Best Western Beach Resort

We have stayed here many times. They have new owners. Very clean and on the Monterey Beach. The hotel restaurant does not have the gourmet menu as before. Also There is now a resort fee of $ 35 added to the room rate that is not advertised. Little much. They are renovating but the room we stayed in was renovated and the only difference I noticed was the paint.

New name: Monterey Tides. No longer named the Best Western Beach Resort. Our first stay here was April 2014. It was real noisy because of the construction/​remodeling that was taking place. Management compensated guests by offering an open wine bar and also provided cheese, crackers & fruit to go along with the wine. We stayed here again Oct. 2015; the room we stayed in faced the ocean, it was beautifully decorated with a flat screen TV, beach art, and updated wood furnishings. There’s an open area for the swimming pool and hot tub that’s always clean & maintained. The restaurant/​bar offers a happy
hour between 4pm to 6pm. We can’t wait to stay here again. As good as it gets for the rates!!!

I completely agree with Mr. S!!! It was 9mos ago that he gave his review and the only thing that changed is the «resort» fee is now $ 25 a night! When asked what exactly that involves, phone access (uh, every human being pretty much carries a phone), water in the room (maybe I don’t want it) WiFi (I have my own thank u), coffee in the room (like every other hotel offers), and parking (as the ONLY hotel on the beach, not exactly a city setting tight on parking)…anyway, it was a rip-​off like airlines charging for baggage. Add-​one to just squeeze the customers for all their worth… I won’t be going back. I can just look at the ocean and then go to another, BETTER, CLEANER hotel.

Cant say enough about this place. If you want ocean front. it doesn’t get any better. If you can swing it, you want ocean front rooms on the 2^nd-​3^rd floors. Hearing the crash of the waves all night is the best. Close to Cannery Row, incredible lobby, with lounges, books, fireplace and a 50 foot row of windows overlooking the beach. Live music on the weekends and a great restaurant upstairs if you don’t feel like leaving the hotel. A great weekend get away. or even better during the week with better rates.

A really conflicted one and one half stars review is in order for this FORMER Best Western.
Pros: Million dollar ‘Hotel’ location and views. Probably the best situated property on the central coast. Grounds and general public areas feel like they have been upgraded recently.
Cons: $ 10 ‘Motel’ rooms. Filthy, decrepit rooms that haven’t been updated in fifteen-​plus years. The cleaning staff seems to do their darnedest to maintain what’s there, but the mattresses and carpet (toes curl as I write this) are unbelievably dirty and stained. I’ll spare any further details in this regard and leave the rest to your imagination. Insult to injury, guest’s cars left in open parking lots are charged $ 18 a night.
If only owner would invest in rooms renovations… this property would be a true gem. Until then, stay at your own risk.

I enjoyed the stay at this hotel. I’ll start from the beginning…
Upon check-​in, we had to wait. I can’t really complain about this because check-​in time is check-​in time, and we were about 20 minutes early. Oh well.
We got to our ocean-​view room, and I was super excited to see the beach from our bed. However, they have giant wooden slats along the railing that really obstruct the view unless you are standing right in front of the window looking out. I really think they should upgrade to skinny iron railings, or even better, glass. Also, there was a light right outside our window that came on at night, and it was a really ugly color. Again, they would benefit from subtle ground lighting as to not take away from the view.
The room was plenty big, and included a fridge. We did not eat at the restaurant, but we walked by and it looked very nice. I was bummed that the pool and spa closes at 9, as that was way earlier than we were getting back from dinner. However, this place is literally RIGHT on the beach. So that is what really earned the points. The staff was very nice. But I really think they need to start upgrading since they are one of the only hotels with beach access.

We stopped here as a oitstop from Carlsbad to San Francisco. It was me, my wife, and two kids. It’s an older hotel but has the best location on the beach.
The stag was very kind and helpful. We arrived about 5 hours before check-​in, but they got us in by 1pm.
The beds were comfortable and the room was big enough. The ocean view rooms do not have a private few. That would be 5-​stars. But it wasn’t too bad.
We enjoyed our stay and would do it again.

Oh wow!
The view from the lobby/​bar/​reception is simply ah-​mah-​zing. I walk in with my luggage and face the Monterey Bay and Pacific Ocean crashing into the beach just below.
Oh no!
The view from my garden room is not a garden. It’s a walk way and a parking lot.
I spent one night at this Best Western for a conference, and I really enjoyed it – with the exception that my room had virtually no usable window.
The staff was really nice. I had a problem with my reservation and they kept a smile on and worked it out. Later, I requested a microwave. A man carried it over to my room a few minutes later. Now that’s service!
The conference facilities worked well. Right out the elevator was a small room and a large room and I can’t remember a single technical error. The only hiccup was that snacks and drinks completely ran out (water water everywhere but not a drop to drink).
Then between day one and day two I meandered around the backyard patio and reclined on the chaise and listened to the waves (which I think feels so luxurious). And then I walked down to the beach, because it was Right There and sandy and sweet.

All rooms’ windows open to the walkway ! Motel 6 has more privacy. You can not open the curtain and look outside even in the «ocean view» rooms. Ridiculous is the right description :((

1^st time stayed here-​18^th anniversary. Nice stay, room was very small, but clean. I loved the automatic blinds. Being on the ground level was somewhat unnerving, hearing the crash of the waves & then realizing, they were about 15 ft from the room! We will stay again, but I think on the 2^nd or 3^rd level, so we can enjoy the lites from the wharf.

This is a nice hotel right on the beach just north of Monterey. Moderately priced on weekdays can be expensive on weekends.

I have so many fantastic memories of this place… I stayed in so many capacities. When I was younger, a random stopover, a pet getaway, a weekend away…
I rammed into the port-​au-​cashere (sp?) and they didn’t give a damn. Don’t know if the same night auditor is there, but he was great. The housekeeping must have the worst job ever… this place is right on the beach and gets hammered in bad weather regardless of the retaining wall. Great for pets, or playing. Not «in» or really «near» downtown or cannery row. It is an out there location, to some extent, and although on the beach, West is pretty ugly.
Yes the beach faces east ish… towards Aptos. That is weird, but whatever.