The Monterey Hotel

The charm of this hotel is wonderful. Street traffic was a little noisy but the hotels ambiance overcomes that

I was in the handicap room in the newer wing. There was an elevator to the upper floors at the Calle entry where luggage can be unloaded. The front desk was down the stairs from the Calle entry. There was a neat electric stair platform that you got onto and it glides down the stairs to the desk level with a staff member operating it. I only used it once during check-in. Used the Calle entrance to come and go. I have a handicap placard so street parking was easy. There was a bottled water dispenser of hot and cold water near my room. Convenient for making my tea in the morning and for filling my water bottle. Bath towels were fluffy and white. There was a pull down chair inside the shower to sit on.

Not enough strategic safety bars in the bathroom by the shower entrance. Nothing to hold onto while entering/ exiting the walk-in shower and slipping is easy. A small table/chair in bathroom for holding a robe or clothes, or bath towel while drying and changing would be helpful. Upholstered room chair seat was bottomed out and I had to sit on a pillow to use it. Bed pillows need replacement as they were lumpy, not particularly soft, and hard to use. and be comfortable. A different kind of window shade would work better than the current one.

We loved the hotel with its old classic and well maintained furniture, the room was comfortable and the hotel is right in the heart of Monterey bay

Close to many restaurants and breweries,,