Name: Clarion Collection Carmel Oaks Inn
Address: Ne 5Th & Mission, Carmel By The Sea, 93921, US

8/10

Excellent

20 Jul 2026

Charles

TV was not so good. Missed continental breakfast they used to serve at your room. Housekeeper was very nice.

Self

8/10

Excellent

18 Jul 2026

Robert

The location near the heart of Carmel yet a bit off the busy streets was great. The property is perfectly adequate for a short stay. The room had the necessary amenities although it was dark and has a massive piece of outdated furniture that takes up a lot of room. The hotel served our needs just fine for a one night stay.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 Jul 2026

Carroll Burt

I liked that I could park almost at my door. I found the room a bit small. But the bed was delightful. I was so comfortable. It only had a shower now able to take a hot bath in the tub. I couldn't get the TV remote to respond to my directions. Most likely I don't know how to use it. So no TV. watching for me. I went out for an evening walk and to possibly find a dinner place and the sidewalks in the area of the Inn were difficult to navigate for an 83 year old person. Gave up and came back for my car. All in all I have stayed in better places. The location is ideally located for being in the upper area of town. I haven't stayed in a place in Carmel for a year or so and the prices have gone so high, I think.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jun 2026

Robert

Absolutely nothing wrong with this hotel as long as you’re mindful that you get what you pay for. Would recommend to anyone I know.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jun 2026

Joel

Walking distance to everything downtown, cozy comfortable clean rooms. Parking lot has enough spaces but it's kind of tight driving through with a pickup truck. If you're on the second floor, you have to carry everything up the stairs.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jun 2026

Alcyone

Room was clean. Balcony was a nice touch and it is centrally located

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

18 Jun 2026

Irina

The location is excellent—close to everything and very convenient. The room was okay and met our basic needs. However, the hotel overall could be much better. My first impression from the outside was that it looked more like a 2-star hotel. Given its prime location, the property has significant potential and could benefit from updates and improvements.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jun 2026

Steve

The room was simple and elegant. Parking easy, we were comfortable and will return.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jun 2026

Aileen

Had such a lovely stay and enjoyed the insulated picnic basket left at our door in the morning full of breakfast treats! The front desk team was super helpful and friendly. Loved the location - everything was super walkable. Would definitely stay again!

10/10

Exceptional

04 May 2026

Cynthia

Man who checked is in was very nice

Friends

6/10

Pleasant

29 Apr 2026

Cynthia

Parking was easy, available and free. No one at the front desk when we arrived and no note on door. He ended up being on lunch break and we had to search where to call someone. Other than that, he was very helpful and availalbe during our stay. Also-- we stayed 2 nights but no housekeeper service even checked in with us to ask if we needed towels, etc. We had to track her down to ask for more towels!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Apr 2026

Masumi

Very clean. Close to everything! Included breakfast was delivered in a picnic basket to our room, which was a lovely touch.

10/10

Exceptional

06 Apr 2026

Carol

Comfortable hotel and easy walk to the beach.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

24 Mar 2026

Barbara

We found a ladies underwear and pj shorts in our room. It was put near our clothing in the second day of our stay. So disgusting. Was it found under our bed? In our bedding. Was our bedding dirty and weaseled it had been changed??? Seriously disgusting

Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Mar 2026

Liliana

Great deal and the staff are very accommodating and kind.

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

19 Mar 2026

Jose

Great location and friendly staff. It was nice having a parking spot.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Mar 2026

James

Shopping and dining close.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Feb 2026

Juan

Staff was nice. Stay was perfect for a getaway weekend in Carmel. Close to all downtown areas, small walk to the beach. Room was in great condition.

8/10

Excellent

10 Feb 2026

danibell

Very clean room and welcoming staff. Walking distance to downtown Carmel and all restaurants and very short walk to the beach.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

29 Jan 2026

Nilo

Room was clean, updated room, breakfast just banana and some grocery store pastry, and granola bar. Highlight is convenient location. Not enough parking for all guest.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jan 2026

Kelle

Nice clean room close to everything in Carmel. We loved the location.

