This is our second visit to the Carlsbad Inn. We brought 72 ladies! The meeting space is beautiful, with an awesome ocean view. The staff is helpful, the rooms are clean and well-furnished. I would highly recommend it. In fact, my husband and I are going for the weekend in December! more

The owners of this hotel are unfriendly, unapproachable, and not willing to help out their guests. It is a husband and wife that run this hotel. For some reason, they feel like it is okay to be extremely cold and unfriendly to all of us. Any time we would have questions or need something, they would act like we were... more

I stayed in this property 5 nights and used it as a base for visiting Carlsbad Caverns & Guadalupe. I just read Iron Rooster's review, and it sounds so familiar and accurate. However, these things didn't bother me. No question that most of the items in the room are worn-out and old, but still functional. The bed was adequately firm,... more

Carlsbad, NM is the typical characterless and dingy gateway town to a couple of fabulous national parks - Carlsbad Caverns and Guadalupe Mountains National Park. On a recent trip, my wife and I planned to make Carlsbad our base for the two parks. Having read Trip Advisor reviews, making a lodging choice ended up being a gut feel. Specifically, we... more

I stayed at this hotel because it claimed to have a 1 star rating from AAA. When I walked into the room it smelled and despite the claim of having new rooms there was no evidence of it. The air conditioning vent was clogged with dust but the bathroom was clean. The posted price was $29.00 (single) but since there... more

Recently I had the experience of sampling two of Carlsbad's 1* roadside motels. The motels in Carlsbad are generally old and of poor quality and they tend to "compete" based on dubious claims made on their roadside signs. For instance, this motel advertised "new" rooms (no evidence of this), a low rate that was not offered at registration (though the... more