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Home >>  Administration & Services >> MWR >>  Club Services >> About Club Del Monte

About Club Del Monte

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Continuing the Tradition of Excellence in One of the Most Beautiful Places in the World...the Del Monte Hotel established a reputation as “The Most Elegant Seaside Resort in the World” and “America’s Most Loved Resort” and living history paraded through its corridors as its notable guest list expanded including Presidents McKinley, Hayes, Benjamin Harrison and Teddy Roosevelt;General William Tecumseh Sherman, General “Black Jack” Pershing,
Charles Lindbergh, Hawaiian Monarch King Kalakaua and England’s Marquis of Queensberry. The list of personalities who helped make the Club Del Monte “the Queen of American Watering Places” is endless including;

  • Bob Hope,
  • Bing Crosby,
  • W.C. Fields,
  • Charlie Chaplin,
  • Ernest Hemingway,
  • Clark Gable,
  • Eleanor Roosevelt,
  • Will Rogers,
  • Jackie Coogan,
  • Joseph Pulitzer,
  • Paulette Goddard,
  • Carole Lombard,
  • Greer Garson,
  • Gloria Vanderbilt,
  • William Powell,
  • Salvador Dali,
  • Walt Disney,
  • Zane Grey,
  • Fannie Hurst,
  • Rube Goldberg,
  • Jimmy Gleason,
  • Robert Ripley,
  • Marlene Dietrich,
  • Douglas Fairbanks,
  • Mary Pickford,
  • Gloria Swanson,
  • Ginger Rogers
  • Ronald Reagan
  • Ernest Hemmingway
  • Teddy Roosevelt
  • and concert violinists Jascha Heifetz and Yehudi Menuhin.

The Club Del Monte staff continues our historic tradition of serving our customers great food in the elegant setting of the historic Del Monte Hotel. Our Executive Chef, Hugh Butler, has worked at the world's famous Greenbrier Hotel and Resort, The Quail Lodge, Pebble Beach Resort, as well as owned and operated two of his own restaurants. We buy the freshest fruits and vegetables from “America’s bread basket” in Salinas Valley and we purchase the freshest seafood right from Fisherman’s Wharf, which is less than 2 miles from our kitchen!

Catering

Club Del Monte Catering is available for special occasions of all types, sizes and complexities. A quality event is not complete without memorable first-class service. When you choose Club Del Monte for your event, our catering department will assist you with the utmost in quality and service. Each of our gathering rooms will be catered to your discretion using the finest foods and beverages. There are rooms ranging in size from intimate patios and alcoves to the grandeur of the great ballroom. Whether you are planning holiday parties, graduations,
weddings, anniversaries, birthdays, hail and farewells, conferences, or any other special event, our Club Del Monte Catering Department is here to take care of all the details. Please see our Event Planning Guide for more details or contact our catering Department directly at 831-656-1049 or e-mail MWRCATERING@nps.navy.mil today!

Contact Us:

Telephone numbers: (831) 656-1049/2170
email Club Del Monte at MWRCATERING@nps.edu

Special Announcement!

We would like to inform our valued patrons that for your convenience the Trident Room, Barbara McNitt Ballroom and the El Prado Dining Room have 802.11b wireless access from your MWR dollars.

For more information, please call 656-1046 or helpdesk@nps.edu