The Centrella Inn Review

On duty staff were friendly, helpful. The daily morning baked scones and good coffee, and afternoon baked chocolate chips cookies ( in safety wrap) are a touch of home and comfort in COVID19 times.
The garden and outdoor seating are great respite for to-go lunch after hikes.
The room and bedding are clean and warm; the garden windows allow in light, and filter sea view blocks away.
The Inn located one block off busy Lighthouse Ave., easy walk to restaurants, coffee shop, gift shop, and post office. Also, couple blocks from scenery Lovers Point Park and the Pacific Grove-Monterey coastal trail.

Had an amazing experience with my girlfriend i took her here for our 2 year anniversary and got the romantic package plus the garden suite it was unbelivable had a juccuzi tub and everything. The roses were beautiful and my girlfriend was so happy and suprised. Erna helpped me figure out everything because i didnt know what i was doing it was my first time doing something romatic for anyone haha. So happy i came here we want to make this our anniversary spot every year.

Loved inn, it's location and atmosphere. Enjoyed sitting in garden area, drinking wine. The scones they offer are absolutely delicious. Great place to enjoy quiet time with your loved one.

Inn Keeper - Manager, is very accommodating and helpful.

It was a very charming inn! It's a historic property, so expect to stay in an old Victorian house. Despite being an older property, the place is very well maintained; clean and everything works. When we stayed in November 2020 they gave out delicious home-made cookies at night, and equally scrumptious scones in the morning. The staff was very courteous and attentive.

Great victorian bed n' breakfast. Charming cottages available with complementary breakfast and happy hour wine. Only a couple blocks from the beach.

We stayed in one of the cottages. Modest, clean, pleasant. The hosts were very nice. The breakfast was spectacular!

Excellent venue - the drinks in the afternoon were very pleasant. Great for access to the Monterey Aquarium

Lovely bed and breakfast in pacific grove close to restaurants and other shops.

Always a great stay at the Centrella Inn. The staff is geat and the beds are comfy!

Basically had room 2 which had 5 windows (so much for privacy)and a view of the street. We could hear every single car drive up and down the road. Most nice B&Bs use this space as a sitting room, office or breakfast area. Room outdated. No parking....told go check out the streets. Will not ever stay here again...

The room is really small, real small. Other than that great location, nice staff, peaceful atmosphere. Cute building.

Best central location in Pacific Grove. Easy walk to aquarium. Great breakfast.

From the moment I walked in, I was greeted by friendly patrons and the nice lady at the registration desk. She offered me a glass of wine and fresh baked chocolate chip cookies, which eased the tensions from a long drive from the SF East Bay. A walk in the garden to get acquainted with the place was completely magical. An Anna's Hummingbird was splashing and bathing in a bird bath fountain. The room was lovely and comfortable, and parking was a breeze. The location, being just blocks from the water at Lover's Point, and right around the corner from my favorite restaurant attraction in PG: Passionfish Restaurant. I've never been disappointed with that restaurant. The Centrella Inn offers discount coupons for a free appetizer at Passionfish, and discounts on The Red House Cafe and other breakfast spots within walking distance. The Centrella's signature scones negated my need to find breakfast elsewhere. They were amazing! I would definitely recommend the Centrella to my friends and family.

Absolutely excellent stay this weekend. Breakfast was delicious, room cozy and service warm and helpful. Will be returning!

Historic building. Nicely renovated historic hotel. Kind of treated like a b&b. Nice service and included breakfast. A short walk to the ocean or restaurants. Over 20 rooms. Limited 5 car parking but we found parking on the street, small rooms, tight bathrooms, no air conditioning, had heating but turned off or did not work. We did not worry about the heat since the weather was ok with or without it. Did not see an elevator so you have to drag your bags upstairs.. maybe to the 3rd floor. A couple of rooms are right at the front door which are most likely very noisy. No real view of anything. If you like historic places to stay, this is a great place.
Never heard about any wine tasting here...

Charming, quiet, clean and close to everything. Right in the heart of Pacific Grove. We stayed in the cottage with two small dogs and it worked out very nicely.

Quiet, clean bright room on 3rd floor. Would stay again. Downside: Breakfast quoted in online advert had been canceled, with coffee and two scones for replacement. Should have been notified, or price reduced. No reason given, other than governor canceled. We're from California, and know that it's possible to serve food in other ways. Also, fireplace in the lobby area was not able to be turned on. For some reason that was unclear. I know it's hard in a pandemic, we kept each other happy and the room was beautiful. In general, felt unwelcome in lobby area. Spray attachment in bathtub broken. Separate shower and bath worked fine in room 32.

