Submitted by : Momo, San Francisco ; February 19, 2008

We stayed at this hotel because they have suites avaliable and we needed to accomodate 2 familes. They only had a king bed with sleeper sofa available during the time that we stayed but there was more than enough room for everyone.

Pluses: Large kitchen with breakfast nook, high vaulted ceiling in bedroom area makes the space feel larger, fireplace, large outdoor patio with table (ground floor only, 2nd floor has small deck), sleeper sofa, two tvs, dvd player (you can request dvds at front desk), complimentary continental breakfast (juice, coffee, muffins, pancakes), located in a quiet tree-lined neighborhood, close to beach and aquarium, 2-day tickets to aquarium for the price of one day, garage right downstairs from your unit so you can pull right up!

Minuses: the shower runs hot and cold so difficult to get a comfortable temperature, in the evenings the garage spaces fill up so you might have to park on the street.

We would definitely stay here again. The place was really clean and the manager on duty is very helpful.

Submitted by : Momo, Oakland, California ; February 18, 2008

This place was great. It was a little hard to find when we first arrived. The suites were very nice and clean.We had a 2 room suite 1 king bed and 1 queen. It had a small kitchen area w/ microwave , sink and small fridge. Layout of rooms was a little strange,queen bed room had a flat screen tv, go figure.Offered free parking in open space or in garage. Hotel personnel was very helpful and nice.The best part was the continental breakfast! They had a great assortment to choose from like pancakes, waffles(frozen) bagles,cereal, fruits and juices etc...

My 3 children loved it! I would definitely stay again.The price was was one of the best we found last minute (2 days before) on a holiday weekend .It was a quick drive into town and like 5 mins. away from the Monterey Bay Aquarium & Cannery Row.

February 25, 2006

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Townhouse-like home away from home: Howard Johnson in Pacific Grove is a hidden treasure and good value. We were very impressed with the room we got. It's a beautiful wooded residential area, just a short drive from Monterey's Cannery Row. The property appears to be a renovated set of townhouses. Each townhouse section had three levels, with a room each. The first and second floor rooms appear similar, but the third floor room had a bedroom (with bed, TV, desk, table), balcony (was a little unusable due to large amount of tree sap or bird droppings), large walk-in closet with rollaway cot and small fridge and microwave, two sink bathroom, separate small room for toilet, and refurbished bathtub in separate section of bathroom area with a showerhead. It wasn't a full service hotel, but it was nice because it felt more like a ski lodge rental - a temporary home. We would love to come back.

Sacramento, CA; February 2, 2005

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Stayed 3 days at this hotel to celebrate my birthday and was so surprised when I arrived! I wasn't sure what to expect with such low prices compared to the surrounding area. These rooms are condos with fully stocked kitchen, wet bar, fireplace in bedroom, 2 balconies/patios, sitting/living room area. It was so quiet in the trees and only a block from Asilomar State Beach, which was beautiful to walk thru to get to the beach. Continental breakfast every morning, computer in lounge area. Very, very clean rooms. And parking in actual garages (without doors)! I will definitely be back and will recommend this hotel to my friends and family!

San Jose, CA; October 25, 2004

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We stayed (2 adults, 1 toddler) for 3 days in a king bed with kitchen suite. Close to Monterey Aquarium, ideally located, residential neighborhood, quite, trail passes next to the hotel. Good value for the money(decent breakfast includes cereal, coffee, danish, bread etc..) for families with kids, who wants to cook a few meals. Surprised to see DSL connection at the breakfast room.

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