Name: Monterey Pines Inn
Address: Munras Avenue, 1298, Monterey, 93940, US

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jul 2026

Mengsi

Monterey Pines Inn is very pet-friendly, and the staff were all polite, welcoming, and incredibly nice. Our room was spacious and very clean. The property is a little dated, but for the price, it was a great value. The location is unbeatable—convenient for getting everywhere, and there’s a large shopping mall just a five-minute walk away. We had a very comfortable stay and would definitely come back!

Pet

4/10

Poor

16 May 2026

Sandra

Friendly staff and excellent patience with dogs.

4/10

Poor

22 Mar 2026

Nuray

Very old building very old

Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Feb 2026

Julie

Quick and easy check in and check out, with pleasant staff! It’s a simple inn with locks and keys. The room is a bit small but it’s a quick drive to all the nice places in Monterey. Seems a bit on the older end but it was fine for what my friends and I were there for. I would stay here again and recommend it

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

31 Dec 2025

Annelise

excellent staff and gave my dog a biscuit upon checking in

8/10

Excellent

15 Dec 2025

Maria

The rooms were clean, quiet area 👍😃

Business_and_leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Nov 2025

Paula

Room was spacious and clean. Loved the fireplace!

The only concern I had was that the bathroom entrance has a tile slanted upwards across the doorway floor. So it requires a step up into the bathroom and and step down leaving the bathroom. It's the same color as the floor and not readily visible. Perhaps a sign on or next to the door with a warning and/or different color tile or rubber matting to make it stand out better. I know I tripped a bit the first time but a hard enough trip would launch you head first into the toilet and floor resulting in a severe injury

Thanks for letting us stay at your lovely inn!

Mark and Paula

8/10

Excellent

06 Nov 2025

George

Manager, Andy, very accommodating.

Leisure Pet

10/10

Exceptional

16 Oct 2025

li

No washer dryer

10/10

Exceptional

12 Oct 2025

Enrique

It's a basic hotel that still uses keys. No breakfast, no late night service. It's fine for what it is.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

05 Oct 2025

Lori

Disgusting hotel!!!

Did not stay. Left after checking in. Room was filthy and smelly. Pet hair and stains on bedding. Black dirty walls. Smelled like pet feces and urine. Do not go here.

Looks NOTHING like their photos!!!

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

21 Sep 2025

Craig

Very nice, family run motel. Some rooms pet friendly, which worked for us. … Enjoyed proximity - short drive - to downtown, wharf area. Walkable if you’re in decent shape and not in a hurry. … Owner seems to work hard at maintaining it. Nice fellow.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Sep 2025

Adriana

We enjoyed our stay.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

08 Aug 2025

Scott

It was fun

8/10

Excellent

27 Jun 2025

Michael

It was fine.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jun 2025

Eric

Nice little place to stay

Business Pet

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jun 2025

janelle

very nice clean and comfortable easy access to carmel

Business

2/10

Poor

31 May 2025

Anish

The bathroom was not clean and so were the bedsheets

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 Apr 2025

Alex

Amazing little property. Great price. Loved the fire place.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Apr 2025

Becky

Great place for the price.

Check was very easy, and the clerk was friendly and helpful. We got in our room and was very surprised how clean it was and everything that was available, like bottled water and tea, coffee. We were there for one night and was close to the places that we wanted to go to.
Great price! I would stay there again.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 Apr 2025

B N

This was a one night getaway with my family (my mother, sister, daughter and our 2 dogs). We had 2 rrooms The location is great, place was clean, easy and friendly check in.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Feb 2025

Eric

Great place to stay between Carmel and Monterey

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Feb 2025

Melia

This property was very nice. Andy at the front desk was friendly. We loved the big bathtub and fireplace in our room.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jan 2025

Daniel

Have been going back for many years.

8/10

Excellent

02 Jan 2025

Ivan

That's a good place for a value with convenient location, clean rooms and all needed basic amenities. Friendly stuff and pretty quiet outside. The only thing to keep in mind is that place is relatively old and has a poor noise isolation. You're going to hear almost everything what is going on in your neighbor rooms like TV, loud conversations and how people move in their rooms. Just be ready for that.

