Monterey Surf Inn

2.0 star property
Motel near Monterey Bay in Monterey

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Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds
Front of property
Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds | Bathroom sink

Reviews

7.8 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Air conditioning
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

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1200 Munras Ave, Monterey, CA, 93940
  • Fisherman's Wharf
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Monterey Bay Aquarium
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Carmel Beach
    ‪11 min drive‬
  • Monterey, CA (MRY-Monterey Peninsula)
    ‪5 min drive‬

Room options

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • 33 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

  • 33 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Monterey

Monterey Vista stay.Your stay at this Monterey Vista motel places you within 2 miles (3 km) of Monterey Bay and Fisherman's Wharf. Cannery Row and Monterey Bay Aquarium are also within 3 miles (5 km).

What's nearby

  • Fisherman's Wharf - 3 min drive - 2.5 km
  • Cannery Row - 3 min drive - 3.0 km
  • Monterey Bay Aquarium - 4 min drive - 4.1 km
  • Carmel Plaza - 5 min drive - 5.1 km
  • Carmel Beach - 11 min drive - 5.5 km

Getting around

  • Monterey Station - 11 min drive
  • Monterey Peninsula Airport (MRY) - 5 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Pizza My Heart - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Chipotle Mexican Grill - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Peet's Coffee & Tea - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪Lalla Grill - ‬11 min walk

About this property

Monterey Surf Inn

Motel near Monterey Bay in Monterey
A free manager's reception is offered daily. Public spaces have free WiFi. A vending machine, tour/ticket assistance, and concierge services are also featured at Monterey Surf Inn. Free self parking is available. A complete renovation of Monterey Surf Inn was completed in June 2024.

This Monterey motel is smoke free.

  • 1 building
  • 1 floor
  • 27 guestrooms or units
  • Manager's reception (free)
  • Express check-out
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Concierge
  • No smoking on site
Monterey Surf Inn offers 27 air-conditioned accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature blackout drapes/curtains. Pillowtop beds feature premium bedding. Premium cable television is provided. Refrigerators and microwaves are provided. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wired and wireless Internet access (speed: 50+ Mbps). Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones; local and long-distance calls are complimentary (restrictions may apply). Housekeeping is offered on request and hair dryers can be requested.

Languages

English, Hindi

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • In-room WiFi speed: 50+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free daily manager's reception

Accessibility

  • Hardwood flooring in room
  • No elevator

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • 50-inch TV with premium cable channels

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Pillowtop mattress
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Free local calls
  • Free long-distance calls
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 11 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A credit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, Diners Club, JCB International, and Carte Blanche. Cash is not accepted. 
    For guests' safety, the property includes a smoke detector in each accommodation.

Property is also known as

Monterey Surf
Monterey Surf Inn
Surf Inn Monterey
Surf Monterey
Monterey Surf Hotel Monterey
Monterey Surf Inn Motel
Monterey Surf Inn Monterey
Monterey Surf Inn Motel Monterey

Monterey Surf Inn Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 499 out of 1129 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 299 out of 1129 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 155 out of 1129 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 71 out of 1129 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 105 out of 1129 reviews

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Roni

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
The room got the job done. Definitely met the BARE minimum for a room. Floor was not swept. No coffee maker in room. All lights were LED (SUPER BRIGHT WHITE). Light switch to bathroom was on the outside of the bathroom. Minimal walking around room in the room. Water took FOREVER to warm up. We had people outside of our room at the “patio area” chatting until about 10pm. After a long day at the aquarium and as a mom with 4 year old kiddos who have a bedtime this was not ideal. Highlights: The mattress and the toilet paper. Wouldn’t book again; I’ll spend the extra money for a “nicer” room.

10/10 Excellent

Eric

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Sho

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Arturo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gary

Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Patrick

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

2/10 Terrible

kellie

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Not the best. Showed looked as if there was mold , lack of water pressure, difficult to receive the basics . Towels or bed sheets
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kimberly

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Bryan

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay in clean comfortable budget motel. Some of the furniture had seen better days, but beds were good and room was clean. Price was good. Would definitely stay again for quick trips.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Cynthia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

DeAnna

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Clean but very small room. Parking lot is a nightmare!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Jon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jose

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing view!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Mackenzie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Pros are good location good customer service and good price. Cons are horrible bed that was sinking, loose toilet that wobbled,cheap towels,cheap soap, and the shower pressure was not great. All in all budget friendly but I would probably not book this place again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anayelle

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
great property, very centric to dinning options, convenient to freeways. property is very quiet.
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Wendy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The room was clean. Quiet area. location was good, mall nearby, Thia restaurant next door. Not to do far from downtown area great if you have a vehicle. parking was tight that only down fall. other than that, I recommended the stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

4/10 Poor

Rene

Travelled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Weak bathroom and bad smell Room number 3
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paula

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Housekeeping services was great and coffee machine was a delicious coffee the front desk was very helpful
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

christy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Superb!
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Gregory

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Surf’s Up in Monterey
My first time staying at The Monterey Surf Inn and it was a Good Stay. Room was nice & bed was very comfortable. No towel racks in the bathroom which was annoying & no rubber mat in shower as I almost slipped twice. Motel had a great location. Also parking lot was littered with trash & cigarette butts which should be cleaned on a daily basis. But I’ll definitely be back.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Vladislav

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Abriana

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
wasn’t the cleanest
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

2/10 Terrible

Satyaki

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brenda

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Easy check in nice and clean
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

2/10 Terrible

Kristen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Great stay. My only complaint would be that no one was there to check us in at 3:00pm. Several of us waited till 3:45 when the receptionist arrived
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024