Howard Johnson

Reviewer: Not provided on Mon 22 Aug 2011 rated 4 out of 10.

This room was dark and smelled stale. It was much more expensive than the hotels within walking distance to it that were nicer and closer to the beach with more amenities. It was out of the beaten path in Pacific Grove.

Positives: It had a large bathroom.

Negatives: Had to walk up 2 flights of stairs to get to all rooms.

Reviewer: Not provided on Fri 17 Sep 2010 rated 10 out of 10.

This hotel was comfortable, peaceful, and smelled nice. The staff was friendlier than I expected and I was pleased with the full sized kitchen (which I did not expect). The room was so spacious and comfortable.

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Positives: The location was excellent, a short walk to the beach. The staff was very friendly!

Negatives: The decor was a little outdated. But, the fireplace in the living quarters was fantastic.

Reviewer: Not provided on Fri 05 Sep 2008 rated 9 out of 10.

This was a great studio we asked and get the king size bed which gave me the best nights sleep in a while. It had its own kitchen, sitting area and back patio. Parking was tight but you were able to use the carport/garages at no extra charge. It could have gone for some modern decor but no big deal. Great for the family or romantic enough for a couple. I definitely recommend this hotel!

Positives: Hotel was nestled in Pacific Grove.

Negatives: It could go for some modern designing upgrades (sheets, pictures, accessories).

Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 14 Aug 2008 rated 9 out of 10.

Great value. It looks like this hotel used to be a condo complex that was converted. Interesting layout of rooms with the smaller bedroom hosting the kitchenette, but it would perfectly for our family of 5. Fantastic location close to the Asilomar and away from the noise of Monterey, but not too far. Breakfast was good. Make your own waffles, cereal and pastries.

Positives: Excellent location. Great room. Clean and plenty of room for our family.

Negatives: Bathrooms could be a little updated.

Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 31 Jul 2008 rated 9 out of 10.

My husband and I enjoyed this room, it was a king suite. It was comfortable and cabin like. Nestled in the trees. I was hoping for a ocean view but it was nice in the trees too. The only thing missing was a hot tub spa that would be perfect on the large private balcony. The fireplace was nice, the bed was comfy. My only complaints were the very low flow shower and the carpets were very recently shampooed. The carpet was still wet. But at least it was clean and we didn't complain. We would stay here again.

Positives: Comfy bed, cozy cabin like feel.

Negatives: The carpets were wet from a recent cleaning.

Reviewer: Not provided on Tue 18 Apr 2006 rated 8 out of 10.

I really liked the location of this hotel. It was very clean and some of the staff was very nice, others were not interested in taking care of their customers. At first, this might not seem to be a big deal but the pictures you see on the site are not the room¿s you get. If you look at the hotels site there is no mention at all of these rooms, the site only mentions rooms with king size beds and the room it shows with the full kitchen is twice the size of these rooms. In fact, all of the other rooms in this motel are twice the size of these rooms. The bed was horribly uncomfortable. They are also kind of like the step child rooms of the hotel, they are the only rooms facing the street, by this I mean you have to drive out of the hotel parking lot and they are on the backside of the other rooms. This is good to the extent of not seeing the other guests but when you go to get your breakfast you feel like you are sneaking in from the outside of the hotel. This room also had very limited dishes and baking dishes for having a full kitchen. There was only one coffee cup and when I went to ask for another one, I was given Styrofoam, which I will not use. I did get another cup from the breakfast room but every time the house cleaner service came in, they took it. The problem with the handicapped room itself was the parking spaces were marked handicapped so I was just waiting to get ticketed, the sink was @ handicapped level so if you needed to wash your dishes which most of the time u did since there was only 2 plates and 2 salad forks and 2 soup spoons, which I had another problem with no full size silverware. The last thing I have to say is what if a handicapped person did need this room. I do not use handicapped stalls in restrooms incase they are needed by the persons they were designed 4.

Positives: I really liked the location of this hotel, it was very close to the beach and was not in a "hotel row".

Negatives: See my review.

Reviewer: Not provided on Sun 26 Feb 2006 rated 10 out of 10.

The hotel is difficult to find but in a beautiful location in Pacific Grove several blocks from the beach. The staff was very helpful and the room was comfortable and accommodated a three-generation 3-person family group nicely.

Positives: The surroundings, view from balcony, birds, suite set-up with two TVs and kitchenette.

Negatives: N/A