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jan 2026

Samuel

Just a perfect place to stay in Carmel by the sea. Everything is walking distance.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

20 Jan 2026

Marc

Asked for a complimentary toothpaste, and was charged. Petty.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

08 Jan 2026

Alcyone

Very clean and quaint.The delivery of a continental breakfast was a welcome surprise

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jan 2026

Emily

Clean and nice staff

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

03 Jan 2026

Jean

The room was fine. It had been remodeled since we last stayed there. It was a bit noisy--garbage collection early in the morning and next unit over was noisy. The breakfast was adequate.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jan 2026

Cynthia

The room was very clean and updated. The staff were excellent, I didn't have any issues but enjoyed talking to them.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

31 Dec 2025

Pam

We so appreciated the breakfast basket. Great location for walking.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Dec 2025

Elva Sarai

Better than expected!

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

20 Dec 2025

Stradley

Great quiet place, perfect for a fun weekend to get out and walk around.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

20 Dec 2025

FRANK

Okay

Leisure

4/10

Poor

26 Nov 2025

Matthew

Showers barely worked

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

15 Nov 2025

Kelly

Great walkable location. The breakfast brought to your door was a nice benefit.

8/10

Excellent

28 Oct 2025

Svetlana

Nice place for vacation.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Oct 2025

Aura

Everyone in the reception is very friendly

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

17 Oct 2025

Samuel

Great location for people who love to walk around town! Plenty of dining options nearby. We found the bed to be very comfortable and the sheets were super soft. Although the food was just a basket of prepackaged items with some milk for the cereal and apples, it was appreciated and held us over until we could get ready for the day and head out. The people we met who run the Inn are kind and concerned that everything go well. We enjoyed our stay there.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

16 Oct 2025

Lisa

Basket breakfast was nice.
Toilet flushed very loudly. Could hear flushing from other rooms.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Oct 2025

Stephanie

Great location and parking. Staff helpful and flexible.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

12 Oct 2025

Deborah

Parking lot was small and we brought a big f250 so we had to park in the street. Parking did seem safe. Breakfast was plenty but just cereal, pastries and fruit. I thought it was going to be a hot meal

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

11 Oct 2025

Issac

Easy check in, wasn't busy so got to check in an hour early. Right next to downtiwn to walked to everything. Clean, decent rooms

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

10 Oct 2025

Patrick

The mattress was average and no dresser to store clothes…Some street noise.

8/10

Excellent

20 Sep 2025

James

Cozy

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

06 Sep 2025

Francisco

The stay was great would stay here again. The only thing missing was a bar.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

31 Aug 2025

Alyssa Anne

We had an okay experience. I just didn’t like how there’s no AC and it’s super hot and uncomfortable to sleep, we had to open our blinds so cold air from outside would come in. But good for an overnight stay.

10/10

Exceptional

30 Aug 2025

anthony

Excellent value, excellent location to central Carmel, easy walk to everything.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Aug 2025

clarice

We were very happy with our stay.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

18 Aug 2025

Rick

Staff was great. Property is located in the heart of downtown Carmel.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Aug 2025

Gabriel

Affordable plus comfort

Was amazing and will plan to come back!!

6/10

Pleasant

09 Aug 2025

Marla

Naw

Bed was hard, room was musty smelling. We were next to water heater that ran all night, loud refrigerator in room ran all night, bright lights from patio came through window

Partner

2/10

Poor

28 Jul 2025

Candy

All

4/10

Poor

14 Jul 2025

Janine

Not good

It really started out badly. The door card key was very finnicky. It was not intuitive and I needed help getting into the room (my neighbor said same). Once I got into the room, the tv wasnt working and needed to be reset. I reset it but it still didnt work. I was moved to another room. Then, I got breakfast delivered when I specifically said, no to. So, I paid for something I didnt want. The location is good and the room was comfortable.

