Monterey Fairgrounds Inn
2042 Fremont St, Monterey, CA 93940-5237
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See why so many travelers make Monterey Fairgrounds Inn their motel of choice when visiting Monterey. Providing an ideal mix of value, comfort and convenience, it offers a budget friendly setting with an array of amenities designed for travelers like you.
While staying at Monterey Econo Lodge, visitors can check out San Carlos Cathedral (1.4 mi) and Monterey Municipal Wharf 2 (1.6 mi), some of Monterey's top attractions.
Econo Lodge Monterey Fairgrounds Hotel is a budget friendly motel offering air conditioning in the rooms, and it is easy to stay connected during your stay as free wifi is offered to guests.
Plus, guests can enjoy a pool and free breakfast, which have made this a popular choice among travelers visiting Monterey. For guests with a vehicle, free parking is available.
While you’re here, be sure to check out some of the seafood restaurants, including Sea Harvest Fish Market & Restaurant, Loulou's Griddle In The Middle, and Schooners Coastal Kitchen & Bar, all of which are a short distance from Monterey Fairgrounds Inn.
Should time allow, Dennis the Menace Park, Jacks Peak County Park, and Don Dahvee Park are some popular parks that are relatively easy to get to.
At Monterey Fairgrounds Inn, your comfort and satisfaction come first, and they look forward to welcoming you to Monterey.
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Everything was moldy, broken, taped together and so dirty! I would not even let the homeless stay here! Avoid at all costs! Workers/manager rude! Said were loud! That was the tweaker's down the hall. Heater would only blow cold air and they didn't want to give a different room!
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Date of stay: November 2023Trip type: Traveled on business
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Room Tip: Avoid this hotel!!
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Response from Guest Experience Team, Other at Monterey Fairgrounds Inn
Responded 1 week ago
Dear guest, we are sincerely sorry to hear about your experience during your stay. We understand your disappointment with the condition of the room, cleanliness issues, maintenance concerns, and the disturbances caused by other guests. This does not align with the standards of service and quality that we strive to provide. Your feedback is incredibly valuable to us. We assure you that we are taking immediate action to investigate and handle these issues thoroughly to prevent such incidents from occurring in the future. Please accept our deepest apologies for the inconvenience caused. If you would reconsider staying with us again, we are committed to ensuring a significantly improved experience that reflects the high standards we aim for. We seek yet another opportunity to host you and improve your impression of us. Best Regards, Monterey Fairgrounds Inn Customer Care Team
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I am going to put everything in points to be CLEAR: 1.- I explained to the "manager-receptionist" that I needed a room at the bottom because my mother could not climb stairs and she did the opposite, giving me the 2nd floor... 2 .- When changing rooms, the door does not work, the handle is all broken and the cards are sometimes recognized and sometimes not, the room was not clean in general EVERYTHING was dirty, even other people's underwear was under the bed, it smelled a lot of chlorine because the "cleaning" lady added a lot of chlorine and half mopped the floor with a SUPER DIRTY mop, and when I finished I took out an air freshener and to "mitigate" the smell of chlorine I added too much of the aroma spray. The facilities are terrible, super horrible, in poor condition and its staff is the same as the place, TERRIBLE! 3.- There is no place for you to hang your clothes, the sink and shower faucets are in poor condition and poorly installed. 4.- Disgusting walls and windows. 5.- The dirty sheets and the blankets are worse because they were even stained with who knows what. 6.- I claimed all this and more with the "manager-receptionist" and he promised me a 25% discount that "supposedly" I would receive by email advising that it was done; but it was all a lie. 7.- The toilet had drained urine and puddles behind and to the side of the bathtub. 8.- There is an atmosphere of insecurity in that place, since the handle of the door and the window are broken and it gives the impression that someone could enter the room to steal. 9.- In the Laundry area it looks like a junkyard and the parking lot has old cars full of things (garbage) and with flat tires. 10.- You meet people who take drugs because it even smells like marijuana and you find syringes outside in the parking lot. 11.- They charge as a 3 or 4 star hotel and it is a pigsty. 12.- I read the comments on different sites, and people tell about the terrible experience they had in that place. 13.- I had to carry all my valuables during my stay for fear that they would be stolen…
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Date of stay: August 2023Trip type: Traveled with family
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Room not clean the sheets dirty. Wifi doesn’t work. The room smells to much like cigarettes would not recommend it.mattress not good could not sleep… also the windows curtains does not block the lights they have outside that are really bright.
