In the corner entering downtown Carmel is this little bed and breakfast. Parking onsite is first come first served with Parking spots are narrow but serves most vehicles. There is a lobby with two entrances to access from depending on where the room is. Lobby had apples, cookies, tea, and coffee stocked each time we came through.
Manager was friendly and prompt to greet and check us in upon arrival. Check in is after 3:00pm? Manager was well spoken, clear, and articulated answers to our questions. He was able to provide instructions on the breakfast to be delivered to the room at a selection of times on a first submitted basis.
Key cards were responsive to the room. The room itself was a bit on the dated side, but on par with most pictures of bed and breakfasts. Our room was a basic queen room. The room had bottles of water and Keurig coffee machine, flat tv, mini re fridge and a dated microwave. Bathroom was tucked away with a toilet and a shower with curtain.
Room temperature was set correctly. Not a large deviance between night and day when we elected to run the heating and air unit. The bed was ok. Not the best not the worst. A little soft for my wife and I to get a solid night rest for being tired. The sheets were nice but slipped a bit when untucked from between the mattress and foundation. The lamps and lighting were decent in the room. One of the lamps was loose where the on off dial was but operational. The carpet was used, had some buckling but not enough to trip on. Carpet was clean. Canned lighting could use a slight dusting as there were some cobwebs.
The restroom worked ok. Toilet did not make loud noises. The hot and cold were fairly quick consistent throughout our stay. The mirror did not hold up straight but served it's purpose. The shampoos, conditioners, lotion, soap were decent. Not the greatest but not the worst. Bathroom was clean for most part. Grout needed a light cleaning but also reflective of the age and being bed and breakfast.
We tried the breakfast for the two days we stayed. Menu varies. We tried some of the pastries, yogurt, fruit, juice and quiches. First day most of our request was met. The pastries were decent for offering including croissant, scone, yogurt, and quiche. The regular fat yogurt and fruit was exact with two berries of blackberries, raspberries, and blue berries. It was ok. Pastries came warm, we saved, as we didn't consume immediately, and held. We tried the vegetable quiche and a meat quiche. One vegetable quiche was cooked through and good balance of spinach, eggs, and seasoning. The other was not as baked through and a pinch on the runny side. The meat quiche was packed full of ham and bacon pieces. It was good. Baked through.
Good value for hotel in the Carmel area. Decent breakfast offering.
Bad not much to say other that slightly dated in some decor. A few minor cleaning issues but not bad.
I wouldn't mind staying here again. read more