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Glen Oaks Big Sur vs Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa

Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa and Glen Oaks Big Sur are both praised by professional travelers. Overall, Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa scores significantly better than Glen Oaks Big Sur. Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa comes in at 84 with praise from 5 publications like Travel + Leisure, Frommer's and Forbes Travel Guide.

Glen Oaks Big Sur
Glen Oaks Big Sur
7 / 10
Highway 1, Big Sur, CA 93920
From $475 /night
  • Free Internet
  • Free Parking
  • Board games / puzzles
  • Refrigerator
  • Private balcony
  • Picnic area
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Fodor's Fodor's
"At this rustic-modern cluster of adobe-and-redwood buildings, you can choose between motel-style rooms, cabins, and cottages in the woods." Full review
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At this rustic-modern cluster of adobe-and-redwood buildings, you can choose between motel-style rooms, cabins, and cottages in the woods.
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
"At this 1950s redwood-and-adobe motor lodge, rustic rooms and cabins seem effortlessly chic." Full review
Gayot Gayot
"A romantic Big Sur hotel and cabins with a ‘50s vibe."
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
"Retro furniture, bright textiles, and in-room yoga mats characterize the Glen Oaks motel." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"Just off California's most dramatic stretch of coast, this recently expanded cluster of cabins and lodge rooms was made for sybaritic nature lovers." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"There's also Glen Oaks Big Sur, a laid-back accommodation made up of cabins, cottages, and a motor lodge"
Big Sur Travel Guide
March 10, 2022
Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa
Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa
8 / 10
400 Cannery Row, Monterey, CA 93940
From $233 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hot Tub
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
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Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"Built on pylons over Monterey Bay, the Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa is the closest hotel to the ocean on the northern California peninsula." Full review
Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide
Recommended
"There’s something about being next to the ocean that many of us find irresistible." Full review
Oyster Oyster
Upscale
"The 290-room Monterey Plaza is as close to the ocean as it gets: Built on pillars above the water, it offers an ocean experience like few other hotels in the area do." Full review
Gayot Gayot
"Mediterranean-style luxury on the edge of Monterey Bay."
Frommer's Frommer's
"Right in the heart of Cannery Row, and with fabulous sea views to boot, the Plaze is the choice for folks who want to have everthing at their fingertips." Full review
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
"The hotel was literally built over the bay’s crashing surf, a glittering centerpiece of the historic downtown Cannery Row...it’s the unrelenting California-ness of the place that gets you." Full review
The Telegraph The Telegraph
8.0
"Couples and groups of friends will love the rooftop spa, while families and nature lovers have sea-life galore to enjoy right outside...this is a comfortable, well-appointed place to stay." Full review