Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa
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The Scene – Patterned after the grand old hotels of an earlier era, this property is both elegant and stylish. Its furnishings showcase 18th-century Chinese and Italian Empire period pieces. Excellent facilities include a European-style day spa. The property is well-situated near Cannery Row, making it a good choice for a luxurious, laid-back getaway. – – The Details – Many of the spacious guest rooms feature open-air balconies with sweeping views of the bay. The 10 suites are adorned with Biedermeir-style furnishings. While the tone may be old-fashioned, the details…
06/01/07
No Air-conditiong. Terrible Experience, Avoid.
by abilitycom
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 are generally poor and of the two or three star variety. Because of this the Monterey Plaza is unrivalled in it's position and star rating. However it is badly managed and is owned and staffed by managers with extremely bad attitude with no willingness or incentive to resolve guests complaints. Only stay there if you can afford the top end of their room packages. Do not expect the service they claim to provide and eat and drink outside the hotel. If you do have a complaint do not bother to speak to anybody or you may risk damage to yourself and your property like we did. You have been warned.
We had the great misfortune to stay in the Monterey Plaza Hotel in the last week of May 2007. We were on a 16 night flydrive holiday and had stayed in some of the best hotels in California, Nevada, and Arizona. We were looking forward to staying at the Monterey Plaza but the visit turned into our worst nightmare. We were to stay the last three nights before returning to the UK. First impressions were good. The hotel was in a lovely location and as we drove up there were plenty of staff to relieve us of our luggage and car, valet parking. Reception was empty so we were shown to our room within a few minutes, this is when the trouble began. As soon as we walked into the room we could not help notice how warm it was even though the outside temperature was in the mid sixties. The ceiling fan was already on and there was a portable fan already placed near the bed. We checked the wall
- Pros: Location
- Cons: No air-con, bad management and staff, expensive.
08/07/06
Large but Romantic Hotel
by bborgia
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 rooms and amenities are luxurious enough that it is a great spot for an anniversary or in our case - just a romantic getaway. Aside from the rooms (ours had a tremendous ocean view with balcony), we had drinks at their bar (suspended over the ocean) and dinner at the nearby Sardine Factory. There is a spa (we did not try it) with several treatment rooms and an outdoor hot tub overlooking the ocean. All luxury. We know of some people who have stayed here and used a local service (Romantic Room Designs) to decorate the room prior to their arrival with rose petals, candles, romantic gifts, bath products etc..and they were very happy with the results (a romantic gift for both of you!). You can also walk to heart of Cannery Row in about 5 minutes.
- Pros: Great views from several places, luxury rooms/amenities, walk to Cannery Row
- Cons: $18 Parking
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