Kimpton Mirador Pacific Grove Monterey by IHG

A wonderful place to stay while in Pacific Grove. The Hotel is beautiful in all respects. The rooms are spacious, well appointed with everything you need. The entire staff is wonderful - helpful, professional and knowledgable. The hotel is a wonderful new addition to Pacific Grove. Fantastic location - a short walk to restaurants, bakeries, museums, beaches and the walking/hiking trails.

Good room, great staff, onsite restaurant is incredible for breakfast. Free valet parking included. (For the cost this should be standard but usually isn't). Location is ideal for walks to Lovers Point.

Pillows were downy and no firm option available. Mini fridge only on request. Shower bottles slide off the shelf and don't have mounts like most hotels do.

The place is brand new, rooms are large, location is ideal for Pacific Grove, and the restaurant food is excellent. Category Rating: Bathroom: 8 (Mirror beauty lighting poor; Large, but basic shower with low pressure (common in Monterey) Bed: 7.5 Medium firm, sheets above par. But for the high room rates, the bed should be pure heaven. Amenities: 8.5 Decent storage, excellent bath products, options for other free amenities. One strange thing: The body lotion is in a tiny squeeze bottle, and after a couple squeezes, it's impossible to get the majority of the product out of the bottle. TV: 7 On two separate stays, the remote for the TV was extremely sluggish to the point of giving up a couple times. Valet: 10 Fast and efficient system, and reasonable. Restaurant: 9 Very high chef's quality food. Breakfast is excellent. Check-in: 10 Efficient and courteous always

Basically, it's overpriced. For my last stay, there was a car show in town and the per night rate for the basic room averaged at least $725 before taxes. One night was over $800. I've stayed in five star luxury hotels for that, and have no problem paying that. But these rates are unreasonable considering this level of hotel. While the rooms are large and clean, it's far from a 5 star luxury category demanding those prices. I've booked an upcoming trip in September (might cancel), and the pre-tax rate is $665 per night for a notch up King room. It's frustrating, because I would enthusiastically recommend this hotel if its rates were in line with the category it's in: It's a good quality place, a couple notches above basic new hotel, convenient location if you're visiting Pacific Grove.

Ben at the front desk went out of his way to make us feel welcome for our stay in Pacific Grove, orienting us well with the facility and charming town. When we needed amenities such as extra luggage racks and towels they were delivered within minutes. Given that we had a red eye our request for a late check our was accommodated. The property is beautifully decorated, fresh, and clean. We were so pleased we chose to stay here versus in the busier neighboring towns which we enjoyed but were then able to retreat from.