
Cottage vacation rentals in Monterey
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Ricketts' Retreat
Booked last minute- was very pleasantly surprised! Even better than photos! Location was easy to find (drive in late at night) very easy to check in. Very walkable to everything- beach was a few blocks! Great location to get to the middle of town in no time at all. The private patio space with the hot tub was so amazing after a beach day. I will for sure be booking this place again! Also Liza was super helpful and easy to reach if I had any questions. Book here - it’ll exceed expectations!

Sunny redwood forest cottage
Ellen's place is a very nice quiet place to stay and enjoy a cozy day/night. The views outside are great and there are a lot of places to just relax on a cold day. the only inconvenience is the area around the property. To get there can be tricky, especially at night, and when it's rainy. And parking, especially with a large car is very hard especially if you have to reverse your way out, or reverse in, especially with the steep driveway. Other than that the property was perfect, and everything felt right, Ellen is a very nice host.

Sea Otter Cottage in Santa Cruz!
The Sea otter Cottage was such a dream! It was beautiful, cozy and was everything we wanted for a relaxing family vacation. it was very family friendly-the backyard was my toddlers dream. Would recommend 100% and definitely will book again!

Surf cottage Pleasure Point walk to surf/ coffee
Annie was a great host and the place was exactly as described and just what we needed for a relaxing beach getaway. We loved the hot tub in the backyard and the beach cottage feel of the place. Thank you for hosting us!

Santa Cruz, Sanctuary w/ hot tub in bamboo garden
A magical sanctuary! We loved every minute of our stay and the only negative part was that we had to leave. The location is epic- walk anywhere, restaurants, beach, UCSC, downtown, coffee shops. The hot tub is totally private and the place has a very homey feel. The lot is beautiful. Would stay here again.
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Vintage River Cottage- Carmel River Inn 40
Carmel River Inn is exceptional! I have stayed here many times and it's always an excellent experience! Beautiful grounds, beautiful, quite,peaceful with a babbling brook behind it!! you can't go wrong, highly recommend it,easy access to many great restaurants and shopping

Beach Cottage near Sunny Cove and Santa Mo's
We loved our stay at Gabriel’s cottage! It was perfect for a long weekend with our kiddo. Fully stocked kitchen and laundry room really helped make everything run smoothly for us. Beds were comfy, neighborhood was calm and welcoming, and just a quick walk down to the beach. It was exactly what we needed! We would love to stay again on our next trip down.

Studio Cottage w/ Kitchen (NEW) Carmel River Inn50
Cozy updated cabin in beautiful area. Very clean and bed was comfortable. Check in was also very easy. Would definitely stay again. :)

California Cottage < 4 Mi to Redwood Hiking Trails
What a gem! We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at the cottage. The surrounding redwoods are beautiful! The home was very cozy with attractive decor. It was both comfortable and clean. The location was great and close to State Parks, Roaring Camp redwood forest steam train and a shopping center. SC is about 20 minutes away, so convenient as well. The host Lynn was courteous and friendly which added to our positive experience. Hope to be back again sometime! Thank you!

Peaceful Sanctuary in the Redwoods
We very much enjoyed staying at Tamara’s place. Surrounded by trees and with a great patio deck to relax outside, it was a great alternative to a hotel. Tamara’s instructions were super clear and she was very responsive when we had a question. I’d definitely recommend this house and would stay again if our family was in the area.

Carmel luxe, private, spotless, The Great Escape!
We loved our stay! Great location in walking distance to town, perfect & peaceful house with everything we needed, as pictured. Host was kind and responsive.

Barlocker's Rustling Oaks Ranch - The Cottage
We enjoyed staying in Salinas! Staying on a ranch was such a unique experience! Surrounded by beautiful farmland and farm animals was a wonderful change from the norm! Cheryl checked up with us to make sure our stay was perfect!
Private cottage rentals

Coastal Cottage #A
Cute and quaint place! Very cottage-y but there was enough space for our small group.

Coastal Cottage #B
Great place and location!! Everything was clean and just as described!

Seaside cottage
Looked for a place that would accomodate our family of 10 for Christmas and have some flexibility. That expectation was met and then some. Communications were proactive and there were just a couple of suggestions we could make. I do not receive email on my phone, check in code arrived while I was flying and with phone numbers we were able to get code sent to my phone for our after 4pm arrival. So appreciated the size and location - walking was relaxing, educational (flora and fauna) and we were only 6 minutes from the beach. Took a bit to find the garbage, recycle and yard debris containers but otherwise clean up was easy. There were 2 fridge/freezers the one in the kitchen was not cold enough for groceries or ice cream but the smaller one in the dining room worked fine.

Pleasure Point Surf House
Great spot close to the water and easy to access, park and walk to and from.

Pebble Beach Mediterranean Cottage Retreat
From start to finish, we enjoyed every minute of our stay. Thea and Stefano were helpful and attentive hosts. We highly recommend you treat yourself to a stay with them! They have thought of every detail, so you don’t have to!
Quick stats about cottage rentals in Monterey
Total rentals
20 properties
Nightly prices starting at
$69 CAD before taxes and fees
Total number of reviews
4.6K reviews
Family-friendly rentals
10 properties are a good fit for families
Rentals with dedicated workspaces
10 properties have a dedicated workspace
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20 properties include access to wifi
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