The Best Family-Friendly Hotels in Carmel-by-the-Sea

Where to Stay for a Family Vacation with Kids in Carmel-by-the-Sea

17-mile drive, Carmel by the Sea, California 17-mile drive, Carmel by the Sea, California

Carmel-by-the-Sea, California is a great family-oriented vacation destination, so if you're looking for kid friendly hotels, we've got plenty of suggestions. After comparing many of the hotels in the area, below is our list of the best family-friendly hotels in Carmel-by-the-Sea for your next vacation based on amenities, previous guest ratings, location, activities, and price. So, even if you're traveling as a family of 4, a family of 5, or even a large family, you can find the best hotel that meets your needs. After all, when traveling with children, you're probably looking for kid-friendly features such as swimming pools, game rooms, kid's activities, and extra space. Of course, it also helps to have a kitchen so you can cook some family friendly meals, and extra bedrooms if you have a larger family. Many of the top family friendly hotels and resorts in Carmel-by-the-Sea will offer some of these features, so you're in luck. If you're looking for where to stay as a family in Carmel-by-the-Sea, here are the best family hotels.

(Prices are listed in U.S. Dollars.)

The Vagabond's House Boutique Inn & Spa Studio

Bed & Breakfast with prices starting at $573 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Perfect Hotel for a Trip with Kids to Carmel-by-the-Sea
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach
  • Family rooms

Located at 4th and Dolores, The Vagabond's House Boutique Inn & Spa Studio has great rooms from $573 (before taxes). It offers snorkeling, breakfast, hiking, rooms with kitchens, and child care. It has a terrific 9.10 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 0.2 miles from the city center, families will especially love golf, a free breakfast, pet-friendly rooms, a spa and wellness center, and a spa at this family-friendly hotel. The kitchen in the room is great, because you can cook your own meals to save time and money.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Breakfast included
  • Kitchen
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Free breakfast
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Snorkeling
  • Microwave
  • Picnic area
  • Beach


Quail Lodge & Golf Club

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $660 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Hotel for Children
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach
  • Outdoor pool
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool

A great place to stay is Quail Lodge & Golf Club which has nice rooms starting at $660. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 8.90 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 8205 Valley Greens Drive. This kid-friendly hotel is also nice because it offers hiking, laundry services, golf, pet-friendly rooms, and a hot tub which families with kids will enjoy. Also, it's just 4.3 miles from the city center. The room service is especially nice after a long day.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Laundry service
  • Kids meals
  • Laundry facilities
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Refrigerator
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Pool table
  • Tennis
  • Beach


The Vendange Carmel Inn & Suites

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $157 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Terrific for a Family Vacation to Carmel-by-the-Sea
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach

We found The Vendange Carmel Inn & Suites to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $157. We loved that is has room service, parking, hiking, rooms with kitchens, and rooms with kitchenettes, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.90 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 24815 Carpenter Street. You'll also find child care, golf, pet-friendly rooms, a hot tub, and free parking which visitors with kids will love. And this family hotel is just 0.7 miles from the center of town. Having a hot tub at this hotel is also a nice splurge. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for family-friendly hotels.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Kitchen
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Fishing
  • Refrigerator
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Tennis
  • Microwave
  • Beach


Carmel Mission Inn & Fuse Lounge Cafe

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $233 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Kid-Friendly Hotel in Carmel-by-the-Sea
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Beach
  • Outdoor pool
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool

With terrific rooms from $233, Carmel Mission Inn & Fuse Lounge Cafe, at 3665 Rio Road provides an outdoor pool, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and hiking. Its terrific guest rating is 8.00 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. Travelers will really like this fun hotel which also offers rooms with kitchens, laundry services, golf, pet-friendly rooms, and a hot tub. It's located just 1.4 miles from the city center, too. After a busy day, the heated pool is a nice place to unwind. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for family-friendly hotels.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Kitchen
  • Laundry service
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Refrigerator
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Picnic area
  • Beach


Tradewinds Carmel

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $444 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Top Family-Friendly Hotel
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach
  • Family rooms

Tradewinds Carmel has a great guest rating of 8.90 out of 10, and offers child care, laundry services, golf, a free breakfast, and pet-friendly rooms. The great rooms here start at $444 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Mission St. At Third Avenue. Furthermore, it also offers free parking, bicycle rental, family rooms, a multi-lingual staff, and tennis, which is nice for families. Just 0.3 miles from the city center, this relaxing hotel is a terrific choice.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free breakfast
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Tennis
  • Beach


