Keeping the tradition of hospitatlity alive since 1824
Always a front-runner, Don Estéban built the first house outside the original Presidio walls and installed California's first fireplace at Casa Munras. Locals admired the prolific flower and vegetable gardens so much that they regularly took evening strolls by Casa Munras to peek at the abundant plantings and petals. The architectural and garden landscaping design of Casa Munras profoundly influenced the design of today's hacienda-style Casa Munras Garden Hotel & Spa.
Dedication Plaque Celebration of Don Esteban Munras - 1949
The Munras family's descendants lived in Casa Munras for nearly 120 years. The last of the Munras family to live in Monterey was Maria Antonia Field, Estéban Munras' great-granddaughter, known as "California's Princess." She was born at Casa Munras in 1885 and lived here until 1941, when she sold the property to local businessman, civic leader, and hotelier PJ Dougherty and his family.
Scuba Diving Convention - 1953
The Bar At The Casa Munras - 1955
Estéban Restaurant 1953 - 2023
Meetings in the Heart of Monterey - 1958
In addition to romantic getaways and family vacations, Casa Munras Garden Hotel & Spa continues to be a popular meeting place for business and special occasions. With award-winning food and beverage and a convenient downtown location, the meeting rooms offer 5,500 square feet of flexible indoor and outdoor event space. Adding to the hotel's intrigue, some of the original Munras adobe house walls still stand in the Marbella meeting room.
Pool and Gardens at Casa Munras -1960
Marquee Board, Casa Munras Restaurant - 1965
Newly Remodeled Patio of Estéban Restaurant - 1970 - 2023
DESUAR Spa at Casa Munras - 2008 - 2022
For much-deserved pampering, DESUAR, a private day spa adjacent to the hotel, offers a break from everyday life to restore balance and rejuvenate the mind and body with a full menu of luxurious treatments. Services include massage, scrubs and wraps, CBD treatments, facials, waxing, make-up application, and eyebrow shaping. A couples treatment suit is available for shared serenity. Cosmetics and spa retail are available, as well as natural, organic, and Biodynamic solutions for every need and skin type.