Reviews from Our Guests

WHY DID WE SELECT MBI: We have stayed here twice in the last year, in March 2015 and April 2016. The room is quiet (at the very end of the hall), calm and peaceful. We didn't turn the TV on for our entire stay. We don't come to Monterey for the activities, but for the peace and absolute tranquility of hearing the lap of waves, sea lions, cormorants and seagulls. The hotel is the last (or the first) one on the quiet end of the Row. ESPECIALLY HELPFUL STAFF: Martin, facilities janitor/supervisor acted as our porter and cheerfully unloaded and later reloaded our multiple pieces of luggage both times we visited, and put them in the correct places in our room. Top notch service. We tipped him lavishly as we are both disabled, parking in the handicapped zone. You'd be surprised at how many hotels no longer provide even this basic service. There was also some trouble with another hotel guest smoking on their balcony on the floor below ours. After calling the front desk, this was promptly resolved, as for us it is quite deadly to inhale due to respiratory symptoms. Quinn, Monica and all the other great folks at the desk who brought us signed cards and bottles of wine and chocolates knew how to make us feel oh so special! The homemade chocolate chips and fresh apples in the lobby are a nice touch.

What a lovely place. We were in room 408 with a bay view, luckily unlike some of the other bay view rooms our view was mostly of the bay. Breakfast was nice, the staff were amazing. We had no complaints. Ask for a fourth floor room they are the best and know that if you want a true view of the ocean you have to get an ocean view room. The bay view was perfect for us. Also this place is perfect in terms of location. Halfway between both Cannery Row and the wharf's.