The Inn at Opolo

This place has 5 star reviews and rightfully so. I was nervous initially because there weren’t many reviews, but this place really exceeded my expectations both at the inn and in the tasting room.
My boyfriend and I visited in September to celebrate an early anniversary. The rooms are nice, spacious, and have a home feeling to them — each with their own fire place and 2 of the 3 have a jacuzzi. Unfortunately those were booked already so we had the one without it, but regardless, a cute comfortable room.
They gave us a bottle of sparkling wine upon arrival to celebrate our anniversary. They also give you a bottle of their wine + fresh cookies when you arrive in addition to a bottle every night you stay (you do the math) AND a good platter ranging from cheeses, shrimp, salami, seared tuna, grapes, olives, and more. You get complementary breakfast and it’s made to order — you place the order the evening before off a menu, but you can request whatever you’d like, where to sit, mimosas, beverages, etc. There’s also a kitchen stocked with Pellegrino, sodas, and water + a refrigerator and freezer to put your drinks. Are you sold yet???
There’s a bacci ball court outside you can use, and although the golf carts aren’t available for use anymore (some intoxicated guests had an incident, ask them about it for some giggles) you can take your car or walk up the vineyard if you’re feeling ambitious to a picnic area at the top with a 360 view. IT IS GORGEOUS AND ROMANTIC AND BREATH TAKING. Take your wine and platter up there at sunset, you will regret it if you don’t.
Guests at the inn get complementary tasting in the tasting room as well. To read my take on their wine, refer to my review of Opolo Vineyards. However, I tasted there twice (first day and second day), and their pours are extremely generous — the most wine I’ve ever had at a tasting in my life — and their staff is phenomenal, both in the tasting room and at the Inn. Cynthia (tasting room) and the rest of the staff really made our experience here and made us plan when we want to come back. I also had the pleasure of meeting the owner who happens to be my college friend’s father, and he was really sweet. They do a good job of making the winery family oriented and hospitable.
Believe the spectacular reviews and visit. Someone in a previous review stated that you will fall in love here and I remember laughing, but it’s true. They will definitely give you a relaxing, romantic, and memorable get away at Opolo.

Looking at the reviews posted, I’m wondering if they changed management or personnel because this was the worse bed/​breakfast we have ever stayed at! We never met an innkeeper or «representative» who welcomed us, we were shown our room, given a key and remote to the gate and that was it. Room was nice, wine and appetizers good, but to describe their breakfast as gourmet is ludicrous! It was a simple as can be, Nothing homemade or special. We left one evening and when we returned it was 39 degrees, the gate remote didn’t work and we stood outside for 35 minutes calling the alarm company to notify someone. Not one person on the property after 5, ridiculous! Would never stay there again or recommend it to anyone!

Exceptional inn– amazing wine, breath-​taking scenery, secluded yet luxurious, fabulous service!
What could be better for a wine or nature lover than staying on the grounds of a vineyard? Immaculately kept grounds everywhere you look, and a golf cart at the guest’s disposal to explore the myriad of wonderful views.
Delicious breakfast served to order– better than restaurant quality. Complimentary wine each day and scrumptious appetizers at night.
Beautiful location right off Vineyard Rd– perfect to explore all Paso has to offer.
Fabulous staff, very attentive to every detail. Rooms and kitchen perfectly stocked and spotless. They have thought of everything!
Emily and Luz made this stay a memorable one!

WOW! Amazing! Wife surprised me with a trip for my 50^th, The drive through the hills to get there just kept getting better, upon arrival the place is gorgeous, the room was awesome, nicely decorated, Emily the inn keeper thinks of everything, check in and out couldn’t have been any easier, breakfast the first day I had eggs benedict the second I gad a green chiles spinach quiche, both were off the hook. When we arrived we had a nice surprise for my birthday along with 2 great bottles of there wine, bowl of chocolates, and a cheese and salami tray that paired awesome with the wine. if your looking for a romantic getaway or just a quiet break I highly suggest you call Emily.

