Monterey, CA

[GVFlyer]

Good grief... are you one of those guys that sips tea with your pinky extended?

No...I consider living well while on the road as part of my compensation package so I make sure I do it right. Coffee black by the way.

Guy can't catch a break around here. One of you thinks I'm a cheapskate for tipping in accordance with the corporate travel policy, another doesn't like my choice of Vodka, and a third asks me if I'm a fairy because I know how to order in a first tier restaurant. Is somebody going to ask me if the flight attendant was homely?


GV

 

[bigD]

Is somebody going to ask me if the flight attendant was homely?

Well, was she?

And hey, *nobody* catches a break around here!

 

[HMR]

Coffee black by the way.

Do you drink it with your pinky in or out?

 

[AA717driver]

Tough room! TC

 

[banned username 2]

Guy can't catch a break around here. One of you thinks I'm a cheapskate for tipping in accordance with the corporate travel policy, another doesn't like my choice of Vodka, and a third asks me if I'm a fairy because I know how to order in a first tier restaurant. Is somebody going to ask me if the flight attendant was homely?


GV

And you are assuming that we think it is a female flight attendant!

(Sorry GV, had to get in on the action!)

 

[2000flyer]

Isn't first tier just a fancy name for McDonalds?

 

[PMVULB AvMgr]

Go to Million Air at MRY. Charlie Brown runs the place, he's been in Corporate FBO's forever and is the best. Mgr of Customer Srvce is Marilyn Sullivan, who used to be dispatcher at Xerox at HPN. BTW, they got married to each other a couple of years ago. Talk about a match made in heaven. They will hook you up with Golf and a nice PT Cruiser to boot. Tell 'em Radar sent you!

 

[xrated]

I second the aquarium. Ya, its a tourist spot but well worth the visit. If you have time to make it down to Carmel, "The Hoggs Breath Inn" is Clints (Dirty Harry) place and has a nice out door patio to eat. Nothing spectacular but at least you can say you made it there.

Left corporate/charter for the airlines and MRY is without a doubt the most frequently visited destination I miss the most.

 

[Mookie]

I used to be based there at SkyWest and worked at Monterey Peninsula Country Club part time to pay first year billz. Got to play all of the courses there, except Cypress..., but my favorite was Bayonet/Blackhorse. Twilight special was something like $35 and it was one of the best courses I"ve ever played (I'm a -1 handicap). Laguna Seca was fun, although a few holes just plain sucked, as was a course up in Santa Cruz, just off of 101 east of Santa Cruz, that we called "Gorillas in the mist" b/c it was always foggy. look it up, it's public, and awesome. Pacific Grove is a blast too, play inthe afternoon when the wind comes up and a 100 yard par 3 never looked so small.

Mookie

 

[Duderino]

Anyone ever stayed at the Days Inn in downtown MRY. Apparently the town is sold out, and Days Inn is even 220 a night. I went to the webpage and it looks awful.

 

[501261]

Anyone ever stayed at the Days Inn in downtown MRY. Apparently the town is sold out, and Days Inn is even 220 a night. I went to the webpage and it looks awful.

Never stayed there just drove by it. My recommendation is to get a rental car and drive someplace else. Salinas, Watsonville, or even San Jose are less than an hours drive.

 

[semperfido]

Anyone ever stayed at the Days Inn in downtown MRY. Apparently the town is sold out, and Days Inn is even 220 a night. I went to the webpage and it looks awful.

wow...not good...i would try the Pacifica in Monterey or go down to Carmel if there is absolutly nothing in Monterey. There are a lot of options in Monterey- Hyatt, Doubletree. what is going on there? don't you have any marriott platinum pilots whose number you can use to force rooms in marriott?we do it when needed

 

[501261]

? don't you have any marriott platinum pilots whose number you can use to force rooms in marriott?we do it when needed

The problem with using the platinum/diamond status thing is they end up charging you $1000 for the smoking room, coat closet by the elevator and it takes about an hour to check in as they try and square it away. And impossible to get hotel room events like the Masters and Superbowl are considered "special" and not included in that platininum/diamond "force".

