Portola Hotel & Spa

About Portola Hotel & Spa

Portola Hotel & Spa is a bayfront hotel in downtown Monterey, near Old Fisherman’s Wharf. It welcomes wedding inquiries and offers ceremonies in Memory Garden, with receptions in ballrooms and other event spaces. The hotel also describes catered rehearsal dinners and post-wedding brunches, with wedding specialists available to help plan events. Its listed event options include indoor ballrooms and meeting rooms, outdoor gardens, plazas and terraces, and event spaces in its on-site restaurants. Published space totals describe more than 60,000 square feet of flexible indoor space and nearly 60,000 square feet of outdoor event space combined with the adjacent Monterey Conference Center. Individual spaces list capacities and layouts ranging from private tastings for parties up to 14 to larger celebrations of up to 1,500 guests. The hotel reports 379 guest rooms and suites, on-site dining, a day spa, a 24-hour fitness center, an outdoor plunge pool and Jacuzzi. Contracted wedding room blocks and specialty suites may be available within six months of the wedding date, subject to availability.

The facts

Guests

14–1,500 guests

Price

From $1,250

Setting

Indoor & outdoor

Kind of place

Hotel · Restaurant

Last updated

November 2026

On the big wedding guides

• Listed on WeddingWire (checked November 2026)
• Listed on Zola (checked November 2026)

How to reach Portola Hotel & Spa

• Website: portolahotel.com/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=facebook_listing
• Phone: (831) 649-4511
• Address: Two Portola Plaza

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