We have been Opolo wine club members for 4 years and visit the tasting room a couple of times a year. We decided to treat ourselves and spend New Year’s Eve at the Inn. We had the Rhapsody room which I highly recommend as it’s right next to the shared kitchen and has a lovely center spot between the 3 available rooms. Obviously off season and quite chilly with dormant vines, it is still beautiful and maybe even more peaceful than prime season. We enjoyed having use of the golf cart to drive around the property. We had a picnic and shared a lovely bottle of Voigner at the top of the property. Hubby is a photo buff and took hundreds of pics of red tailed hawks, oak trees, woodpeckers and amazing scenery. The lovely cook to order breakfast is a delicious treat. The nightly bottle of wine is a nice touch although we did buy two cases of our own at the tasting room. The afternoon appetizer platter and evening chocolate chip cookies are also a nice treat. The stocked shared fridge (soft drinks, waters), the coolest multi-​coffee machine you’ve ever seen make staying in the room even more comfortable. We did drive into main Paso Robles for a New Year’s Eve dinner as the Inn was very quiet. It was a lovely stay and would consider it again. Bought one of the beautiful bathrobes they provide you during your stay and I am already enjoying that at home. Pace your drinking so you can fully enjoy your day’s there and don’t forget the aspirin :) As this is really a B&B you do have two other occupied rooms and will wind up sharing your breakfast time and terrace time with the other guests, it is something to consider if privacy is a main concern. We look forward to continuing to support our favorite wine and winery! Cheers! One last note: I think the 3 days we choose they were operating the Inn on a skeleton crew. A few things fell through the cracks such as assistance with the electric carts, details of do’s and don’ts and basic communication issues. Emily the Inn keeper obviously takes pride in her position and that does shine through.

After 4 stays I can confidently say we LOVE it at the Opolo Inn! This trip we had all 3 rooms (3 couples) so it was a private paradise after a full day of wine tasting (ok, it was 3 days but who’s counting?). Emily, The Amazing Inn Keeper, makes us feel like family! Rick was around and stopped in to chat with us many times and even offered up some «off the menu» tastings. Breakfasts are the best and the app plate is so yummy! Water, coffee, snacks, fruit are all available ²⁴⁄₇. We typically spend one night just eating on the porch, enjoying wine and the app plate with some cheese we buy in town. We hike every morning through the vineyards and at night we drove the golf carts up to the flat and watched the sunset. Love love love!!!

Our Easter weekend at the Inn was memorable! Our room, The Rhapsody, was comfortable. We enjoyed the fireplace and the jacuzzi tub! Breakfast each day was very good and the afternoon appetizers were so delicious and generous we did not need to go out to dinner. I enjoyed an early morning walk on the trails as I watched the sun come up — amazing setting! All details for our stay were covered — from sodas, water, coffee creamers, and wine in the community kitchen to bath salts and music in our room. Our hostess Emily is very good at her job, very attentive to our needs/​wants and made us feel welcomed.

The Inn at Opolo is awesome!!! The setting is beautiful. The accommodation are fantastic and they take care of all the details. Our Opolo host Emily thought of everything. There is wine available each evening with an appetizer plate. My wife is allergic to shrimp, so Emily made sure there was no issues with cross contamination. We had a beautiful appetizer plate that included Ahi tuna that was fantastic. Our room was spacious with a Jacuzzi tub, fireplace, very comfortable bed and so many other amenities it is almost decadent. There is a dinning area for breakfast that is top notch. There is a refrigerator stocked with drinks for you and a coffee machine that will make you all sorts of delightful drinks. There are currently only three units at Opolo and we had a wonderful time with the other guests.
We will be back! Thank you to all the folks at Opolo for making our stay wonderful.

We had an absolute memorable experience during our stay at the Inn at Opolo. The room arrangements, dining, and most importantly the service all exceeded our first time expectations that go with staying at a bed and breakfast. Emily constantly had a smile on her face and always put us and the other guests first in our experience and dining. My girlfriend and I could not have had a better experience for our one year anniversary. Opolo has now set the standard for all bed and breakfasts out there.