In other words, I haven't had much luck with using the status option. I'd prefer to get a non-smoking room for $200 at brand "M," than using my status to get a "room assigned at check-in" for $1000 at Brand H just down the street.

 

[semperfido]

The problem with using the platinum/diamond status thing is they end up charging you $1000 for the smoking room, coat closet by the elevator and it takes about an hour to check in as they try and square it away. And impossible to get hotel room events like the Masters and Superbowl are considered "special" and not included in that platininum/diamond "force".

In other words, I haven't had much luck with using the status option. I'd prefer to get a non-smoking room for $200 at brand "M," than using my status to get a "room assigned at check-in" for $1000 at Brand H just down the street.

not our experience...i am specifically speaking to Marriott Platinum level..we have our scheduler make the reservation in advance using platinum status when nothing is avail to the average bear. Diamond???? don't know anything about that. He wasn't talking Super Bowl or Masters. We use that priviledge quite often and it works well (and we only pay a resonable rate).

 

[G4G5]

Diamond is Hilton

Platinum overides at Marriott work well most of the time. I just tried to get rooms in Charlottesville, VA. with a Platinum overide. No can do, it's parents weekend at UVA.

I called the platinum direct number and discovered that platinum overides can be blocked out by local reservations for full service Marriotts and above (JW). It doesn't work at Residence or Courtyards, if the local res agent decides to block out rooms.

 

[501261]

Diamond???? don't know anything about that.

Diamond is Hilton's and Hyatt's highest level. Marriott and Starwood use Platinum.

Call it luck, but 2 weeks ago I tried to get a room at the Cabo Hilton, it was all sold out, call up the Diamond line, they said we can get you a room for $650, I said no thanks. The Westin just down the street was going for $169. Through the years that's been my experience using the "Diamond/Platinum" override.

Incidentally, I stopped using Marriott's program after I realized I could be Diamond at Hilton and Hyatt, and Platinum at Starwood all for the same number of nights it was taking me to achieve Platinum at Marriott .

 

[avratdwc]

Hey folks, I have to hop in here. I used to live in MRY and fly charter out of there a couple years ago. I am almost tearing up as I read this post as I loved MRY so much and I truly hated to leave. Down on mainstreet there are some awesome resturaunts suck as Lolapalooza and the English Pub across the street (forgot the name). I have to agree on the Fish Wife as its one of the best seafood joints I have ever eaten at. If you like authentic German there is also a place called Stampstich, looks it up in the phone book.

Dont stay in Salinas unless you want to get shot, there areant really any hotels there that are better than the days Inn in MRY.

Acquarium is awesome, spending some time on the wharf is cool and walking along the walk way from there to Canning Row is cool as well. If you have time hit the kyak rental shop and go out around the kelp beds, the seals mess with ya a bit

Oh yeah, one more idea for food, if you like Sushi there is a placed at the beginning of the commercial fishing wharf called "Sapporo", ask to get the sushi chef "Dragon" he is awesome.

Ok enough out of me, I have to get ready for a trip, I just had to chime in as I miss MRY alot, the previous posts are correct about Million Air MRY, Charlie is a really good friend of mine and Marilyn is a sweetheart.

Ciao,

Avrat

P.S. sorry for spelling if I messed up, I am in a hurry!!!!!!!!!!

 

[501261]

Charlie is a really good friend of mine

Ya, good old Charlie Brown, he runs a great operation. Though I'm kind of disappointed they got rid of the CAA discount and the Avtrip points.

You weren't working for Woody where you?

 

[G4G5]

I have to agree the English Pub that's located a block down from the Marriott has the best choice of beers in town.

 

[semperfido]

Oh yeah, one more idea for food, if you like Sushi there is a placed at the beginning of the commercial fishing wharf called "Sapporo", ask to get the sushi chef "Dragon" he is awesome.

!!!

some people call that "Bait"