Description: My 91-year-old mother and I share a room here while in Monterey for my daughter’s wedding. Central location and easy access to Pacific Coast Highway 1 are the primary reasons we chose Park Crest, plus my mother is quite partial to Best Westerns. My stepdaughter and family chose the
Best Western on Abrego, down the hill a few miles nearer downtown Monterey, quite nice as well. A perk of Park Crest, though, is that it’s directly across the street from
Don Dahvee Park and trails. There’s nothing like jogging to re-energize and reduce any potential stressful feelings for Mother of the Bride.
The only thing I’m not satisfied with is the lack of parking in front of our room (and entire row of lower level rooms in our wing). Stopping to load and unload is allowed, though, so I help my mom to the door and bring luggage inside before proceeding to the back parking lot. It’s only a minor inconvenience.
The bedspreads on the two queen-size beds, curtains, and paintings on the wall have a floral motif. Everything is clean and functional. Especially handy is the long double sink, mirror above, making it easy for us to get ready at the same time without being in each other’s way. It is located in the area between the bedroom and bathroom, as are small refrigerator and coffeemaker.
Cable satellite with free HBO, as well as high-speed Internet, is available. A clothes iron and ironing board are inside the closet. We make no use of the small pool and spa but most definitely take advantage of complimentary breakfasts.
It was nothing fancy, but just the right amount to avoid having to go out for breakfast. In a clean and cheerful breakfast room behind the office, one may partake of rolls, muffins, bagels, and toast. Cereals, pots with coffee and hot water for tea on the counter, and milk and orange juice in the fridge round out the meal. I grab a bite, go for a jog across the way, and return in time to get some snacks for my mother, who is not known for being an early riser.
Our biggest dilemma comes on check-out day. Post-wedding duties, hosting an outdoor brunch at gusty Lover’s Point, make chances of my returning for my mother by check-out time almost nil. I ask at the office if staff would help her out of her room so that she and her luggage can wait in the office for me. They say sure. As it turns out, when I return after 1pm, my mother and her luggage are comfortably waiting for me still in our room. Someone had come by and told her not to worry; they’d clean the room later.
Website: http://www.parkcrestmotel.com/
To reserve online: http://book.bestwestern.com/bestwestern/productInfo.do?propertyCode=05067#null
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