COAST
Monterey Peninsula

Custom Printing for
Monterey & Carmel

Hospitality uniforms, event merch and engraved gifts for the Peninsula — where the branding has to look as considered as everything else the guest is paying for.

What You Get

Branding for places where presentation is the product

On the Peninsula, a staff shirt is part of the guest experience. A hotel polo, a tasting room apron, a spa uniform — they sit inside a setting people chose carefully, and cheap decoration shows immediately.

That usually means embroidery over print, restrained placement, and thread matched properly to a brand palette. It also means consistency, because a uniform that cannot be reordered to match is a uniform with a shelf life.

We are about an hour up the road in Hollister, and we keep every logo and digitised file so the batch you order next season matches the one on the floor today.

Opening a new property or refreshing a brand? Bring us the style guide early — thread and garment choices are much easier to get right before the launch date is set.

What the Peninsula Orders

Work we do for Monterey & Carmel

Hospitality uniforms

Hotel, restaurant and tasting room polos, shirts and aprons with embroidered branding.

Event & conference

Staff shirts, lanyard-friendly polos, banners and signage for events and conferences.

Tournament & golf

Embroidered polos, caps and engraved awards for tournaments and club events.

Retail & visitor merch

Tees, hoodies and hats for shops selling their own line to visitors.

Engraved gifts

Guest and client gifts on wood, glass and drinkware. Awards & gifts →

Wedding parties

Patch hats, engraved keepsakes and party gifts for Peninsula weddings.

Getting hospitality branding right

The most common mistake is treating a uniform like merch. Merch shouts; a uniform should read cleanly from across a room and disappear the rest of the time. Smaller, tidier, better placed.

That is where digitising quality matters most. A logo that is stitched carelessly turns thick and muddy at chest size — and on a property where everything else is finished properly, it is the detail people notice. We digitise once, carefully, and keep the file.

Thread is a physical product, so brand colours are matched as closely as the thread range allows and confirmed on your proof rather than assumed.

Working with us from the Peninsula

  • Distance: roughly an hour from Monterey and Carmel to our Hollister shop.
  • Shipping is next-day from us to the Peninsula, free over $100 — which suits most uniform reorders.
  • Pickup is free if you are already heading up the 101 or the 156.
  • Lead times: custom apparel about two weeks after proof approval; engraving about a week; DTF transfers 1–2 business days.
  • Seasonal planning: tell us your peak season and we will talk through ordering ahead of it rather than during it.

Being straight about distance

We are not on the Peninsula. What we offer is a shop an hour away that does everything in-house, takes small orders without complaint, and keeps your files so reorders match.

For a lot of properties that is exactly the right trade — particularly when you need one method for the polos, another for the tees, and engraved gifts for the same event, all from one place.

Keep Looking

Where else we work

Custom Embroidery →

Digitising, thread matching and stitched uniform branding.

Awards & Corporate Gifts →

Engraved guest gifts, awards and tournament pieces.

Salinas & Watsonville →

Workwear and school apparel up the valley.

Santa Cruz →

Small brands, shops and campus groups.

Presentation Matters

Branding as Considered as Everything Else.

Common Questions

Monterey & Carmel FAQ

  • How far is your shop from Monterey? +

    About an hour from Monterey or Carmel to 817 Industrial Dr, Suite F, Hollister, CA 95023. We are open M–F, 9am – 5pm, and shipping to the Peninsula is next-day.

  • Can you match our brand colours on uniforms? +

    We match thread to your brand palette as closely as the thread range allows, and confirm the exact choice on your digital proof. Thread is physical, so it is a close match rather than an exact digital value.

  • Do you handle staff uniforms across multiple roles? +

    Yes — front desk polos, kitchen aprons, housekeeping shirts and management jackets can all carry the same branding at appropriate placements. Tell us the roles and we will build a consistent set.

  • Can we reorder small quantities as staff change? +

    Yes, and that is why we keep your artwork and digitised logo on file. There is no minimum, so two replacement polos is a perfectly reasonable order.

  • Do you make engraved gifts for guests and clients? +

    Yes — engraved drinkware, boards, and keepsakes on wood, glass and metal. Single pieces or bulk runs with individual names.

  • How much lead time do you need for an event? +

    Give yourself three to four weeks for a full apparel order with proofing. Come to us with the event date and we will tell you honestly whether it fits.

Savage Designs

817 Industrial Dr, Suite F, Hollister, CA 95023

(831) 801-2942  ·  shannon@savagedesigns4u.com

M–F, 9am – 5pm  ·  free local pickup  ·  ships nationwide