I have stayed at the Ramada Limited on Fremont Street many times - most recently in November. I believe I've tried most of the budget motels along Fremont Street over the past few years at different times, and hands down, the Ramada Limited is the best.

I always feel safe and welcomed. They have good quality towels and soaps/shampoos. The property is walking distance to a couple of restaurants, and certainly a reasonable and short driving distance to all of the local attractions.

The few drawbacks is that it is close to the airport, so you do hear the planes flying in or out. And it is an older property, so it's not plush. But it's reasonable and clean, and I recommend it often to family and friends.

I stayed in this motel for one night on my way from the Bay Area to Santa Barbara for a weekend. The stay itself was rather unremarkable, but a few days after the trip, I discovered a mysterious $50 fee charged to my credit card. When I called the hotel to ask about it, I was informed that it was a cleaning fee because I had a pet in my room. I most certainly did NOT have a pet in my room, which I believe the hotel in Santa Barbara would also attest to. They claim to have evidence of this, which I requested that they send to me, but they so far have not complied with this request. For the first call, I was informed that the manager would call me the next day when he arrived at work.

Apparently, this manager is too much of a coward to actually speak to me, because he had another employee call me the next day to tell me that the charge would be reversed, but he reiterated, and this is a direct quote, "there was definitely a pet in the room." Basically, they are now not only attempted to charge me a bogus fee, but they're also accusing me of lying to them. I also complained about the fact that I found this by checking my credit card statement, and was informed that the manager had called me but I was unavailable (as I was driving along the coast in an area with very spotty cell reception), but the gutless manager didn't bother to leave a message. At this point, the hotel employee claimed that no hotels anywhere would tell their customers when a fee has been charged after they leave.

There are plenty of other hotels in the Monterey area. Avoid this one, unless you like to patronize thieves and liars. If you do stay with them, make sure to check your credit card statements carefully, since they seem to hope that you won't notice when they try to pull this.

I was here last year & chose this place again from the good service last year. Nothing has changed; very friendly owner & staff. Nice, big room. Very clean with nice landscaping. Very efficient attendant at breakfast.

My wife and I stayed there for two nights. The Manager was very helpful. He made us feel welcome and comfortable. The rooms were nice and clean. We are planning another trip in two months and will definitely stay at Ramada Limited Monterey again.