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The Monterey Bay area has a 230-year history of hosting guests. Indeed, it is possible to stay in adobe colonial inns almost that old. Today, the communities of the Central Coast host visitors from around the world drawn to the area by its beauty, seclusion, or the conferences that are an increasing stock in trade of the area. The choice of where to stay ranges from cozy Victorian bed-and-breakfasts to exclusive resorts.
Pebble Beach
Do you have $2,075 to spend for a night in a hotel? No? Well, how about $330? That's the very least you will pay for a room at the Inn at Spanish Bay (The), a sumptuous 270-room resort on the fabled Seventeen Mile Drive. And, you will have spent your money wisely if you like a four-post bed, a marble bath and a fireplace in your room, to say nothing of the breathtaking ocean view many of the rooms feature. The spa here is complete, but the hotel, naturally, is a favorite of the power golfers who appreciate the preferred tee-times their room key guarantees them. The Lodge at Pebble Beach is a holdover from an earlier, more graceful era. The 1919 lodge pampers its guests and assumes they're golf nuts—the hotel, which looks out over the 18th hole of the Pebble Beach links, is graced throughout with golf-themed decorations and memorabilia. Rooms here top out at $1,810.
Carmel
The famous, the infamous, and the obscure have been coming to Carmel for more than 100 years in search of a little peace, quiet and privacy. No matter how many of them come, it always seems that there are rooms for them all since Carmel has somehow stuffed more accommodations than at first seems possible into its scenic surroundings.
The stars of Carmel's hotels have always been its beautifully situated resorts: the Highlands Inn , the Bernardus Lodge, and further out, the Los Laureles Lodge. Among them, these hotels provide every possible shading of hushed and understated luxury. Once pampered by these resorts, guests return year after year to escape the frenzy of a world apart from these luxurious destinations.
Another popular way to squeeze the most romance out of lovely Carmel is to choose from one of its bed and breakfast inns. These inns provide a more relaxed, intimate place to base your travels while roaming about the natural settings in the area. While the posh resorts cater to every imaginable amenity, these cozy accommodations owned and operated by locals woo their guests through tranquil surroundings, casual atmosphere, and the owner's insiders' knowledge of the local legends, lore and nearby attractions. The Carriage House Inn, the Sandpiper Inn, Cobblestone Inn and the Carmel Fireplace Inn are but a few in and around Carmel proper.
Somewhere in between the luxury resort and the B&Bs, are the more conventional hotels such as the Chateau de Carmel, Dolphin Inn (with Colonial-styling and located in the center of town) and the Carmel Sands Lodge (within a short walk to the beach, galleries and restaurants). These hotels offer charm, location and convenience while being a bit more manageable money wise than many of the luxury resorts.
The Colonial Terracce Inn and the Pine Inn are two of Carmel's traditional vintage non-resort hotels, and are perfect choices for those hoping to taste a bit of Carmel's historic past.
The Tickle Pink Inn, a AAA 4-Diamond in Carmel Valley, offers complimentary pink terry robes and has without question the best name of any hotel on the Monterey Peninsula.
No matter which type of accommodations best suit the visitors' needs while visiting Carmel, there are many options. As they have for more than 200 years to date, the hotels of Carmel provide genteel hospitality--welcoming all whether your plans include being pampered at a ritzy resort, being indulged as family at a locally flavored bed-and-breakfast inn, or while being provided the best of both worlds at one of the accommodating full-service hotels.
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