About
Just 5 miles from Monterey Bay Aquarium, this luxury Carmel hotel offers a complimentary champagne brunch each morning. Guests will enjoy the outdoor pool complete with loungers. All spacious rooms include free WiFi. A flat-screen TV with cable is featured in each amply furnished room at La Playa Carmel. A mini-bar and coffee-making facilities offer beverage options. Select rooms boast ocean views. Guests can enjoy a gourmet breakfast in the library lounge showcasing views of the Pacific Ocean. The menu includes fresh pastries, fruit and a variety of hot entrees. All-day dining is available. Carmel La Playa is 4 minutes’ walk from the beach. Monterey Airport is 5 miles away. - Restored & Re-storied - $66 ft Renovation completed Fall 2023 - Tastefully enhanced, all while preserving the quiet eclecticism for which this historic institution is known. - Once a luxurious mansion built in 1905 by an artist as a gift to his wife, a member of the Ghirardelli family, for over 100 years La Playa Hotel has been known as the “Grande Dame of Carmel.” - The renovation carefully covered all aspects of the hotel, from the welcoming lobby to the commodious corners of Bud’s bar and the luxuriously appointed guest rooms with sunfilled windows beckoning the ocean breeze. - HD Design Award Winner - Featured in Vogue, NY Times "T List," Travel + Leisure, Dezeen & Condé Nast. Renovation highlights: - Air Conditioning in all Guest Rooms - Custom Barmoire in all Guest Rooms — Offering a specially curated cocktail experience. - Three 1-Bedroom Suites - King Beds in all Single Bed Rooms - Updated Guest Bathrooms
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Very Good
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Room Options
Classic King
248 sqft • 1 King
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Guest Rating
Very Good
Location Of Hotel
Hotel Cleanliness
Hotel Staff
Overall Quality
Pros +
- They left us a nice letter for me and my pregnant fiancé with a basket of fruit.
- The staff was very attentive and the attention to detail in the room and through out the facility was impeccable.
- Excellent location and views. Staff was friendly, available and professional. Champagne breakfast was excellent. I highly recommend the custom order omelettes. Room was lovely, with a super comfortable bed and windows that open to the sea air.
Cons -
- There was a loud guest in the room below us banging on the door at 1am. The staff tried to handle it but it took about an hour.
- I loved everything about this hotel.
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Traveling as Couple (168)
Family with Young Children (45)
Family with Teens (4)
Senior Traveler (6)
Group Traveler (20)
Total (212)
Nick
•Posted on: 9-17-2025
They left us a nice letter for me and my pregnant fiancé with a basket of fruit.
Marie
•Posted on: 8-6-2025
The staff was very attentive and the attention to detail in the room and through out the facility was impeccable.
There was a loud guest in the room below us banging on the door at 1am. The staff tried to handle it but it took about an hour.
Jacob
•Posted on: 4-15-2024
Excellent location and views. Staff was friendly, available and professional. Champagne breakfast was excellent. I highly recommend the custom order omelettes. Room was lovely, with a super comfortable bed and windows that open to the sea air.
I loved everything about this hotel.
Steven
•Posted on: 12-2-2023
We were not told that the hotel was under construction, We were offered early checkin it did not happen, we over looked the construction that lated until 6 pm, no offering of credits until we complained, cold breakfast and coffee, left early
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Check-in:
After 04:00 PM
Check-out:
Before 12:00 PM
Pets:
Pets are allowed. Charges may apply.
Important Info:
Free parking is available but limited, on a first come-first served basis. A one-time, nonrefundable pet fee of USD 250 is applicable for guests bringing pets. As per policy California Section 4.6 section 11362.3, it is illegal for any person to smoke marijuana in a public place. Group policy: 10 or more guest rooms is considered a group and follow different deposit and cancellation policies.Guests are required to show a photo ID and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.
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