Name: Carmel Bay View Inn
Address: Junipero Between 5th And 6th, Carmel, CA
Telephone: (888) 323-5826
Rating: 4.25

Exceptional

Passable

Superb

Liked: Location is awesome!!! The rooms are spacious and clean. The service is good and staff very nice and helpful. Nice swimming pool open 9am-7pm. Truly recommend!
Disliked: Breakfast was not very good and there was very little room to get seated, but overall this is a minor disadvantage - the location beats everything

Superb

Exceptional

See above

Liked: Not much!
Disliked: Way too much money for this hotel. No views, not a happy camper.

Exceptional

Liked: The building is older but very well maintained. The flower boxes show their attention to detail. The breakfast was basic but included eggs and sausage which met our needs. The pool was warm and fun to swim in. The pool bottom has some plaster separation, but maybe I just noticed it because I swam along the bottom with goggles on. Other people I was swimming with didn't notice. The location is about a block from Ocean Avenue, which has shops and ends at Carmel Beach. The hotel upgraded us from a king room with a rollaway to a double queen which was very much appreciated. The room had a large patio (table with 4 chairs and 2 lounge chairs) with a great view of the bay and ocean.
Disliked: A few times the wait for the 1 elevator was long. The hotel is terraced so the first floor and pool are at street level and the 4rth floor is also at street level. Parking for the 4rth and 5th floors is at the 4th floor street level, so we only needed the elevator to get to the lobby and pool.