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    Portola Hotel & Spa at Monterey Bay

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    2 Portola Plaza, Monterey, CA 93940-2419
    +1 844-733-3391
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    4.0 2,814 reviews
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    The Portola Hotel & Spa reflects the captivating spirit of a rich, historical setting surrounded by everything that the Monterey Peninsula has to offer. Your stay at the Portola Hotel begins with warm …More homemade chocolate chip cookies, provided at check-in. As the only Silver LEED Certified hotel on the central coast of California, the hotel boasts 379 guestrooms and suites, an award winning full service day spa, three on-site restaurants including a craft brewery and more! Portola Hotel & Spa is one of California's premier family-friendly destinations offering easy access to Monterey's favorite attractions. The hotel is also pet friendly. Less
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    HOTEL FEATURES
    Pool
    Room Service
    Restaurant
    Fitness Center with Gym / Workout Room
    Bar/Lounge
    Spa
    Banquet Room
    Breakfast Available
    Business Center with Internet Access
    Concierge
    Conference Facilities
    Dry Cleaning
    Heated pool
    Hot Tub
    Laundry Service
    Meeting Rooms
    Non-Smoking Hotel
    Outdoor pool
    Pets Allowed ( Dog / Pet Friendly )
    Refrigerator in room
    Wheelchair access
    Beachfront
    Free Parking
    Free High Speed Internet (WiFi)
    Breakfast included
    Awards & Recognition
    GreenLeaders Gold level
    Certificate of Excellence
    GreenLeaders Gold level
    Certificate of Excellence
    Hotel Style
    Onsen
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    Luxury
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    Spa
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    Business
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    Family
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    Romantic
    Room types
    Suites, Non-Smoking Rooms, Family Rooms, Accessible rooms
    Hotel class
    Awards & Recognition
    GreenLeaders Gold level
    Certificate of Excellence
    GreenLeaders Gold level
    Certificate of Excellence
    Contact Information
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    Hotel Style
    Onsen
    ,
    Luxury
    ,
    Spa
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    Business
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    Family
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    Romantic
    Room types
    Suites, Non-Smoking Rooms, Family Rooms, Accessible rooms
    Number of rooms
    379
    Price range
    $209 - $442 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
    Also Known As
    Portola Hotel And Spa At Monterey Bay
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    Portola Hotel Monterey Bay
    Location
    United States > California > Monterey County > Monterey
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    All reviews brew pub jack's restaurant fisherman's wharf warm cookies cannery row chocolate chip cookies ceiling fan breakfast buffet convention center self parking within walking distance per day upon check beautiful hotel bike path monterey bay whale watching
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    Reviewed today
    Birthday weekend for my Wife

    I highly recommend this hotel! It is centrally located and a beautiful hotel. The staff is warming and welcoming. Our concierge Naiomi Skiles was AWESOME!! she gave me some wonderful advise on a great wine trolley tour and was instrumental on getting flowers, wine, and...More

    Thank John P
    Hotel's Favorite
    Reviewed March 3, 2018 via mobile
    Great Pet Friendly Hotel’

    Great dog friendly hotel and price. Great location walking distance to wharf and downtown. Clean and large room and lively lobby with fur babies everywhere - even pet friendly restaurant. Highly recommend- we’ll definitely return.More

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    Response from PortolaHotelSpa, General Manager at Portola Hotel & Spa at Monterey BayResponded March 12, 2018

    Hi april77772016, Thank you for your review of the Portola Hotel & Spa on TripAdvisor. We were glad to hear that you enjoyed your visit to Monterey and had an opportunity to experience local attractions within walking distance from the hotel. We hope to have...More

    Reviewed today
    Great location

    Stayed at this hotel for 2 nights in October, when we arrived there was a business convention on and hotel was very busy, went to our room to find that it was right next to lifts which were in constant use, went down and asked...More

    Thank SS-Dur20
    Reviewed 2 days ago via mobile
    Portola: An Amazing stay

    We just recently stayed at Potola Hotel and Spa. Colette helped us with our booking and she was amazing! It was an anniversary trip and with the perfect location of Portola we had the best trip. Thank you to all the wonderful staff that helped...More

    Thank Go793964
    Reviewed 2 days ago via mobile
    Nice location. Decent rooms. Slightly over priced

    This hotel is located really well. Right by the key areas of the bay. Lovely surroundings. The rooms are well assigned and clean. Nicely furnished. Would stay there again. I know this is an eco hotel but the shower was very poor. Water pressure was...More

    Thank Robinlondon12
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    October 21, 2018|
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    Response from TW1 | Reviewed this property |
    It was $24 For valet parking, think it was $20 if you parked your car yourself. ..parking is just over the road in an underground car park.
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    March 1, 2018|
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    Response from shawzys | Reviewed this property |
    We parked in the parking lot across the road that was manned with a barrier and you had to get a token from the hotel, can't remember how much it was. We didn't use the hotel valet parking as didn't want to pay their... More
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    February 12, 2018|
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    Response from catc0x | Reviewed this property |
    No all the rooms do not have balcony and we did not have a view. Sorry can’t help with the view rooms.
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    "Get a room with AC."
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    "I was on the 6th floor (690) facing Alvarado St, the room was fine and not too noisy NE facing rooms get..."
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    "Getting a room at a higher level would probably be much better for privacy."
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