Stayed here using our rewards points and happy we took the recommendation from everyone here. Wonderful stay. Very clean. Friendly staff. Decent breakfast. Kids love the koi pond in the lobby. Walking distance to three restaurants.

Holiday week, full occupancy, and recovering from headcolds and sniffles...this had the potential for being a very trying "vacation." Our stay at the De Anza put all those fears to rest. We stayed four days during the last week of December 2011. Upon arriving, our kids were captivated by the koi pond in the lobby as well as the fresh fruit available at all hours! Our room was right off the lobby and yet even with the hotel being fully booked, it was very quiet and peaceful. Our room faced the rear of the hotel, overlooking the parking lot and the residential apartments nearby. The room was spotlessly clean, furnishings were beautiful and front desk staff very hospitable. While we missed the wafflemaker at the continental breakfast that is present at some of the other Best Westerns, we were happy to enjoy the oatmeal, muffins and eggs during our stay. The Monterey Cookhouse next door was a good restaurant as well. Our one issue was the room fridge--it acted more like a freezer and froze everything we put in it, which wasn't much after the first day! This hotel is close to the highway, convenient to the aquarium as well as to Carmel, and parking is free. Our kids enjoyed lounging in the hotel room almost as much as they did sightseeing the various attractions of the Monterey Peninsula. Thanks for an enjoyable and comfortable stay!

I stayed here for 3 nights beginning January 1, 2012. I had originally found it on tripadvisor.com and thought it looked like something I would like. I was a little hesitant about the neighborhood at first. Fremont Street can be "the lower price spread" in many respects but has pockets of nice. I usually stay on Munras Ave. but decided to try this and was glad I did.
When I made my reservation, I checked prices on tripadvisor. I found Orbitz had a good price but I have had bad experiences with them so I called the hotel directly and asked for a price quote. The starting price was $87.99 for a king room. Next mentioned was a AAA discount bringing the room to $76.99 per night. I then asked if they would match Orbitz price of $67.99. As long as I could guarentee 3 nights, they were willing to match the price. It never hurts to ask.
When I arrived, I was pleasantly surprised. The hotel is well kept up. The lobby was clean and the people behind the desk very helpful. I was given the keys to a King room on the third (top) floor. The room was very large by hotel standards. There was a king sized bed, two night stands, and a unit holding a flat screen tv, microwave, safe, refridgerator and drawers for clothes. A desk with chair in a bay window, a couch with coffee table set in front of another large window and an easy chair with ottoman gave me plenty of places to sit other than the bed. I hate it when the only place to sit is the bed!
The bathroom wasn't overly large but had a nice big counter to put things on. There was also a coffee maker in the bathroom.
Everything was clean and in good repair.
Breakfast in the morning consists of cold cereals, juices, fruit, breads to toast, bagels, muffins, instant hot cereal, something hot in a crockpot (eggs?), and plenty of coffee. There is also coffee, apples and oranges available all day.
If I have to find any complaints, one would be the rather thin walls, as has been mentioned before. Really not bad enough to offset the good things about this hotel.
Don't let the location stop you from trying this hotel. For Monterey it is a good deal.

Stayed for one night. Very nice and clean and well maintained. Restaurants nearby. Would defintely stay here again.