Wayside InnvsL'Auberge Carmel
Both hotels are recommended by experts. Overall, L'Auberge Carmel is the choice of most reviewers compared to Wayside Inn. L'Auberge Carmel ranks #5 in Central California Coast with positive reviews from 5 publications including Hideaway Report, Forbes Travel Guide and Travel + Leisure.
Wayside Inn
7th & Mission Street, Carmel, CA 93921
From $209/night
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Concierge
- Free Parking
- Multilingual
- Kitchenette
Oyster
Mid-Range
"The 22-room Wayside Inn is a motel-style building with a parking lot in the front that slightly cheapens its facade." Full review
L'Auberge Carmel
Monte Verde Street at Seventh Avenue, Carmel, CA 93920
From $314/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
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
Recommended
"The striking white stucco of L’Auberge Carmel has a pedigree dating back to 1929." Full review
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
"A quaint luxury inn dedicated to good food and wine."
Hideaway Report
92.0
"Gourmet retreat surrounding a tranquil tiled courtyard, just a few blocks from Ocean Avenue and the beach." Full review