Monterey
- Hilton Garden Inn Monterey recently remodeled its meeting and public spaces.
- At press time, Casa Munras Inn was working on a remodel of its guest rooms, slated for completion by this month.
Carmel
- At press time, Carmel Valley’s Bernardus Lodge & Spa was closed and working on renovating its meeting and guest rooms with a reopening scheduled for March.
- Seventh & Dolores, a dedicated event space in the heart of downtown Carmel-by-the-Sea that accommodates up to 200 guests, opened in December with 2,900 total square feet of of function space and a 700-square-foot commercial kitchen.
Santa Cruz County
- Chaminade Resort & Spa will be undergoing a full guest room renovation this year.
- The Best Western Plus All-Suites Inn Santa Cruz recently updated its look to a nautical theme, including new furniture, decor in navy blue and red, whitewashed flooring and an exterior paint job in stonewash grey.
- The Santa Cruz Dream Inn recently installed new glass panels to the balconies in each guest room, replacing black iron railings to give the property more of an airy feel, and added new flooring to replace the carpeting in the lobby.
- At the Hilton Santa Cruz/Scotts Valley, all carpeting was recently replaced.