Leisure Pet

10/10

Exceptional

27 Dec 2024

Teresa

The room was very comfortable a nd the price very reasonsble. Only the morning was a bit noisy with people showering and closing doors a bit loudly.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Dec 2024

Sylvia

Nice and comfort to stay

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Oct 2024

Linda

This is my second stay at Monterey Pines. I rebooked at Monterey Pines because my first experience was great. My second experience was good. Very clean room. I felt safe there and I stayed for three nights. The only drawback was the room next to mine had an endless stream of people coming in and out, laughing,partying, and extremely loud for the late time of night. This was on my second night of stay.

Business_and_leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Oct 2024

Emily

Great

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

25 Aug 2024

Roger

Happy stay over!

Lovely room. Friendly staff. Would return!

Self

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jul 2024

Francesca

Great stay

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jul 2024

Douglas

Andy was very friendly at the front desk upon check in, check in was fast and easy. The room and bathroom was very clean and well maintained. This hotel is taken care of a lot more than some of the others around the hotels. I will definitely be looking forward to staying here again!

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

24 Jul 2024

Verified traveler

Very good for the price

First the positives: Andy at the front desk provided wonderful customer service, the room was very clean, firm bed, and the water pressure was great!

Cons: minor repairs to the room needed (tub and floor, limited electrical outlets for charging devices, and the walls were paper thin (with a fully booked motel). Also, location has spotty internet, even when using the motels WiFi.

All in all, it was good for one night.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

29 Jun 2024

Louise

The room needed updating. The walls had paint missing in some areas. The staff were pleasant and helpful.
Our room was upstairs and no lift!
The price didn’t match the quality of the accommodation.
We checked out after one night and found another hotel for the same price in Monterey.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

26 Jun 2024

Vincent

The room was stuffy and small

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

13 Jun 2024

Nicole

Hotel meets the minimum needs of guests. This is an older hotel that can benefit from some updates but it is clean, safe, and close to many things for you to see and do.

Self

2/10

Poor

22 May 2024

gary

Its straight mismatch —junky— over priced

8/10

Excellent

21 Apr 2024

Nancy

I think everything was excellent except the a/c and heater need to be updated. Some remodeling of the room with new carpet or flooring would be nice also. The room and bathroom was very clean and the bed was very comfortable. The man working there, Andy, was very friendly and accommodating.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Feb 2024

Chery

Nice for the Price

A nice hotel for a quick get-away w our grandson and dog. Very economical.
Only complaint, the walls are very thin and noisy kids woke us up at 6:30

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Feb 2024

Brian

Nice hotel! Right across the street from the mall!

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

01 Feb 2024

Alexandre

the hotel very affordable , very quiet place and have shopping center closed by

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

23 Jan 2024

Nicholas

Good location and friendly staff

Good location and friendly staff

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

21 Jan 2024

Natalie

Simple

Simple clean room, thin walls so you can hear everything but it was fine at night. The only issue I had was the door doesn’t have a deadbolt, just a lock on the knob and it didn’t seem too safe. Everything was clean though and nice for the price

Self

10/10

Exceptional

31 Dec 2023

Daniel

This is such a great place to stay at. The man who checked us in was exceptionally welcoming and professional. Will come back again and again.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Dec 2023

James

Owners are friendly and helpful. The rooms are clean, comfortable, and a very good value.

Business_and_leisure Pet

10/10

Exceptional

24 Dec 2023

Wendy

Awesome staff! Quiet and comfortable! Staff exceeded expectations and were so hospitable. Definitely recommend to anyone coming to Monterey! Would be my first choice and the price was reasonable. A

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

23 Dec 2023

Maryna

The staff is exceptionally friendly! Good water pressure, clean facilities. Our TV wasn’t set up, and it was impossible to do it myself. Room phone didn’t work too.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

03 Dec 2023

Kathleen A.

Excellent for the price and location!