Beautiful neighborhood.

I'm surprised by all the glowing reviews. We do travel a lot but still I'm surprised reviews are so high. The staff was nice, that was the biggest plus. The house is 130+ years old and was a boarding school. It's old and creaky, not romantic or charming. Our room was so small we had just enough room to walk around the bed. We were completely disappointed. Nothing charming about it at all. We paid $300 to upgrade to a nicer room and got a small cottage. The layout and space were nice, fireplace, small bathtub, all good and well. The downside was it smelled both mildewy and like Fabreeze. We live in CA and know prices are really high here, but even so I didn't think this place offered a good value at all. The original room was expensive for being a tiny room under the stairs with lots of noise from passing neighbors. Except for two of the cottages, all the rooms are on main streets with lots of noise. I can't recommend this place even though the staff were friendly. There were no vegan breakfast items and no vegan milk. We went out for breakfast and coffee.

We had an amazing stay, and the staff was delightful. Very nice to wake up to our choice of breakfast in the morning!

Overall, we had a wonderful stay. What a beautiful old victorian home, with so much charm and history. The staff are friendly and the breakfasts were yummy. We walked to several wonderful restaurants and the beach. What a great spot. We'll defiantly be back.

Great old building! But then expect a bit of noise and old environment. Good breakfast!

Pros
The location of this place is what you are paying for. It is close to Lover's point and within walking distance of restaurants and shops. The decor is nice and everything is clean. The linens and pillows are soft, shining white, and cozy. The scones were delightful. They were fresh, buttery, flaky, and melt in your mouth. There are free snacks and wine in the evening. The lobby is a lovely place to read a book. They gave us a coupon for a free appetizer at the Beach House restaurant, which was very nice.

Cons
The staff are not very warm or friendly. Between check-in and breakfast I didn't see a smile once. We arrived on time for our scheduled check-in at 3 pm and had to wait for 30 minutes before our room was finished being cleaned.

The rooms are overpriced for their size. There was an antique closet, but no place to sit to write or use a laptop. There was barely enough room for our suitcases. The only place to put them was in line to the bathroom, so we had to hop over them to use the facilities.

The breakfast was disappointing. They say that it is "made to order," but my oatmeal looked and tasted like instant oats. It was supposed to come with fresh berries. What I received was a tablespoon of blackberries that looked like they were frozen and had been defrosted. The oatmeal itself was watery. The coffee was in a dispenser, not very hot, and it ran out. When I asked the server for more he delayed and never got around to filling up the thermos.

The evening snack consisted of olives (that tasted like the jar they likely came from), premade hummus, and premade artichoke dip. The hummus had no flavor. The dip looked like it was mostly sour cream with very little spinach or artichokes.

The website makes it seem like you can get spa services in your room, which is misleading. The inn will schedule a massage for you ahead of time with a local business. I called two days before checking in and asked for a massage, but the receptionist acted inconvenienced and asked me to call the spa myself to make a reservation. I booked this room as a gift for my husband's birthday and wanted to make it special, but we ended up not getting massages because we got busy with our vacation, and the inn never followed up on the spa services.

In all, it feels like this inn inflates the price of their rooms with amenities like snacks and "made to order" breakfast. If you want a homey cozy environment with welcoming hosts I would go somewhere else.

Beautiful bed and breakfast. Our favourite in Pacific Grove.

Staff was super accommodating and friendly. Great location within walking distance of bay shore

This is the second time stay here. Rooms at cozy and food is good. Location is perfect, walking distance from Pacific Grove downtown. Worst part is the hot water goes form hot to cold. But it is an old house. Lots of rooms and dog friendly.

The place was cozy and close in location to the beach and Cannery Row but the service wasn't the best and the online info very misleading. Our premium double suite was very tiny and there were nearly no amenities (microwave, bottled water, mini fridge, hair dryer, tissues, etc).

This is the best location in Pacific Grove, and the staff is great. We love it here.

The Centrella Inn is so charming. It was so relaxing sitting in their beautiful garden. They have amazing chocolate chip cookies and scones for a nice treat. The bed was so comfortable I had the first good night sleep in so long. I used the fan they supplied as white noise. It is perfectly located to walk to shops or a down to Lovers beach. I highly recommend it. I will definitely be visiting again.

Cozy B&B with nice location near lovers point. We had a 2nd floor room near the front on the street. Small dated rooms. The street traffic and garbage trucks were very noisy. The mating seagulls screamed all day until midnight, so you have to keep the windows shut. There is no A/C. They prepare your breakfast, but Sam didn't take our order or another guests.

