Glen Tavern Inn

Getting out of Dodge . . . My wife and I spent the past nine days at the Glen Tavern Inn. We'd been to Santa Paula a few years ago, pre-Covid, and made a quick visit to the Glen, which we discovered just walking around town. It's a very walkable town. As we wanted to take in this year's Ojai Music Festival, we decided to hole up in Santa Paula at the Glen. Stay out of the fray. Even with the unexpected closure of SR150--due to a mudslide--the to/from Ojai commute was a breeze--everyday. No problem. If you want to slow down; to get out of Dodge; to have some peace and quiet; to be in a small community that pretty much closes up at 9PM, but has cafés, restaurants, bars, art and historical museums, live theater, antique and curio shops, and convenience stores--all within walking distance, Santa Paula is the place. And if you want to stay in a cool historical hotel with a great restaurant, a fantastic lobby, and some of the nicest staff you will ever meet, the Glen Tavern Inn it is. It's old, like 1911 old, so if you have mobility issues, you might want to address them up front, as there are no elevators, but there is a ramp at the front entrance and ample rooms on the first floor. As I booked our stay, I called well in advance to discuss a few of our needs. I spoke with Stephanie and Vanessa (two exceptional young ladies), who bent over backward to accommodate us. The night we arrived, we were greeted at the front desk by Sylvia and Matthew, the hotel's manager. From phone contact to our departure, we can find nothing to complain about. All the people mentioned, plus a few whose names we didn't get, are a cut above and really made our stay just wonderful. Simply charming accommodations with lots of history to learn about. If you're a traveler looking to enrich your life experience, do yourself a favor and book some restful time at the Glen Tavern Inn in Santa Paula, California. You'll have stories to tell when you go home.--David & Christine, Long Beach, California

Beautiful but definitely creepy ghost vibes! A beautifully restored and maintained piece of local history - with some seriously creepy vibes!! If you like to take your chances with ghost encounters, this is the place to do it lol!! I stayed in room 101 and didn’t have any issues so if you’re a chicken like me, the staff assured me that room has had ZERO reports of paranormal activity haha! This gorgeous 35-room inn was built back in 1911 and has hosted some serious star power back when Santa Paula was a Hollywood hotspot - such as John Wayne, Charlie Chaplin, and even Houdini!! The walls of the halls are positively covered in old movie posters and antiques abound in every corner - it’s so fun to peruse the grounds - it’s like a museum! But people don’t come for that - they come to see ghosts! This inn is so famous for its paranormal activity that it’s been featured on Ghost Adventures, The Dead Files, and in books and blog posts etc. Your best chances of an otherworldly encounter are in rooms 307 or 308. The 3rd floor used to be a gambling parlor, speakeasy, and house of ill repute back in the old oil boom days apparently. Room 307 was where an unfortunate cowboy got murdered during a card game and room 308 was where a “lady of the night” named Rose was murdered after a business transaction in the brothel :-o Their website provides more detail about their murders - but they’re pretty gruesome so I’ll let you read them at your own risk lol! I did muster up the courage to wander up to the third floor after dark and it’s definitely super creepy! As you reach the top of the stairs, you’re greeted with a chair full of antique dolls - I don’t scare terribly easy but these dolls gave me the chills lol. The staff told me that they placed only one of the dolls up there and have no idea where the others keep coming from - yikes??!!! The hallways are long and dark and it’s dead quiet (no pun intended LOL). My room - 101 - was very spacious and cozy though and a welcome retreat lol. The bed was super comfy and it had a couch, fridge, microwave, and automatic drip coffee maker. The coffee wasn’t too bad for a hotel coffee. But the huge touch was there was a FAN!! I’m a fan sleeper and they had one in the room and I slept SO GOOD!! Such a nice touch and one you don’t see too often. They have a popular Italian restaurant onsite and a Yelp check in offer of free martinis. They have a handicap accessible ramp in the back parking lot entrance - but this inn is very old and I only saw stairs for access to the upper floors - so if you have mobility issues, I recommend a first floor room. All the staff were wonderful to me - and their prices were surprisingly very decent. The only thing I didn’t like was that they don’t have staff onsite at night until 8am. I checked out early and they just have you leave your keys on the desk - anyone could enter your room - it’s not secure. So I made a checkout video just in case. All in all I had a very fun and interesting stay - it’s a great location in Santa Paula’s historic district and I’d consider staying again.

So much history & fun, a hotel with great charm & character! Had a wonderful time staying with a big group of family members at the Glen Tavern Inn. The rooms are quaint and full of character, the lobby is fun with lots of unique touches from the past, we had a chance to have drinks at the bar, and the bartender was so much fun, and the restaurant is fantastic!

Staff was inconsiderate! Not just on their website but on any other site where they advertise this hotel the Glenn tavern inn. They should add that this place is Haunted!!! And when I asked the staff about it if it was true about this place being haunted they laughed because I wanted my money back and wanted to cancel my stay. That is very unprofessional and they need to know how to take care of customers. That’s why the hotel industry falls into the hospitality category! And they were not that at all. If I would’ve known I would’ve never stayed there!! Plus this place is very outdated. Needs a lot of upgrading.

The Glenn Tavern inn Was Totally NOT my best experience. This hotel looks really cool, but my room had cracks and there were a bunch of bugs which i had to crush with a pillow! my room was as cold as an igloo and i'm allergic to cold! plus i kept hearing footsteps on a room that wasn't taken... can't explain that but still!