3÷18÷11 weekend. Stayed here for Zin Fest, & opolo’s winemakers dinner= AWESOME!!! The best!!!

August 5 – 6 2013
Our first yet NOT last stay at The Inn at Opolo. WOW!
We fell in love with the Mountain Zinfandel in 09, as a happy accident at The Salt Creek Grill in Valencia CA. In search of this wine online, we discovered The Inn and Vineyards up in Paso Robles. We’ve been wanting to get there for years, and finally made it happen.
This was my hubby’s birth week, so I wanted it to be special. We booked a Wine Tour the 1^st day, so we could relax & enjoy the Inn completely day 2. I requested an early check in, as our wine tour pick up was @ 10:30. They had no problem with an early arrival. We arrived at 9 am. Rafael was very helpful. He gave us our room key & gate clicker, in case we got back after 5pm. He showed us around the premises & use of the kitchen facility. He showed where to order our breakfast. Basically we could order whatever we want or everything we wanted. Fresh blueberry pancakes are delicious as well as the eggs benedict with fresh spinach and sautéed mushrooms. It’s basically like ordering room service, the night before and you tell them when and where you want to eat. Each morning they set our table for two with fresh flowers at a window table, overlooking the patio deck, gardens & tree with swings. They delivered FRESH baked large chocolate chip cookies to the room.
In our room we found our favorite bottle of Mountain zin with 2 wine glasses, wine opener and fresh flowers. Fluffy pillows and the BED is extremely comfortable. We slept GREAT. Also, iphone charger station in room. The rooms are exactly what you see in the photos on the web side. No bait and switch here.
In the kitchen was a large basket of fresh fruit, crackers, evening bottle of wine. The refrigerator was stocked with a variety of sodas, bottled water, bottles of sparkling Pellegrino, and flavored creamer. They also have a COFFEE MAKER Machine. It has 8 options: black, coffee lite, decaf, cappuccino, chai tea, hot chocolate, espresso, café mocha,. What’s really nice, it’s a simple push of a button, the coffee beans are ground fresh, & beverage isn’t extremely hot, so you can start drinking right away. Probably one of my favorite amenities there, next to Mt. Zin.
After a day of wine tasting, we got back to our room. Upon my request, I had asked Rafael if they could sneak into our room, and place a surprise birthday gift on the bed. It was hidden in my suit case. They delivered, and surprised us with a bottle of Opolo champagne. How very sweet. We popped the champagne, while he opened his gift. We took a walk to the kitchen to see what food we had waiting in the fridge.
There was a large plate of seared ahi tuna, on a bed of kale, with dipping soy, fresh grapes, a variety of berries, cheeses, olives and crackers. After some swing time out front, we grabbed our dinner, the bottle of wine, glasses and jumped on a golf cart. We drove to the top of the vineyards. On the way spotted a group of deer on the walnut orchard side of the fence. The food was delicious and hit the spot for a long day of wine tasting. We took a lot of pictures of the sunset. Very romantic, and private place to just sit and soak in the scenery. It got a little chilly so it was time to head back to the room.
Apparently, I rinsed off the plate and put it in the dishwasher (wine makes you forget), then grabbed a café mocha to warm up and we headed to bed. We stayed in the Mourvedre Room. I woke up in the middle of the night and was hot, so I opened the entry door and the French doors to get a cross breeze. OMG it was FABULOUS. They have AC, it was working just fine, but I chose the FRESH cool night air. I could hear a lot of the wild life, owls hooting & coyotes howling. I felt safe, even with wide open doors. That night it just felt like it was us and nature, although there was another couple in the room next door. They were very quiet. Our room also has a window with a screen.
Second morning, like the 1^st, in the kitchen waiting was our table set up with 1^st class place settings. Fresh orange juice and mimosa (if you wish). The portions are large, so if you want to try them all, I suggest sharing plates, or simply asking them to make the portions smaller so you don’t waste good food.
We weren’t sure how they knew when to service your room. There was no (do not disturb) cards to place on the door knobs. It’s such a small B&B I guess they just KNOW, when you leave the property. We came back after having lunch in town, and the room was clean, beds made and towels replaced.
You get free wine tasting as a guests at the Inn. However it’s only $ 5 to taste, and it’s waived if you buy. I can’t imagine NOT buying. Their wines are the BEST. We started at Opolo and went to 7 others tasting rooms and it was all down hill from there. We got the VIP tour from Zach. Annie, Emily & Roger were all VERY helpful and informed in the tasting room.
We got to meet the owner Rick Quinn and his son. Very nice people. You can’t go wrong with Opolo anything.

