The Monterey Hotel

Small room on a noisy street. No parking. No amenities. Badly in need of a renovation. The only saving grace was the staff.

This hotel was very disappointing. Very, very old and not in a good way. Lots of noise outside the room. Bad odor in the room. Fruit flies. Not clean. Would not recommend.

The property is older and could use a facelift. It is in a great location and it is ok for a one night stay but not much longer then that.

I had an amazing stay. The building itself was beautiful with high ceilings and friendly staff. There are plenty of places to eat close by and the hotel is not too far from Cannery Row. There is only street parking available but I had not problem finding parking nearby for overnight. If you like staying in hotels with charm and history I would highly recommend this location.

Also i know its a okd hoyel but bed took up the whole room and yv was in a cab and you had to close it everyime you needed to get by ok

There is no closet for hanging the cloths inside the room.

Wonderful hotel! The room was exactly how it was depicted in pictures. Staff members were kind, helpful, and shared great recommendations for local events and restaurants. I look forward to my next stay!

Superb

If you are into a historic hotel, this is your place! It has kept the feel of an older inn with the high ceilings, moldings, light fixtures, furniture, etc. It is very charming. Everything was clean and well kept. My only complaints include not having liquid soap in the shower / bath dispenser (and of course you don't realize until you are in the shower!), the TV was unplugged (which was odd), the windows were single pane, the heater also felt historic :), and the air conditioning was non-existent. Luckily it cooled off at night so AC wasn't an issue, but the seagulls at 4 AM were truly ear-blaring and no way to shut the noise out other than ear plugs, which, luckily, I always carry with me in my dob kit. And either the walls or floors are paper thin so I could hear everything that was going on, including at almost midnight on the first night there. If I were this property, I would invest in some double-paned windows, air conditioning, and insulation (sound abatement) between rooms, as well as just new paint and awnings, etc., out on the street. I hate to say it was the worst two nights I slept in known memory, which is saying something! Hopefully management will fix some of the obvious deficiencies and keep a beautiful historic hotel in business!

Fair for the price

The staff is super friendly and helpful. Definitely our go to hotel when wer're in Monterey.

Good location and staff No ac was the biggest draw back

The rooms are small compared to a chain hotel, and you hear your neighbors more than you may wish, but they are spotless and memorable. I interacted with several staff members over a four-day stay. They were all cheerful and helpful. Finally, the price is right, and the location is unbeatable (including access to a $8/day covered parking across the street.

Pet friendly. Clean but old carpet in hallways and rooms. Beds to soft for me. Fridge and microwave in room. Walking distance to restaurants and shops. Awesome and helpful staff. Room stayed a bit stuffy even with windows open but hotel provided a fan in the room.

In that I have very little positive feedback to offer, I will say nothing.

This hotel is an older historic hotel but not worth the money vs some of the other inns we could have chosen. We understood that there would not be AC and other modern amenities but we were not prepared for our key cards to stop working every single day or the rooms not being ready on arrival and having to ask the staff for ice every morning. When we arrived at 2:30 our rooms were not ready which we understood since it was before 3pm. We left our bags and went to find a coffee shop and came back an hour later to only find one of our rooms ready. We all had to hang out in a single warm room until the second room was cleaned. There are no ice machines on any floor so you need to ask the kitchen every day for ice. There is also no AC but they do provide fans and open windows if you are ok with the serenading sounds of squawking sea gulls and clanking bottles from the trash collectors. Our key cards for 319 stopped working EVERY SINGLE DAY of our trip. We did use the hot tub in the basement one time - that key card also didn’t work and we had to go back up to have it reprogrammed. It was weird to be in a closed off concrete room with just a hot tub but it was fine. The hotel is dated (again historic) but really needs upgrades and friendlier staff or guests will not continue to stay. We will not be back.

If you're uptight or require everything to be perfect then this property isn't for you. This is an old property & it shows & works that way, you'll likely be shlepping your luggage up stairs like us whether you use the elevator or not. It's convenient relative to dining & coffee options but easily the loudest place we've ever stayed, the street noise and gulls will drive you nuts if you don't have ear plugs. The carpet & entry were dingy with litter on the floor, it hadn't been picked up by the time we left two days later, that should tell you what you need to know to make a decision. Coffee pot was empty at 8:00 in the morning, luckily there is a coffee shop right outside. If this property requires return business to stay in operation, the owner needs to read this.

this place was so nice i love it

The hotel is hard to find, the room was so hot and stuffy: the staff was not welcoming

The room was ok, but the carpets need some help along with the bathrooms.