Pacific Gardens Inn

The location is great if you wish to visit Monterey or Carmel yet be removed from all the touristy areas. Easy walk to ocean trails, if weather permits. Room was large, had a fireplace with gas starter and great supply of wood in addition to a coffeemaker, small fridge, microwave, and hot air corn popper. Bed was fine. They offer breakfast items, but I brought my own since I find most hotel offerings have too much sugar for my diet. If it’s still chilly out, you’ll appreciate the fireplace since the rooms have electric baseboard heat. If you’re on the first floor and have a room above, you’ll hear them due to the vinyl floors, unfortunately woke up at 6 a.m. 😔 Didn’t have a chance to use the hot tub, one needs to consult with front desk first, which seemed a bit odd. I’d stay again since the rooms are well equipped.

Great location right near the Asilomar conference grounds; the hot tubs are great (and I appreciate that there are two different ones so you don't have to worry about crowding); the room was quiet with a comfortable bed; there was a good selection for the continental breakfast; and it was really nice to have a fireplace in the room. This was a perfect place to stay for my work trip, and I would happily come back in the future!

Pretty much everything. I really appreciated the quiet spacious room with less stairs and bottom floor as requested. I loved the doggie potty area nearby especially at 5am. The bed was very comfortable. The charging station on the night tablewas so great I bought one of my own for travel. I thought the breakfast (and the lady who attended to it) were great (delicious coffee, my favorite Raisin Bran cereal and top-notch scones). Got my day started right.

Beautiful area with lovely neighborhood walking. 2 hot tubs and wine available in the late afternoon. Cozy fireplace in the room with the gas starter made it easy to get a fire going. Fridge, microwave, small coffee maker and a popcorn maker with popcorn were great!

From the moment we drove up the road to this property until leaving, we loved everything about it. The smell of the surrounding forests, the nearby ocean, woodsmoke coming from the fireplaces in the rooms was intoxicating, the air fresh, the room very large, comfortable and with a fireplace that enabled us to truly relax after long days in this gorgeous area. Breakfast was good, and the owner a very genial, friendly, welcoming and interesting man (see the large, signed poster of Bill Murray in the dining area). This is the kind of hotel that I can imagine people coming back to year after year, and if we lived closer, we would design our holidays around staying at this lovely hotel. Did I mention the 2 hot tubs and the generous glass of local wine offered to guests in the afternoons? I wish more hotels were styled like this delightful place to stay!