This place is definitely family owned! I'm not sure if the older gentleman was the owner or manager but he had his granddaughter waiting for a video call from overseas ❤️ it was so sweet! They have doggie biscuits for your vacationing furry family members. There is also the sweetest cutest little dog there sometimes! The lobby smells lovely, like incense and roses. The room was on the smaller side but you absolutely cannot beat it for the price and the location. It has a nice little wall heater that kept us toasty and we had no issues with the TV reception or the WiFi.Very very clean with attentive housekeeping! It's right across the street from Del Monte Center, and DMC is basically THE mall for the Monterey Peninsula.

Be prepared for a little noise, this is right next to the biggest shopping center in the area and it's an older property so the walls are thinner. But it's entirely worth it. We will definitely be staying here again!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Dec 2023

Chere

Getaway

This is the cutest older motel around. I called and told them we would be in late, so they arranged for our key to be in a lockbox. The room is cute, I love love love the fireplace, it is gas, so no smoke smell. It is very quiet and the staff was super friendly. We will definitely stay here again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Nov 2023

TATSUYA

Great place to stay. Room was clean enough and they exchanged bed sheets everyday. There were some restaurants and stores around. It is also convenient to access airports by car.

Business_and_leisure Self

4/10

Poor

31 Oct 2023

Thomas

small heater that did not warm the room, very cold night

6/10

Pleasant

09 Oct 2023

JOHN

Recently remodeled, but still some older fixtures, faucet, shower head and valve.
New decorative fireplace didn't work.
No dead bolt, but good neighborhood.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

24 Sep 2023

Kimberly

rooms were okay, a little outdated. you got two small bottles of water and snacks which was cute. the a/c for some reason was located in the bathroom and didn’t really work. they had an old school fan in the room so that means they acknowledge that the ac doesn’t work well lol. parking is tight but otherwise ok.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

19 Sep 2023

Debbie

One of the many cute old style hotels along Munras Ave. Clean, convenient and well manicured property. Could use some room upgrades but totally serviceable.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

13 Sep 2023

Valerie

Would stay again

Area is very quiet. Room was clean and very nice. Bed was comfortable.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Aug 2023

Kevin

Friendly Staff, Very Clean inside and out and Great Location.

Only disappointments were the firm mattress, cheap shower head and the door not having a deadbolt. We were not comfortable leaving valuables in the room while we were gone. Once inside, the door did have a security latch.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jul 2023

Ann

We were so impressed with this property! We had a king sized bed with a fireplace in our room on the first floor - what else could anyone want? The property itself has abundant, beautiful flowering plants all around it, some of which my groundskeeper-husband had never seen before. If we ever come back to this side of the country, we'll stay here, no doubt. The owner/manager and staff were extremely helpful as well. Thanks so much!

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Jun 2023

Paula

Fireplace didn't work. I was on 2nd floor. Had to drag suitcase upstairs.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jun 2023

Jimil

Property is about 10 minutes away from the wharf and museum, pretty easy drive. Check-in was quick. Rooms are a little older, but very clean and well taken care of. I plan to stay again next time we’re in town.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jun 2023

Lida

A quiet get away . Clean and comfortable .

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jun 2023

Brian

The property is an excellent deal compared to other properties in the same price range.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

27 May 2023

Hong

Facilities are old. Some of them are in bad conditions, such as faucet is leaking， shower nozzle is half blocking. There are quite of things need to be fixed or replaced.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 May 2023

Robyn

Beautiful plants decorating the grounds. Management went above and beyond for us. Wonderful time!

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

09 May 2023

Michael

Affordable and gives you everything you’d need for a quick stay.

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

03 May 2023

shailendra

Property is good according to location wise. But inside is stinky smells. Floors are sticky.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

20 Apr 2023

Antonieta

The mattress was uncomfortable, not enough blankets and the heater was not strong enough

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

02 Apr 2023

Zachery

Perfect location and the rooms were spotless. Best stay I have ever had when visiting Monterey and I plan to use them from here on in.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

21 Mar 2023

Serevina

Comfortable and safe

Always my first choice in Monterey. Convenient, clean, safe location with extra amenities given the very reasonable rate.

