Seaside Inn

We called to book last minute and we luckily got the last room available. For the price we were very impressed, the room was very clean, had a mini fridge and microwave, and even an outdoor patio! We would definitely stay here again!

Auf unserem Weg von SF nach LA haben wir in diesem kleinen Motel übernachtet.
Es war das günstigste auf unserem Trip und auch das Beste! Da konnten die Motelketten nicht mithalten.
Die Dame an der Rezeption war sehr nett und zuvorkommend! Und das Zimmer war für eine Nacht völlig ausreichend. Es war sauber und geräumig, und an dem kleinen Tisch haben wir das Frühstück eingenommen.
Es gab Kaffee, Toast und leckere Kuchen beim Frühstück!
Wir würden auf jeden Fall noch ein mal hier schlafen! Auch für mehrere Tage!

I stayed here with my boyfriend over a random weekend in June. The people who run the place seem nice enough, I did not have any issues with them. My friend who was with us did say she tried to get more pillows late at night and no one was coming to the door, but I did not have an experience like that. The room was clean and a good size, they did have cable so that was cool. I didn’t mind the bed or the bathroom. I think my biggest disappointment with the place was the sad little breakfast they served and the parking lot which fills out SO FAST. We never had to park on the street or anything but we did sometimes have to park towards the back. The breakfast was really sad, I don’t know what I was expecting but it consisted of cereal, breads, bagels, and coffee (possibly juice), don’t really remember.
I think if you are looking for a cheap place to stay in an area that can get fairly expensive really fast, this place is good. I would honestly come back here to stay again, but just make sure we ate breakfast somewhere else :)

We had a lovely stay here for several nights. The room was bright and clean, with fridge and microwave. Bed was comfy. Staff was very friendly and accommodating. I would definitely stay here again.

I was pleasantly surprised then I first saw the place we approached our destination I was expecting the worst. It was a Tiny hotel in the middle of an automall area but as I took a look around there was actually a tons of stores that are conveniently walking distance down the street. The place inside was clean and had a sperate bedroom with and extra bed with tv which was nice. The beach was also just down the street a couple of blocks down. If your looking for a decent place on a budget, this place is awesome.

We were given a price and a confirmation number. We showed up and a young gentleman had my reservation and amout I was quoted. I paid cash. Then his mother came to door said we were under charged even though I was quoted amout and they had it in there system. They wanted to charge me double. We got refund and left.

Very good motel for the price. It has a mini fridge and microwave, and the room is in good shape. The people were super friendly. I would stay here again.

I wish I could give this place negative stars. Their treatment of guests is awful. After checking in and paying myself and my husband walked into a terrible room; tiny, hot, stuffy and stinking of air freshener with an underlining unpleasant odor.
Despite that, we were so tired having travelled from overseas that we almost stayed, until we saw the stains on the bed and the crumpled sheets.
We have travelled widely and I can assure anyone that at $ 100−110/night this place is NOT worth the price tag. Don’t do it. I’ve looked at the reviews here and if you are paying more than $ 50 for this room, look elsewhere.
After a discussion with the rude and unpleasant lady on reception we discovered that there had been revelers in the room for 3 days over 4^th of July weekend. Despite initially refusing to refund our money, she said that she could understand that we would not want to stay there.
Eventually she did refund our very recent payment, and even offered to let us stay there for the night for free. When you are not even willing to take someone up on their offer to stay for free, you know it’s a bad situation.

Don’t do it. Sure, it looks like it would be okay. It’s close by Monterey, it’s cheap (ish), it’s obviously not The Ritz, but hey… you’re only going to be staying one night. Seriously though, just don’t. There are much MUCH better options even closer to Monterey for the same price!
This place was just completely unacceptable. The room that we paid $ 107.00 for stank. I mean it literally reeked. In addition, the comforter on the bed was filthy. It was covered in numerous stains. Disgusting. So bad that I wouldn’t even sit on it. I immediately went to the front desk to get a full refund. The receptionist at the front desk was extremely unhelpful. My wife and I eventually convinced her to refund our room (after a great deal of unpleasantness), but we were traveling with my parents, and she refused to refund theirs. I had to call
customer support in order to get a refund for the 2^nd room! She told us she couldn’t refund the 2^nd room because all of her rooms were completely booked for the night. It made no sense. I still don’t know what she was talking about.
After
took care of the refund for us, we managed to book a room at the Stagecoach Lodge in Monterey proper. For only $ 15 more per night, the Stagecoach is a MAJOR upgrade over the Seaside. The point being, there are much better options out there, so just don’t do it.