We had a fantastic experience at the Opolo Inn! The price includes so much more than just the room, which is gorgeous. We had a bottle of wine in our room, snacks and another bottle of wine in the kitchen, breakfast and dinner are included as well as anything else in the kitchen. We stayed for two nights and I’m happy to say the wine gets replenished plentifully. I eventually lost track of what was their wine and what was mine, but bottom line you aren’t going to go thirsty. You have unlimited use of the golf carts, so we would grab a bottle and our aperitifs, drive up the hill to their picnic area and enjoy the views over a glass… or two… or more.
Nothing is more relaxing than being able to walk around (or golf cart around) the vineyards. I saw some wild turkey crossing one of the paths. They also have owl houses around to rid of squirrels. You’ll hear a hoot or two. The chickens unfortunately were not in the coops due to the time of year, but I trust they are there most of the year. Free WiFi, DirecTV, but I was there for the wine, the experience, and my wife of course!
Our hostess was very helpful! We could ask her for anything at pretty much any time and she would make it happen. My wife and I are planning a second trip when I return from my deployment!

We really enjoyed our stay The Inn has an intimate feel. There were lots of choices on the breakfast menu. Generous portions. The afternoon appetizers were perfect and we were given a bottle of wine each night to enjoy. Definitely recommend this place. We stayed in the Roussanne room. It is the smallest of the three rooms and yet is very nice and comfortable. The bed, bedding and pillows were all very comfortable. The room has a shower for two with ten jets. When the winery closed for the day you truly felt like you had the place to yourself. Fantastic views and great hospitality.

Paradise in Paso Robles!
This 3 bedroom b&b has spared no expense to provide its guests with all things needed for a romantic quiet getaway. The appetizers they provide to the guests are out of this world, and the made to order breakfast by Luz, is far better than anything I have EVER had at a restaurant. The robes the jacuzzi tub the fireplace inteh room were prefect in every way. We even enjoyed waking up early and checking out the chickens in the coop and the great veggie garden. This place was created with love and is a place to fall in love, over and over again!

The Inn is a beautiful place, the view is breathtaking and the room, top notch. I have never experienced a shower (10 heads?) before, how rejuvenating! The wine is out of this world (Mountain Zin owns my heart and my taste buds) and the food is yummy. Many of the ingredients are grown organically right on the property and the eggs are harvested from their very own chickens! It doesnt get fresher than that. The hostess was FANTASTIC and we felt like we knew her forever, thanks for your Southern style hospitality all the way on the west coast, our visit was worth every minute and will be back!

The Inn at Opolo is built for people in love. And if you weren’t in love when you got there, add wine and the amazing scenery, you’re bound to be in love by the time you leave.
I went there with my wife and two other married couples for one of my oldest friends 30 birthday. The weekend was his wife’s plan, and boy was it perfect. The winery on the property treats guests of the inn like VIPs, and the inn treats you like you’re at home, but better, because they do all the cooking!

WOW! Opolo has been a favorite for some time and when we learned they would have a B&B we knew we had to stay there. Everything was as nice or nicer then we could have wished for. Lori (host) is the BEST! Rick (owner) is the BEST! His son Paul is knowledgeable beyond his 20 years (what an amazing kid!) and Julie in the tasting room is the BEST! Frankly everyone we’ve ever encountered there is great and the stay at the Inn gave us a better chance to get to know them. It’s hard to write more without sounding too hokey.
Just get out to Opolo!

