An often-overlooked event venue down by the entrance to Fisherman’s Wharf is the Custom’s House Plaza. When Monterey was a trading seaport back in the 1800’s, this area housed the original Custom’s House, a warehouse, and several stores and trading … Read More
It’s Summer on the Monterey Peninsula and that means the summer shuttle service, is up and running until Labor Day in September. What this means to a visitor at our hotel is added convenience of access to Cannery Row and … Read More
don’t know where you are reading this from, but my guess is that it’s not as sunny and balmy as the Monterey Peninsula is right this moment. Here, we seem to have been enjoying a winter heat wave for the … Read More
Had enough of the festive Thanksgiving hoopla at your house? Is your significant other just plain tired of going through all of the pain and effort to put together a holiday feast? Maybe this is the time to have a … Read More
October and November are the times when wineries up and down the Carmel and Salinas Valleys harvest their Fall crops and bring out their best seasonal wines. Both the Carmel and Salinas Valleys are known for their varietals, especially Chardonnays … Read More
Just a little ways up the coast is a favorite place for Monterey Peninsula locals to go on a daytime getaway. Moss Landing is a tiny, picturesque fishing and antiquing village about 20-minutes North from central Monterey where a wide … Read More
A little known jewel of the Monterey Peninsula is the area known as “Sand City.” Sand City is a green conscious, artistic community of about 200 people who live, work and play by the sea. There is something for everyone … Read More
Everyone agrees, the Recreation Trail that girds the Monterey Bay from Santa Cruz to the tip of the Monterey Bay at Asilomar Beach, is a great way to see Monterey Bay. On the Monterey Peninsula itself (the Southern extreme of … Read More
Visiting the Monterey Peninsula is always a special occasion, you do exciting things throughout the day such as whale watching or wine tasting, activities that allow you to explore, sense and feel the essences of the Peninsula. When evening … Read More
Looking for a reason to stage an impromptu getaway to the Monterey Peninsula? Have a penchant for old things that may be valuable? Then come to the Monterey Peninsula for the antiques. After all, Monterey is over 200-years old, and … Read More