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El Castell Motel

2.0 of 5
2102 North Fremont Street, Monterey, CA 93940
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Sacramento, California
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 June 2013 NEW

The El Castell is a landmark motel in North Monterey. The staff is professional and the room was spotless. Brand new bed and bedding apparently made the rest excellent overall. The disco next door kept me up two out of three nights. The t.v. was good to watch at that time. The pool is a perfect lap pool at a... More

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Brasilia
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 June 2013 NEW

During our stay we could sleep well, the room was clean and had enough space por 3 people. We stayed in a two queen bed room. Breakfast was good if we compare to other motels and hotels that we had. Unfortunately, like all the places we´ve stayed in, it had carpet on the floor, which I think it is very... More

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Los Angeles, California
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6 hotel reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 June 2013

Stayed in this motel for one night. I was check in around 10:00 pm. It was cold outside and I asked if I can get inside the room. The front desk guy unhappy to open the door for me and didn't let me know the door is opened for me. I waiting for few second until I push the door... More

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San Diego, California, United States
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 June 2013

Everything done professionally. Clean, nice rooms, quiet, great attitude at front desk. Good breakfast and nice convenient parking. We loved the easy in and out and easy parking and access to the rooms. Within minutes to everything we wanted to see.

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9 hotel reviews
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 June 2013 via mobile

Lovely tidy and comfy motel. 10 minutes from Carmel in the car. Really enjoyed our stay here, and we thought the breakfast was great! Loved making our own waffles! The only negative is the club next door, we too had room 133! We were told a fib by the receptionist, she told us it was the only room left and... More

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Broomfield, Colorado
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6 hotel reviews
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 May 2013

This motel features the smallest continental breakfast I have ever seen. There is no fruit, the muffins are cut into quarters, no hot cereal, no yogurt, etcetera. What it does offer is dry cold cereal, orange juice and waffles. It is blocks to the airport and was very noisy during the day. We didn't hear any air traffic at night.... More

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AJ P, Front Office Manager at El Castell Motel, responded to this review
2 June 2013

Thanks for your review of our hotel! We are conveniently located near the airport. Our hotel is also near all of Monterey's major attractions. Also, i'm so excited to share that our next two upgrades to the property will be the breakfast and the bedding! We will be adding some variety to the breakfast and updating our bed sets. We... More

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London, United Kingdom
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7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2013

We'd specified (through Hotels.com) a quiet room as my wife and I are both light sleepers (see other reviews!) Checked in on foursquare who's first tip was to avoid being in the one room behind the club - 133 from memory. That was our room... I asked if we could be moved (as the receptionist said that the noise didn't... More

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Roseville, California
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2013

Good place to stay. Clean, renovated, & comfortable. Nice bathrooms & showers. Bed was a little hard, but not bad. Breakfasts were OK...would be nice to have some fresh fruit and protein options (hard boiled eggs, peanut butter, etc.)

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AJ P, Front Office Manager at El Castell Motel, responded to this review
16 May 2013

I appreciate that you took the time to write a review of our hotel. I'm glad to hear your stay was comfortable and thank you for the input on the breakfast menu! We are soon adding just what you requested! Once again, thank you for your wonderful rating. We hope to see you next time. More

Hamburg
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16 reviews 16 reviews
9 hotel reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
16 helpful votes 16 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 May 2013

We were supposed to stay at this place for one night. However, when we got there we decided it was so nice we immediately booked for the following night. On our trip through California we had to go back to San Francisco via Monterey so decided instead of looking for somewhere new we would go here again. So we did.... More

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AJ P, Front Office Manager at El Castell Motel, responded to this review
9 May 2013

We are honored to receive this high rating and fantastic review from you! Its always wonderful to hear when a guest has an experience as great as yours. Thank you so much for taking the time to share it. We cant wait to see you for your next trip to the California Central Coast. More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 April 2013 via mobile

When we fists checked in we had a really nice services specially it was fast the what I like the most; the rooms where ok, the only thing the it might effect the guests' stacia the sound filtrates through the windows and it can get really loud inside the room. So I guess they need to work in the issue... More

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AJ P, Front Office Manager at El Castell Motel, responded to this review
29 April 2013

Thank you for your review of El Castell Motel. I'm glad to hear that your check-in process was quick and painless. I appreciate the tip about the sound issue, we are always making improvements and our guest's feedback is more than helpful. Other than that, we hope you enjoyed your stay with us and we look forward to seeing you... More

 
 
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Also Known As:
El Castell Hotel Monterey
El Castell Hotel
Address: 2102 North Fremont Street, Monterey, CA 93940
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Region: United States > California > Monterey Peninsula > Monterey
Amenities:
Free Breakfast Free High-Speed Internet Free Parking Suites Swimming Pool Wheelchair access
Hotel Style:
#25 Family Hotels in Monterey
Price range (per night): ₹3,585 - ₹11,738
Hotel Class:2 star (2*)
Official Description (provided by the hotel):
The type of the rooms include 1Q bed, 2Q beds and family suites. Rooms with a kitchenette are available as well. We are a 100% smoke-free hotel.Amenities include refrigerator, microwave oven, iron, iron board and hair dryer.The facilities also include free continental breakfast in the morning, free wired/wireless access to internet, free local & long distance calls, an indoor pool and guest laundry.It is close to restaurants, Safeway, Monterey Fairgounds, Monterey Downtown and many other attractions like Del Monte, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey Convention center, Cannery Row, Pebble Beach, Fisherman's Wharf, Moss Landing, Mazda Laguna Seca Raceway, Carmel village and Monterey Wine County.Nearby major schools include California State University Monterey Bay (CSUMB), Monterey Peninsula college (MPC), York Academy and Santa Catalina School. ... more   less 
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