Hotel Carmel

Horrible Nights Sleep, Incredibly Overpriced “Worst experience of my life,” said my son this morning after we finally got a good night’s sleep at home. Yes he’s prone to exaggeration, but this was hands down the worst value for the money I have ever spent on a hotel in 40 years of traveling. Even though we splurged $1200 for two nights at Hotel Carmel we didn’t sleep at all. The beds and pillows were saggy and uncomfortable, the carpet dirty, the bathrooms the level of a two star hotel. This is a run down, dilapidated property masquerading as a resort and getting by with its great location. DO NOT STAY HERE unless you love the feeling of sleeplessness and being ripped off. Stay next door at Hotel Stilwell - it’s chicer, cheaper and brand new. Hotel Carmel Proprietors, you need to renovate before you charge unsuspecting customers $700/night. Potential Guests, do not believe the other reviews. This property is not worth it. The staff is lovely and tried to compensate by not charging the $70 resort fee but that was insufficient for being so outrageously overcharged to begin with. Even the TV didn’t work until they called the engineer to fix it and even then the onscreen prompts for chromecast and on demand did not connect. Never again.

My husband and I went to Carmel to celebrate our 40th anniversary. After looking at many hotels in the area, we chose Hotel Carmel for several reasons. One was the charm of the rooms. We loved the fireplace and the sitting area by the windows with shutters. We also loved the sitting areas outside of each room. The common outdoor area with the fireplace, fire pit and jacuzzi were great. I also appreciated the simple but quality breakfast that was provided. They have complimentary chocolate chip cookies in the afternoons. Brophy's restaurant is at the hotel and it was fantastic! We arrived later in the evening so it was nice that something was open and we didn't have to go anywhere. House keeping was fantastic! There is limited parking in the hotel lot but we were able to find street parking.

Excellent boutique hotel with nice amenities, walking distance to downtown, shops and galleries. Their pub Brophy’s serves good food and marvelous cocktails

Cute little property with nice outside fire pits and great hot tub. Room was cozy and loved the breakfast each morning in the lobby. Staff was super friendly and accommodating, especially Anne. Walkable to everything in town.

Incredible experience at Hotel Carmel. Super attentive staff, wonderful room with very comfortable beds. The staff was attentive and fantastic. Thier Irish pub Brophy's has amazing food and is a fun dining experience as well. Great location as you can easily walk to Carmel Beach or the downtown shopping areas. Highly recommended.

Carmel by the Sea is a beautiful town and the hotel is very picturesque with lovely plants. The team there were very welcoming providing delicious cookies, wine and a continental breakfast. Unfortunately the walls are very thin and we were put next to a couple with a baby. Listening to the parents sing about sausages and shouting at the poor child was not the relaxing romantic break we hoped for!