Self

8/10

Excellent

14 Mar 2023

Johnie

Very nice people are friendly

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Mar 2023

Tom

We loved the Monterey Pines Inn. The location is great, as it's close and convenient both to tourist sites and the highway. Our room was clean, comfortable, and the fireplace was great! The staff is especially welcoming and very helpful. We highly recommend this to anyone looking for a good place to stay in beautiful Monterey.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

04 Feb 2023

Janice

Great Value in Monterey!

Flooring/Carpet was soft to the feet. The pillows wete wonderful - even extra pillows without asking. Fireplace worked great. Very hot water - which was very appreciated on a rainy day. These older motels on Munras are often a bit funky, but location is on a bus line if you don't want to hike back uphill from the beach area. You will hear the occasional sirens as the street is a fairly busy one. No elevator to second floor, but the room was a great place to relax and get a good night's sleep!

Self

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jan 2023

Francine Joy

Super easy check in. Front desk person was very friendly and welcoming. The room was clean and the location is great it’s with in walking distance of restaurants and stores.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jan 2023

Josh

Twas good

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

05 Dec 2022

Kateryna

Recommend

It was a very neat and quiet hotel, stayed there for 2 nights with my significant other. No complaints, very clean and spacious. The only thing I'd like to point out is that we went during the week of Thanksgiving, and the nights were cold. The heater was working but it was rather weak - had to keep on the whole night to stay warm. Other than that, a very comfortable stay. Close to Monterey downtown and Carmel, which is very convenient. And it's right next to a shopping center!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Dec 2022

armando

Nice and comfortable , quiet area,.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Nov 2022

jean yves

The room was very clean and spacious. There was a fireplace in the room. The motel is very conveniently located close to Carmel and the 17 mile drive. All and all

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

09 Oct 2022

Crystal

Basic

Basic stay. Would stay again for overnight trip. Not long term. Very uncomfortable bed. Otherwise decent.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

13 Sep 2022

Christina

Save your $$ and headache!

We booked 5-6 rooms for our family as we were getting married and being $225 per night, we didn’t think it would be lower than Motel 6 quality. Upon check in, we were notified that the power would be out from 8am-5pm and were not offered any type of apology, credit or anything. The hotel room was OK. My room had a jacuzzi tub that was cracked, the top button was broken off, there was water damaged wood all around the tub, and the floors were absolutely filthy. I walked on the floor of the hotel room and my feet were literally black. I asked the front desk if someone could come clean the floor and his response was “Ma’am, the floors are cleaned daily.” Which is impossible being as how black my feet and socks were. I asked for a mop and he wouldn’t give me one. We were outside at 8 pm enjoying the weather and chit chatting and were asked to keep it down….at 8 pm… I went to take a shower at midnight and there was not hot water. I tried to sleep and wasn’t able so I tried again at 2 am, then again at 5 am and NO HOT WATER!?!?! Finally, at 8:50 am I was able to take a hot shower and get some sleep. Someone kept coming to blow the walkways about 5 x with a blower when all room windows/doors were open. It was loud and dirty. I’m super disappointed in my stay and the price I paid to not be able to shower, walk barefoot in my room, or enjoy the company of my family. Probably one of the worst hotel stays I’ve ever experienced in my life. Use this place as a LAST resort at all costs!

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

04 Aug 2022

Bruce

Quick and easy

In and out for work....it's an Ok no fringe place

Business

6/10

Pleasant

16 Jul 2022

Nancy

Different experience for sure!

The place was like build on the 80’s and that’s what it looks like today! My kids loved the fun of seeing something different. But the tub was in the room not in the bathroom as well as the sink. The jets I. The tub wouldn’t work. But even that the room was for a couple and I had my two kids with me they were liked it. No Pool, no breakfast but clean, and front desk people was very accommodating and nice. I already told some people they should go there!

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

19 Jun 2022

Verified traveler

Dishonest staff. DO NOT STAY HERE.

