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Calif Bill wrote:
I would look at Salinas for lodging. Is about 25 miles and better
choice than Soledad. Soledad is really a state prison town. So
the motels there will be catering to familys of the Graybar Hotel.

Soledad certainly isn't a fabulous vacation destination, but let's
not get carried away. I've stayed there, at the Best Western. It
was perfectly acceptable. Dining and entertainment are more limited
than in a larger place, such as Salinas, but Salinas isn't exactly
Monterey either.