We are half way through our stay. On the plus side, I do like the location, as it’s close to downtown and very walkable. Check in was easy and the employee was very nice and helpful.
They do charge $17/day to park, which is unnecessary. It’s all open parking, and the “free” car charger is not working.
The room is large and clean and the bed is comfortable (soft). We got put in an accessible room, which is fine.
You can tell the room was either a smoking room at some point, as there is a very faint smell still lingering in the room. The room is also close to the maintenance shed and dumpster, so it’s kind of noisy, even very early in the morning.
For the price paid, I would at least expect some complimentary water bottles in the room, especially since it marathon weekend. Most hotels I’ve stayed in for races usually do some nice extras for the runners these weekends.
Overall, this is a decent place to stay while in Monterey, but there were still a few negatives to keep me from bumping it up a star.