Historic Victorian Hotel in Monterey Bay
Built in 1889, the Centrella Inn is a National Historic Landmark in the Monterey Bay that preserves the beauty and charm of the 19th century. Awarded Best Lodging in Pacific Grove, the Centrella Inn gives guests the opportunity to step inside this romantic Victorian and experience the essence of life 100 years ago. Discover elegant Victorian-era rooms and furnishings, old-fashioned claw-foot tubs and a breakfast parlor serving fresh baked cookies, tea and hors d'oeuvres daily.From early years, The Centrella Inn has been an integral part of this seaside resort. Pacific Grove had its beginning in 1875 as a summer Methodist camp, where several hundred people assembled to worship amidst rough tents. In time, the fragrant pines and fresh sea air brought others to the Pacific Grove Retreat to rest and meditate.
The first camp meeting of the Pacific Coast branch of the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle was held here in June 1879. Fashioned after the Methodist Sunday school teachers’ training camp established in 1874 at Lake Chautauqua, N.Y., this location became part of a nationwide educational/cultural network.
In November 1879, after the summer campers returned home, Robert Louis Stevenson wandered into the deserted campgrounds: “I have never been in any place so dreamlike. Indeed, it was not so much like a deserted town as like a scene upon the stage by daylight, and with no one on the boards.”
- from The Old Pacific Capitol
By 1889, the resort was incorporated, becoming the City of Pacific Grove. In the same year, Mr. & Mrs. W.H.Beigle built The Centrella Cottage, a simple two story structure that during a period of three years grew to the current size. Over the years, it was primarily used as a boarding house but often labeled a hotel.
Over the years, The Centrella Inn has received numerous National and International awards for its excellence in design and historic status. One thing has remained consistent for over 100 years, The Centrella has offered a warm comfort to all the guests that enter her doors to take a step back in time to a more relaxed era.
We welcome you to visit this jewel of history, The Centrella Inn. An Award winning National Historic Landmark that has been a peaceful and romantic retreat for memorable getaways and family vacations to Monterey Peninsula for over a century.
The first camp meeting of the Pacific Coast branch of the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle was held here in June 1879. Fashioned after the Methodist Sunday school teachers’ training camp established in 1874 at Lake Chautauqua, N.Y., this location became part of a nationwide educational/cultural network. In November 1879, after the summer campers returned home, Robert Louis Stevenson wandered into the deserted campgrounds: “I have never been in any place so dreamlike. Indeed, it was not so much like a deserted town as like a scene upon the stage by daylight, and with no one on the boards.”
- from The Old Pacific Capitol
By 1889, the resort was incorporated, becoming the City of Pacific Grove. In the same year, Mr. & Mrs. W.H.Beigle built The Centrella Cottage, a simple two story structure that during a period of three years grew to the current size. Over the years, it was primarily used as a boarding house but often labeled a hotel. Over the years, The Centrella Inn has received numerous National and International awards for its excellence in design and historic status. One thing has remained consistent for over 100 years, The Centrella has offered a warm comfort to all the guests that enter her doors to take a step back in time to a more relaxed era.
We welcome you to visit this jewel of history, The Centrella Inn. An Award winning National Historic Landmark that has been a peaceful and romantic retreat for memorable getaways and family vacations to Monterey Peninsula for over a century.