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Date of stay: August 2022Trip type: Traveled with family
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Response from GuestXperience Team, Other at Monterey Fairgrounds Inn
Responded Aug 7, 2022
Dear Guest, We appreciate your feedback, many thanks. We are very sorry that so many aspects of your stay disappointed you regarding cleanliness, internet connection, and room smell.; We will continue to review all of your comments with our management team, and we will investigate what actions we can take to improve our future guests' experiences with us. Again, we really appreciate your constructive review. Best Regards, Monterey Fairgrounds Inn Customer Care Team
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1. Front door was loose and weather stripping non-existing. Sun light was beaming thru the bottom, top, and opening side. 2. Cigarette smell. Too afraid to expose my clean clothes in my luggage. Slept in my clothes that I walked into. Left smelling like I was in a smokey bar all night. While asleep or the lack there of, I could taste cigarettes if I breathed through my mouth. Next morning I rinsed my mouth out. The water tasted like cigarettes too. But I was mistaken, it tasted fine. My mouth was coated with cigarettes. I spat out yellowish brown color. 3. Lose faucet and scratchy towels. 4. Dirty floor. My foot was black like car tires. 5. Thin walls, my next door neighbor flushed their toilet...sounded like they were in the same room as me. 6. Curtains bled light thru. I didn't need to turn my lights on in the middle of the night to navigate around. 7. Bed sunk in the middle with thin sheets and comforter. 8. Night stand covered in dust. Room was dusty. 9. Front desk offered to move into another room. Too bad it smelled worst in there. 10. Had booked it for 2 nights. First night was around $100+, second night was around $200. Stayed the first night only. Front desk refund the first night ($100+)only.... Morally depressed that I didn't argue it.…
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Date of stay: July 2022
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Response from GuestXperience Team, Other at Monterey Fairgrounds Inn
Responded Jul 10, 2022
Dear Guest, We are sorry to hear that many aspects of your stay made it very unsatisfactory for you concerning maintenance, room smell, and poor customer service. We appreciate your calling our attention to these matters - we will review each of your points and we will make sure these do not happen again. Guest satisfaction for us is highly rewarding, thus we value every feedback we get as it makes us improve better. Again, thank you for your thoughts, feedback, and constructive comments, it is highly appreciated. We would love it if you would come back to stay with us again - we have no doubt that the next time you would have the wonderful experience that the vast majority of our guests have. Best Regards, Monterey Fairgrounds Inn Customer Care Team
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Filthy windows, stained furniture and dirty floor. Poop splattered in toilet. No phone in room. $241 per night for this recently updated room and worth about $40. Yes there are worse rooms on the first floor where the “nearly homeless” people are living. No ice machine on premises.
