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Reviews of Carmel Wayfarer Inn

3 out of 5
Carmel Wayfarer Inn
4th Ave And Mission Ave, Carmel, CA

Reviews

7.6

Good

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Rating 2 - Terrible. 74 out of 1002 reviews" "

7.6/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

6.4/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Marissa

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from mike on 20 May 2024
Thank you very much

8/10 Good

Stacy

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

8/10 Good

Colleen, South Lake Tahoe

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Property was nice with beautiful courtyard. Staff was friendly and kind. We did not have hot water at night (although it was back in the morning). Coffee service was not until 8 am. It would have been nice to have a coffee maker in the room. Tub was dilapidated. Otherwise, clean and quiet.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

jennie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from Mike on 13 May 2024
Thank you very much. It goes a long way.

8/10 Good

HELEN

Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jeanie

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Older “Inn” but clean and had “old world charm”. Well located so we could park and walk all over Carmel. Everything was clean and front desk people were friendly and helpful. Flowers were beautiful in their courtyard!
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024
Response from mike on 6 May 2024
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Young

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from mike on 28 Apr 2024
Thank you

8/10 Good

melinda

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My husband and I traveled with another adult. We were glad that the suite can be made into two separate rooms. This gave us privacy. The individual rooms with queen bed and bathroom made us decide to stay another night.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Mike on 28 Apr 2024
Thank you for your kind words and was nice talking to you.

8/10 Good

melinda

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

2/10 Terrible

David and Melanie

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
For the money spent…. A Lot $$$…Rooms are worn down, tired, dirty, especially the bathroom, windows were dirty, no dresser for clothes, no safe to store your valuables, no microwave or coffee machine, small fridge was so noisy, no ice machines, parking was tight, maids were very nice. Will not return.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

4/10 Poor

Alison

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
I booked this room because it has a fireplace. I wanted a romantic evening with a fire going. This was for my guy's 50th birthday, so it was special. Unfortunately the fireplace didn't work. I was so disappointed. There is a leak on the ceiling that drips on the bathroom floor entrance so had to put a towel down so we wouldn't slip. Parking is a challenge. Sadly I would not book here again.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Jim

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good location. Room size is good. Parking is a bit limited, otherwise, one will have to park by the street.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from mike on 28 Apr 2024
Thank you

8/10 Good

MARYANN

It was Ok close by everything
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from mike on 28 Apr 2024
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Manuel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great View great View cleaned nice people around good price
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from mike on 21 Apr 2024
Thank you very much

6/10 Okay

Elaine

Travelled with pets
Fireplace was nice. Map of town was helpful. Lots of families arriving at 9 pm ish with little kids was typical noise. Nice location to sights. Tub needs updating had stains on floor. Partial view of ocean on clear day. $40 pet fee per day was steep compared to other comparable establishments in the area. Safe area. Someone vaped briefly in the courtyard which is not allowed and affected my asthma so closed windows. Parking lot is small so parked on street. No screen in the bathroom window and no plantation blinds in front window like the other rooms next to me. Next time I would book room #18 away from stair traffic as #11 was at the top of the staircase so heard everyone passing.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Stephen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Check-in was easy and staff were very pleasant. Room was clean but has definitely seen better days. Bath mat was extremely stained, bed was comfortable. Lots of noise coming from adjacent rooms. I didn't love the place; I didn't hate it. It was worth the money, and there was on site parking.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Thank you to James the proprietor for the hospitality. 3rd generation Carmelite.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from mike on 24 Mar 2024
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from mike on 21 Apr 2024
Thank you very much

10/10 Excellent

Anne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
James was very friendly and helpful
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from mike on 23 Mar 2024
Thank you

8/10 Good

Kazuko, Woodside

Travelled with family, Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
We stayed because they were large dog friendly. It was nice to have a separate bedroom with 2 twin beds. It had updated decor, but parts of the building and the room were tired looking.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andrea

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great stay, all around!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from mike on 21 Apr 2024
Thank you very much

