The Monterey Hotel

Wonderful stay We love the old feeling of this hotel. Not everything is perfect, but the location makes up for it. It’s walking distance to everything if you don’t want to drive. The staff is friendly and very helpful. The rooms were clean and fresh. We didn’t give it 5 stars because it was a bit noisy during the night, but overall enjoyed our stay.

Historic must been filthy This place was filthy when you walk in the door. The carpeting is stained and ripped, old decor, dirty furniture and non-functioning elevator on historic side. The only way to get to historic side, besides the stairs, is to take elevator on new side and then navigate outdoor stairs to historic side. First room we were in had an armoire that wouldn't open all of the way, making it impossible to get from one side of bed to another. There was only one nightstand with plenty of room for another. We requested to move to another room. Better but still sub-par. Terrible mattress, no chair, no luggage holder and broken coffee maker. Requested a new coffee maker and never received. Bathroom was tiny. Fixtures were discolored and paint was peeling. If staying more than one evening, had to request housekeeping to make bed, etc. Don't expect to sleep late because the seagulls are so loud, you'll be up by 6 a.m. This was more like a transient hotel rather than a historic hotel. Badly in need of remodeling and updating. Historic doesn't need to mean old and decrepit.

Worse monterey stay Was charged different price than was told.. also was promised a king bed and got a smaller bed. Was promised street view and didn't get it. Nobody cleaned room for me and had to help myself for clean towels. Very short staffed.

No breakfast and no late checkout :( Me and my (now) Fiancé stayed here. We stayed here 5 years ago and had fond memories. Since then they seemed to have cut back on continental breakfast (there is none) and didn't give us a lot of flexibility with late checkout, even though I had proposed the night before, and was really hoping to have a slower, relaxing morning. There's a paid parking garage nearby, and the location is very central, which is nice.

Nice gem of a hotel in downtown Monterey It was quiet, and the room was very comfortable. The fan and opened window provided coolness without air conditioning. The location is wonderful.