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Date of stay: July 2021Trip type: Traveled solo
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Response from GuestXperience Team, Other at Monterey Fairgrounds Inn
Responded Jul 25, 2021
Dear Daphne, We appreciate your feedback, many thanks. We are very sorry that so many aspects of your stay disappointed you. We will review all of your comments with our management team, and we will investigate what actions we can take to improve our future guests' experiences with us. Again, we really appreciate your constructive review. Best Regards, Monterey Fairgrounds Inn Customer Care Team
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This place is the worse hotel very!! And I mean ever!! The place was filthy, filthy the room was never clean. There was layers of dust , fecal matter on the side of toilet. Crumbs, dust on floor. It look like it has been sitting there for years without cleaning. The furniture filthy, I MEAN FILTHY!! The worse part l. I was charged 157. 62 cents and had to leave the hotel due to its severity of unhealthy conditions. As we walk in my eyes started itching. The smell worse then an actic smell. My son's asthma started acting up. The staff front desk was very nice I explain my reason of why we were living. The worse part was. Dirty mask left on the floor in a corner and tissue with who knows what. And also the worse part. I had try and try and try getting in touch with the owner for my FULL REFUND!!! he has not answered my emails. I was told by the front desk the owner would call me. Never call me. It has been 3 days. This is unacceptable. To charge someone for something you know was not clean. And keeping the money and not responding to any of my emails. I call the hotel and was told he would call me back. Well it hasn't happened. I am very angry and disappointed. Someone needs to investigate this property. I can't believe people actually stay in this hotel. Unbelievable dirty!! All over inside and out. It doesn't even deserve 1 start.…
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Date of stay: May 2021Trip type: Traveled with family
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Response from GuestXperience Team, Other at Monterey Fairgrounds Inn
Responded Jun 10, 2021
Dear Guest, We are sorry to hear that many aspects of your stay made it very unsatisfactory for you. We appreciate your calling our attention to these matters - we will review each of your points and we will make sure these do not happen again. Guest satisfaction for us is highly rewarding, thus we value every feedback we get as it makes us improve better. Again, thank you for your thoughts, feedback, and constructive comments, it is highly appreciated. We would love it if you would come back to stay with us again - we have no doubt that the next time you would have the wonderful experience that the vast majority of our guests have. Best Regards, Monterey Fairgrounds Inn Customer Care Team
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What a horrible experience, booked on line for Labor Day weekend. I figured $166 per night was reasonable for a holiday weekend. Boy was I wrong, $40 would have been overpriced!!!! Door didn't even have strike plates so it could not be properly secured, looked like blood stain on wall, the tub/shower was so dirty and stained I wouldn't set foot in it fully clothed, holes punched in the walls, everything in the room was disgusting. Had it not been for clean bedding, I think I would have forfeited the charge to my card and looked elsewhere. Lessons learned the hard way stick in your mind but any agency that lists this as a place to stay should get out of the business. I will not be staying there ever again and I will not be using trip adviser in the future!!!
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Date of stay: September 2020
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Room Tip: There are no good rooms to choose from!!!
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Response from GuestTouch Inc, Other at Monterey Fairgrounds Inn
Responded Sep 8, 2020
Dear Guest, Thank you for your feedback - we appreciate you taking the time to leave us with comments about your recent visit. While we are sad to hear that you did not experience the level of satisfaction that other guests usually have, we are glad that you pointed out the things that we can work on. Your comment about cleanliness is noted and we will see to it that our team does a better job preparing the area moving forward. We will also see what we can do about having some updates soon and improve on the maintenance issues. We are sorry for the inconvenience caused and we hope you consider staying with us again. Best Regards, Monterey Fairgrounds Inn Customer Care Team
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When seeing road signs for fairgrounds thought this was upmarket and cost 250 dollars for two nights. Front looked nice with pretty flowers. Felt like a ghetto as dirty with rubbish in car park, two tables only to sit at for breakfast which was limited. Had to wipe own tables. Room was okay but sheets grey and towels poor. Safe didn’t work had to ask to open. Closet area poor. Dirty mat in shower. Bedside lamp switch broken. Thought Monterey was upmarket and for brits paying 125 each night for a motel was a bad experience.
