"We were extremely disappointed with our recent stay at the Monterey Plaza Hotel. The room was very basic and there were no special amenities. It felt more like a chain hotel, i.e. a Hampton Inn, instead of a luxury boutique hotel! We had just spent 2 nights in San Francisco at the Fairmont Hotel where the lobby was luxurious and the rooms was spacious (two separate sleeping areas in a double queen room) all for less than $500 a night. In comparison, this hotel was less than stunning with no extra amenities and cost more than $700 for an inland room with a view of a dirty, old building and parking lot. Further, there is a huge discrepancy between the pictures on the website and the actual hotel. For example, the website shows the gym overlooking a beautiful bay, when in reality, you are looking at run down buildings with black marks all over them. Not cute and picturesque as expected."
