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Beachcomber Inn

1996 Sunset Dr., Pacific Grove, CA 93950
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Beachcomber Inn
2.5 of 5 stars 33 Reviews
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San Francisco
Reviewer
3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 April 2012
1
person found this review helpful

We were sadly disappointed in the state of deterioration of accommodations at the Beachcomber. Once a cozy place is now shoddily maintained. The new employees are struggling against an employer who seems clueless as to what is happening at his property. Even some of the staff openly grumbled at the lack of interest and investment by the owner. Cleanliness in... More

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Sydney, Australia
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14 reviews 14 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 January 2012
3
people found this review helpful

The problem here is they are charging $102.75. Now if they were charging say $77.75 I would rate them as average. Room was OK and was spacious with big bathroom. But they had this massive rear projection TV that must have been 100 inch screen taking up a lot of space and it did not work!! As far as location... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 December 2011
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person found this review helpful

This looks like or is a 1950 style motel. Second floor gives a better view of the ocean. Amenities are few, you see what you get and pay for. More

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beachbum369, Manager at Beachcomber Inn, responded to this review
3 December 2011

Thank you for an honest appraisal. We look forward to seeing you again. More

Wilton, CA
Senior Contributor
23 reviews 23 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
27 helpful votes 27 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 September 2011
2
people found this review helpful

This place is very strange...the office is never open; if you call to make a reservation, you get voice mail and they don't call you back; the phone in the room doesn't work; the carpets are filthy; people will wake you up at the crack of dawn with yelling across the parking lot or letting their kids run up and... More

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beachbum369, Manager at Beachcomber Inn, responded to this review
20 September 2011

Our office is open 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM and 3:00 PM to 5:30 PM. The office phone is answered by staff during office hours and forwarded to Monterey Reservations when the office is closed. Phones in guest rooms work for local calls only; no long distance. The rude behavior of some guests, and their children (staying with us for... More

San Francisco, California
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 August 2011
4
people found this review helpful

Quite simply this place is crap. Carpets dirty, filthy swimming pool, lies about when it gets fixed, horrible bathrooms with dirt everywhere. Appears more like a drug dealers tinnie house than an accommodating site. Dirty, filthy, squalor, should be condemned by the council as a national disgrace. More

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Beccles, United Kingdom
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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 August 2011
3
people found this review helpful

I read all the reviews before going and hoped that all would be OK. Whilst I understand that changes in staff are on going, the cleanliness was extremly poor. As reported elsewhere carpets are incrediablly dirty and it appeared somebody had changed their bike oil in our room. My feet stuck to the carpet so I left my shoes on.... More

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Dallas, TX
Senior Contributor
23 reviews 23 reviews
Reviews in 17 cities Reviews in 17 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 July 2011

This is another one of those funky beach motels that some people can get into and some just can't handle. For us, it was just OK. We arrived around 6 p.m. and the office was closed. Our key was left in an envelope for us, which was fine, but when we discovered we had no ice bucket or cups we... More

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West Coast National Park, South Africa
Senior Contributor
28 reviews 28 reviews
Reviews in 18 cities Reviews in 18 cities
39 helpful votes 39 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 June 2011
5
people found this review helpful

Because our usual spot near Asilomar has gone down in quality, I used Trip Advisor's positive comments to book this place. When we left, we learned that Arlene, who ran the place with Bob, had died, and since then he hired someone to be on-site innkeeper. So read our experience in light of this management change. When we arrived, we... More

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beachbum369, Manager at Beachcomber Inn, responded to this review
11 July 2011

The staff at the Beachcomber Inn did their very best to provide MsAudubon (alias) good lodging and service. Regarding events and statements in this posting: 1. Bob and Arlene were the innkeepers for a number of years and Bob (NOT Arlene) died in June, 2010. 2. No new innkeepers have been hired (to date). 3. Arlene left the Beachcomber January,... More

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1 review
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 February 2011
5
people found this review helpful

We were traveling with 4 children, myself and my husband. We received a call as we were arriving into Monterey, from the hotel that our two room suite for $75.50 would not be available do to plumbing problems and that they were very sorry. She proceeded to give me a phone number to call that would try and help find... More

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Toronto, Canada
Senior Reviewer
8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 December 2010
1
person found this review helpful

I guess the rate was pretty good for Monterey but it's an old place with poor construction and the rooms are very small. There was an "old" smell at first until we aired the rooms. The little decks at the back are not private, with cheap table/chairs, and you look past other decks for a view of the ocean. All... More

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1996 Sunset Dr., Pacific Grove, CA 93950
Price range (per night):* 61 AUD - 141 AUD

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