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El Castell Motel

2.0 star property
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January 2025

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Family Room, Multiple Beds
Indoor pool, a heated pool, open 8:30 AM to 9:30 PM, pool loungers
Property grounds
Indoor pool, a heated pool, open 8:30 AM to 9:30 PM, pool loungers
Reception

Reviews

9.0 out of 10

Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Laundry
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Air conditioning
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
2102 North Fremont St, Monterey, CA, 93940
  • North Fremont Street
    1 min walk
  • Monterey County Fairgrounds
    4 min walk
  • Monterey Pines Golf Course
    12 min walk
  • Monterey, CA (MRY-Monterey Peninsula)
    19 min walk

Room options

View all photos for Deluxe Room, 2 Queen Beds

Deluxe Room, 2 Queen Beds

Deluxe Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • 33 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed

Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed

  • 22.9 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Deluxe Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible

Deluxe Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible

Deluxe Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible

  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Junior Suite, Multiple Beds

Junior Suite, Multiple Beds

  • 33 sq m
  • Sleeps 8
  • 2 Queen Beds and 2 Queen Sofa Beds

View all photos for Deluxe Room, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible

Deluxe Room, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible

Deluxe Room, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible

  • 23 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

View all photos for Family Room, Multiple Beds

Family Room, Multiple Beds

Family Room, Multiple Beds

  • 33 sq m
  • Sleeps 6
  • 3 Queen Beds

View all photos for Family Suite, 1 Bedroom

Family Suite, 1 Bedroom

Family Suite, 1 Bedroom

  • 37 sq m
  • Sleeps 6
  • 3 Queen Beds

View all photos for Deluxe Room, 1 Queen Bed

Deluxe Room, 1 Queen Bed

Deluxe Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • 23 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the area

Monterey

With a stay at El Castell Motel in Monterey (Casanova Oak Knoll), you'll be within a 5-minute drive of 17-Mile Drive and Fisherman's Wharf. .This motel is 3.2 mi (5.1 km) from Monterey Bay and 3.9 mi (6.2 km) from Monterey Bay Aquarium.
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What's nearby

  • Monterey County Fairgrounds - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Del Monte Beach - 14 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Fisherman's Wharf - 5 min drive - 4.9 km
  • Cannery Row - 5 min drive - 5.1 km
  • Monterey Bay Aquarium - 6 min drive - 6.3 km

Getting around

  • Monterey Station - 11 min drive
  • Monterey Peninsula Airport (MRY) - 2 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪In-N-Out Burger - ‬18 min walk
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Wendy's - ‬19 min walk
  • ‪Chili's Grill & Bar - ‬2 min drive

About this property

El Castell Motel

Monterey motel in Casanova Oak Knoll with a 24-hour front desk and an indoor pool
El Castell Motel offers 52 air-conditioned accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. 32-inch LCD televisions come with premium satellite channels. Refrigerators and microwaves are provided. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations.

This Monterey motel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones; local and long-distance calls are complimentary (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is offered once per stay and change of towels can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on a limited basis.

Recreational amenities at the motel include an indoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 52 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and LCD televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have shower/tub combinations and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and microwaves, as well as phones with free local calls.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as an indoor pool, or other amenities including complimentary wireless internet access and a vending machine.
Featured amenities include express check-in, express check-out, and a 24-hour front desk. Free self parking is available onsite.

Languages

English, Hindi, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free extended parking on site
  • On-site parking includes off-street options

Things to do

  • Heated pool
  • Indoor pool

Family friendly

  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Microwave
  • Fridge

Conveniences

  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Change of towels (on request)
  • Housekeeping (once per stay)
  • Laundry facilities

Outdoors

  • Pool sunloungers

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Assistive listening devices available
  • Braille signage
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • In-room accessibility
  • Low-height worktop and sink
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Wheelchair-accessible pool
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains

Bathroom

  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bath combination
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • 32-inch LCD TV
  • Premium channels
  • Satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Fridge

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Desk
  • Free local calls
  • Free long-distance calls
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in fee: USD 20
Contactless check-in available
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

An adult age 18 or older must assume all liability for the booking
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Early check-in fee: USD 20 (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Pool access available from 8:30 AM to 9:30 PM

Property is also known as

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El Castell
El Castell Monterey
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El Castell Motel Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 994 out of 1604 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 429 out of 1604 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 120 out of 1604 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 39 out of 1604 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 22 out of 1604 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Satisfactory Motel Experience
Cleanliness is first and foremost in any stay, and El Castell was spot on there. Room was clean. I didn't notice any dirt in any crevices. Towels and linens were crisp and white. We used the pool, which was mostly clean - not murky, moldy or grimy. However, there was a slight collection of grit on the bottom of the pool. The hotel was comfortable I would stay here again. That being said, phone service is spotty in the area, and the Wifi was weak. TV has a few channels, and it took a few tries to get streaming channels because of the Internet. Again, I wasn't expecting a resort experience, so I was plenty satisfied. Service people that we encountered were all very nice.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Akiiki

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Frank

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness
It was nice.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Wayne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Hillary

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Quiet and clean, that’s all we really needed. We didn’t spend much time at the hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

CHERYL

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

oscar

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Tiffany

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Expedia had this property rated as a 9. It is not even close. The exterior of the property is pretty run down. We would have never stayed here if we saw it is person first. There is an adult movie shop two doors down. On a positive note, once you were inside the room was clean and nice. Maid service opened our door at 8:15 in the morning.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

TASLIM

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Check in was very good, very friendly customer service, easy parking, very clean and spacious room, pool was very clean and easy access. Would recommend it for families.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Bonnie

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Never ever again.
When we arrived we were notified that there was no longer breakfast even the website said yes there was. When we go there no parking available besides one place that I was uncomfortable parking in under the back room I was afraid to be blocked on and sure enough I was when we went to leave in the morning we had to wait 35 minutes for some one to move a workers truck. I'm the room there was not enough towels for the 6 guest we had booked a room with 3 queen beds. The pool was on for the kids to swim in but i would not call it a heated pool.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Joseph

Location is fine and room is clean. But they absolutely need black out blinds. Right now light pours into the room early and it is near impossible to sleep, even with a sleep mask. They need to replace the front window slats which let in a ton of light. And the rear window has zero light blocking.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Caren

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Eucario

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It felt comfortable, my kids loved it
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kathlene

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Really enjoyed our stay
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Helen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Monterey stay for families
Excellent spacious accommodation. We had 3 queen beds - very comfortable and room was clean. Would thoroughly recommend this place for families wanting to stay in Monterey area.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Valerie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Francisco

Business traveller, Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Tae

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
very spacious and clean.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
No es como en las fotos. El servicio y atención no es amigable. Fuimos y no había lugar para el parking estaba todo completo y en la página figura con parking Una mala experiencia
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Michele

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Liked the indoor pool. The second day we were there, they changed our towels and emptied garbage, but didn’t make bed or straighten up the room. We had a comfortable stay overall and would stay there again.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Synthia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Jessica was very helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

AGUSTIN

Travelled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Carlos

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay with family or with significant other there very clean and comfy this is our third time staying here and will continue. Only hassle is parking after dark very hard to find parking.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

David

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room for our family of 6 was very nice and cosy. The 2 separated room had both their acess to the bathroom which was very convenient. Pool area is nice. Only downside was that our room was facing the electric gate of the county fairground across the road and each time a car enter it loudly beep multiple time than come the loud noise of the gate moving. Does same thing when it closed moments later, it kept doing it until late and started again very very early. On top of that you can hear multiples planes taking off and landing from the close by airport. Price was a little steep for a motel. Despite the noise we really liked the room
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024