Comfort Inn Monterey by the Sea

Not a bad affordable option for Monterey. Rooms are clean, but a little dated. Staff in polite and nice. Not really walking distance to Cannery Row or Fisherman’s Wharf, but within a short drive and easy to find parking. Breakfast included is meh, but can’t complain if it’s for free. We had brunch at Jack’s at Portola Hotel and Spa and paid $ 20 for the exact same thing.
We’ll be back.

For what you pay this place is excellent! Love white linen on my beds. Comfy beds with soft or firm pillows to choose from. Clean well kept bathrooms. Asian guy at the front desk was friendly and efficient!
Not much of a view but the hanging baskets of flowers everywhere is a nice touch.
Breakfast was awesome! Hardboiled eggs as well as scrambled, sausage patties, blueberry waffles, fresh fruit, instant oatmeal, toast, muffins, pastries, juices, tea, coffee, milk, yogurt. So much to choose from! The guy working there (Zack) was on point keeping it refilled, nice and tidy. Definitely hard working.
Andrew at check out was wonderful.

I gave five stars because I felt like the front desk was great. The continental breakfast was bomb along with the room and the walking distance from the Del Monte center being so closely convenient for my husband and I. Not to mention how attentive the head staff was regarding a small blunder. It’s stays like this that make me a loyal customer!

Recommend and plan to stay here again. Exceptional service provided by staff, with a late night arrival! The room was very clean and smelled fresh, none of that musty, doggy, cigarette odor combo often found in budget or pet friendly lodgings. The individual room heater kept the room warm in December in Monterey!
From a mobility point of view, handicapped room while small, allowed wheelchair passage between the bed and the dresser, and easy access into the bathroom
large enough to accommodate an extra large suitcase under a nicely tiled area for toiletries. Good pressure in the hand held shower with plenty of hot water and suprisingly fluffy towels. The breakfast area when crowded in the early morning was manageable for a wheelchair, later in the morning no problem. The covered walkways are smooth, the asphalt slightly less so. The staff delivered an item to our room, ran to open doors and move chairs for us, and parking was easy.
For the rest of you: Good coffee, real flatware in the breakfast room with hot offerings of eggs, sausage, waffles, with cold offerings of yogurts, bagels, cereals, juices. Outside seating, USA today, a printer at the guest computer, and markets and retail stores 1.5 blocks away for the emergency camera battery, whole foods fix, or pizza. Beautiful flower boxes, twining vines and decorative trees elevate this from the usual ranch style motel into a pretty place to stay. Be sure and ask for the special aquarium tickets, 2 days admission for the price of 1.
This was our second Comfort Inn property experience (thank you Unilocalers), and they have been comfortable and clean. Booked thru Comfort Inn via landline, which gave us a price matching to the on line resellers, and the option to cancel our third night with out penalty, not something the online guys can do.

Love this place! I stay here about 3 times a year and couldn’t be happier! It is very clean! The grounds are beautiful!
Best of all, the staff here is very friendly and accommodating!

This is a long overdue review.
I stayed here for 2 nights and it was pleasant. The rooms were decent, clean, and organized. The staff was very nice. I wish I can remember the name of the guy who helped me but even the other staff members were very friendly.
They hooked me up on an additional half day, just so I can enjoy the city. Had to pay a little more, but not a full night. Price wise was very reasonable, and it also was spring break.
At the end I gave them ice cream =).
The location is great to. It’s a little further than some of the other hotels, but we are talking about less than 10 minutes driving at 35mph (if that). There are convenient stores nearby in case we need supplies as well.
If Im in the area again, ill stay here. Thats for sure!

I highly recommend this as a place to stay in Monterey. The staff was exceptional and really made me free welcomed. We arrived early and they were able to accommodate the early check in providing a very comfortable room with a coffeemaker, microwave, refrigerator. We brought our dog with us which is becoming ever more difficult to find hotels that accept pets. They have a dedicated dog relief area with disposal bags handy. About an hour after checking we received a call to ensure our room had all we needed and to remind us that complimentary breakfast is served from 6 – 10 am. Location is perfect for viewing all the sights in Monterey and Carmel. There are two pools, although it was too chilly to take advantage of them, as well as a small workout room with treadmills, stairclimbers and misc workout equipment. They also have two conveniently located ice machines and food and drink vending machines. They grounds are well cared for. I travel a great deal and it’s refreshing to find a well priced location with all the amenities. They front desk staff also provided a myriad of options for sightseeing and dining. We will be back!

I love this place! I visit Monterey 4 times a year and typically stay closer to Cannery Row or a BBB. However, I’ve stayed at this place (will be my 3^rd time)…coming this weekend. The staff, and all are super Rad! I guess I’m basing it on that. Love the breakfast choices and the rooms are fine/​nice. We are hardly there, as we’re out a lot. Our pooch loves it too. Thank U Comfort Inn Monterey By The Sea for always taking care of us (even last minute).

Reasons for the 4 star instead of 5?
$ 199 a night for a motel is a bit pricey.
The king size bed is more of a queen size.
No cable TV.
Outside of that we really enjoyed our stay there. It was clean & comfortable. The staff were all friendly & helpful. We stayed in room 151 & had no complaints.
Would I stay there again? Yes
Would I recommend it? Yes

Always clean, comfortable friendly
Centrally located. I stay here frequently and am never disappointed

we were very pleased with our decision to stay at this Comfort Inn. The staff at check-​in was super friendly and made excellent restaurant recommendations. The room was small, but very clean with modern updates. The mattress was firm and very comfortable. the continental breakfast was generous. the value for the price was excellent. I’ve paid a lot more to stay at far worse places before!

