I posted this last August:

Monterey Marriott Wed/Thur
The friendliness and attention to detail, that has been mentioned on FlyerTalk, was fully-functional on my visit. "Justin" welcomed me and acknowledged my gold status. I told him that the hotel was well-rated by the folks on this board and that piqued his interest enough to ask for the URL so he could read members comments and improve his hotel. Despite the fact that I was using points for this 2-day stay, I was upgraded to a Deluxe Bay View room that was nice, bright and airy with a small walkout balcony. Since there is no lounge, I was given 2 free breakfast coupons. Upon completion of breakfast each morning, however, all 4 breakfasts were zeroed out. Nice touch. I was also able to purchase tix to the aquarium, there in the hotel, avoiding lines as well as online service charges.

Net-net: Great job Justin. Location and friendliness make this a great launch site for Monterey, Pacific Grove and Carmel. I had the best fire-roasted thin crust pizza I've ever tasted at the Santa Lucia Cafe a few blocks away. Bad: Parking- $20 and net access $12/day. No lounge.