I had my parents stay here when they came to visit. Really beautiful rooms, nice staff. I would say ""walking distance"" depends on how far you like to walk - Cannery Row is about 1.5 miles away, partly on a waterfront pedestrian-bike path; downtown is 0.5 mile away. But having a car is definitely handy, especially if you want to go to Carmel, Pebble, etc.
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