Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa

Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa sits directly on 400 Cannery Row. It is a ten-minute walk from Monterey Municipal Wharf 2.

The hotel’s position over the water makes it a better choice than the inland properties if you want to avoid the noise of the main tourist strip. While the surrounding area fills with visitors drifting between the nearby aquarium and the local shops, the guest rooms here offer a private outlook across the bay that the street-level cafes cannot replicate. It is a more contained experience than the hotels clustered further into town, trading the convenience of a central city block for immediate access to the waterfront.