Starlight Inn South El Monte

2.0 star property

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Family Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking
Free self-parking
Lobby sitting area
Reception hall

Reviews

7.0 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Room service
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

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1220 DURFEE AVENUE, South el Monte, CA, 91733
  • Pico Rivera Sports Arena
    ‪18 min walk‬
  • Rio Hondo College
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Whittier Narrows Recreation Area
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Los Angeles, CA (LAX-Los Angeles Intl.)
    ‪37 min drive‬

Room options

Room, 1 King Bed, Smoking

7.0 out of 10
Good
(8 reviews)
  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Family Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Room, 2 Double Beds

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

Deluxe Suite, 1 King Bed

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 19 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

South el Monte

Located in South el Monte, Starlight Inn South El Monte is within a 15-minute drive of Citadel Outlets and Commerce Casino. .This hotel is 15.9 mi (25.7 km) from Dodger Stadium and 15.7 mi (25.2 km) from Rose Bowl Stadium.

What's nearby

  • Pico Rivera Sports Arena - 18 min walk - 1.6 km
  • Rio Hondo College - 2 min drive - 3.0 km
  • Whittier Narrows Recreation Area - 2 min drive - 3.0 km
  • Commerce Casino - 12 min drive - 15.2 km
  • Citadel Outlets - 12 min drive - 14.8 km

Getting around

  • Baldwin Park Station - 9 min drive
  • Fullerton, CA (FUL-Fullerton Municipal) - 20 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬15 min walk
  • ‪Panda Express - ‬15 min walk
  • ‪Jack in the Box - ‬17 min walk

About this property

Starlight Inn South El Monte

Hotel in South el Monte with free parking
Starlight Inn South El Monte offers 63 accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature air conditioning. Accommodations offer separate sitting areas and include desks. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations with deep soaking bathtubs. This South el Monte hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 63 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms have deep soaking bathtubs. Conveniences include desks and separate sitting areas, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access, a reception hall, and a vending machine.
Take advantage of the hotel's room service.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk and a vending machine. Free self parking is available onsite.
Room service is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited on-site parking

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • Designated smoking areas
  • Reception hall

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Deep soaking bathtub
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Refrigerator
  • Room service

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Separate sitting area

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

An adult age 18 or older must assume all liability for the booking
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

Starlight South El Monte
Starlight El Monte El Monte
Starlight Inn South El Monte Hotel
Starlight Inn South El Monte South el Monte
Starlight Inn South El Monte Hotel South el Monte

Starlight Inn South El Monte Reviews

Reviews

7.0

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 211 out of 582 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 116 out of 582 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 76 out of 582 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 61 out of 582 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 118 out of 582 reviews

7.0/10

Cleanliness

7.2/10

Staff & service

6.2/10

Amenities

6.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Stephanie

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
T
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Omar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jocelyne

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andres

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Markel

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
Hair & stains & food was still in there
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Edward

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Sweet

Variety of channels
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room was great but WiFi was not very stable.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

4/10 Poor

Dustin Dat

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It got the job done but would not stay again
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Sully

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We weren’t expecting anything five star, we just needed a clean place to sleep and shower as we planned to be out most of the days. After having an issue at check in, we contacted Expedia and they resolved the issue. Once we got to the room we couldn’t believe how poor condition it was in, cracked toilet, graffiti everywhere, the smoke detector was on the dresser. The bathroom had a used soap bar. Loud music playing until 3am. On the day before check out, we noticed the curtains had been opened when we got back, when we entered our room we found all of our belongings gone. I went to the service desk and the receptionist said she “thought” we had checked out since we left the hotel early that morning even though we were to check out the next day at 11:00am. We did get most of out belongings back but it was such a bad experience. If you want to stay at a run down, dirty, and want no sleep this is definitely the place to stay.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Zoraida

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Stephen

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Night/Day crew

It started with their was no rooms available since I reserved a room that Friday morning. I got a room that wasn’t part of my reservation. So the night staff, he give me a room with 2 beds. The next day a lady took over and told me that if I wanted to stay in that room with 2 beds that I have to pay extra or take all my stuff out of the room and wait 2 hours to get my room that I reserved. I took the 2 hours and when I got back to the hotel I was informed that I had to pay an extra $31 yes my total was almost $172 but it’s not my fault that the night stuff messed up. I end up paying the remaining balance and continue my stay
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Natalie

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
The fridge had residue and spills inside it, it had not been cleaned, the pillows had a lot of hair on them, i spec
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Larissa

Liked: Cleanliness
I
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jocelyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

Elissa

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Jose Luis Pina, Lynwood

Not clean
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Larissa

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

MARKO

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

MARKO

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

2/10 Terrible

Jasmine

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Horrible experience
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

4/10 Poor

Julian T

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I felt like i was sleeping in the middle of the freeway. It would have been quieter in my car. The floor looked questionable to walk on barefoot. Bed was firm. Bring your own sheets and blankets. No phone or microwave. And please remove the tagging and graffiti on the walls
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Byron

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The bathroom tub was a bit stained. There were a significant amount of roaches that came out. The mini refrigerator was dirty as well. I think if you focused on this a bit more you could be a much more successful Inn.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025