lunch actually! Then she gets the keys to a beach house in Cayucos. And yes, there will be pics! <3
<3 <3 <3
Take me here for my birthday next October, please.
Love,
Tea
Oooh that means you just had a birthday happen. Happy belated birthday! Only 11 more months to go till the next one.
I’m amazingly curious how the waterfall urinal works. Are you supposed to randomly pee into the waterfall? Or am I just blind and missing details? I’ve seen the pictures of the inn from you before and really want to visit this place. So pertty… Tsk tsk Amy… your journalism degree frowns upon you… I don’t think Romantical is a word. Damn a birthday party at this inn sounds amazing. Great idea :D My bday is right before yours so I’ll be uber jealous.
I choose to ignore the squiggly red line under the word “Romantical” because I liked the way it sounds too much! ^__^
I didn’t spend too much time looking at the urinal, but they say it has a sensor that detects when someone stands close enough to pee in it. Then the waterfall turns on! Fancy times.
I think you should have tried it.
Woah amazing pictures! You are so inspiring that I can almost go cry back in to my bed. Haha oh well have a nice week sweetie! Greets from Finland
Wow, this place looks super awesome.
It is!! I want to live there. :-D
Oh crazy, I just met Val last night on her tour. She has such a 90s hot girl name.
Haha I know, right? We need to convince her to start wearing a side ponytail.
Oh Madonna Inn. I remember I went here for a birthday for someone and I think I rubbed the red flocked damask wallpaper clean off.
The wallpaper of my dreams.
It rubs off?! Yay quality! ^__^
OK woman, you need to set up a tour! Amy’s crazy wild ride…Tour of all the themed places between Southern California and Northern California.
I wonder if my bf would oppose to having his 40th bday here. I definitely think it is romantical! I definitely need to get a set of those rainbow goblets to store some magic gumballs.
Haha I’m still trying to expand my knowledge of theme restaurants, so I’m hardly an expert. I think someone else should organize a tour so I can follow and learn!
You really should go to Madonna Inn for your bf’s birthday! It’s so cute and romantic. Get one of the caveman rooms!! I’ve never known anyone who’s stayed in one of those. Everyone always picks the pink floral girly ones. ^__^