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Mission RanchvsWayside Inn
Both Mission Ranch and Wayside Inn are praised by those who travel for a living. Overall, Mission Ranch is the choice of most writers compared to Wayside Inn. Mission Ranch comes in at #22 in Central California Coast with endorsements from 5 publications such as Gayot, Travel + Leisure and Hideaway Report.
Mission Ranch
Travel + Leisure
Afar Magazine
Hideaway Report
Gayot
Lonely Planet
26270 Dolores Street, Carmel, CA 93923
From $0/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Concierge
- Restaurant
"Formerly a dairy (dating from the 1850’s), and saved from condominium development by Clint Eastwood in 1986, the hotel features a delightful restaurant." Full review
"Having the chance to eat here was truly a dream. The landscape is worth the visit! Takes you to a far away place!" Full review
94.0
"Mission Ranch is a relaxing inn overlooking meadows and a rocky coastline, adjacent to Carmel Mission and just minutes from Carmel’s stylish shops and galleries." Full review
"Making your day at Dirty Harry's coastal ranch."
Top Choice
"If woolly sheep grazing on green fields by the beach doesn't convince you to stay here, maybe knowing Hollywood icon Clint Eastwood restored this historic ranch will." Full review
Wayside Inn
Oyster
7th & Mission Street, Carmel, CA 93921
From $209/night
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Concierge
- Free Parking
- Multilingual
- Kitchenette
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