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Otter Inn

571 Wave St., Monterey, CA 93940
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Otter Inn
Ranked #6 of 14 Monterey B&B and Inns
3.5 of 5 stars 105 Reviews
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San Jose, California
2 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed November 28, 2011
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This property is right in the middle of the Cannery Row area, about 2 blocks up from the shore. I was in Monterey for a conference at the Monterey Plaza hotel, which charged nearly 5 times more for a room. The Otter Inn was only a quick 3 block walk to my conference, and was actually closer to most of... More

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Aptos, California
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44 reviews 44 reviews
Reviews in 20 cities Reviews in 20 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed November 4, 2011

This is your "basic motel" but the location is the best. You can walk to everything in Cannery Row. Staff lets you park before and well after check in and leave time. Rooms are clean and most have ocean views. Some with fireplace. We always stop here when we are in Monterey. Prices are very reasonable. More

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Massachusetts
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed October 26, 2011
1
person found this review helpful

We received a decent rate to stay at the Otter Inn for a wedding in October and were underwhelmed by the property. Fortunately, the hotel was right on the waterfront and close to all the touristy attractions in Monterey. Not my first choice, but was decent. The decor was incredibly outdated and dark, the bed old and squeaky. However, the... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed October 25, 2011
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My teens and I loved this place! It is not right on the water but it is close. Just a short couple blocks to the water, super easy to walk to cannery row. The Monteray Bay Aquarium is at the end of cannery row and worth a look. This hotel is close enough that at dinner on cannery row I... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed October 14, 2011

We returned to Monterey to hit the aquarium and see the great white. We loved the location and the cute outside of the hotel the first time we were there, and we were not disappointed with our stay. We arrived VERY early (about noon) and our room was not ready for check-in yet -- completely understandable. The man at the... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed September 27, 2011

We stayed at the Otter Inn on our way down the Pacific Coast Highway. We had booked online and the price was high, but availability was very limited in and around Monterey as it was car auction/show week when we were there. We also wanted to be close to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. The hotel is within walking distance which... More

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed September 17, 2011

It isn't the top of the line as far as hotels go but we were happy with our experience here. The room was clean and inviting. We didn't know about the welcome basket so we were delighted to get the extras. There were some extra prepackaged bath product freebies (they looked like someone put them in the rooms in addition... More

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San Francisco, California
2 reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed September 7, 2011
2
people found this review helpful

My husband and I had a terrible experience when we booked in this hotel. Not only it looked like a mausoleum but the front desk/manager was way too rude. When we checked-in on September 4, 2011, Sunday, we thought that everything was okay. The manager (which by the way didn’t mention her name) said that our room was ready and... More

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dslee, Guest Relations Manager at Otter Inn, responded to this review
September 15, 2011

We are sorry to hear when any of our guests has a less than perfect experience at our establishment. The Guest came in around 2:30PM to check in, and their room was not ready yet. Our manager informed Guest that they were welcome to drop their bags off in the room while we prepare it. Earlier that morning other guests... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed September 3, 2011

We stayed three nights. A good location for Cannert Roe and the Aquarium. It was quite clean and the drapes were sufficient to keep out the light. However, there were night lights in the room that were like a spot light. We had choice of the night lights or the lights turned on. The last were awakened at 2:30 AM... More

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Norfolk, UK
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed September 3, 2011
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person found this review helpful

This was the most expensive of all the twelve places we stayed at during our three week trip around California and the worst by miles! Positives: Free car parking Close to Cannery Row (our favorite part of Monterey) Breakfast included (see below) Not so good: Room is very dated Carpets feel dirty Curtains are an interesting collection of three sewn... More

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