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#18 of 61 hotels in Monterey
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  • Hotel class: 4 of 5
  • Rooms: 379
  • Address: 2 Portola Plaza Monterey, CA 93940
Property Type: Hotel
  • Lodging offering guest rooms, a 24-hour front desk and a variety of services and amenities.
Description: Luxury hotel overlooking Monterey Bay near Fisherman's Wharf and historic downtown Monterey. This description is based on information provided by the hotel.
Business Centre Fitness Centre Free High-Speed Internet No Free Parking Pets Not Allowed Restaurant No Room Service Swimming Pool
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“Nice facility and location, but noise issues”

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4 of 5 stars
Seabrook, MD
22 Feb 2005
5/6 found this review helpful

The Portola Plaza has large and attractive rooms, and has a good location -- close to Fisherman's Wharf and walking distance to Cannery Row along a walking/biking trail. Good room amenities, including a baby harp seal "rubber ducky" as a gift. The hotel used to be a Doubletree, and they have carried over the Doubletree gimmick of giving you freshly baked cookies upon check-in.

On the negative side, previous reviewers have a point about the noise. Rooms aren't terribly soundproof. Also, be forewarned that the hotel doesn't have air conditioning. The room had a ceiling fan, but I like it cool when I sleep, and the fan didn't make it quite cool enough.

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“Great Hotel-Service Could be Better”

Portola Hotel & Spa at Monterey Bay

15 Feb 2005
4/4 found this review helpful

My wife and I along with our 15 year old son just spent 3 nights at the Portola. All told, we had a great stay. The room was nice and clean and the location is perfect as we were able to walk or bike everywhere. It was a bit noisy but we were there over the weekend and it is in a busy area. The service could be better but I must say the the housekeepers were great. I would stay there again and would recommend it to anyone.

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TravelinCanuck's Summary
Date of Stay: February 2005
Member since: 08 March 2005
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
I recommend this hotel for:
An Amazing Honeymoon, Older Travellers, tourists
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“Wonderful Experiance”

Portola Hotel & Spa at Monterey Bay

15 Feb 2005
2/4 found this review helpful

The minute we arrived at the hotel until leaving was absolutely wonderfull, great friendly people. Will come back very soon.

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“Not impressed with the service”

Portola Hotel & Spa at Monterey Bay

30 Jan 2005
4/11 found this review helpful

I was satisfied with the location and the clean, well-maintained room. However, because of the poor guest service, my stay at Portola Plaza was definitely one of my worst yet (and I'm fairly well-traveled). Simply put, I do not recommend this hotel.

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traveler_ela's Summary
Date of Stay: January 2005
Member since: 07 March 2005
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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“Loved this place!”

Portola Hotel & Spa at Monterey Bay

22 Jan 2005
2/2 found this review helpful

My husband and I went to Monterey with another couple for a long weekend. We bought the spa package for the girls and the guys went golfing. The hotel is right at Fisherman's Wharf and just across the street from downtown Monterey - the best location if you don't want to drive anywhere!

The rooms were very nice and a little larger than most hotel rooms. Beds were very comfortable and they had all the typical "nice amenities". The spa was fantastic and food from both room service and jacks lounge was above average. My husband played golf in Carmel Valley and had a great time.

We will definately go back!

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2 Portola Plaza, Monterey, CA 93940