Madonna Inn 100 Madonna Rd., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 Brass Hotel Room Key #189 For Sale

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Madonna Inn 100 Madonna Rd., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 Brass Hotel Room Key #189:
$175.00

Madonna Inn

100 Madonna Rd.,

San Luis Obispo, California 93401

Chunky Brass

Hotel Room Key #189 Fob

3 1/2” x 2 1/8”

1.4 Ounces

The Madonna Inn is a motel in San Luis Obispo, California. Opened in 1958, it quickly became a landmark on the Central Coast of California. It is noted for its unique decor, pink dining room, and themed rooms. It was created by Alex Madonna, a successful construction magnate and entrepreneur (d. April 2004), and his wife Phyllis. The inn includes a restaurant and bakery, and is located on the west side of US Route 101 and situated on the lower eastern portion of Cerro San Luis Obispo.

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General information

Location

United States, 100 Madonna Road

San Luis Obispo, California

Opening

December 1958

Owner

Alex and Phyllis Madonna

Operator

Alex and Phyllis Madonna

Technical details

Floor count

1 x 2-story building

2 x 1-story buildings

Design and construction

Developer

Alex and Phyllis Madonna

Other information

Number of rooms

110

Number of suites

28

Number of restaurants

4

The property is adorned with a pseudo–Swiss Alps exterior and lavish common rooms accented by pink roses, Western murals, and hammered copper. The predominant exterior color is pink, which extends to the lamp posts and trash cans. Each of the 110 guest rooms and suites is uniquely designed and themed, though some tourists stop just to peek at the famous rock waterfall urinal located in the men's restroom, a feature designed by Hollywood set designer Harvey Allen Warren.

The boulders used for the inn weigh up to 209 short tons (190 t) for the exterior and 15 short tons (14 t) for the interior. A 45 short tons (41 t) boulder serves as a shared fireplace for the adjoining Madonna (#141) and Old World (#192) suites.

In 1973, there were five buildings on the 1,500-acre (610 ha) site:

Buildings at Madonna Inn

Name Image Guest rooms Features

Gas station —

Main complex — Lobby, registration, restaurants, and meeting spaces

Unit 1 14[a] Completed 1961. Rooms 101–115.

Unit 2 14 Completed 1962. Rooms 116–129.

Hilltop 82[b] Completed 1969. Rooms 130–218. Ranges in height from two to four stories.

Aiming to cater to a range of tastes, rooms were given unusual names, amenities, and themes such as "Yahoo" (#132), "Love Nest" (#183), "Old Mill" (#206), "Kona Rock" (#131), "Irish Hills" (#156), "Cloud Nine" (#161), "Just Heaven" (#184), "Hearts & Flowers" (#155), "Rock Bottom" (#143), "Austrian Suite" (#160), "Cabin Still" (#133), "Old World Suite" (#192), "Caveman Room" (#137), "Elegance" (#201), "Daisy Mae" (#138), "Safari Room" (#193), "Highway Suite" (#145), "Jungle Rock" (#139), "American Home" (#204), "Bridal Falls" (#140), and "The Carin" (#218). Some rooms are grouped thematically. For example, the rooms "Ren" (#167), "Dez" (#168), and "Vous" (#169) are a play on the French word rendezvous, and "Merry" (#164), "Go" (#165), and "Round" (#166) reference a carousel. Most of the themes were conceived by Alex and Phyllis Madonna, and some rooms were designed by Disney artist Alice Turney Williams.

Restaurants

The inn features four dining and beverage venues: the Madonna Inn Bakery & Pastry Shop, the Copper Café & Coffee Bar, Alex Madonna's Gold Rush Steak House, and the Silver Bar Cocktail & Lounge. The Copper Café is a more casual alternative to the formal steakhouse, while the bakery is noted for its signature pink cakes and confections.

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