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    2.7 (115 reviews)
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    Asma S.

    Honestly I don't understand why this hotel has bad reviews. My friend and I planned a summer vacation with our kids to Monterey. We decided on this hotel because it had THREE king size beds in a very spacious room . I even had space to put my baby's pack and play next to the bed . We got this room at a bargain price and it was only 15 mins drive from Monterey Bay aquarium. We spent two nights here with a baby , a toddler, and two kids and it was wonderful. They even have a juice/coffee/hot chocolate bar downstairs, free or charge ! This was a hit for the kids . Also as women traveling alone with our kids this was a very safe area and hotel . Don't hesitate to book this!

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    Bethany M.

    stayed here for one night. when we first arrived, the front desk was completely empty. the man took 10-15 minutes to check us in and when he finally did, he had a HORRIBLE ATTITUDE. No smile, no welcome. We brushed it off after a long day of travels and went into the hotel, just to find trash in the can that was sitting there and hadn't been taken out, and an unknown HAIR in the "fresh clean" towels. gross honestly. since we only stayed for a short period, it wasn't worth causing a fuss about. definitely worth warning others. #TouristTrap

    Fraudulent charges for services not rendered

    Rooms were great, but I did not appreciate being charged for an upgrade fee for an upgrade they were not able to accommodate. Almost a month later and in constant communication with the hotel and corporate and they can't resolve it. "Call back tomorrow when the manager is here", "The manager will be back next week on Tuesday". "We don't see a charge". I have the invoice and the bank statements showing the charge. So frustrating and so disappointing that a business like this can't take care of business.

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    May A.

    Near the beach... The hotel is located on the outskirts of Monterey in a quiet town of Marina, just 11 miles from the Cannery Row in Monterey. Our stay here was decent. Check-in was quick and easy and the desk clerk was nice and friendly. The lobby very spacious with contemporary furnitures in the sitting area. The only noisy experience we had was from the room immediately next to us (family with kids blasting their music and kids running around). If they weren't going to be quiet by 10:00p we were going to report to the front desk. Thankfully, they calmed down. The room included two King beds, flatscreen TV, a small fridge and a microwave. The room was clean and beds were comfy. I like how roomy the bathroom is. Water feels like my water softener at home. Love! Complimentary breakfast was offered from 6:00-10:00a which we took advantage of on our first of two nights' stay. They have a waffle maker and choices of muffins, pastries, cereal, or fresh fruit to go with coffee or fruit juices. The dining room is clean and spacious with plenty of table seating. Across the street is an Asian/Filipino store/market and a few choices of restaurants. We walked across the street to dine at the Korean restaurant on our last evening. Overall pleasant stay and would book here again for another getaway weekend on the coast. Review #1683

    Aileen M.

    This Ramada is smaller than others I've stayed at but it provided what I expected: a decent night's stay and adequate parking. Our room was a bit outdated with its furniture, carpet, and light fixtures. Plus it smelled stale. But the room had a microwave, coffee maker, and refrigerator. The complimentary breakfast the next morning was as expected: cereals, yogurt, bagels, muffins, hard-boiled eggs, juice, coffee, tea, waffle-maker. It wasn't great but it's still a positive in my book given so many hotels offer less and less amenities. Checking in and out was a breeze, thanks to the friendly and efficient staff.

    The TV sits on the fridge and microwave. No drawers.
    Art T.

    TLDR: it's a clean hotel that has the basic amenities. If you need a place to stay and nothing else, i would highly recommend. Pros: first and foremost it's clean, front desk guy was pretty friendly, neighborhood was safe, it was the cheapest hotel chain in the area, really if you need a basic place to stay I'd say it's a good deal. Beds were comfy! The complimentary continental breakfast was cool, even though their breakfast room was closed and we had to use the employee break room, it still had everything we could have wanted. Breakfast burritos, a microwave, milk, juices, waters. Good stuff Cons: so they were in the middle of a remodel, in fact the weekend i stayed they were doing the photo shoot for the rooms to go on the website, so that might be why i had this experience but here's how it went: First of all the room had NO closet. No hanging rod or hangers. NO ironing board, and NO iron. This was unfortunate as i brought a shirt that needed to be ironed. I had to wear a wrinkly shirt that day. There was NO desser, but a big blank area where the dresser was probably supposed to go? There were no drawers anywhere. The TV was sitting on a shelving, so no drawers there. There was a desk, but no drawers there either. There was even an ottoman thing, but with no drawers, just a shelf. None under the bed either. So if you're looking to take clothes and put them away while you stay, you're gonna be annoyed. The bathroom was nice and freshly remodeled, but it had a couple quirks. First, it was the kind of shower with no real division between shower and bathroom and rather than a glass door to get in the shower it was just a curtain. This meant we needed more towels than usual to line the floor but okay. My bigger issue was the shower, although nice, and contrary to the room that had an over abundance of shelving, the shower had NO shelving on it. So i was taking a shower and look around to grab the little complimentary shampoo and soap, and it's nowhere to be found! Where could it be ? I looked around the floor of the shower as well. Nope. I did find it eventually, it was on the countertop of the bathroom. This meant of course that I had to step across the bathroom to get it, thereby dripping water on the floor. After i grabbed it and used it, i realized again that, well, i had nowhere to put the soap and shampoo. Because there was no little shelf on the wall! So i just placed them on the floor in the corner. Again i don't know if the room wasn't really finished and they were trying to pass it off as finished? My third and final complaint was that the refrigerator was broken. It was not cold. No matter what i did to the dial, it was not cold. I told the guy and he was super nice and said he could bring another fridge to me, but i said that's fine I'm checking out in the morning anyway and have an ice chest and he should replace it for the next guests. Oh yeah and the only working ice machine was on the first floor. That didn't bother me too much though. The breakfast was cool, but since it was about the size of a Walk in closet there was no where to sit, but that's Okay we were leaving anyway. When i checked out i sort of expected him to give me a discount for all that trouble. But i guess not. Again overall it's a fine place to stay, just don't expect too much.

