Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa presides directly over the surf and spectacular shoreline of Monterey Bay, California. Renowned for its elegance, hospitality, and fine dining, the resort recently earned a Best in Monterey rating from Zagat, inclusion on Condé Nast Traveler’s Gold List and Travel & Leisure’s list of 500 top hotels in the world, and the Five Star Diamond Award from the American Academy of Hospitality Sciences.
In the early twentieth century, Monterey’s famous sardine canneries filled the road that now abuts the oceanfront property. Although the canneries had disappeared by the 1950s, in 1958 the city awarded the street its official Cannery Row designation in honor of John Steinbeck’s celebrated novel. The hotel rests on the site of the former Trevis Murray mansion, a focal point in the area’s historical significance.