Self

2/10

Poor

13 Jul 2025

Alvin

This is the cancellation policy as stated on the hotel's website.

\"All reservations have a standard fully refundable cancellation policy of 72 hours prior to the date of arrival by 3:00pm, unless stated otherwise on the guest confirmation. All reservations cancelled in advance of the cancellation policy deadline are fully refundable.\"

Something came up and we needed to cancel the reservation more than 10 days prior to the deadline. The hotel refused to cancel our reservation. I worked with Expedia and I tried to reach out to the hotel, to no avail. I don't understand what was so different about my reservation, Maybe it was some sort of deal they had with Expedia that makes it no cancelable. Expedia would only say, \"Sorry, the hotel refused.\" The hotel is refusing to discuss with me. So I could only speculate as to the reason why. The lesson here seems to be, don't use Expedia to book this hotel if you must and the price is similar; or don't trust the hotel's concellation policy.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jun 2025

Socorro

Hello my name is Socorro … Staff was friendly , it was quiet, the beds were comfy , breakfast was yummy, it was super clean , definitely would stay there again for sure ! They were reasonably priced. Stayed two nights

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

15 Jun 2025

Jason

Great location to all shops and restaurants. Arrived a bit earlier to see if there was early check-in but had a sign saying they’d be back in 20 mins. Called and did get ahold of someone and said we can check in at 2 and they’d call so that worked out as we walked around downtown (they said we could leave our car there). Coffee maker not working was a bummer but only a small inconvenience and we did have a bit of trouble with the room key (had to slide it a few times for it work. Room looked and felt clean and they provided a nice little breakfast baskets in the morning. All in all, a good stay and would consider them again when staying in Carmel.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jun 2025

Cliff

The staff was friendly, skillful and very helpful.

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jun 2025

Carol

Parked the car and enjoyed easy walks around town.
Their breakfast basket is brilliant and thoughtful filled with fresh fruit, yogurt, cereal and other goodies perfect to start the day with a light breakfast.
Cozy and well decorated room had all the necessities we needed.

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

16 May 2025

Pete

I told person at the desk everything was great except for the shower which had the worst water pressure/volume I’ve ever experienced. Just terrible! It barely was able to get the soap off your body. Other than that it was great! The breakfast was awesome and very generous. We have stayed there before and if the next time the water is the same I probably will choose elsewhere.

6/10

Pleasant

12 May 2025

Kimberly

Small room

This is not the place to go for several days. No dresser or place to keep possessions for two people. Very small room. Price was high.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 May 2025

Gavin

Close to beach and in the downtown area
You can walk to anything Carmel

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Apr 2025

Barbara

Rooms nicely updated. Very quiet

10/10

Exceptional

22 Apr 2025

Gilberius

Exelente

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jan 2025

Jose

We received a breakfast basket at our door every morning. Cereal, yogurt, milk, pastries, Apples, fruit bars.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

18 Dec 2024

pooja babu

I liked the quaint space and walakbility to major downtown parts this inn provides. I am not impressed by their breakfast and view outside the room windows. It can be improved

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

12 Dec 2024

Giorgio

Property had no coffee or Breakfast as advertised.
Leaking shower head all night
Loud old vibrating bathroom fan
Windows are old and some were cracked

Business_and_leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

02 Dec 2024

Xiao Yun

Carmel is beautiful!

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

18 Nov 2024

Verified traveler

The staff is friendly and the room was clean. It is comfortable. But if you are looking for charm to match Carmel by the Sea, this is not the place. Also, when I arrived they had no record of my reservation. They said Hotels.com had not informed them. I had to show them a paper print out of the reservation.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 Nov 2024

Fralin

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Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Oct 2024

Daniel

Overall great.

