beautiful flowers, wonderful orange trees are the only 2 nice things at this property.

There is no sense of warm feeling from the moment we checked in until the moment we checked out. The breakfast was alright, nothing special, some people may think they have better breakfast at home. They say they have wireless internet access, but this is only valid when you sit in the lobby.

For the money we paid, I'd rather look for something else next time when we are in San Juan Capistrano.

Well, the flowers were beautiful and we did enjoy the breakfast, especially the last morning where there were eggs, cheese, meat, etc, but the innkeeper(Harold) was a bit rude. He had absolutely no suggestion for food delivery, except pizza. I called my brother who lives in San Juan and he gave me the name of great place just across the freeway. I offered the innkeeper a menu and he wasn't at all interested and seemed annoyed that I would even offer a suggestion. He acted quite bored with us and wouldn't even split up our room charges over 2 credit cards. The pictures on the web site are certainly well done and a bit deceptive. You can't tell that it is just a converted old motel. I'm not sure I could suggest this to any one.

The flowers are beautiful, the breakfast very good, the masseuse was great. Side B - large crows frequently pecked away at the shake roof. It sounded like someone was knocking on the door of my room about every 10 minutes - starting at the crack of dawn, going throughout the day. The management was annoyed with me when I reported the noise. The 2nd day I couldn't take it any more and I left early and exhausted. They charged me a full rate anyway.

This place is fairly simple. It's a nice location (close to home for us), and surprisingly quiet for it's proximity to the freeway. Inside the grounds is a few places to sit and enjoy the weather with a glass of wine or a snack, and a (heated, but not too much) swimming pool area.

What really makes this place is the management, there's a mini fridge in the rooms with a few bottles of water, juice, and a couple slices of cheesecake.... and it's all free! A welcome difference to the arm & leg charges of major hotel chains. There were also fresh roses and a couple chocolates waiting in the room.

We stayed for only a night, as a nice little getaway from real life and the friendly folks running the place had no problem letting us stay for hours after we checked out to lounge by the pool.

If you're looking for a nice, simple place with friendly people or privacy if you want it I'd certainly recommend Mission Inn. (Oh, and book straight through their website!! MissionInnSJC.com