Hotel Carmel

Best Location

Pros: Location!! Very close to the beach and Santa Monica Pier. The beach is like 100m down and then the shopping strip with mostly brand stores and restaurants is like a 100m up the street. Bus stop 10m ...

Cons: View, looked into the courtyard which was AC's but did not book for the view. Has a funny cleaning smell but got use to it after a day. No fridge or coffee making facilities and room was small but...

Pros: Perfect location.

Cons: It is very noisy in the rooms that faces back yard (some extremely noisy large machinery is working around the clock).

Pros: The proximity to Third St shopping and the Pier

Cons: Breakfast was very ordinary. It was served in the foyer and consisted of muffins, pastries, tea, coffee & juice. Nothing special.

Great for the Money

Pros: If you don't like to drive around much, this is your hotel. Just valet park your car ($20/night) and walk. Everything is nearby, movies, great choice of restaurants, the Santa Monica Pier and of course the beach.

Cons: Wifi leaves little to be desired. Cellular signal is 4G so you have to jockey around for a good enough signal. The hotel itself is dated but comfortable. Small TV's in the room but who cares.