Best Western De Anza Inn, Monterey

We visit Monterey often to play golf, and usually stay at the Marriott. However, the last trip was on a very busy weekend and the Marriott was full, and there weren't very many choices left. We discovered the de Anza Inn (had never heard of it before)through a local reservation service, and though it is a limited service hotel, we were very pleasantly surprised with the accommodations, especially considering that we were going from a Marriott to a Best Western. Don't let the fact that it is a Best Western fool you though - the room was quite a bit larger than the Marriott's and very nicely decorated and clean. the fact that the rooms were inside with hallways made us feel better security-wise too. The building is modern and upscale-looking, and actually looks brand new, though we found out it was built in the 80's.

The staff was very friendly and efficient, and even managed to get us a reservation at one of our favorite restaurants even though they were booked. The location was also quite convenient and easy to get to. I would have to say, for the $ it's a much better value than any of the "upscale" places I've stayed. we will stay there again.