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Date of stay: September 2019
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Room Tip: Book elsewhere
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Response from GuestXperienceTeam, Guest Relations Manager at Monterey Fairgrounds Inn
Responded Sep 22, 2019
Hello Dorothy, Thank you for your feedback - we appreciate you taking the time to leave us with comments about your recent visit. While we are sad to hear that you did not experience the level of satisfaction that other guests usually have, we are glad that you pointed out the things that we can work on. Your feedback about cleanliness is noted and we will see to it that our staff does a better job preparing the rooms moving forward. We will also see what we can do about having some updates to the property soon. We are sorry for the inconvenience caused and we hope you consider staying with us again. Best Regards, Monterey Fairgrounds Inn Customer Care Team
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A score of zero should be allowed. This place was an absolute dump. I'll let the pictures speak for themselves. The kick in the gonads was the $250 we spent for a night during car week, booking on Hotwire last minute. Here's the short list of issues: - Blood on the walls - Mold in the bathrooms - Really stinky, small towels for the bathrooms - VERY dirty floors that looked like they hadn't been cleaned in years - All the racks which are suppose to hold towels or paper tissue were broken - Random furniture in the room - Random art, not hung, left on the floor or tables - VERY stained ironing board - Sheets did not fit beds - Lights didn't work - The only toiletry was 6 crappy bars of hand soap - nothing else I don't expect much from a crappy local inn, but of the 25 countries I've been to, including third world, this might be top worst place.…
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Date of stay: August 2019
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Room Tip: Avoid at all cost
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Response from GuestXperienceTeam, Guest Relations Manager at Monterey Fairgrounds Inn
Responded Sep 11, 2019
Dear John L, We are extremely sorry that we could not meet the expectations of a seasoned traveler like yourself. We aim to provide the best to our guests. However, it looks like that in this case, we have failed miserably. But we value your feedback and we will surely take it seriously to do the needful. It is shameful for us that you left without having a first-rate experience. Hence we request you to give us another chance to trust our hospitality and service. We aim to improve and do better for the sake of our customers so that we can provide them with enhanced customer experience. We hope this will not dissuade you from visiting us further! Sorry again! Best Regards, Monterey Fairgrounds Inn Customer Care Team
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Wow! Where do I begin?! I had no idea this horrible place out of a movie about a narc or criminal exist!!!! I do not recommend this motel to anyone. Non-smoking room reeks of cigarettes. brrrr! Airplanes going for a landing fly right above the motel. Cheap mattress. Pool was broken. Ice is 25 cents. Continental breakfast?! Please!!!! How did I not read the reviews?!
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Date of stay: August 2019
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Room Tip: Do not book this motel - the best tip I can give
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Response from GuestXperienceTeam, Guest Relations Manager at Monterey Fairgrounds Inn
Responded Aug 13, 2019
Dear Guest, Thank you for your feedback - we appreciate you taking the time to leave us with comments about your recent visit. While we are sad to hear that you did not experience the level of satisfaction that other guests usually have, we are glad that you pointed out the things that we can work on. Your comment about maintenance is noted and we will see to it that our team does a better job preparing the area moving forward. We will also see what we can do about having some updates soon. Your feedback about breakfast is duly noted and we will consider adding some more options in the future. We hope you consider staying with us again soon. Best Regards, Monterey Fairgrounds Inn Customer Care Team
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$66 - $222 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
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Frequently Asked Questions about Monterey Fairgrounds Inn
Which popular attractions are close to Monterey Fairgrounds Inn?
Nearby attractions include Monterey Lanes (0.4 km).
What are some of the property amenities at Monterey Fairgrounds Inn?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include free wifi, free breakfast, and a pool.
What food & drink options are available at Monterey Fairgrounds Inn?
Guests can enjoy free breakfast during their stay.
Is parking available at Monterey Fairgrounds Inn?
Yes, free parking is available to guests.
What are some restaurants close to Monterey Fairgrounds Inn?
Conveniently located restaurants include Monterey's Fish House, Black Bear Diner, and Monterey Cookhouse - Wood-Fire Cuisine.
Are there opportunities to exercise at Monterey Fairgrounds Inn?
Yes, guests have access to a pool during their stay.
Are there any historical sites close to Monterey Fairgrounds Inn?
Many travellers enjoy visiting Cannery Row (3.9 km), Doc Rickett's Pacific Biological Laboratories (4.0 km), and Cooper-Molera Adobe (2.7 km).