My husband and I were very pleased with our Saturday night stay, ⁶⁄₆. We were traveling from San Diego to San Francisco with an overnight stop in Monterey. This hotel is PET FRIENDLY up to 40pds with a $ 25 fee. Our room was small, but the bed was comfortable, the shower was nice (constant hot water, good adjustable shower head) and the room was clean. There is a small hidden doggy potty area as well that was very convenient to our room. It can be a little loud outside, but for the money, this hotel is great place to stay on a budget. Very quaint property. We would stay here again.

The hotel is located close to tourist attractions. Could use some update, but overall is a nice place for a week end getaway. Loved the jacuzzi tub!

LOVED this stop. We were able to bring our little puppy and stay in a room with a king size bed. Also, great breakfast in the morning prepared by the one and only ZACH ATTACK which included hot eggs and sausage, a waffle maker, and a plethora of other things. All this for a great price. Would definitely return here!

Nice, clean, quaint hotel just 2 minute drive into downtown Monterey. The rooms are a good size with large bathrooms. Beds are comfortable. About an hour after we checked in hotel staff called our room to confirm that everything was ok. Breakfast was good– a variety of bread options, make your own mini waffles, cereal, yogurt, hard boiled eggs, scrambled eggs, sausage, oatmeal, juices, hot drinks… If you are in town on a Tuesday visit the weekly farmers market off of Alvarado.

Conveniently located across the street from the Del Monte Center for my wife’s shopping needs LOL! This was our second stay here in what has become our annual trip to Monterey. The rooms are clean and spacious. Clean being of the utmost importance. The beds are only somewhat comfortable but get the job done. The rooms are stocked with microwaves and mini refrigerators which is nice. They offer a good continental breakfast (free of charge) with a variety of muffins, yogurts, cereals, eggs, fruit, etc. Juices, coffee and milk are also available. The staff is also very friendly. Overall this is a great place to stay for the price.

I stayed here for a couple nights and it’s a solid okay place to crash after exploring Monterey all day. All the lights in my room were off when I arrived at night, which made it kind of creepy, especially since the doors to the bathroom and closet were closed as well.
The bedding and bathroom were clean and standard for this price point. It was a little weird to see the coffeemaker and ice container right next to the toilet though. It kind of grossed me out a little.
My only real complaints were about the parking and the noise in the mornings. The parking spaces are extremely narrow so a lot of cars on my side of the hotel were double parked or right at the edges of their spot. I was being paranoid and didn’t want to park on the other side where I wouldn’t be able to see my car so I had to park a spot that looked like a last minute addition right in between the in/​out flows of traffic.
Now the noise. At night, it was no problem. But once the complimentary breakfast started (7 – 10 am), it’s a different story. Kids were screaming and running up and down the halls, parents screaming at their kids to stop screaming, hotel maintenance workers talking loudly right outside our window. One man even had a whole business-​sounding conversation on his phone. I know this isn’t really the hotel’s fault but maybe asking their staff to talk quieter when there are «do not disturb» signs up or having signs out reminding guests to mind other guests that might still be sleeping (especially the ones that are within a few doors of the breakfast room) would help.
I’d stay here again just for the price and convenient location, but I’d probably ask to stay on the other side next time, upstairs and far from the breakfast room.

Cute little hotel. Has a very country cottage feel. Blooming geranium baskets and planters in front of every room. This hotel is pet friendly! ($ 30 pet fee.)
Continental breakfast is included. Scrambled eggs, sausage patties, coffee, tea, milk, warm and hot cereal, make your own mini waffles, fruit, pastries, yogurt, and such. Hot food has no flavor so you have to doctor it up. Rooms are clean and cozy. Staff are friendly.
Even though it is pet friendly there is no place to walk your pet.
Small exercise room. I mean small, three maybe four machines. Heated pool.
Extremely close to a mall, movie theater. A few miles from downtown Monterey, The Wharf, Aquarium and miscellaneous shops and eateries.

Our stay here was pleasant.
We stayed for one night. 2 adults and 1child.
Room was clean, bed was ok, pillows were good. Bathroom was clean. The shower though was small and outdated, I was expecting a tub but it’s whatever. The floor/​carpet though is pretty dirty, I had to tell my son to keep his socks on and our socks were super dirty. Pretty gross. Walls are a bit thin but we only stayed one night so it wasn’t really a big deal.
They do have free breakfast though and you can make your own waffles, there’s eggs, sausage, toast, yogurt, muffins, toast and cereal, juices, milk and coffee. You had the option to eat in the dining area or take it back to your room (they had paper plates and regular plates).
There’s a shopping center and mall REALLY a close by, so convenient. And about a 10 min drive to the aquarium and the 17 mile drive.
The guy at the front office was nice. We may return someday.
4 stars for being so close to everything in the area and for yummy breakfast and customer service.

Better than expected for a typical Comfort Inn. We stayed here during the Big Sur Marathon. Although this place wasn’t quite walking distance to the start nor to the convention center, it was just a little more than 1 mile away.
It’s close to the Dole Center but pretty much not much else. As for the rooms, it was clean, I got a comfortable night sleep. The bathroom is huge. It’s like ½ the size of the room itself. I usually only see Vegas type rooms like this. The TV was small, 32″. The programming wasn’t great but it had the playoff games on ESPN which was great.
Parking can be tricky here because I had to park about 100 yards from the room.
Breakfast continental breakfast was okay. Your typical waffles, eggs, hard boil eggs, sausage patties, yogurt, some juices, some coffee, some danishes, make your own oatmeal.
Although the rates were a little high during this marathon weekend, I would come back again since it was clean and simple.