Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa
400 Cannery Row, Monterey
920-6710, www.montereyplazahotel.com
The salty coast alone would be enough to please a visitor to Cannery Row. But then there’s the Plaza. A teak-lined lobby infused with piano music graciously greets you. Knowledgable associates with personality and character are, after all, the hotel’s super power. They insist that their guests “disconnect to reconnect” - savor a drink in the lobby’s new Helmsman lounge, sip a creamy beverage at Cafe La Strada, devour a meal at Schooners or perhaps enjoy the newly renovated Vista Blue Spa amenities. All features that keep this view-soaked establishment “refreshingly classic.”