Monterey Tides, a Joie de Vivre Hotel

Monterey, California

Virgin rating

Premium Ocean view king
Vizcaina Waterfro restaurant,
Premium Ocean view 2 Queen
Premium Ocean view king
Vizcaina Waterfro restaurant,
Premium Ocean view 2 Queen

The hotel

With a relaxed vibe and those intoxicating bay and ocean views, you’ll get the quintessential Monterey holiday at this waterfront boutique hotel. It has a privately-owned beachfront, ideal for making sandcastles and toasting s’mores by the bonfire. Keep the camera ready too — if you’re lucky you may spot seals, sea lions and breaching whales. The hotel's soulful tapas bar, with more sweeping views, serves up craft cocktails and beers on tap. And the casual waterfront restaurant is a great spot to watch the sun set over the water whilst tucking in to fresh seafood.

Amenities

  • Bar
  • Internet Access
  • Laundry Service
  • Restaurant
  • Swimming Pool
  • Beachfront location

Where is it

On the beachfront, 3 miles from Monterey Bay Aquarium and a 10-minute drive from Old Fisherman's Wharf.

Hotel information

196 rooms on xx floors. All with air conditioning, HDTV, complimentary WiFi, coffee maker and safe. Premium Ocean View King Rooms have panoramic bay views and 1 king-size bed, sleeping maximum 2 adults. 

Premium Ocean View Two Queen Rooms have 2 queen-size beds, sleeping maximum 4 adults. 

Deluxe Ocean View King Rooms are larger, on the first floor, with an ocean view sitting area, and 1 king-size bed, sleeping maximum 2 adults.

Vizcaino Waterfront Food + Drink (Spanish coastal cuisine, open for daily breakfast, weekend brunch/lunch, and dinner Tue-Sat). Bar Sebastián (coffee shop, open for evening tapas and drinks). Outdoor heated swimming pool. 24-hour fitness centre. Garden games. Bike rentals*. Laundry & dry cleaning*. WiFi (included in resort fee). Self-parking $20 per night (payable locally, fee subject to change). 

This hotel has resort fees that are included in the room rate (subject to change)

Resort fee includes: - Complimentary WiFi access - In-room coffee - One complimentary 'Golden Hour' cocktail - Exclusive private beach access - Priority access to outdoor heated pool and hot tub - Luggage storage - Two complimentary bottles of water in-room per day - Local and toll-free calls - Boarding pass printing. Resort fee and inclusions are subject to change and availability. 

*Denotes local charge. 

Rating summary

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Traveller rating

  • Excellent (1021)
  • Very good (628)
  • Average (484)
  • Poor (456)
  • Terrible (455)
Image of the Tripadvisor rating It's a Dump!

Dec 6, 2023 Claude A

This is a excellent location for a once great hotel but is now unrecognizable from its former self. Owners have deferred annual maintenance and up-keep for years at this facility. The rooms are well pass their prime, now drab, dark and gloomy. The towels are dingy and thread bear. Not what you would expect from looking at pictures from the Web… Read more
This is a excellent location for a once great hotel but is now unrecognizable from its former self. Owners have deferred annual maintenance and up-keep for years at this facility. The rooms are well pass their prime, now drab, dark and gloomy. The towels are dingy and thread bear. Not what you would expect from looking at pictures from the Web site. The place is noisy and under renovation. Read less
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Nov 29, 2023 Barberladyj Half Moon Bay, California

This place was very nice. The rooms were very clean and we had a beach front room and we heard the beach all night. It was just beautiful. We didn't get to try your restaurants because they were closed on the days we were there..
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Mixed Feelings

Nov 29, 2023 Shannon P

I have mixed feelings about this place. Let’s start with the positives: LOCATION - the best thing about this hotel. Right on the beach, beautiful views, easy beach access; Restaurant - delicious food, good portions, not too outrageously priced. Common areas - outdoor spaces, lobby, restaurants, and bar are all nice…updated and well kept up with.… Read more
I have mixed feelings about this place. Let’s start with the positives: LOCATION - the best thing about this hotel. Right on the beach, beautiful views, easy beach access; Restaurant - delicious food, good portions, not too outrageously priced. Common areas - outdoor spaces, lobby, restaurants, and bar are all nice…updated and well kept up with. Most staff members we encountered were nice, professional, respectful. NEGATIVES: THE ROOM. Ugh, it’s like you walk from paradise outside into a cheap, not well kept up motel. The pictures on the website make it look much nicer than it is. For the price we paid, it was a disgrace. Positives about the room - all the basics are there and in working order… electricity, running water, toilet, sink, shower, bed, closet. Negatives - small room, old, dirty, frayed carpet, heater hit & miss, tiny bathroom, no microwave, no private balcony - you have a common walkway just outside your room that looks out onto the ocean and the railing hinders the beautiful view from inside the room. I would go again (IF I couldn’t find a nicer reasonably priced place to stay with an ocean view) but I wouldn’t pay more than $150/night. Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Great location and friendly service

Nov 27, 2023 dkpacheco San Diego, California

Beautiful location; we were able to walk right up to the beach and enjoyed a glass of wine at the fire pit right outside our room! We had a great customer service experience when we asked for extra coffee supplies- Olga was amazing, friendly and made our day with her bright and happy attitude.
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Should be closed with building work, health and safety issues.

Nov 20, 2023 aferri102929

Current building work, noise mess and the 12 hours with no water including toilet flush meant that there was significant upheaval and misery for our 3 days here. Such a shame as the location is unbeatable! Staff did little to help and seemed ignorant to this being an issue! Miserable stay.