First off, I’d label this a couples only retreat.
Nice room, name Rhapsody. Brand new basically, 1 of 3 rooms at the vineyard. Jacuzzi tub, access to porch/​shared balcony. Got to ride on golf carts up to top of hill, overlook the whole vineyard.
I have to say this is way better than a hotel is Paso Robles could ever be (not that I really know that, but). Laurin is the host and made sure, and I mean SURE, that we were taken care of. Breakfast menu in the morning, carne asada at lunch, wine and cheese on a tray waiting for us when we return. She and the staff stayed till 10pm cooking, cleaning, hanging out, made sure everyone enjoyed themselves. Always a bottle waiting for us when we got back from a day journeys, it was top notch. I felt like a celebrity without the paparazzi. Day One: The bottle check; cheeze plate check; golf carts are fully charged and capable of almost running down any of the wild turkeys cruising around on the property. There were no turkey sighting, but my tracker skills lead to turkey tracks and fresh dung, it felt less than an hour old. I scanned the valley but no sign of the elusive 2 legged beasts. At and drank on the picnic table overlooking the whole vineyard, very picture-​esk. That night we really got to know ours neighbors, which is good for us, since me and the ol lady totally lack social skills. There are a total of 3 units. 3 couples. Freaking *** (another patron) from P-​Town was stinkin drunk, rented a limo and and his lady just demos all of Paso Robles. He gets back to the B&B and wants to roll the golf carts. Laurin don’t know what to do, she doesn’t want to say no and bum him out, but doesn’t want to say yes either and rishk an incedent. He eventaully gets his way and his girl drives them both up to the top. Apparently on the way, they stopped to look at something and some how he ends up running over his lady with the g-​cart on the way up to the picnic tables a top the Vineyard. She was ok, but went to bed earlier than everyone else that night. I now remember that I heard them coming up, but then they took like 30 minutes to get to the top, so it make sense that they had some sort of «incedent». Since we had arrived on Saturday we missed him the previous night, sleep walking and checkin out everyones place at night. We made sure to lock the place up tight when we got in. The place is pretty secure. That night while eating our dinner, one of the staff kids was begging us to allow him to drive us up to the top of the hill with him to see the stars. It is a great vew since you are so far from the city lights (highly recommend). We didn’t do it just cause we didn’t want him driving us up there and either 1) hanging out with us the entire time, or 2) forgetting us up on the hill if he was to take off in the golf cart. But that doesn’t stop me from recommending it to others with more guts. There is a Bochy ball court, rope swings, vines to taste.
Day 2 sampled the nice shower robes. Breakfast was quiche and omletes this morning. Note, bring asperin, wine tends to leave you with a headache. There are Carnitas Tacos and beans down at the tasting area. This day we went to Hearst Castle, one of those things that if you are a Californian, you must do once in your life. About an hour away. Got back and Laurin made us a cheeze and cracker plate again and gave us a bottle and 2 glasses, and we went to the golf carts. It was a blast. Walked through the vineyard testing the pinot grapes. Enjoyed our little escape from reality with the Vino and sunset.
Vineyards around the area:
Castoro: 3 compl, 7 sips for 3 dollars. They didnt even charge us. We did buy some olive oil which some dude was peddlin when we walked up.
Linne Calodo: I liked the wine, but 10 $ taste fee and they didnt waive the fee or tax. They had to pay for their brand new tasting room I guess. It is pretty good stuff. A bit different than I was used to (that is about as in depth about wine as I go).
Denner: Nice, neat architecture, 10 $ tasting for 5 sips. It was ok, nothing that stuck out like the linne codolo.
Opolo: Mountain Zin is pretty pretty pretty good, as Larry David would say. Try and get there around noon and sample the BBQ, it was really goood.