6/10 Okay

Fatma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
It’s a beautiful hotel but it’s old and needs cleaning and maintenance. One of the outlets in the bedroom I stayed, had no cover, which is very dangerous. Other than that place was very nice and quiet.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Robert

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from mike on 6 May 2024
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Hassan Leonard

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from mike on 23 Mar 2024
Thank you,

8/10 Good

Jean

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I didn’t realize there would be an additional fee for the dogs.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ryan, stockton

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great welcoming
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from mike on 23 Mar 2024
Thank you

8/10 Good

Dianna

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Dawn

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
I called 6 times to tell them we’re late because of traffic. No one answered and no answering machine. I had to contact expedia. They were very helpful but couldn’t contact facility. No microwave or coffee maker in room. The coffee in the office was bad. I don’t recommend this inn
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

kerri, Fresno

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Nothing fancy , but very clean , roomy and friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from mike on 23 Mar 2024
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Travelled with family, Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Always clean cozy rooms and good staff were helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Amy

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Good value, location location location
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from mike on 23 Mar 2024
Thank you

6/10 Okay

sophia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
The wrought iron around the bed gave me a big bruise, I hit my leg on it like 3 times, furniture needs updated, iron also didn’t work, and no coffee or tea in the room, and the plug to the bath wouldn’t go down, it was near everything close to the beach and stores.

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from mike on 23 Mar 2024
Thank you

8/10 Good

Cynthia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Check-in was pleasant - very friendly staff. The room was clean and cozy. We very much enjoyed the experience.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Richard

Disliked: Staff & service
Very average
Office staff is rarely there Zero amenities Yet we’ve been staying there a couple times a year for 20 plus years. Good location For a, relatively, low price compared to others, it’s a good alternative It’s just a bed for the night
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

robert

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I have been coming to Carmel many times over many years. i like being able to walk to the downtown section at night. Carmel Wayfare has been an impressive find, nice property, reasonably priced, close to downtonw. i will make this my first stop for all future trips
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Darla

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Amenities
We loved the family rooms, the suites. We rented three of them and it was perfect for our family, we will be back!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Hiroshi

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Diego

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

6/10 Okay

Frederick

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
Pros: 1. The room though fairly small and plain seemed clean, had clean towels and a refrigerator. 2. Reasonably low-priced room. 3. The thermostat-controlled fireplace did a good job of keeping the room to the temperature setting. 4. It allows pets for those that have them (not us though) Cons: 1. This is a no-frills room, no coffee-maker and very tiny complementary soaps, no breakfast in the lobby (just coffee & hot water only) and the lobby hours were limited. 2. Limited parking - there were about 7 spaces behind the hotel for at least 16 rooms. The 2 spaces reserved for registration were usually full. Street parking was 2-hours only during the day so you would need to keep moving your car when the hotel is full. 3. The building shows its age with some peeling paint so not at all fancy looking. You can hear voices and animals in neighboring rooms.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sheila

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect Hideaway
We love Carmel. This is the second stay and last year our nephew and his wife came and stayed here as well. This place is so nice and quiet. Close enough to everything so we never use our car. The owner is so friendly. We added an extra day and he accommodated us with no issues. We will stay again!!
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Anne

Travelled with family
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

2/10 Terrible

Mary

Disliked: Amenities
The apartment was ugly and I froze all night. An absolutely horrible experience. Also terrible to subject an elderly lady with a heavy bag to many flights of stairs. I would never return.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ruth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hotel was perfect! The bed was a little soft, but the room was very clean and comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

2/10 Terrible

Jennifer

I got very sick and was unable to make the trip. I called to cancel TWO days before my arrival, nobody answered the phone two different times I called. No voice mail. Used chat to send them a message which they didn’t respond to and when they finally called me back, they wouldn’t make an exception to cancel my reservation, therefore charging me for the room I didn’t stay in. Rude and I’ll never book a room here again.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

heather

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Pete

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

TAREQ, HAWALY

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

10/10 Excellent

phil

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close proximity to everything.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from mike on 23 Mar 2024
Thank you