Horizon Inn & Ocean View Lodge

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $364 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Terrific Place to Stay with Kids in Carmel-by-the-Sea
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for family-friendly hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach
  • Pool
  • Family rooms

The great guest rating of Horizon Inn & Ocean View Lodge is 8.80 out of 10. This place has a pool, breakfast, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, and a free breakfast. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $364, and it's located at South West Corner Junipero Street & 3rd Avenue. We also love the a hot tub, a spa and wellness center, free parking, laundry facilities, and family rooms which are great for families with kids. And since it's just 0.3 miles from the center of the town, the location is great, too. Being able to prepare food in the room is also very convenient. The price of this hotel is less than average for family-friendly hotels, which makes it a great value.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Breakfast included
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Free breakfast
  • Laundry facilities
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Pool
  • Microwave
  • Beach


Carmel Garden Inn

Bed & Breakfast with prices starting at $348 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Recommended for Families
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for family-friendly hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach
  • Family rooms

A cool place is Carmel Garden Inn because it has great rooms that start at $348. It has room service, scuba diving, snorkeling, hiking, and rooms with kitchenettes, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.80 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 4th Street and Torres Street. Only 0.3 miles from the city center, visitors with kids will especially love golf, pet-friendly rooms, city views, free parking, and fishing at this family-friendly hotel. It's also less than the average price for family-friendly hotels, so it's a great value.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Kitchenette
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Microwave
  • Beach


L'Auberge Carmel Relais & Chateaux

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $711 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Hotel for Family Fun
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach

L'Auberge Carmel Relais & Chateaux offers room service, a restaurant, a bar, breakfast, and hiking which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $711 (before taxes). It's located at Monte Verde at 7th Ave and has earned a guest rating of 8.70/10. This kid-friendly hotel is also nice because it offers golf, a free breakfast, pet-friendly rooms, a spa, and free parking which travelers will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.1 miles from the city center. The service at the restaurant is terrific, and so is the food.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Beach


Candle Light Inn

Inn with prices starting at $417 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for a Family Getaway to Carmel-by-the-Sea
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach
  • Family rooms

Located at San Carlos between 4th and 5th Ave, Candle Light Inn has great rooms from $417 (before taxes). It offers hiking, golf, a hot tub, free parking, and bicycle rental. It has a terrific 9.20 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find family rooms, a multi-lingual staff, tennis, a refrigerator, and wheelchair-accessible units which families will love. And this family hotel is just 0.2 miles from the center of town.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Tennis
  • Beach


Adobe Inn Carmel By the Sea

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $336 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Hotels for a Family Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for family-friendly hotels.
  • Beach
  • Pool
  • Family rooms

A great place to stay is Adobe Inn Carmel By the Sea which has nice rooms starting at $336. Offering a pool, room service, scuba diving, hiking, and laundry services, it also has a great guest rating of 8.20 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Dolores St And 8th Ave. Families with kids will really like this fun hotel which also offers pet-friendly rooms, free parking, car rentals, family rooms, and tennis. It's located just 0.2 miles from the city center, too. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for family-friendly hotels.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Laundry service
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Pool
  • Room service
  • Tennis
  • Beach


Also, take a look at the Family-Friendly hotels in nearby destinations: San Jose and Monterey.

For more terrific hotel ideas in Carmel-by-the-Sea, make sure you also see Best Beach Hotels in Carmel-by-the-Sea, Best Pet-Friendly Hotels in Carmel-by-the-Sea, Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Carmel-by-the-Sea, Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in Carmel-by-the-Sea, Best Hotels for One Week in Carmel-by-the-Sea, Best Hotels for One Night in Carmel-by-the-Sea, or Best Romantic Hotels for Couples in Carmel-by-the-Sea.


How much do family-friendly hotels cost in Carmel-by-the-Sea?

Carmel-by-the-Sea Average Family-Friendly Hotel Price
$413

After analyzing 19 family-friendly hotels in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, we found the average family-friendly hotel price to be a remarkably economical $413. Naturally, this destination has many fantastic family-friendly accommodation options with a variety of prices. The price will vary by the hotel's amenities, available dates, and the general location. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Carmel-by-the-Sea.

The average prices of our suggested family-friendly hotels by star rating:

  • 4-star hotels: $636
  • 3-star hotels: $333


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