Cannery Row was once bustling with sardine-canning businesses, made famous by the John Steinbeck novel "Cannery Row." Today, Cannery Row is a tourist destination in Monterey County, California, where visitors will find good seafood restaurants with views of Monterey Bay, a few small antique shops and stores selling various sundries. It's almost like walking back in time, with some of the old building facades still intact and reminiscent of its fishing industry past. Hotels on or near Cannery Row abound and often have rooms with views of the bay and easy access to walking paths that follow the shores or lead visitors to shops and restaurants.
Portola Hotel & Spa
Located in downtown Monterey with a view of the Monterey Bay, Portola Hotel & Spa is a short drive or a long leisurely walk along the coastline to Cannery Row. It offers special discount rates on golf, whale watching, sea kayaking and other attractions. Room amenities include high-speed Interne, in-room coffee service and watercolors by local artists. Hotel amenities include an award-winning spa and fitness center. Best of all, it has a location steps from downtown Monterey with a collection of local shops and restaurants.
Portola Hotel & Spa
2 Portola Plaza
Monterey, CA 93940
(866) 711-1534
portolahotel.com
Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa
Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa is located in the heart of Cannery Row. Located right on the beach, many of the rooms have private ocean-view balconies. The hotel also offers two golf packages; one is for the Del Monte Golf Course, the oldest course in continuous operation west of the Mississippi. The package includes two rounds of golf, golf cart rental and transportation to and from the course. The other golf package is for the Poppy Hills Golf Course and also includes two rounds of golf with cart rental and transportation to and from the course. Room amenities include nightly turn-down service, coffee maker, wet bar, mini-bar and refrigerator, rooftop fitness center and a spa treatment.
Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa
400 Cannery Row
Monterey, CA 93940
(800) 334-3999
(831) 646-1700
montereyplazahotel.com
Spindrift Inn
The Spindrift Inn is a boutique hotel located in the heart of Cannery Row, right on the beach. The hotel offers a number of packages, including a wine tour package that includes complimentary bottle of Ventana wine and free wine tasting for two. There's also the wine package that includes wine and chocolates upon arrival, $100 dinner voucher at the upscale restaurant the Sardine Factory and in-room massage for two. Hotel amenities include breakfast delivered to your room, hosted wine and cheese reception, wood-burning fireplaces, evening turn-down service and on-site dining at Paradiso Trattoria.
Spindrift Inn
652 Cannery Row
Monterey, California 93940
(800) 841-1879
(831) 646-8900
spindriftinn.com
About The Author
Stephanie Loleng has written professionally since 1998 for print, radio and the web. She has contributed to the travel anthology "Expat: Women's True Tales of Life Abroad," and was a segment producer for the Peabody Award-winning radio documentary "Crossing East." She holds a Bachelor of Arts in literature and history from the University of California.
