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Accommodation Type: First Class Hotel
Hotel Size: 282 Rooms , 5 Floors
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Amenities
- Family Rooms
- Fitness center
- Wheelchair accessible
- Business center
- Restaurant
- Meeting rooms
- Non-smoking rooms
- Data port
- Dry cleaning/laundry
- First Class Hotel
- Spa
Dramatically overlooking the Monterey Bay, the Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa combines elegant European architecture, wide-sweeping coastal views and sophisticated style to create the perfect vantage point by which to enjoy the gentle sounds of surf, the fresh scent of sea air and the sight of sea otters at play. The Monterey Plaza's central location on Cannery Row makes it easy to enjoy the area's many attractions and activities including the world-renowned Monterey Bay Aquarium just three blocks away. Launch an ocean kayak from the beach adjacent to the hotel, play a round of golf at one of 19 championship courses or skate along a nearby recreation trail. Sail, whale watch or scuba dive in the protected marine sanctuary of Monterey Bay. Walk to Fisherman's Wharf, Old Town Monterey or the Maritime Museum, or take a scenic drive to Carmel, Pebble Beach, 17-Mile Drive or Big Sur. Spa guests must be at least 18 years of age.
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There is nothing better than getting married right over the water on the Monterey Bay. Everything was great, the staff is professional, and my reception...
WE have stayed at the hotel several times now and each time it gets better. The room are large and the beds are comfort. Try to get an ocean view room, so...
This place is nice, a bit stuffy ,has a older almost outdated-feel about the property, but I still enjoyed my stay. My first time I spent in Monterey was...
Trip Advisor Reviews
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Fabulous Monterey experience with family
We spent two fantastic nights with our kids, 7 and 5, at the Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa. Stunning views of the bay from our adjoining rooms. Co...
wft december2remember
everything was beyond memorable, friendly and efficient. the only glitch was the christmas night dinner in THE DUCK CLUB GRILL. i concede that ...
Nice but nothing special
The hotel, location and the room was very nice. We booked the cannery row view room, it was nice but the room had no A/C which we thought was s...
Great place to base a trip to Monterey area
We've stayed at the Monterey Plaza multiple times (since at least 1996 and at least once per year) since we have family in Monterey and occasio...
Very dissapointed with this hotel
We chose to stay at this hotel after spending the night at their sister location - The Bodega Bay Inn and Spa - which was excellent. We telepho...
Outstanding
Thanksgiving 2008 was my third stay at the Monterey Plaza Hotel. I was prepared for some letdown in services as holidays are difficult with lar...
Yahoo Travel Reviews
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Disappointed in service
Went for spa treatments, rooms were cold and the table for the sugar scrub was very uncomfortable. The headrest was not positioned properly so...
Don't waste your $$$$
Friendly staff greeted my family and I only to be followed by the most uncomfortable hotel going experience I've ever had. They lure you in by ...
Excellent Hotel
This was one of my best experiences staying at a hotel! The staff is extremely courteous and helpful and the facility is very elegant. After re...
nice hotel -- but NO A/C!
It's a lovely place in a great location, but if you are on the inland side, as we were, the lack of A/C is a big issue. We were routinely unco...
Fabulous!
We discovered this beautiful hotel several years ago quite by accident and wandered through it before we decided to come back and stay. The exp...
Excellent combination of location, quality and value
The service was friendly and professional without being pushy or overly familiar. The front desk knew the details of our reservation and every...
Travelocity Reviews
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This hotel was wonderful!! We booked last minute for New Year's Eve. Cannery Row was very quiet, not alot going on for New Year's. The is great place to come and have a quiet New Year's ; but still have someplace to go at midnight if you want to join a party! The Hotel had a great and restaruant; where we managed to spend our evening. We did make reservations at the Duck Club in advance, good thing. They were completely booked when we ate. The rooms are great...so big and the tub/ shower was huge. Everything was spotless and the turn down service gals left flowers on the bed. The valets were the best. They even offered us water for the ride home and directions. We are coming back next year.
The staff at the hotel were extremely courteous and kind. The room was quiet, marvelous and included a small balcony. The bed was very comfortable. We did not spring for the extra cost of a bay view room and had a cannery row view which was, as you would expect, underwhelming. The hotel lobby offers a beautiful place to sit and watch the sunset and (wonderful for this time of year) a fire in the fireplace. There were beautiful terraces which offered opportunities to sit and stare at the water.The location of the hotel is near cannery row and is about a 15 minute walk from the historic portion of monterey.
The hotel was perfect...Right on Cannery Row, but towards the end, which means it is quieter. Walking distance to all the fun stuff, aquarium, etc.I was able to purchase tickets for the aquarium at the hotel, saving me a trip.They hotel even delivered a portable crib for my 1 year old son.
Everything at this hotel was great. The room, the view of the ocean, the staff, the restaurant--both the food and service--everything. You could faintly hear the sea lions even when the rooms window were closed, but that didn't bother us. We'll definitely go there again.
We walled into the room and the bed was immediately upon us. Room was small and the air in the room was very musty. Turned on air conditioner to try to get some fresh air in along with opening the windows all night long. Should have spend 20 more and stayed at a nicer place.
Claims to be a quality hotel. Hot, noisey, no air-con, management rude, staff untrained. Worst hotel ever stayed in.
CitySearch Reviews
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No Air-conditiong. Terrible Experience, Avoid.
The Monterey Hotel & Spa is a hotel with an enviable position on Cannery Row. No other hotel in Monterey has such a position. The hotels in...
Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa - Warning by D B. at InsiderPages
Dreadful service, management unhelpful and rude, rooms hot and noisey, food and restuarant staff lazy and slow, expensive, forced to check out ...
Large but Romantic Hotel
My wife and I stayed here for a romantic, local getaway from the kids while Mother-in-law was in town. Even though it is a larger hotel, the ro...
A waterside nod to history in Monterey Bay.
The ScenePatterned after the grand old hotels of an earlier era, this property is both elegant and stylish. Its furnishings showcase 18th-c
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TravelMuse Reviews ( 1 Review ) Top
Incredible views, great service
This is a lovely hotel. It is incredibly situated on (and I mean on) the Monterey Bay. (the hotel facade actually hangs over the breaking waves). The service is terrific as you'd expect from a 4 - 5 star property and the location along Cannery Row can't be beat. I've stayed here twice -- once in '02 for business and in August '09 for fun. The improvements the hotel has made in the last few years are dramatic. Would stay here again without any qualms.