The Apple Tree Inn

The owners here are so sweet and understanding it is a nice quite peaceful environment were you can not stress and think so much about the B’s in everyday life

awful! it $ 89.95, after tax etc. $ 112.00 clean place but very out dated and poorly maintained.

Just Awful! We needed a pet friendly hotel NOW, and chose this dump, unfortunately! We were in unit #2 on a Tuesday night and spent $ 162. The pictures will explain a lot. We are not travelers who need a lot of accommodations or fluff, but clean and good working order, yes.
Horrifying. We should have said something when we showed up, but, like what, «Can you help us find another property tonight?» Looking back, we probably should have said we couldn’t stay here and demanded our money back? but we had just picked up our food-​to-​go, 2 dogs, and plans to meet friends in Julian the next morning…
The TV (from 1975) only had 2 working channels, the comforter freaked me out and I tried not to let it touch my face. The bed was fine. The bath towels were nice, but we couldn’t bear the thought of getting in the shower… see photos.
When we left the next morning and I submitted the key, the guy was very friendly… I paused for a minute and wondered where to start (because he never asked me, «How was my stay?»
I was momentarily mute… my fault.
I cannot believe the City of Julian, BBB, or agency who approves ratings has seen Unit #2.

This hotel is not a place I would stay at again — EVER.
We were in town in June 2015 for a wedding and originally planned to stay for 3 nights, but change to 1 night well before the trip… Best decision ever!
From the outside the place looks charming but well worn. Cute rustic sign and pool area.
Stepping into the «check in» area found me standing in an unkept living area. The owner was very friendly and helpful. They do love their pets as evidence by the cat eating canned food on the floor next to the check in desk.
Our room was a nightmare. Greeted with a stinky musk smell and complete furnishings that are at least 30 – 40 years old and showing it.
We were also greeted by ANTS! They were pretty much everywhere. On our coffee table. In the bathroom. I seriously even had one on my leg when I was in bed. Both my 4 year old son and I were constantly killing them or brushing them off our legs. And this wasn’t the only room with them. We had 4 other families staying here for the same wedding that shared the same experience.
Like other reviewers said, the walls are paper thin. We got to listen to some trashy couple get drunk and into a fight then after they were done the rest of the night listening to the woman puking her guts out.
Don’t stay there when it’s hot either! It was boiling when we stayed and the owner turns off the complex’s AC at night time. Why, I have no idea. We slept in a sauna that night. No fan in our room although others had one but we didn’t know until the morning.
Basically, we left immediately the next morning and will never return to the Juilian area. This hotel needs major work. And at $ 120 a night, you are being cheated compared to your standard hotel accommodations. Like another said — Bates Motel comes to mind. Honestly, for my wife and I, we would have preferred the camping option to this hotel as that would have been cleaner — and we have a 1 year old and 4 year old. You’ve been warned. Good luck to you and I hope if you stay here you find it in better condition than we did.

1. Friendly Staff
2. Pet friendly
3. Hard mattress with flat pillow.
4. Clean enough, but my dog was sniffing the room for half an hour. Must be the half-​century of olfactory history in that carpet.
5. A true mid-​20^th century motel experience.

I’ve been here a few times over the years, and it’s where I stay when spending the night in Julian on trips out to San Diego. Yes, the rooms are pink, but hey, it’s my favorite color! While perhaps in need of updating, the rooms are clean and comfortable. I would describe them as a bit retro/​vintage in style, but that all adds to the charm. I don’t go to Julian to watch tv, so have no idea how many channels they’ve got, which almost forces you to kind of «unplug» while up there. I live in downtown Washington DC, so I feel like I’m really in another time and place, which adds to the cool factor.
The new restaurant next door is quite good and very gluten-​free/​Paleo-​friendly.
The Apple Tree Inn owners Jamie and Charles are great folks who are very welcoming as well as animal lovers. So it’s a very pet-​friendly place in addition to being in a great location. The surrounding natural landscape is quite beautiful, as well. I feel like I’m in an old Western whenever there. All they need are horses instead of the red Hummer out front! Everything is slowed down, which I appreciate living in an urban area. Check it out for a more rustic experience.

You get your $$ worth. It’s a cheap one ace to stay and the managers/​owners are nice. The walls are paper thin and it makes hard for you to fall asleep. Also, not having a refrigerator is super hard especially when you been it for baby (milk) food storage. It could use some TLC. Overall it’s a decent place and close yo everything. It just needs a little love

EWWW! I stayed here last weekend with my fiancé because we attended a wedding up in Julian. We paid about $ 135 for one night and let me just say I was not impressed at all. Right when we entered our room, my fiancé and I started laughing, laughing from shock that is. This was the crappiest hotel I have ever stayed in and I am 26 years old. I would think this hotel would cost $ 50 a night for how old and ugly it was. The bathroom shower was disgusting and so old. It only had a shower head, not even a bath spout LOL. In lieu of the bath spout it had an old copper pipe hanging out of the tile that was closed off. The carpet was stained and looked so dirty. Everything was completely outdated. It is only apparent that they needed to remodel the rooms like ten years ago. I felt gross being in our hotel room and I am not a high maintenance chick. The bedspreads looked so old and grungy. I am attending another wedding in April in Julian and will definitely be staying elsewhere. I would never stay at this hotel again… I would rather sleep in a tent at a campsite in Julian.

This really doesn’t even deserve one Star … This place is a Motel out of scary Movie very, very, very, DIRTY !!! and Severely Outdated $ 130.00 a night because it was Apple Festival in Julian. Pool was dirty and would not let our G daughter’s swim in it for fear of getting sick. Wall so thin could hear people in room next door up all night as we were too !!! I would have rather camped and saved our Money!!!

