It is so hard to pick a hotel by looking at pictures from the internet! This hotel was such a relief to walk in to - The lady front desk was very warm and helpful, the room was beautifully remodeled with granite counters, clean linens, pretty stonework, and a beautiful view of the ocean from the balcony. I highly recommend this hotel to anyone looking for a excellent value and a great location (you can walk to anything from here). If you do stay in Carmel you have to try the Little Swiss Cafe for breakfast (eggs benedict) and Mission Ranch for dinner - The most beautiful sunset can be seen from their outdoor patio dining area!

Just returned from a wonderful visit in Carmel. The Horizon Inn is a great place to visit with a very courteous staff. The rooms are VERY clean and well taken care of. The Inn is very close walking distance to all of the restaurants and quaint shops. In the morning the staff delvers a picnic basket in front of your door filled with breakfast items and the morning paper. Everyone is knowledable of the area for directions and information. You can tell the management and/or owners really care about the property and the upkeep and maintenance. That is important. We drove to 17 mile drive, went to Point Lobos and enjoyed all the shops. Do not miss Pont Losbos that was a highlight of
our trip.

We called Horizon on a Friday night hoping that they would relax the "two night minimum stay on weekends" policy that seems to plague Carmel since we only needed a place for Saturday night. They did, and they are pet friendly!!

Upon being offered two choices of rooms, one "standard queen" and one suite with jacuzzi, we opted for the $160 standard room. We showed up and were directed to an annex across the street from the main hotel. We were assigned room #206 (or maybe it was #207). WOW!!! Considering the fair price (relatively speaking, Carmel is very expensive) we were expecting Motel 6 and were given a great room!! We had a very sunny room with a balcony with a distant (but clear) ocean view, super comfy queen bed with nice linens, a mini fridge, and were shocked when we opened our door in the morning to find an picnic basket full of breakfast goodies and the newspaper at our door.

This place is great and I would highly recommend it.

Never being in Carmel, Ca. and only trusting my website searches, I ventured out and booked the Horizon Inn. Upon our arrival we were greeted by a very helpful person at the front desk. OUr room had a partial ocean view, it was large, had a sofa, table and chairs, large bathroom, w/seperate shower and toilet area, large sink and counter area and a lot of storage drawers for clothing etc. The one thing that I have to comment on was the huge lighted magnifying mirror in the bathroom. It was wonderful not tohave to struggle applying make-up, but most of all inserting my contact lenses. This to me was the ultimate amenity. The continental breakfast that was dropped at our door step each morning in a picnic basket was enough fuel to get us started. Every day there was a different treat other than the granola and fruit there was a bagel, or quiche, or breakfast treat along w/freshly squeezed orange juice. There was a coffemaker in the room, microwave, mini refrigerator which helped tremendously. . We were in walking distance to all shops. Restaurants were all around us.. I would highly recommend this inn to everyone. The rooms were very clean, the bedding was perfect, thick towels, and comfortable pillows. We had our own balcony where we would sit and enjoy the view. Do not hesitate to book this hotel. We will continue to stay there on our vists to the Northern coast.