Bath tub is clogged. But what drives me crazy are the dirty towels — I can even clearly see the gray/​black spots on the towels, on almost all of them.

Für den Niedrigpreis richtig gut. War meine erste US-​Motel-​Erfahrung und bin absolut zufrieden. Ein kleines Frühstück ist sogar dabei gewesen. Ein perfekter Zwischenstop, wenn man einen Roadtrip macht von SF nach LA und es ist gut, um Monterey und Carmel von hier aus zu erkunden (17 Miles Road, Aquarium, Fishermans Wharf etc).
Netter Familienbetrieb! Man sollte natürlich trotzdem nicht zu viel erwarten… es ist ein Motel.

We went to the Seaside Inn for my husbands birthday weekend getaway and it was a little disappointing.
We found hair on the towels, at least five pieces of dark black hair. The bed didn’t have a fitted sheet, just a top sheet tucked in. Kinda ghetto… The room was nice and clean. It was small but we didn’t mind
Neither me or my husband slept well at all. The bed was uncomfortable and the pillows were flat! We were on the top level of the building at the end and I jumped awake twice bc of motorcycles roaring by. The balcony was nice– we opened up the door to let the cool breeze in…
Breakfast.was.a.joke– muffins, toast, coffee, cereal and Danishes. I ate a Danish and then went out for breakfast.
We only spent about $ 100 on this hotel so we knew it wouldn’t be perfect. The staff was reasonably nice. There is free wifi, which wouldn’t connect to our IPad, the TV was a nice size and we were able to watch HGTV.
If you’re on a budget and you don’t mind a smaller room with the basics, this is the place for you!!!

Upon first impressions the hotel exterior is cute. The front desk lady was nice. The parking lot is extremely tight, probably only 10 spots. Not good for oversized vehicles. The bathrooms are updated. Small double beds include 2 pills. Room is small but quaint. It’s on the backside of a Cost Plus World Market and Panda Express, walking distance. If you stay make sure you stay in the single story rooms. We were thrown in a bottom floor room with elephants walking around above us. We didn’t get any sleep whatsoever. The people upstairs seemed to be family members of the hotel owner. Never again, stay closer to Cannery Row.

If I could put no stars I would… As soon as I got there my credit card was already charged even when I let them know in advance I was paying in cash… We booked two rooms and dear god were they shitty… They were doing renovations on the rooms all day and night couldn’t get any peace and quiet the whole weekend. The staff was super rude and can’t speak English to save their lives… No a/​c in the rooms no heater in the rooms and the beds were super uncomfortable… The shower had a gapping hole where the drain should have been. And the walls are super thin… Let’s just say if a couple is next to you you could hear them whisper. In my case I heard them… Well you know having sex like I was in the same damn room… Not something I wanna here when I’m on vacation with my gf for our anniversary… Don’t come here… Seriously take my advice and find somewhere else to stay

THIS PLACE HAS BED BUGS.
Long story short I ended up here at about 10pm at night on a holiday weekend earlier this year. The women at the front desk was kind and told me they had one room left for 55 $. I told her I would take it and she said it was a smoking unit but I thought I could manage, I just wanted to take a shower and go to bed.
I walk into the room and out comes this horrible smell of mold and cigarettes. But, I am so tired I think, «oh, I’ll just open the sliding glass door across the room and let fresh air in.» So I walk over to the door (hidden by the blackout shade) and I pull it back only to find that the door is wide open and the screen is slashed from top to bottom. Got the sense that trolls knew about this place and stayed when nobody was staying in that room.
The box spring had large dark brown stains (possibly due to drug deals gone awry, and/​or death), and the carpet also had large stains. to the point where if I had taken a shower I still would have not felt clean, but I decided I needed one anyway. Well,
1. the shower didn’t drain
2. bugs started coming up the drain when you turned the water on
The overall feeling I had was: (thankfully I am so tired that if some ghost of prostitutes past came to haunt me, I wouldn’t wake up). That was by far the worst place I have ever stayed in. I wish I had slept in my sleeping bag, better yet, in my car because a week later we both had bedbugs. (The icing on that cake, if you will)

Best value, clean place, convenient location
This place gives you the best value for your money. Operated by a friendly family. Breakfast included. Parking is available. Next to a lot of store and a good central location. I recommend staying here if you want to see Carmel or Monterey and save yourself a lot of money. The rooms are very clean and so is the shower.

