Monte Bianco Inn - Mt Shasta, California

Vipul Singh

Booked around a month in advance for two weeknights late in August, at 128$ a night. Owners were very communicative, and made sure I had all the information needed for a fast self checkin. Room was tiny, but enough for a solo traveler. The floor was very dirty and sticky, which I did not like. There's an Italian restaurant right across the street, and it's pretty good. Location is great, only a 20 minute drive to the trailheads for Mt Shasta.

Deena Johnson

Rooms are adorable. Sweet little things with personality. You get the essentials: super clean bed, shower, coffee maker at great rates. If you don't want to spend a crazy amount, stay here. It's comfortable, not built yesterday, but the room we stayed in(room 2) was just perfect for a good night's rest. No noisy neighbors like at the big hotels!
The gentleman that checked us in was just the nicest, fatherly, sweet person. He's got a Great voice and I encouraged him to start recording audio books. His accent is wonderful, pairing perfectly with his deep, resonating voice.
Enjoy your stay!

Dan Nancekivell

Kind of an odd online booking thing with I guess no contact. I arrived earlier than check in time and it was extremely hot out and the staff gave me the key early. Thank God. The room is very nice and very clean, and the air conditioner works excellent. My only disappointment is that Mike and Tony‘s across the street isn’t open on Mondays.

Danielle Douglas

My husband & I stayed at Monte Bianco recently & I am disappointed to say that I would give this hotel 0 stars. We booked through Air bnb for a two night stay. From the photos & reviews we saw before booking (which appeared very decent) I was horrified to see the condition of our room in person. We stayed in room 6.
At first glance, the front door was completely dry rotted. At second glance, the carpet was a nightmare. Filthy & covered in stains. The bed, although small, seemed clean enough but was extremely uncomfortable. Upon our arrival, we were in a rush to drop our things off & head back out to meet up with our family for a reunion. We made it very quick dropping our belongings off & aside from the first observations I didn’t look around in too much detail. We arrived back late at night & got ready for bed. The next morning my husband woke up early & showered. He did not turn the bathroom light on since it was very early. After he got out he said how horrible the shower was & said that the water coming out felt like shards of glass hitting his back. I got out of bed, went into the bathroom to freshen up & this is when I really noticed the condition of the bathroom. As I was brushing my teeth the sink was filling up with water & not draining. As I am looking around I notice a bunch of black stuff all over the walls, around the toilet, in the shower, on the ceiling, in the window sill. I took some toilet paper & wipe some of it off the walls to discover that the black stuff was MOLD!!! This is when panic set in. At this point I started looking at every detail of the room- noticing how filthy it actually was. Spider webs in the light fixture on the ceiling in the bathroom, which was also half dangling off the ceiling. NO shower head.
Dust all over the coffee machine. The carpet was something out of a horror movie. Definitely did not let our bare feet touch it. My husband & I decided quickly that we would not be staying another night in the room. We got on our phone to message the air bnb host ASHLEY to let her know the condition of the room & how we felt that the pictures & description was completely misleading. We sent her numerous photos of the mold, the shower, the spider weds, dust, all of it. We let her know that we wouldn’t be staying the second night & asked for a refund. Her response to us was “I will have to go & see the room for myself” & that she wasn’t wiling to refund us for the first night since we stayed but would refund for the second night. We explained that we only stayed the first night since we got back so late & didn’t notice the filth in detail until the next morning. I don’t know about you guys, but when I book a room, I don’t initially go around & inspect for mold upon arrival. Our first impression was that the room was not at all how it was portrayed in the air bnb listing. But we were willing to hack it for the weekend since we mainly were just going to be sleeping there. The room didn’t need to be fancy, just decent enough for a weekend. After several messages back & forth with the host, we packed up immediately & left. Drove over the the Summit hotel downtown & booked a lovely room for the remainder of our trip. This cost us $250 out of pocket. Monte Bianco was $150 per night. Not cheap. After sending the host Ashley, several photos she completely stopped replying to us. The whole day went by, then the whole next day went by & still zero response from her about the status of our refund & not a single apology for the inconvenience & condition of the room. I sent a few follow up messages that went without reply. Finally I got frustrated & sent another follow up message, in which the host Ashley replied “please stop texting me”. I was completely shocked at the unprofessional & rudeness of her message. There was zero follow up or accountability on her end. I have never experienced such unprofessionalism before.
After telling her that there was mold all over the bathroom I expected at least an apology of some kind. It was very apparent that the room #6 had not been cleaned or maintained.

Kelly Coogan

Rooms were small, and the main thing that bothered me was the street noise and the fact that one bedroom was so hot and there was no AC in there. Was very uncomfortable night. Would never recommend this place! Hardly slept.

Elizabeth Griswold

It's simple and sweet. Each room is clean and has its own personality. Beds are comfortable and clean. Not deluxe accommodation, but we prefer this good value simplicity, since we're just sleeping and bathing and getting back on the road. Lots of great little shops and restaurants nearby if you're staying to ski. Good deal.

mike lee

Don't be fooled, it's old and the rooms are small but for the price, it's hard to beat. I got a room last minute so I am not bummed at all. I'd actually stay again if I'm traveling solo to Mt. Shasta. It's not too far away from the downtown area, but nothing in shasta is. The owner/manager is very nice.

The parking is weird but I managed.

Again, I'd stay here again if I was in town.

Rae Marie

The fridge, microwave & coffee maker are great. I'm grateful to have had a place to stay except that the room size is tiny and electrical outside the 1/2 pint size bathroom is an outdoor extension cord. The shower head is by far the worst I've ever experienced & the drain is so clogged the tub filled up 1/3 of the way with a 5-7 minute shower most of which is cold water due to it takes 2-3 minutes to get hot water. Bonus round: there's no housekeeping & the office is dark 80% of the time plus the heater/air conditioner is so loud that I couldn't make a phone call & hear anything. If I hadn't already paid for the entire 5 days, I would have left after the first night. Pay a bit more & stay elsewhere.