I planned a 2 wk \"bucket list\" trip w/ my dad who is 81, can't do stairs & uses a scooter to go > 50 ft. A friend asked to join the trip w/ her husband & her mom who is 77 & can't do stairs either. In January 2022 I made a reservation at Monterey Pines Inn for 2 rooms for 5/21 & wrote in the special requests “Traveling with elderly. First floor please. And if the rooms could be close to each other that would be great.” I contacted the hotel directly on May 10th, 4 days before we left on our trip to confirm we had a 1st floor & handicap rooms if they were available. The person I talked to told me he switched our rooms so we would be guaranteed to have handicap rooms & the rooms would be on the 1st floor. This was super important since the Inn doesn't have an elevator. Upon arrival we found out that our handicap, 1st floor rooms were given to someone else the day before. He said it was an emergency. Not only that, but now 1 of our rooms was upstairs. We tried reasoning w/ him for 20 min. that this was unacceptable & that the room had been guaranteed on 5/10. Given the time of day we didn't have a lot of choice & were forced to take the rooms. So now my friend & I had to explain to both parents who only met 7 days prior that they would need to share a room because there was no way for one of them to get to room upstairs. It ended up being VERY uncomfortable. Needless to say, the stay at this Inn was a nightmare. DO NOT STAY AT THIS PLACE. Their word means nothing.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

13 Jun 2022

Nicholas

Comfy bed,central location,terrible water pressure

Good location in Monterey, central to major roads/freeways. Big comfy bed/pillows. Got the job done for one night. Biggest negative was the shower water pressure, literally less pressure than a leaky hose, it was a trickle.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jun 2022

Geoffrey

Think I got the \"Honeymoon\" suite, not your normal room. Nice, but a little weird arrangement

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

31 May 2022

Verified traveler

Great stay

Room was very clean and comfortable, will definitely stay again

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

06 May 2022

Karen

Great location

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

30 Apr 2022

Verified traveler

Rude

I’m a fluent Hindu translator, I hate to say that the owners would go into their room(which ISNT soundproof btw) and talk about my husband and I in Hindu and it was not appreciated. Online said $100 deposit but when we got there they tried to change it to $300??? There was mold in the tub so we did not shower there. There was also no lock on the door!! We had to cancel out two nights and change it to one and get a hotel elsewhere. Inn at 1252 next door was very pleasant, clean, and comfy!!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Apr 2022

David

Dog friendly and very clean.

Leisure Pet

8/10

Excellent

26 Mar 2022

Verified traveler

Good

6/10

Pleasant

02 Mar 2022

Edward

Period Motel.

typical 70s style motel. Our room was on the end and pretty cool when we got there. We eventually found there was a little heater in the wall behind a grill. Still needed more, a visit to front desk produced fleecy blanket and electric heater, so we are not the first to have a problem. Apart from that all fine

Partner

4/10

Poor

22 Feb 2022

Verified traveler

Disappointing and bad for the price

I booked this hotel because it has a 8.2 rating and a good amount of 10.0 reviews...but I have NO IDEA how those ratings are correct - this hotel was trash! I'm a realistic hotel guest and reviewer, and I'm stumped. The quality did not match the price of over $100 a night. No key card system, real keys which is quaint, but ridiculous in this age and the keys are labeled with hotel name and your room number; hope you don't lose it somewhere. The bath fixtures were quite clean, but the old carpet was scuzzy and had a white stain near the end of the bed from someone's 'fun' time; why wasn't this cleaned?? Walked in and it was musty and smelled of smoke, regardless of the 'no smoking' sign, it had a cigarette burn in the top decorative blanket-what cleaning staff would leave a burned blanket on the bed?? Room was above staff areas, which is prob where the smoke smell was wafting from. Stairs to the top floor are so poorly made, they slope back so much you actually could fall back or have your foot slip off a step; so unsafe and very worrying. The fridge and microwave are shoved into the closet space so there's no room to hang clothes, and you would heat food right under your clothes anyway; what?!? Rickety door lock, thank goodness for deadbolt. I've stayed at multiple hotels on this street and have never had such a poor experience, I'm baffled. Needless to say, will NEVER stay here again and will advise anyone I can to steer clear.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

21 Feb 2022

Bella

nice location

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jan 2022

Monica

Everything