Our fifth year in a row. What a great place! Staff is fantastic. Everything needed within walking distance.Very nice outside patio w /hot tub and fireplace. We see the same people year after year. That should tell you something.

We stayed in Room 205 (Ocean View Lodge) on Father's Day weekend. We brought our 2 girls, ages 3.5 and 5 yrs. This hotel worked out GREAT for us. The suite is more like an apartment. A funky knotty pine kitchen, dining area with table and 4 chairs, brick fireplace, really large living room with pull out couch (plenty of room for pack n play or roll away), TV and then a king bed in the bedroom (another TV). We enjoyed sitting outside on the little patio while the girls played on the lawn. We also enjoyed having a fire on a chilly Carmel summer night. The basket they deliver for breakfast was a bonus. Granola, milk, juice, pastry or bagel and fruit. No need to go out. Bruno's Market down the street is a good place to pick up a few groceries and wine. They have a good deli too.

There is a city playground/park less than two blocks down the street. We discovered BBQ pits in the adjacent city parking lot. Did not use, but thought it was a good option.

I would recommmend driving to the beach, as the hike up the hill might be too tiring after playing on the beach. I am a Carmel native, and have stayed in lots of hotels in Carmel. We all agreed that we would come back and stay at this hotel- lots of room for your dollar. They give AAA discount.

We stayed here for three days. The premises are nice. The room was clean.

However, the ocean view---well, the ocean is a long ways away. Our view was a six foot wall surrounded the patio--like the D block at Alcatrez--you couldn't see a thing.....you would have to stand on the lawn chair and then you would see the roof! The continental breakfast basket delivered to your door was nice....it was varied each day--there is microwaves and small frigs in the rooms...that helps....gas fireplace. Nice walking distance to downtown.

This was a birthday trip that will ALWAYS be remembered!
We wanted something romantic, and that's exactly what we got!
Not only is the staff SO kind and helpful, they helped us find the PERFECT place to have a birthday dinner at.
The room was beyond what we had ever expected, with a jacuzzi tub all alone in an alcove with its own window and fireplace.
The king size bed with its down comforter was the best there was!

Breakfast baskets arrive at your door before you awake...and they have fresh fruit, cereal, pastries and juice...coffee and tea are in the room along with a fridge and microwave.

Its within walking distance of everything you want to see and its only three or so blocks away from the mission.

Here were the details that really made it wonderful for us!
We had AAA, which gave us a fantastic rate for both nights!
Beware that directions on MapQuest are very tricky...for best results call the hotel for directions!
We stayed in room 115, which they told us had the best view and they were right!
Lastly bring a camera and the love of your life to make it complete!