Jetset Extra visits the Portola Hotel and Spa in Monterey, CA, where you can explore the beautiful Monterey Peninsula on foot or by bike. Visit the Monterey Bay Aquarium, sample craft beer, go on a hike, bike ride, or kayaking adventure, and visit historic Fisherman’s Wharf or Cannery Row. Visit Rancho Cielo, which is helping at-risk youth to train for jobs in the restaurant and hospitality industries. Get your hands dirty with Ag Against Hunger, which mobilizes volunteers to pick crops for people in need throughout the west. The Portola Hotel and Spa is LEED silver-certified and is the first “green hotel” in Central California.
Interviewee is general manager Janine Chicourrat.
http://www.jetsetextra.com/destinations/north-america/united-states/california/monterey/a-night-to-remember-at-portola-hotel-spa
http://www.portolahotel.com
http://www.againsthunger.org
http://www.ranchocieloyc.org