Presidio of Monterey

Had a great 2 night stay in the IHG on the Presidio of Monterey as a traveling military retiree and wife. Clean comfortable two room suite, in converted housing. Views of the bay can’t be beat from up high on the hill. Enjoyed the park-like setting with an abundance of deer freely roaming thru as well.

Love that they preserved all the buildings from early 1900s! Such a quiet serene place in overpopulated Monterey!

My wife and I will be paying a visit to the Presidio in a few weeks. We have many fond memories there from 1986/1987 when I was a Polish student and she was a Czech student, both of us U.S. Army. We met there and were married in Pacific Grove on our lunch hour. In our minds it's a magical place (and a superb language school) that expanded our horizons. We're returning to the U.S. after many years overseas.

The Presidio of Monterey is one of the best military bases in the States. It has some of the most amazing views of the Monterey Bay and it’s just a wonderful well maintained active military base. I had several family members who worked on this base and I was able to spend a lot of time here. I also enjoyed seeing a section of the Berlin Wall and a cool Russian tank from WWll. I was also fortunate to have known some of the amazing former post commanders and command Sargent Majors. The Presidio is most definitely a very special place.

My family was stationed here in the early 80's before shipping off to Stuttgart, W. Germany. We resided in a single family home on the Presidio. It was amazing. When my mom wasn't in class she and I took walks down to the Bay and to Cannery Row. Later in life I honeymooned in Monterey while living in SoCal. Even later, I took my 13 yo daughter on a road trip of fun places. The Presidio was on our list. We loved Monterey and Carmel and 17 Mile Drive. Took her up to Tahoe too. Here's a photo from the early 80's. Great memories!

I had the good fortune of being assigned to the Presidio where I studied Chinese Mandarin. I have nothing but great memories of my time there, and have always wanted to return with my family. Hopefully, this year, my wife and I can visit and she can experience what I have always spoken so highly of over the past many years.

I had the privilege of spending most of 1969 here to study the Korean language, then returned as a member of the Defense Language Institute staff from 1984 through 1988. It's still one of my favorite places in the world and I would return to live in the Monterey area if I could afford it.