From the moment we arrived, I not only forgot the airline hassles, the TSA experience, and the hours wroth of delays, I nearly forgot my regular life. This was an idyllic week.

The situation is beautiful, looking out over the bay from several banks of windows. After early morning walks along the bay we came back to a full breakfast, fabulous coffee, several kinds of juices, and absolute peace. There are areas where guests can sit together as well as little tables where couples can pretend they're all alone. In the afternoon there are snacks and wine for a respite from a busy day at or on the bay, and sherry to enjoy in the jetted tub at night before falling into an incredibly comfortable bed.

The staff was accommodating, helpful, and committed to making our stay everything we wanted it to be. I could not recommend Green Gables more enthusiastically.

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at the Green Gables Inn!
There were seals nursing on the beach across the street and the views from the living room were delighful!
Our room was very comfortable and well appointed. We took full advantage of the afternoon and evening snacks and had a great time playing scrabble while watching the sunset. The Inn is easy walking distance from downtown Monterey and Pacific Grove making it easy to have a very stress free weekend! We had one of the suites in the building behind the main inn--I am not sure I would want to share a bathroom for the price, despite the even better views for those rooms.

This was our 5th visit to Green Gables and it never fails to impress. It is one of my favourite places to stay in the US. The location is perfect right on Ocean View Blvd. We stayed in a Carriage House room, which is a separate building behind the main house. The rooms are lovely with a king bed, fireplace, seating area, balcony and sea view. The bathroom is also a good size with a whirlpool tub and seperate shower. You can hear the sound of the waves crashing on the rocks from the room and can even see the sea otters. The main house has a lot of character and the only slight critism is that the breakfast is rather unimaginative and limited.

I've had the good fortune to have stayed at this particular B&B on many occasions. If you love the coast, Pacific Grove is absolutely gorgeous, very romantic and one of my favorite places to visit! The Green Gables Inn is a clean and well maintained storybook Queen Anne style home circa 1888, ideally located just across the street from the beach (Monterey Bay). If you are fortunate enough to reserve one of their ocean front rooms (Balcony, Chapel or Gable rooms), you will be able to watch & hear the waves crashing from your bedroom window(s)! Please, be advised...these rooms are very popular and book-up well in advance!!

If you are interested in staying at this inn, here are some other things to consider:

While I love this B&B for its local and beautiful Victorian details, unfortunately, I know there are many other places where you can find a much better breakfast. I've been to this establishment several times recently, and while the evening hors d'oeuvres were tasty, their breakfasts were mediocre at best. They are certainly not gourmet! They are something most of us could quickly whip-up any morning. (One day our breakfast selection consisted of fresh cut fruit with either quiche, hard, cold doughy biscuits, oatmeal, cold cereal and orange juice, coffee or tea. This left us still feeling hungry and with something to be desired. It's no wonder others take huge portions. It's either that or you have to keep going back for more just to be satisfied. Another morning it was luke-warm scrambled eggs and potatoes with fruit and choice of cereal). Also, their evening cookies and cakes are not always fresh. On weekends, when the inn is fully booked, I would recommend either going somewhere else for breakfast or paying a little extra to have your breakfast delivered to your bedroom door. Otherwise, expect to get up early to beat the crowds downstairs. If you wait until after 9 am., to eat breakfast, please be advised that you may get stuck in a crowd, waiting for a table to open-up and for more food to be prepared/served. This did happen to us. Unfortunately, with a buffet style breakfast, the innkeepers have no way to control the portions of food each guest is taking. To be honest, some guests do take more than their fair share (I've personally seen this happen), and I can't exactly blame the guest since the portions are so small and inadequate. This of course, leaves the other guests waiting, while the kitchen staff is suddenly sent hustling to prepare more food. It's a bit embarrassing for such a fine establishment in every other sense!

Another fascinating fact that some of you may be interested in knowing is that reservations for the very popular "Balcony Room" are not open to the general public, on a first come basis. Over the years this particular room has become so popular that the owners/managers new policy is to offer it first, only to those who are currently staying in it. Those who have it currently reserved, have up to a week, to decide whether they want the room reserved again, for the following year, before it is opened to the general public. Basically, it works almost like a time share. So, if you have a special date you have been waiting and hoping to book that Balcony Room for, good-luck! Generally, during high-season, holidays, Fridays and Saturdays the Balcony Room is booked a full year in advance, unless there is a cancellation and there is no way to reserve the room unless you either currently have it reserved or those that did, opt out of it for the following year. Good-luck!!