Correspondent Tom Wilmer visits with Chris Sommers, managing director at the Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa to discover what’s new and happening on Cannery Row and around the Monterey Peninsula.
![Lover's Point in Pacific Grove is in walking distance from Monterey Plaza Hotel & Resort](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/28496f3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1280x998+0+0/resize/880x686!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe1%2F3c%2F0446325e4f91a386a0a5704c0036%2Flovers-point-pg.jpeg)
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Sommers also shares highlights of experiencing the Monterey Plaza Hotel, from its extensive spa amenities to the fine-dining culinary creations prepared by internationally acclaimed executive chef, Michael Rotondo.
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![Every where you turn at the Monterey Plaza Hotel there's a classic vista.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/aef2eb4/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1280x991+0+0/resize/880x681!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6f%2Fb8%2F658e52b143688e7f68c63f638ee8%2Fmonterey-plaza-hotel-sculpture.jpeg)
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![The lavish use of warm woods adds a homey feel to the public spaces at the Monterey Plaza Hotel & Resort](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/321af11/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1280x1026+0+0/resize/880x705!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa7%2F44%2F782dec8842c1ba2c04873476b969%2Flobby-at-the-monterey-plaza-hotel-resort.jpeg)
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![Whale watching is a super popular outdoor activity on Monterey Bay.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/34e8354/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1273x1125+0+0/resize/880x778!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb6%2Fb5%2F3e567c9349fe87251ba139810850%2Fup-close-whale-watching-on-monterey-bay.jpeg)
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