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    Micki M.

    This was a great overnight destination, why? Here are my reasons: 1) Location: This hotel is located in Marina. Marina is a small town outside of Monterey. It's away from the touristy Monterey and it's a newer town than Seaside. It's about 15 minutes to Monterey and about 30 minutes depending on traffic, to Santa Cruz. 2) Price: After reading some of the reviews on certain search engines, I decided on spending a night here and that this was the best value. I could've spent more money and stayed some place fancy, but I'm gonna be sightseeing, and needed a decent place to sleep. Ramada was perfect. 3) Room: The room was huge! It came with two queen beds, a nice dinette table and chairs, a bigger than personal size refrigerator, a sitting chair, coffemaker, and a microwave. 4) Free breakfast: They offer free breakfast, it consisted of oatmeal, danishes, muffins, bagels, boiled eggs, fruit, and do it yourself waffles. There's also coffee, juices, and milk. 5) Staff: Friendly, helpful and professional. Overall, I would recommend Ramada if you want a comfortable and not gonna break the bank, place to spend the night. It was a great find.

    Mold in the trash can next to the main bed in a two bedroom "suite"

    It's crazy what hotels charge people while doing less than minimum. When ya pay over $150 for less than 12 hours of a room, it'd make sense to have a lil less mold than that... ps, I've worked as a housekeeper for multiple companies in multiple states, this isn't just on the cleaners, they gotta clean an unreasonable amount of rooms some days, I feel like the managers should hold some accountability as well, especially given how much they sit in an office compared to the cleaners.

    Sheri C.

    We just checked in for the Veteran's Day weekend for room 312. I went straight to the rest room and saw something out of the corner of my eye run. I turned to my left towards the bathtub and saw a pile of roaches scatter from the light. I took multiple pictures but was only able to get one clear picture due to the shock. This place has gone downhill from what it use to be. The front desk young lady with no hesitation started to process our refund and rushed the process due to multiple people coming in through the front door. Please beware and check your room if you do attempt to stay here. I asked for the manager and was told she was in the back, but after the refund was processed and I asked for her again the front desk lady stated she was not here. I warned the families that were in the parking lot getting ready to check in. I wish I could give no stars!

    Matt S.

    Reserved via 3rd party after finding an average of reviews both here and on another site, that gave the impression this was a bargain 3 star hotel close to the Monterey Aquarium where we were planning on taking out children. Initial visit to the lobby looks grand and re-modeled. Very modern and clean. However the luggage dolly was broken and falling apart. We were assigned a 2-room suite per our reservation on the 3rd floor. Elevator was stained and had control panels falling off. Entered room. Paint looked new, and mattresses appeared new. The rest of the room and bathroom made me concerned for our 2 night stay with a 1 year old toddler, as the rooms were filthy! Carpet un-vacuumed, counters not wiped or cleaned. Broken table in the "lounge area" next to the couch. So much so, that you couldn't set a glass of water on the table without the glass falling off. Stains covered the office chair, bathroom and coffee tray, ice box and microwave. The alarm clock looked like someone had sneezed on it and then wiped it with their hand. The same can be said for the appearance of both phones that had no-power to them. Good luck calling down to the front desk in these rooms. Bathrooms covered in dust & pubic hair and residual glue where they had glued the back-splash of the shower to the tub. Sink filthy and an earring left from the previous guests in plain sight on the bathroom counter. I went down to the front desk at 8pm on our first night asking to shorten our stay to 1 night, given the wreck of a room, and the night manager said they couldn't do that because we had booked through hotels.com I spent 2 hours calling our 3rd party booking service, and they said they couldn't cancel our 2nd night under 24 hr notice. The next night, we moved one of our girls to the pull-out couch. I opened the couch to find 3 drug-sized plastic baggies and a bloody stain on the pull-out couch mattress cover. Then found a coin purse, and child's block labeled "Soup" from a play-kitchen sitting on top of the television. When I found the baggies, I nearly lost my mind! I took all 6 items (earring, coin-purse, child's block, and 3 baggies) to the operating manager at the desk. I set down each item explaining where we found it, visibly explaining my disgust. What did he say? He said: "Well, I know a kid will be missing this" and left. Walked away. Was not interested in rectifying the issue, in the slightest. I went back to room and started packing. As I lifted the sheets, 2 cockroaches crawled out from under them. I kid.you.not. It is obvious now, the owners do not care to pay more money for house-keeping or maintenance of this establishment. I just wish I could have found out before our stay. I've worked customer service jobs my entire life and was appalled by the way this hotel was run. I will never be back and to give this place a 1-star rating is unworthy of the way they are operating. I do not recommend staying here. It's not worth it.

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    It's about 15 minutes to Monterey and about 30 minutes depending on traffic, to Santa Cruz.

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