Basic rooms close to Julian that’ll do if you don’t like camping or spending a lot of money.
The front desk staff are great-​extremely helpful and friendly. The rooms have a bed, small TV and a small bathroom. Very basic but they get the job done. They’re a bit dark though, and honestly a bit creepy. But that could be just because I’m used to city lights.
It’s right off the 78 (super convenient) and has this quaint old-​timey charm to it.
Try it out and get some photos next to the sign – this really fits in with an authentic weekend getaway to Julian.

Nice little place that accepts dogs. About 3 miles from the main part of town. Rooms are older, but what is modern in Julian? The room was clean and smelled nice. The guy at the front desk is nice too. There is wifi, despite Unilocal saying there is not. My only complaint is that the walls are a bit thin.

Stayed here last weekend. Was a little nervous about the previous reviews, but after actually staying here, found it to be quite a quaint little country motel. It isn’t the W or any super fancy hotel in Downtown San Diego, but we weren’t expecting that as we were in Julian. Pretty basic rooms, with all the necessities (soap, shampoo, conditioner, hot shower, air conditioning, bed, pillows, blankets). The restaurants within walking distance are excellent. There is Jeremy’s next door, and a pizza place across the street. They even had live music over there.

Basic rooms which feel in need of updating. No refrigerator or room safe. If you pay a lot in high season you’ll likely feel you didn’t get your money’s worth. I wouldn’t go back unless I got a good deal on price.

Geez, so many of the other reviews say «it is great for what it is» then give it 1 or 2 stars?! Stayed one night to see a friend’s band play at the restaurant across the street. Read reviews (maybe on TripAdvisor) that the pillows sucked, so we brought out own. Only had to drive up from San Diego, in our own car without luggage, so that was OK (and actually, the room we got had OK pillows, but the guy at the desk said not all rooms had been upgraded.)
It was clean, convenient, (relatively) cheap. Yes the furniture is 70s and pink is not my favorite color but this is the back country. If you are expecting luxury then you are in the wrong place!
We don’t watch TV so not sure about coverage, but all in all this was a nice clean place that perfectly fit our needs. Only reason 4 instead of 5 stars is I do save 5 stars for luxury accomplished!

We originally wanted to camp near Julian, but there wasn’t anything available. So, we weren’t looking for fancy — really just a step up from camping. This was really what it was.
The room was a good size. We had two double beds. It was HOT and the air conditioning worked well.
The rooms are very dated. Old bedspreads. No refrig in room, which was a bummer. The TV got 3 channels. There was a huge nail coming through the ceiling. We told the owner and he was already aware– said it was from his roofing job. Beware– don’t jump on the beds. Ouch!
The pool is right on the street and wasn’t heated.
If you are only looking for a place to lay your head this might fit the bill. It’s not the kind of place you’d want to hang out and relax.

Worst hotel I have stayed at in years! The lady I booked with told me it was very clean and that the website pictures were not updated in the past 15 years but the rooms had been. The rooms look like they may have been updated in 1972 and the floors/​walls were filthy. The website also boasts satellite TV but we only had 3 Chanel’s and one of the rooms we had didn’t have a remote. The walls are paper thin and we could hear other people’s conversations and people snoring in their rooms. I think if there was a tsunami and we had to go to Julian we would be better off camping in a tent. They have a two week notice policy to cancel and my parents found a petrified mini frog under their bed in their room. I got these rooms so we could go wine tasting as a Birthday gift to my parents good thing they have a sense of humor and love me because they might have thought it was a horrible joke. I paid $ 235.00 for one night for two rooms. I chose one star because they don’t give you the option of 0 stars or negative stars

Ok, this place is very, very old. Fits in perfectly with the cute town. Has not been updated. All the furnishings are old. It had a tv, 2 night stand, a table and 2 chairs.
Bathroom had excellent hot water, heater lamp, great lighting. This is a cute place that feels very rustic and great for a short stay for a rest stop perhaps.
Restaurant across the street had great wood fired pizza, live entertainment.
Price was competitive.

I am not sure where the positive reviews came from as well, but this place wasn’t even acceptable for our pet rat. We showed up with our kids (whom were excited about the pool). The room smelled like a pack of wild coyotes came in and marked their territory. In addition to the smell of mold, the bathroom lacked the «rustic charm» we were to expect from an old-​fashioned motel. Certainly a place where the likes of Norman Bates would be found lurking. The owner seemed-​somewhat friendly but was not willing to accommodate a full refund, since we checked-​out minutes after we checked-​in. Per a discussion I shared with a friend, I would only find myself in that place if the town was littered with zombies and I had to take refuge amongst the painted cinder-​block walls.

Paid a lil over $ 100 on a peak weekend (³⁄₂₀₁₀) which is decent for this area. The room is pretty quaint and somewhat charming. Our room was kinda tacky with pink paint on walls and matching flowery pink bedspreads :-p
The room was pretty clean but it has it’s share of problems:
1. Toilet flush doesn’t drain every time. You have to flush it pretty forcefully to get it to go the first time. This might be my room only but other ppl mention this on another site.
2. No A/​C control. There’s ac but it’s management controlled. You can make it less cold by putting a wooden block (provided) on the ac vent. When ours was on, it was still cold. Note: heater is fine and has a thermostat you control.
3. Out-​dated furniture. Old looking but functional. Bed is a little hard but springy at least.
4. Small tv, no remote, 4 – 5 cable channels only.
Those are the only major problems. For me and gf, we’re not too picky so the place was a decent stay. The owner/​staff were friendly and we got our room a few hours before check-​in. If you can get over the little annoyances then this place is nice simply because it was clean enough for us and does have a quaint/​cozy feel.
The owner should sell his new red hummer and get the placed updated a lil more, haha.