Carmel Cottage Inn — Hotel in Carmel-by-the-Sea

We have stayed at Carmel Cottage Inn two times before and always in the MoonGate Cottage. Both times we stayed previously, years ago, was under different management. This time was best of all! Management was professionally inconspicuous and meticulous! The cottage had everything we needed and then some. Décor was vintage country cottage perfect. For those who need to know, the kitchen was well stocked with cookware, utensils, tools and dinnerware plus a small range and fridge with freezer. The linens were ample and excellent. Lovely spacious living room with fireplace and Comcast TVs in living room and bedroom. The privacy & seclusion of the cottage was what we were looking for, especially in the age of Covid. It was so very quiet that all you would hear in the night was the gentle rhythm of waves crashing on nearby Carmel Beach. It’s easy walking to all the best restaurants in town. (Discovered new to us and excellent, Toro sushi on Delores.) We have been visitors to Carmel for many many years (yipes! - almost 45!) staying at nearly half the hotels in the area. This trip, owing in no small measure to the CCI, was one of the best ever! We return time and time again in appreciation of a community that is conscious of the need for preservation. We wish to express our thanks to the innkeepers for providing the best maintenance and preservation of a classic...

We stayed in the Moon Gate cottage which is set back from two other cottages. You get into your cottage rig a code provided by the innkeeper. The code only works at 4pm. Beautiful landscaping with so many colorful flowers and bushes. We saw several hummingbirds. The cottages are one street away from Scenic Road and Carmel Beach - fantastic location!||Loved our Dutch door at the entrance and in the kitchen. Comfortable living room area, cute kitchen and comfortable bed in the bedroom. We were concerned about the lack of screens in the windows when we arrived, but after calling the innkeeper we were assured there are almost no bugs in Carmel and it’s okay to open windows. We did have a couple bugs come in, but nothing like it would be back home where we are from. Only request would be to have extra bar soap to use. There was only one tiny bar of soap for the bathroom sink, but we used that in the shower as the little body wash bottles didn’t really cut it. We loved the cottage and would definitely be back. |Thank you also for the little gift bag on arrival! Nice touch! We’d definitely go back and recommend to...

We stayed in the Moon Gate cottage which is set back from two other cottages. You get into your cottage rig a code provided by the innkeeper. The code only works at 4pm. Beautiful landscaping with so many colorful flowers and bushes. We saw several hummingbirds. The cottages are one street away from Scenic Road and Carmel Beach - fantastic location!||Loved our Dutch door at the entrance and in the kitchen. Comfortable living room area, cute kitchen and comfortable bed in the bedroom. We were concerned about the lack of screens in the windows when we arrived, but after calling the innkeeper we were assured there are almost no bugs in Carmel and it’s okay to open windows. We did have a couple bugs come in, but nothing like it would be back home where we are from. Only request would be to have extra bar soap to use. There was only one tiny bar of soap for the bathroom sink, but we used that in the shower as the little body wash bottles didn’t really cut it. We loved the cottage and would definitely be back. |Thank you also for the little gift bag on arrival! Nice touch! We’d definitely go back and recommend to...