I can t say enough good things about this bed & breakfast in Monterey. We found this spot when reading travel blogs for our PCH road trip. Since we were booking as we arrived at our destinations & happened to get a deal at the Intercontinental Clement Hotel (see separate review) we almost missed this gem. Thankfully we were able to cancel and book at Centrella Inn s last available room. Centrella Inn is in a beautiful historic home that is very well decorated to reflect its character and charm. We stayed in a downstairs room right at the entrance and it was perfect and were never bothered by guests coming and going. Our room was spacious, the bed comfortable, and there were two nice chairs to relax near the large windows. There was no AC, but it wasn t an issue for us since the weather was pleasant in early October. The concierge at the Inn gave us some restaurant recommendations and was very welcoming and friendly. The Inn normally provides breakfast but we was limited to coffee and homemade scones due to COVID precautions, which we completely understood. The coffee and scones were both delicious! We enjoyed our coffee on the welcoming porch and then went on our way to our next destination.

Friendly staff. Cute, historic building. Nice breakfast.

Great staff. Wonderful scones. Rooms small but comfortable. My breakfast was okay. Wife loved spinach frittata.

My partner and I stayed in one of the cottages with our dog and it was a wonderful experience. The staff was friendly and informative and restaurants and stores were just a short walk away. I can't wait to visit Centrella Inn again soon!

Absolutely LOVE this place, beautiful, quaint, quiet. Only 3 blocks from Lover's Point

With wonderful hosts like Erna it makes this b&b a vacation !

It was a great experience. Erna was friendly and accommodating.
Will stay there again!

Great location!
Close to downtown restaurants and close to Lover s Point and beach walk! Updated bathrooms in Victorian era hotel. Room 14 has great bay window sitting area looking out the front of hotel.
Service was wonderful!

A quiet bed and breakfast that makes an effort to keep the location hospitable for visitors. They have made-to-order breakfast in the mornings and a wine reception in the afternoon.

Very friendly and helpful staff--helped with a restaurant reservation that really made the night. Wine hour and breakfast are not to be missed.

Great place to stay, quiet, great service and in easy walking distance to nice restaurants and to the ocean!

Customer service poor. Allowed us to book with 2 young children then made us feel unwelcome.

Fantastic! Cozy bed, delicious food and charming staff. Give them a visit, you won't be sorry!

Great made to order breakfast nice staff. Really cool place to stay near beach and downtown pacific grove. Loved it

Centrally located, easy walk to downtown and the ocean. Beautiful room. A great place to meet other travelers for conversation.

Wonderful welcoming. Unfortunately, I was assigned room 7 on the first floor and above which an incessant and loud noise went on all night and early in the morning. I could not sleep because of that. The next morning when I realized that there was not a room above mine but a closet, something wrong must have happened. While checking upstairs, I bumped into a guy who was not friendly at all and did not look local. In addition, Kimmarie, who served us breakfast, was pretty unpleasant to me as well. What's wrong with that place?

Outstanding!
Warm and engaging service. Beautiful rooms. Delicious breakfast. Perfectly located.

Cute little place. Clean and quaint. Excellent service from gentleman that checked us in (believe Scott).

Sam was a little rude at breakfast, however the gentleman from the night before made up for any inconveniences.

We had a wonderful time. Room was beautiful, breakfast and the patio were lovely. The staff was very very cordial and helpful. Great location walked to beach in minutes.

We have a dog and the Centrella Inn provided a small cottage in back. We really enjoyed the garden and proximity to downtown. Of course, the proximity to the beaches and parks was excellent as well.

very nice victorian style historic hotel, friendly staff, great atmosphere.

Super nice hotel with its own charm. The breakfast is very lovingly made. You can additionally choose between different meals. Price performance is right. I will gladly come again

Beautiful building in a great location. This is very relaxed for a B&B, which is what we wanted. The breakfast was tasty, especially the coffee and scones. They offer a few choices, including omelettes, eggs prepared to order, and a couple of frittatas. Plenty of free parking in a lot, and around the neighborhood.

Both staff and facilities in need of renovation. We reserved a double queen room, but were given a room with 1 queen and 1 sofa bed. Would be ok, but the mattress on the sofa bed was extremely thin. We were told bed was prepared, which means for them that the linen was folded inside the sofa and it looked/smelled like someone slept on it already. Some lights were not working in the room. And when we mentioned something to staff they just shrugged. All for $400/night...

Pretty bed and breakfast, but staff are not very friendly, and the breakfast is way below standard. Not worth the cost.

Right on the ocean, love the location. The staff here go above and beyond for our happiness. I look forward to staying here again.

