Starlight Inn South El Monte

Property class: 2

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Lobby sitting area
Lobby sitting area
Family Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking | Desk, free WiFi, bed sheets
Lobby sitting area
Lobby

Reviews

7.0 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Room service
  • Housekeeping
  • 24/7 front desk
$80
$74 nightly
$80 total
Total with taxes and fees
Apr 16 - Apr 17

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

Room options

Family Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

  • 200 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Room, 1 King Bed, Smoking

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

Deluxe Suite, 1 King Bed

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

Room, 2 Double Beds

  • 200 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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About the neighborhood

South el Monte

With a stay at Starlight Inn South El Monte in South el Monte, you'll be within a 15-minute drive of Citadel Outlets and Whittier Narrows Recreation Area. .This hotel is 15.7 mi (25.2 km) from Rose Bowl Stadium and 15.9 mi (25.6 km) from Dodger Stadium.

What's nearby

  • Whittier Narrows Recreation Area - 17 min walk - 0.9 miles
  • Pico Rivera Sports Arena - 18 min walk - 1.0 mile
  • Rio Hondo College - 4 min drive - 1.4 miles
  • Lake Legg - 4 min drive - 1.4 miles
  • Rose Hills Memorial Park & Mortuary - 5 min drive - 2.8 miles

Getting around

  • El Monte Station - 6 min drive
  • Fullerton, CA (FUL-Fullerton Municipal) - 29 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Karina's Tacos - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Tom's Burgers - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬15 min walk

About this property

Starlight Inn South El Monte

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 transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited onsite self 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 elevator
  • 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
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

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

Property 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. 241 out of 645 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 120 out of 645 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 81 out of 645 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 72 out of 645 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 131 out of 645 reviews

7.0/10

Cleanliness

7.0/10

Staff & service

6.2/10

Amenities

6.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Sergio

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

jovanni

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Griselda

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

2/10 Terrible

Nicole

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Parking lot had lots of activity all night long air conditioner did not work heater kinda worked t.v did not work chair an mirror broken ..people knocking on the door ..never one peaceful moment vary uncomfortable..
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Joshua

Traveled with group
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
The staff is pretty decent. I would recommend it
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

2/10 Terrible

imani

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My room smelled of cigarettes, my blanket had what looked like cigarette burn holes in it, the sink was leaking, smoke detector was missing, overall the room definitely was not what I thought I was paying for. It looked nothing like what I booked
Ceiling above the shower
Cigarette burn holes in the blanket
Missing smoke detector
“Deluxe king suite”
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Leyva

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Rude staff
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Berenice

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

2/10 Terrible

Zekria

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Cold water for showering, no microwave in the room, room cleaning is not done every day, if cleaning is needed, you have to talk to them every minute to get them to come and clean the room😔
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2025

2/10 Terrible

Cindy

It wss horrible stay. There was a whole buch of
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Leyva

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

4/10 Poor

Randy

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
A lot of noise all night
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Miguel

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

6/10 Okay

Andrea

Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2025

4/10 Poor

Perla maria

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

4/10 Poor

Judith

Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jose

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jose

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Donnie, Pasadena

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

6/10 Okay

Leonard

Liked: Staff & service
If You Know...Then You Know
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Byron

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Aaron

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

4/10 Poor

MARTY

Business traveler
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Room Had Ants In The Bathroom, And Having To Checkout At 11:30am I Didn’t Appreciate Having To Vacate My Room And Having A Later Checkout Time.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Edward

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean room
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025