8/10

Excellent

19 Oct 2024

stephen

Good value for Carmel

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

11 Oct 2024

Issac

Not the best place to stay

Check in was at 3. got there at 2:50 to see a sign saying they will be back in 20 minutes. waited for 40 and still nothing. Left and came back, had to wait after ringing and knocking for the staff, finally called the number for the person to come out. got a room just to have the keys not work.

Partner

4/10

Poor

19 Sep 2024

Michele

The Room is streets level with window on the sidewalk, very noises and difficult to have some privacy, , there are only wood blind and not natural lighting, without to be exposed.

Business_and_leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Sep 2024

Kennedy

No

8/10

Excellent

04 Sep 2024

Harpreet

The hotel room was nice. It was hot but no AC available. There is a fan and heater available in the room though. The breakfast was a basket with easy to go food. The inn is walking distance to numerous dining and shopping stops. We even walked to the beach which was a 15min walk.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

26 Aug 2024

Verified traveler

No A/C and Thin Walls

We were surprised that there was no air conditioning in the room. For a $300+ room you would think this was standard. We ended waking up in the middle of the night multiple times since it got too hot in the room. Also, if you are a light sleeper I suggest you get a different place to stay. The walls are very thin, we heard our next door neighbor snoring through the walls, whenever someone opens the drawers and of course steps (we were on the bottom floor).

Some of the good things are the location which close to the stores and restaurants, the room is clean and parking was fine.

Overall, it was ok but I wouldn't recommend it.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

24 Aug 2024

Maria

Meh

The hotel facility was meh. It included breakfast, but we didn’t expect it to be a basket with a minute amount of cereal, some milk, an apple and a small danish. On the second morning they added a yogurt.
The room was okay - bed small but comfortable. It was renovated to look nice but the bathroom didn’t feel super clean, and the lack of threshold into the room from the bathroom showed it was not particularly well done and there was a very sharp edge on the flooring there. There were small ants in the room that were explained that ‘sometimes kids spill milk’ as we mentioned it as we checked out.
The location was great, and we had a sliver of ocean view from the little balcony. The service from the person at reception seemed rather uninterested in general.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

12 Aug 2024

Maria

Good three-star. Very good location. Clean and comfortable rooms. Staff polite but not warm. Breakfast is offered in a basket that is left at the door at 8:30. Customers can choose to eat in the room or in a small terrace outdoors inside the property. Breakfast includes cereal, cold milk, yogurt, a sweet bar and some fruit. Enough to get one going. Coffee in the room is terrible. Overall a good place to spend the night.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jul 2024

David

Clean, quiet, easy walk to Carmel and a peak-a-view of the Pacific Ocean from the balcony.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

24 Jul 2024

Narayan

Hotel is so clean and comfortable, Very closed by the main areas, restaurants are in walk in distance. Breakfast is not so good, we got only cornflakes and milk. However its very good.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jul 2024

Todd

Nice clean room. Convenient to the main area. Delivered breakfast was a nice touch. Upstairs is a steep climb for seniors like us.

Partner

2/10

Poor

20 Jun 2024

Paresh

Management staff was very rude

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

12 Jun 2024

Rolando

It’s was goo n close to the store area!!!!

8/10

Excellent

10 Jun 2024

Juan

Floor needed to be cleaner.

6/10

Pleasant

30 May 2024

Mikki

Good motel in great location

8/10

Excellent

27 May 2024

linda

Comfortable bed and clean room. Not many amenities. Coffee was really bad!! Breakfast and patio area were lovely.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 May 2024

Zeida C

Property is so clean and everything from bed sheets hardwood floor everything is amazing

8/10

Excellent

08 May 2024

Michael

Nice clean room.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

06 May 2024

David

Was suppose to come with breakfast delivered to room which we did not receive. When checking out asked about this and associate said that the maid must have forgot about it. Not alot of guest staying here so not sure how it was forgoten appeared no room was delivered their basket.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

25 Apr 2024

Julia

The property itself was very average, the room was fine with a comfortable bed. Pretty basic in every way (though they did not supply the room with nearly enough toilet paper). Excellent location and parking. I would definitely stay here again for it’s location and ease.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

24 Mar 2024

justin

Great location, room was very nice, comfy bed and pillows. Only complaint was the soda machine ate a few dollars in change. Not a big deal, but disappointing when there is no open shops in the area to purchase water or beverages.