Hands down our fav B&B. We've stayed in 6 + over the years. If you book ahead it helps with the cost, but really the value is there. Free wine and hours d ourves in the evening, coffee n tea 24/7. And free breakfast saves you at least $45 right? Easy walk to Aqurium/Cannery Row plus all the quaint shops, pubs, and what not in Pacific Grove.

I love Pacific Grove because it's small town. I enjoy the walkable streets the beautiful homes, and the ocean nearby. I like this little hotel because of its antique charm. If you want modern this is not your place. If you want old and cozy then it is. I most enjoy the fireplace and lounge in the evening....it's very relaxing....I also enjoy the lounge because it is small....new and modern no. Old and charming. Definitely....

Room 14 was super cozy and the staff were great. Breakfast was delicious!

Great place to stay. Lots to do, eat, drink around town. Very close to Monterey as well. Serves breakfast and wine at evenings. Very pleasant staff.

What a great find! Beautiful hotel, safe area, within walking distance to beach and downtown. Staff was wonderful and the 24 hour coffee bar, cookies and breakfast were definitely appreciated. Would stay again!

Great service, small but clean room, comfortable bed

comfortable bed, love the antiques. a lot of character. Customer Service was Awesome. Irna at the front desk was very helpful in recommending places to eat.

Wonderful inn. People super nice, rooms well appointed. Great wine time in the evening and custom order breakfast! Centrally located as well. Parking a bit tough, get there early.

My room was cozy with everything I needed, comfy bed, beautiful roomy shower with very absorbent towels and shower essentials. My room also had a bright reading nook!!
The staff were friendly and helpful.
I definitely will be back!!

Place is built in 1896 or 92. But still well maintained. Everyone at reception is great. They would give coffee every morning. They cleaned and did bed and room nicely. One less star for not clean room carpet.

Charming B&B in great location! The owners have maintained the charm of this historic home while still offering all modern ammentities. There were lots of lovely places to sit outside on the porch and well-maintained garden area. The location is hard to beat -- just a few minutes walk from the beach at Lover's Point and several restaurants, and a short drive to the beautiful Point Lobos State Reserve. It was quiet at night (aside from the seagulls). We especially loved the delicious, warm apricot scones with breakfast!

Staff and guests were compling with masking and distancing recommendations. Breakfast was served outdoors only. Rooms were thoroughly cleaned and hand sanitizer was readily available.

Overall highly recommended!

Nice place, we have stayed on a few occasions now. The breakfasts weren't the best, but they were ok. Staff was great, never did figure out when the wine tastings were. Centrally located, nice rooms, nice common spaces. A half hour walk to the aquarium and the free trolley in Monterey, lots of places very walkable in Pacific Grove.

Cozy, well appointed accommodations with a friendly staff. Great place to stay.

Great location
Breakfast satisfied
Clean
I recommend

Wonderful place to stay! Clean and beautiful inside!

My daughter and I recently stayed at the Centrella Inn and were absolutely delighted with our experience. The staff was very friendly while still following Covid rules strictly. I felt very safe. They couldn't serve breakfast inside per the county ordinance but provided delicious scones and coffee that we enjoyed outside in their garden and on the front porch. Our room was lovely, sweet, and clean. The inn is nicely located and we walked everywhere. Three blocks to the ocean and a block or two to shopping, a farmers' market, and restaurants. Parking is ample. Outdoor only dining was allowed and I commend the Pacific Grove restaurants for adapting and creating a warm ambience in the chilly November outdoors and delicious food very thoughtfully served, Covid style.
I highly recommend that you walk from the inn to the bike rental shop and enjoy 17 mile drive on your own power. I wil definately return to the Centrella Inn.

Location is perfect: near lovers point and several restaurants. Also, room design is interesting. However, rooms are a bit small and the furniture is old.

Great location; nice rooms; good breakfast and wine hour in afternoon.

Wonderful stay. Room comfort and breakfast was an A+. The coffee and orange juice were especially tasty.

Short walk to beach and restaurants! Charming b&b with complimentary wine/appetizer hour and helpful staff. Check out the private cottages- they're a dream. Balcony, fireplace, garden w string lights. Simply beautiful

Great victorian B & B in the heart of Pacific Grove. Quiet and clean which is a must. A bit pricey but worth it for our anniversary weekend. If your visiting the area give it a shot.

Very quaint, cute room. Nice breakfast dining room too!

TV in the rooms spoiled the ambience for me. Staff were awesome. Especially Michelle and Ralph the mngr. We will keep our tradition of coming back every year.

Beautiful, quiet BnB. Wonderful getaway. Walking distance to several great restaurants.

Lovely PLACE been here before when Gracie was there at Christmas time