Stevenson House
Stevenson House
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jeffrey k
Needham, MA587 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Sep 2021
R L Stevenson stayed in Monterey for around a year at a critical part of his career. His life and times are represented in the building, which had been a hotel. The state park staff are very helpful, and it is grand to see how he lived and traveled.
Written October 2, 2021
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Larry F
Monterey, CA37 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2019
Any excuse to maintain an old building is a good excuse. California has so few old buildings - take a few minutes to walk around in this one.
Written January 5, 2020
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Stephanie C
Diamond Springs, CA249 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2019 • Solo
Rest of the house is only open very limited hours but a very serene, peaceful and well manicured garden can be found out back. RLS was reported to have stayed here. Funny how they named the place after him.
Written April 3, 2019
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cherylyosh
San Francisco, CA310 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2019 • Couples
I visited the historic Stevenson House after reading Nancy Horan's novel, Under the Starry Sky. Her book intrigued me. Knowing that Stevenson lived in Monterey sent me on a visit to his home. I found the home extremely interesting, especially given the knowledge from reading the book about Stevenson's life.
Written March 1, 2019
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Wanderering1
Lake Macquarie, Australia760 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Sep 2018 • Couples
You can make a mountain out of a mole-hill and this is the perfect example. He only lived here for 3 months. It is an uninspiring building which is open infrequently. The claim is he prepared/researched some of his better known books while here but the full story is that he was in town chasing a married woman. How do you think he spent most of his time?
Written September 28, 2018
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Hull_is_great
Kingston-upon-Hull, UK365 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2018 • Couples
Interesting house with information giving a biopic of Robert Louis Stevenson - who is related to me (in my family tree). Not all of house is open (upstairs closed) and did not get time to see rear garden as we opted to cover other historic places in that 3 hour period. Lots of information and artefacts. Interesting that the doctors said if he made it to 40yrs age he'd live until old age - but he died soon after of a brain haemorrhage, so a good reminder that no-one can predict the future.
Written July 30, 2018
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Phil N
Sonora, CA50 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2018 • Couples
I title this review "Stevenson House Grounds and Garden" because this is all I have seen of the place. I have never been there when the museum is open, but look forward to going someday. The garden in back is beautifully laid out and maintained. It is peaceful and serene. I enjoy visiting there, and plan to do so often when in Monterey.
Written July 22, 2018
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xisol
2 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2018 • Solo
I stayed here for the Next Generation Jazz Festival. I needed a room that was close to the festival and was comfortable and not too expensive. The Stevenson filled my needs. The room is clean. The bed is comfortable. The staff is pleasant and accommodating. The breakfast is basic but good. It's a good room at a good price.
Written March 11, 2018
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lolabwoods
Phoenix, AZ27 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2017 • Couples
We just wandered around this historic area, read the history and looked at the buildings. Well worth the visit. Love the original structures were saved.
Written December 4, 2017
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gbangs59
Cartago, Costa Rica128 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2017 • Solo
not too far from old downtown Monterey is a old barn like building that onetime served as an hotel. only one floor to visit-downstairs. the 2nd floor apartments are unsafe to walk up. supposedly Stevenson stay at one of these apartments. nobody knows for sure. but they have acquired a lot of Stevenson personnel affects . very interesting place to visit if you are near old town Monterey. it only takes of a few mins wandering to visit.
Written August 11, 2017
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