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Reviews of Carmel Fireplace Inn

2.5 out of 5
Carmel Fireplace Inn
San Carlos Street, Between 4th & 5th, Carmel, CA

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 352 out of 730 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 232 out of 730 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 102 out of 730 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 28 out of 730 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 16 out of 730 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Mary M.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Barbara

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect place to explore Carmel. Quaint but still enough space for the 4 of us. Loved being able to hear ocean sounds from back deck. Beds were comfortable. Beach is lovely.

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Such a cute property! Very easy to access downtown Carmel and the surrounding area!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Kim

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Cute and quiet. Close to downtown Carmel shopping and dining. Friendly staff and service. We’ll be back.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Philip

Done!
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cindy

The staff were friendly and the room was cute and clean. It is in a great location
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Mischelle

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Room and bath are small, bed was very comfortable.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

2/10 Terrible

Kristiann, Powell

Liked: Cleanliness
If you need a good night's sleep, don't go here.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jessica

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very cozy, warm, and quiet. We had an excellent stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Maura

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Easy check in. Clean.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Zhanna

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sergio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Fireplace in room
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Cute, quiet, warm working fireplace, comfortable bed. Staff was friendly and helpful
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Clifton Cody

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
The staff is so nice and welcoming! The area is such a vibe!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Virginia, Clovis

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This hotel is beautiful the rooms are small but clean parking is hard their parking lot is very small but you can find street parking
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kelvin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

AnaMaria

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
location is great. Rooms are clean thus hotel next door was going to renovation and the noisy was terrible. Check in was NOT the most pleasant event.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Judi

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Amazing property in the ideal location. Literally a four minute walk to Ocean Ave and all the loveliness Carmel had to offer. Stunning ocean view from the Delores II cottage.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Clayton

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice little place parking is just a little tight. Worth the money.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Ting Ting

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We only stay for one night. There’s no heat. We were freezing in the mid-night. Other than that was great.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Carmel Fireplace Inn on 24 Feb 2024
Dear Ting Ting,Thank you so much for staying with us and we very much appreciate your feedback! We are very sorry that you were cold during your stay. The Dolores Cottage II has a very good heating system in place, throughout the house heat is provided if you turn on the thermostat, that is located on the wall in the living room, near the half bathroom. We are so sorry this was missed and that you were cold. In addition, the unit has an electric fireplace for warmth. Hopefully we will see you again and you will have a much better experience.

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great spot for a couple's getaway.
This is a super cute hotel. The bed was comfortable and the location is very walkable to downtown. We visited in the winter but the grounds were still so pretty!
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Katherine

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
not as nice as I would have liked. Not very private but got the job done.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Gretchen

Travelled with group
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property needs an update. Minimum towels, coffee supplies, etc. including heat (pre-set). There are no luxuries. It does have a gas fireplace but does not provide any heat to the room. The staff was less than helpful - I heard "Unfortunately.... several times" I never heard, here's what we could do!! There is parking and the location is close to the beach, shopping and restaurants.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

William, Mountain View

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Very cute place. Not far from Ocean Avenue. Great dining and shopping nearby. Loved it there
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Shripad

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Liked: Location
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

2/10 Terrible

George

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

David

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Parking is an issue. Only eight spaces for 33 rooms…and two hour limits on street raking from 9 am to 7 pmover nightbis fine nut makesin and it during the day iffy
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Reasonably priced Convenience Store at the Gas station one block away. Avoids the ridiculous prices for everything in Carmel.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Jennifer

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place offers a quaint Carmel vibe. We could conveniently walk to restaurants, galleries and the beach.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cozy Fireplace Find
This was our first time at Carmel Fireplace Inn and we are happy we discovered it. The fireplace is a lovely touch and enjoyable on chilly Carmel nights and morning. Location was perfect -- easy to walk downtown. Very comfortable with good sheets and towels. Hot water took seemingly forever to arrive, but that was a minor annoyance. Bring your own hair conditioner if you use one and I liked my own soap better than theirs. Our room was on a corner, so we did get some traffic noise. If you want absolute quiet, ask for an interior room. It really was enjoyable.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Frederick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This is my go to whenever I come to Carmel By the sea. it's quain't, convenient. And during the off-season of January, it's actually quite affordable
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Mayra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Eunice

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Candace

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

clarice

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close to shops and restaurants. Very quiet
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Sara

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I think Fireplace is a bit older of a property. It’s quaint. But could use a bit of a makeover. But I enjoyed staying there.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jeanne

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Alicia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Marni

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Stella

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Pamela

Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We really love staying here with our dogs. It is a quaint little spot very close to shops, restaurants and the shore.

10/10 Excellent

Luz

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jocelyn

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Sarah

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

sheena

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Theresa

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Elvin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sabrina

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Quiet room!
We appreciated how quiet the room was! We come to Carmel often and usually the rooms are loud at hotels in the area and wakes me up. This was still a great location but off the path just enough to have it be quieter. The room could have been updated but it is expected. Free parking and ample spaces. Would have loved breakfast but only a few hotels offer that now it seems. Thanks for a fun stay!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023