Business_and_leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Mar 2024

Steve

Great little property close to everything in Carmel. We were able to walk to all the restaurants and shops which was convenient for us to enjoy the area and not have to always be driving. The property is small and appears to be going through some renovations. Our room was clean and comfortable. It was updated with lots of new touches, but not yet completed. Nothing that bothered or affected our stay. We also received a small basket with breakfast snacks outside our door in the morning. It was great for everything we needed for the weekend.

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

06 Feb 2024

Brittany

The location was absolutely perfect - most of the time we didn't even have a rental car, but had no trouble getting around without one. We stayed for a week so we were worried about having a smaller room with lots of luggage but our room (King suite) was huge! Most, if not all, places in town are much smaller so I highly recommend for a longer stay or folks with little kids!

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

20 Jan 2024

Danielle

Decent

The bed wasn’t super comfortable, but fine for just one night. The shutters in the sliding door were a little busted and the slider didn’t lock. Considering the balcony faces the street the slider should lock.

Friends_and_family Friends

4/10

Poor

07 Jan 2024

Maegen

The are of the hotel was great. Close to downtown with lots of shopping, art galleries and restaurants easy to walk to. The hotel was relatively easy to find and the parking was ok, just really small spaces. The front desk attendant was nice when checking us in. The room itself was clean and organized when we first walked in, however there were holes in the wall, screws sticking out of the walls in the bathroom and the phone wasn’t even hooked up or plugged in. There was a laminated paper with all the number and extensions but no functional phone. The blinds on one of the windows was also broken and basically falling off. The bed was squeaky but overall comfortable. The listing said that room service and housekeeping were both included except when brought up he said they were the same thing so just housekeeping the breakfast was ok just a small container of dry cereal, granola bar, milk and an apple and banana. Overall the people seemed nice and the area was good but I won’t be staying at this hotel again.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

02 Jan 2024

Jorge

The room we stayed in is very outdated, the bathroom door didn’t close, the wall were patched in certain places but not painted afterwards and the carpet was filthy. The only positive was the location, it was close to the Main Street where all the shops and restaurants are.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

01 Jan 2024

Julia

The location is perfect for walking anywhere and everywhere in the heart of downtown Carmel. The breakfast delivered to our door was an added bonus and much appreciated.
We had the King Suite and there was one tiny bathroom, no full length mirror, no closet, and the tv was outdated and small. Those are my major complaints.
For the price, it is fine, but not somewhere I’d pick again.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

31 Dec 2023

Rhonda

The rooms are small and cozy. Everything was very clean and the bed was very comfortable. Great location. If you need disability accessible parking, there is none. One spot is in front of the office, but you can’t utilize it, for it blocks other parking spots. Breakfast consist of a measured out cup of cereal, individual milks, a banana and an apple. Staff was very nice, friendly and helpful. The desk man was a gem of a personality.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

27 Dec 2023

Steven

Wi-Fi connection problems

10/10

Exceptional

27 Dec 2023

Jessica

Everything was great! Very close to all the restaurants and shops. Room was clean and the bed was comfy. They even brought us an adorable breakfast in the morning to our door! We would definitely stay here again.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

06 Dec 2023

Mary

Cozy lodging in Carmel

Great location with lovely, cozy rooms. Bedding is nice and comfortable. There's a microwave & fridge and breakfast is delivered to your door. Desk staff is very welcoming and helpful with things like extra towels. On the downside, only mirror is in the bathroom, so no way to see full length. When I went to use mini size hair conditioner, it was almost empty and obviously already used.

Business

8/10

Excellent

25 Nov 2023

Uwe

Clean and in a good location

Leisure Partner