Centrella Hotel Bed and Breakfast Inn - Page 1

Breakfast buffet is a misstatement. When you arrive for breakfast, you're given a menu from which you can choose one entree. Many are "sold out" halfway through the serving time. The only buffet items are breads and pastries (complete with a sign to not eat too much so later arriving guests can have some) and some cereals. No fruit. No other side dishes.

This morning, I had the strawberry French toast souffle. 2.5" square ... I kid you not. Cold. With a dollop of whipped cream on the side and cold syrup. Yesterday, it was soggy quiche (heated in the microwave so the crust was tough) and cold breakfast potatoes. My husband had the same (cold) potatoes today, with scrambled eggs and sausage.

Tables are crammed in a too small area with no room to walk between the tables. There's never enough room to sit comfortably; it's not uncommon to have to wait for a table. And, once seated, it's too crowded to get back up and serve yourself more juice and coffee. Kids often are sitting on their parents laps, which pushes the tables out further and lessens the walking around space. AND, you bus your own table. Get the idea that breakfast isn't special?

Evening hors d'oeurves are a misnomer, too. Veggie tray ... ordinary crackers and cubes of cheese, sliced salami, and olives. Same two nights in a row.

The late night chocolate chip cookies are nice. I can't imagine being here with kids, however, as there are no juices or milk -- hot tea and coffee only.

On other fronts -- the bedroom. Our experience is better than some of the other postings. The room was clean (dusty light fixtures). But , our bed covering was soiled when we arrived. Fortunately, our request for it to be washed resulted in a brand new quilt. The room was nice -- a corner room with a nice alcove. Unfortunately, the window locks were missing (2nd floor) so the street noise couldn't be kept out.

The owners don't live in (in fact, no one does). It shows. IF it were advertised as a hotel with light breakfast, we'd have expected this.

But, it's not a standard B&B in terms of service, amount or quality of food, or ambience.

Buyer beware!

The hotel had a central location and they served a very nice breakfast.

The building is very interesting and it is located in a nice location, not far from the ocean.

During the last 18 months, I have been there three times, but I do not think that I will stay in that hotel again! The beds are very bad. It has been always bad, but when you know a place, it is easier to go there since you are aware about what you expect to see. Even cheap hotels like Days Inn have better beds.

Centralla offers a nice breakfast, which used to be nicer, but the staff is still friendly. Last time when I stayed in Centralla, I realized that they are not easy with providing soap. That is not a good sign!

Regardless of the weather, Pacific Grove is a lovely place to stay and the Centrella offers a romantic step back into the past.

The main lobby is delightful and cozy. The staff is wonderful and accommodating to your needs, down to offering champagne glasses for the bottle we brought with us. Breakfast was great, not just the toast and fruit some other B&B's offer. Both my boyfriend and I left breakfast filled, but not overly full, so we were ready for a day of wandering.

We stayed in one of the attic suite which was the perfect place for a couple who wanted privacy and don't want to spend the extra for one of the garden cottages. With only two attic suites it was like your own private domain. Although we heard many great things about the Garden Suite, and took a peak at it one morning, it was adorable but we realized it would not offer the level of privacy the attic suite did, if that is what you are looking for. I was a little disappointed with the up keep of the room, nothing terrible just small repairs or touches which could have easily made the room's appearance 5 stars instead of 3.

The central location of the hotel is fantastic. The beach walk is a short two blocks down the street and up the other directions are numerous eating establishments from fancy to casual, everything you need you can walk to if you like. There is also a great day spa half a block away that makes your trip that much more special.

Walking to Cannery Row is definitely do-able, but is a bit of a walk so if you are not into a lot of walking, since you will do a lot just looking through all the shops, drive and park in the public lot. Then enjoy your day!

First off, we reserved a room with twin beds. When we arrived we were given one Queen. They changed the room for us with an attitude like “OK, well big deal”, no apology, nothing. I am not even sure if we were charged correctly for our room?

We asked about everything we needed to know about the Inn while staying, we were only given a paper with some information on it.

While returning to our rooms around 11:15 pm or so, there wasn't any water to drink (we accidentally found out that there was an ice machine the next day, we saw another customer come in with some). It would be nice if the Inn had a water service, like Alhambra, that way customers could have water 24/7. While we were looking for water (quietly) the desk clerk came out, from up above asked us something, while poking her head down. It felt like she didn't trust us.

While eating breakfast we found that the desk clerk was loud and rather abrupt. We learned things about her and other customers while eating breakfast. The atmosphere was not quiet or quaint at all with her presence in the room. On their web site it mentioned charm, it was not our impression at all.

Our bathroom door would not latch closed, which was not comfortable while using the facilities. For the price we paid to stay at the Inn, we should have not had to deal with these issues. I have stayed at other Inns in Pacific Grove, but I wanted to try Centrella. I will go back to the Gosby Inn from now on.

I am sure this won’t make a difference in the Inn, but I felt like I needed to say this to get it off my chest.