Embassy Suites Monterey Bay - Seaside, Seaside

The staff at the hotel were excellent. The disappointment was that we have stayed at a Embassy Hotel before and this was not up to par. The hotel is becoming very dated, the elevator was not always working. The evening no host cocktail hour was disappointing, the chips were stale very limited on choices, the other Embassy had cheeses, crackers etc. The breakfast they did a nice job. The rooms were clean the linens were clean, the pillow cases smelled of bleach too much. Again the staff was excellent.

The Manager's reception and the complimentay breakfast was a plus. The staff was very accomodating and friendly. My requested items were ready when we arrive in our room. There was a reception the afternoon we aririved and there were plenty of small kids in the lobby and in the Manager's reception area. There were so many kids in the morning as well in the breakfast area. A littl ebit too noisy in the lobby area.

My family and I stayed at this hotel after reading many reviews learning it was a very outdated but good for families. We thought we would give it a shot and in the end after staying there for the weekend that will be my same summary of the hotel but I would say this hotel is EXTREMELY outdated and it seemed to just be falling apart: Cons: The hotel is in serious need of remodeling. The hotel rooms have the loudest air conditioning units in the rooms and to get the room at a decent temp you have to leave it on CONSTANTLY and it never seemed to get to the temp we wanted it at so there was no sleeping on this vacation. The room had no bathroom fan/vent and the window in the bedroom only opened about 4 inches so it was very humid and stuffy in the room so no matter what the air conditioning had to be on just to feel like you could breathe. In the bathroom you constantly hear the pipes of the hotel or other rooms making loud noises like they were farting and it got very annoying. Right away when we got into the room we noticed the bathroom door knob was broken and you couldn’t close the door so maintenance had to come fix it, then the bedroom door was broken and automatically locked and ended up locking our 18 month old daughter in the room alone and we had to have maintenance come break it open to get her out, which I was NOT very happy about! Our coffee pot was broken so no coffee in the room, the frige never kept anything cold, the shower barely got you wet with the pressure it had and the mattress was not very comfortable we woke up every morning with horrible back aches. There is nothing to do around the hotel so you must drive to everything. You could walk outside to a Starbucks but that is about it. The beach that is across the freeway from the hotel was too far for us to walk with an 18 month old and the neighborhood didn’t seem very nice to be walking in. Pros: The hotel was very clean in the lobby, the room, the pool and parking lot. The rooms were a good layout if you have a child/baby that doesn’t do well with sleeping in the same room as you or if they go to bed early and you like to stay up later or you just want privacy. The free breakfast was very nice when you have a family and are on a little bit of a budget. The food was good, there was a lot of it and a lot of selection and the employees working it were very nice. The manager’s reception in the evening was nice to come back to. You got free drinks, popcorn and some crackers. In the end we needed a hotel that had a separate room for our daughter and we were looking for breakfast to be included which there were only two option in town this hotel and a Best Western in downtown. We were hoping for a nicer hotel but that just didn’t happen. So it was nice for our situation but I wouldn’t stay there again. Getting no sleep and having a room that was falling apart felt nothing like home and just made me want to be home and not on vacation. I would spend the extra money and stay closer to town and have a newer hotel even with a smaller room because I know I would have a more enjoyable time.

The service people were great.Everything was find but the room.I did not notice till that night.Bathroom fan and ceiling ligth were not working.Hole in wall next to bed about 2''x36''.Back of tv cabinet was falling off in living room.The lamp on a stand in bedroon would not work.Stain on window covering look like blood.This was suite 200.At check out I gave list of these items which I though sure be address to the check person.Alone with my address and my web site address.She stated it would be looked into and I would get a reply.As of this letter I have not heard any reply.I am sure this was room was over looked for what ever reason.Looking forward to staying again as we have many times in the passed.I would rate this as no too good.

I have a family of 6 (4 kids, 2, 4, 9 & 12). ITs ok when you have 2 kids but our room was soo small. I thought they had roll aways but when we got there they said its a fire hazard and they do not carry them anymore. I got the room with 2 double beds. We could barely fit in the beds and I nor my kids did not sleep all night! My kids could not make any noise, there was an elderly couple next door. It was just not for us. Otherwise the room was clean and the bathroom was clean. Maids were nice and staff was friendly. View was partial ocean view and it was ok, but when your busy with 4 kids who has time to look at a view? There was an indoor pool that did not have a kids pool, so little kids did not really have fun. Breakfast was ok and the nightly reception was good. So ,if you kids and have the $$ to spend then book 2 adjoining rooms with space.

Good value - good breakfasts. Staff was very friendly! Close to Naval Postgraduate school and easy drive to the Aquarium and Cannery Row.

Our rooms were VERY comfortable and spotless. The restaurant is a bit pricey--I wish it offered more affordable and typical food. There are places in the area to eat, however. Happy hour every day is nice. :-) Not within walking distance to attractions, but just a short car ride (minutes). Nice hotel to relax in the lobby. Would definitely stay again.

Embassy Suites' rooms are great to escape the "side by side double beds" that families are usually subjected to with kids. We got a king room and the kids slept on the pull out sofa, we both had our own tv. Our room had a side view of the ocean and sunset which was a nice extra. We had never been to an Embassy Suites before and, although this one was a few miles from the Aquarium, I think it was the best choice for us in the area- based on the fact that, at the very least, the kids really wanted to swim. The pool is great (a tad cold), and spa but the beautiful concrete tiling was slippery. It looked like a great gym as glass separated the two areas. Nice facilities there. We particularly enjoyed the evening drinks and snacks! The kids ran a bit and there was a game room (pool table, a few overpriced video games) adjacent. We hit Chili's (in the same lot as the hotel) and that was fun. The kids loved the macaroni & cheese. The next morning, the breakfast was nice. I noticed some trouble with not enough coffee cups and a few of the plates were not spotless. We noticed a few people getting food to take up to the room. Later checkout was nice (12). From there, we got on Hwy. 1 and went to Pacific Grove -Asilomar Beach. It was easy to find if you follow Asilomar signs then left on Sunset and follow it. A great dog friendly beach, tidepools if you go at low tide. It's easy to spend a few hours there. We wandered Pacific Grove a bit until finding the Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary- a pretty cool place that was a few miles over - A few stray monarchs were about. Until it was pointed out, it was hard to see the hundreds with their wings closed (looking more brown) up high clustered in a tree to the right of the entrance to the "trail."

We had a wonderful stay here. The kids had a great time. Since it is a suite,they thought they had thier own room. We will definitely stay here again.

I loved the central location. An easy drive to downtown Monterey or up the highway to Carmel. Del Monte Center is a very good shopping center and it's located two exits up the highway. Note the nice walking/jogging paths; one in front of the hotel around the public resevoir and one behind the hotel for hotel guests.