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Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa vs L'Auberge Carmel
Both Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa and L'Auberge Carmel are recommended by professional travelers. On balance, Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa is the choice of most reviewers compared to L'Auberge Carmel. Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa comes in at 84 with approval from 5 publications including Forbes Travel Guide, Travel + Leisure and Frommer's.
Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa
Travel + Leisure
Forbes Travel Guide
Oyster
Gayot
Frommer's
Michelin Guide
The Telegraph
400 Cannery Row, Monterey, CA 93940
From $233 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
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."
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Forbes Travel Guide
Recommended
"There’s something about being next to the ocean that many of us find irresistible."
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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."
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Gayot
"Mediterranean-style luxury on the edge of Monterey Bay."
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."
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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."
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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."
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L'Auberge Carmel
Travel + Leisure
Forbes Travel Guide
Oyster
Gayot
Hideaway Report
Monte Verde Street at Seventh Avenue, Carmel, CA 93920
From $314 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Travel + Leisure
"The whitewashed interiors of this 1929 luxury hotel channel a Greek Island hideaway, despite the hotel’s location in California’s Carmel-by-the-Sea, a posh, oceanfront town along the Pacific."
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Forbes Travel Guide
Recommended
"The striking white stucco of L’Auberge Carmel has a pedigree dating back to 1929."
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Oyster
Upscale
"Coming to a charming place like Carmel usually calls for a quaint inn experience, and the luxurious L'Auberge Carmel -- housed in a white stucco building dating to 1929 -- does not disappoint."
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Gayot
"A quaint luxury inn dedicated to good food and wine."
Hideaway Report
92.0
"Gourmet retreat surrounding a tranquil tiled courtyard, just a few blocks from Ocean Avenue and the beach."
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