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Glen Oaks Big Sur vs L'Auberge Carmel

Both L'Auberge Carmel and Glen Oaks Big Sur are highly recommended by professional travelers. Overall, L'Auberge Carmel scores significantly higher than Glen Oaks Big Sur. L'Auberge Carmel has a TripExpert Score of 82 with praise from 5 reviewers including Hideaway Report, Oyster and Forbes Travel Guide.

Glen Oaks Big Sur
Glen Oaks Big Sur
7 / 10
Highway 1, Big Sur, CA 93920
From $475 /night
  • Free Internet
  • Free Parking
  • Board games / puzzles
  • Refrigerator
  • Private balcony
  • Picnic area
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Fodor's Fodor's
"At this rustic-modern cluster of adobe-and-redwood buildings, you can choose between motel-style rooms, cabins, and cottages in the woods." Full review
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At this rustic-modern cluster of adobe-and-redwood buildings, you can choose between motel-style rooms, cabins, and cottages in the woods.
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
"At this 1950s redwood-and-adobe motor lodge, rustic rooms and cabins seem effortlessly chic." Full review
Gayot Gayot
"A romantic Big Sur hotel and cabins with a ‘50s vibe."
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
"Retro furniture, bright textiles, and in-room yoga mats characterize the Glen Oaks motel." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"Just off California's most dramatic stretch of coast, this recently expanded cluster of cabins and lodge rooms was made for sybaritic nature lovers." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"There's also Glen Oaks Big Sur, a laid-back accommodation made up of cabins, cottages, and a motor lodge"
Big Sur Travel Guide
March 10, 2022
L'Auberge Carmel
L'Auberge Carmel
7 / 10
Monte Verde Street at Seventh Avenue, Carmel, CA 93920
From $314 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Free Breakfast
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
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Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"The whitewashed interiors of this 1929 luxury hotel channel a Greek Island hideaway, despite the hotel’s location in California’s Carmel-by-the-Sea, a posh, oceanfront town along the Pacific." Full review
Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide
Recommended
"The striking white stucco of L’Auberge Carmel has a pedigree dating back to 1929." Full review
Oyster Oyster
Upscale
"Coming to a charming place like Carmel usually calls for a quaint inn experience, and the luxurious L'Auberge Carmel -- housed in a white stucco building dating to 1929 -- does not disappoint." Full review
Gayot Gayot
"A quaint luxury inn dedicated to good food and wine."
Hideaway Report Hideaway Report
92.0
"Gourmet retreat surrounding a tranquil tiled courtyard, just a few blocks from Ocean Avenue and the beach." Full review