Stayed here with my husband for our 1 year anniversary. If you’re looking for a fancy hotel with room service and such then this isn’t the spot for you. We loved this place because it was close to the beach, we walked down there every night to watch the sunset. Also you have plenty of food choices all around you. It’s quiet, clean, staff was very friendly and you even get complementary breakfast every morning! Not the full bacon and eggs deal but a very basic selection. The rooms were very cozy and it came with a fridge which we needed and were so glad they had one! Also has a microwave! All in all we were really happy with this place and it was extremely affordable and location was perfect! Can’t ask for anything more than that! We’re definitely coming back! :)

We stayed here 3 nights. After our first night I let the lady at the desk know that the sink and the tub (shower) didn’t drain (very slow.) Later that day they fixed the sink but they never got to the tub drain. A customer shouldn’t have to report problems that housekeeping must be seeing every day.
One other issue we had was the continental breakfast. There’s not much there and that’s OK, but the sign says if something has run out please tell the office. I had to report to the office 4 times. I wouldn’t care when you run out of coffee if you put a coffee maker in the rooms. Overall, breakfast was not a good experience. Just plan on having your coffee there if they haven’t run out, then go to a café for breakfast.
On our last day we came back after being gone all day and found our window fully open. Nothing was missing, but that’s just not OK.
There are more rooms than parking spaces and it’s very tight to park.
On to the positives. The room was very clean and spacious, the mattress was comfortable, it was relatively quiet. The staff are friendly. Convenient location and the price is reasonable.
My wife says two stars, I say three, based on price. Nothing was negative enough to say I wouldn’t recommend staying there — it’s what you should expect for the money.

For the price you can’t beat this place.
Room and bathroom were very clean. The staff was helpful and friendly.

For $ 50/​night seems very worth it
Rooms are clean, there are a few things wrong here and there but the price is good.
The breakfast is cereal and pastry

Let’s start by reminding ourselves you’re reviewing a locally owned and operated (owner is on premises!) MOTEL with a single $ rating. This place is a SAFE CLEAN COMFORTABLE stop, even if it wasn’t as inexpensive as it it. The problem when traveling is we expect low cost to mean a low quality guest experience. This place defies that expectation.
I’d have to suggest that if you expect luxury towels, a freshly prepared hot breakfast, and a team of customer service agents on call for your every need, you’re probably looking in the wrong category.
That said — if you are looking for CONVENIENCE, CLEANLINESS, and VALUE — you’ll not find anywhere better.
From the road, this design of this motel looks dated — what I used to call a motor court — with all the rooms facing inward to a courtyard that is paved for parking.
However, upon checking in, we found a seemingly just-​renovated room, with new doors and windows, carpet that was plush and unstained, and a bed & linens that I would stack up against any higher end property.
The room is large with an open layout (a la motel 6 — so a closet and vanity that open to the rest of the room), and nicer well maintained furniture. Updated electronics, flat screen tv, and decent cable selection. Microwave and mini frig (both spotless) in the room as well as the expected amenities like an iron/​board and hair dryer.
Bathroom and vanity were finished in marble counters and floors.
There was no mildew, no mold, and no smells.
We found the room immaculate.
The location is what it is — while not in a residential or tourist area, it is just off the highway and surrounded by large retail shopping centers with major retailers. We arrived after dark in the well lit lot and never had any hesitation for our safety or security. Although situated on Rt 1, we never heard traffic and found the room quiet and remarkably comfortable.
Just North of Monterey in Seaside, it was a great value compared with other properties (that both cost more and had lower rated reviews — more like you’d expect from a «one $» property). Especially good if you were headed up the coast to Santa Cruz, or interested in exploring the area around Moss Landing and Watsonville!
Would stay again without hesitation!

Very Good «budget» inn. I think one of the best things I can say about this place is that the floors are clean (I can walk barefoot around the room!). The room and bathroom are also clean. The bed and pillows are comfortable and the inn is very quiet. There is a mini-​fridge and microwave in the room, as well as a hair dryer, iron/​board, etc. The parking lot is well lit so I wasn’t worried about any funny business.
Breakfast is limited to packaged danishes and coffee, which is all I really want anyways. The owner and family are cordial.
I deducted a star for the following reasons:
1) The sink and tub back up with water. Need to get the drain-​o going on those!
2) The bathroom has a somewhat musty odor. The odor either comes from the ventilation or the shower curtain, not sure.
These problems were minimal and my girlfriend said she didn’t even notice the odor. She did notice the ventilation system isn’t very strong, though. I’m sure these problems will be fixed, and when they are, I’d give this place a straight five-​star rating.