Monterey Fairgrounds Inn

2.0 star property

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Seasonal outdoor pool
Desk, free WiFi, bed sheets
Exterior
Fridge, microwave
Exterior

Reviews

4.6 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
$136
includes taxes & fees
Dec 13 - Dec 14

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2042 Fremont St, Monterey, CA, 93940
  • Place, Monterey County Fairgrounds
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Fisherman's Wharf
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Place, Monterey Bay Aquarium
    ‪8 min drive‬
  • Airport, Monterey, CA (MRY-Monterey Peninsula)
    ‪19 min walk‬

Room options

Double Room, 2 Double Beds, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

Double Room, 1 Double Bed, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About this property

Monterey Fairgrounds Inn

Hotel in Casanova Oak Knoll
Along with a seasonal outdoor pool, this hotel has express check-out and RV/bus/truck parking. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include a vending machine.
Monterey Fairgrounds Inn offers 47 accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature hair dryers. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and microwaves. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers.

This Monterey hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Televisions come with premium cable channels and pay movies. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a seasonal outdoor pool.

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

Monterey Fairgrounds Inn features a seasonal outdoor pool, a vending machine, and express check-out. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. Complimentary self parking is available on site.

Monterey Fairgrounds Inn has designated areas for smoking.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • RV/bus/truck parking on site

Things to do

  • Seasonal outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Seasonal outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • 2 buildings
  • 3 floors
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Pay movies
  • TV with premium cable channels

Food and drink

  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Desk

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 10 PM
Contactless check-in available

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

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Children up to the age of 18 years can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

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; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Econo Lodge Hotel Monterey
Monterey Fairgrounds Inn Hotel
Monterey Econo Lodge
Econo Lodge Monterey Fairgrounds Hotel Monterey
Econo Lodge Monterey Hotel
Econolodge Monterey Fairgrounds
Monterey Fairgrounds Inn Monterey
Monterey Fairgrounds Inn Hotel Monterey

Monterey Fairgrounds Inn Reviews

Reviews

4.6
Rating 10 - Excellent. 64 out of 706 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 82 out of 706 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 114 out of 706 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 135 out of 706 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 311 out of 706 reviews

4.6/10

Cleanliness

6.2/10

Staff & service

4.2/10

Amenities

4.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

4.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

David

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Ismael Jr

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Jean-Paul

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Needs some TLC!!!

This motel needs a lot of work! Has potential. Close to Cannery Row. Our room only had one light. Plumbing was leaking. Management was nice to put us in the handicap room, which was nice enough.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Jissel

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness

“Budget” stay

Good stay for a budget just make sure you bring shampoo and body soap .they provide the bare minimum.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Pass it up

Very outdated room with no lamps by bedside, no chair, no clothes hangers in closet area and no hanging rod. Layout of room doesn’t make sense. Wifi doesn’t work well indoors (very intermittent and have to use outside or right at the window only). Parking lot is very small and some areas difficult to maneuver back out. The only good thing was that there is a pool. I would not recommend and will not return.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andrea

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

VINCENT

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Cherla

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Lawrence

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Garret

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
It was an okay stay
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Lynn

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Hao

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Nora

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Michael

Traveled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Maria

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Crystal

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
It was a decent hotel for the price we got it for, it just was a little dirty, our sheet had some nasty substance on them
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Lesia

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
I liked everything, but was a little bit noisy at night.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Donald, Danville

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Tracy

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property is on the older side and the room we stayed in was simple with two full beds and a table with no chairs. The bathroom had cracked tiles and mildew.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Diana

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Terrible run down place.

The room had no chairs, just an old table and bed, coffee maker did not work, shower did not have hot water, the bed was so uncomfortable we left after 1st night, would never stay there again, run down, when asked for chairs said no one asked for chairs and brought us I desk chair.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Jeff

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property was under construction? My room had no lamp, paper keeping cabinets from opening and furniture falling apart. The bathroom had a faucet that needed repairing, cigarette burns on the bathroom counter as well. Im not sure my room had even been cleaned before i checked in. I found a razor and shampoo in my shower from the previous guest when i checked in and a blanket in the closet wadded up in the corner. Guaranteed this room wasnt cleaned. For $125 a night....i expected more.
Blanket wadded up in the closet
Needs a paint job
Cigarette burns
Unclean room
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Vladislav, Staten Island

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was renovated in the 50s or 60s of the XX century… withe the contemporary prices. It is old and run down. It did not have even the simplest amenities like ventilation in the bathroom or the hangers in the closet. The sheets were probably the cheapest they could only find….
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Matthew

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Road hard and put away wet

The only way to describe this property is rough. The room was clean enough to stay, but aside from that everything was old and haggard and location left a lot to be desired.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025