The Best Hotels for One Night in Carmel-by-the-Sea

Where to Stay for a One Day Trip

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

Looking for a place to stay for one night in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California? Whether you're here for a quick business trip, a short stopver, or just passing through, we've got you covered. After analyzing all of the top hotels in the area, we've identified the very best hotels for a one-night stay in Carmel-by-the-Sea. With a variety of options ranging from affordable 3-star hotels to luxury 5-star accommodations, there's something for everyone. Each of these hotels boasts comfortable and relaxing rooms with top-notch amenities to make your single night stay enjoyable. Plus, their prime locations make it easy to explore the most popular sights and neighborhoods, and many are within walking distance to the fantastic restaurants nearby, making them great options for a quick visit. So why settle for a sub par hotel when you can have a memorable stay in Carmel-by-the-Sea, even if it's just for one night? You can really make the most of your one night or one-day trip with one of these hotels. So, book one of our top recommendations for a hotel that will exceed your expectations and leave you eager to return on your next visit to Carmel-by-the-Sea.

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

Quail Lodge & Golf Club

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $660 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Nice for a Short Stay in Carmel-by-the-Sea
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Heated pool

Located at 8205 Valley Greens Drive, Quail Lodge & Golf Club has great rooms from $660 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. It has a terrific 8.90 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 4.3 miles from the city center, one-night visitors will especially love hiking, laundry services, golf, pet-friendly rooms, and a hot tub at this comfortable hotel. You'll enjoy relaxing while having room service delivered.

One-Night Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Family rooms
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Fitness center
  • Hiking
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Heated pool
  • Tennis
  • Refrigerator
  • Beach
  • Golf


L'Auberge Carmel Relais & Chateaux

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $711 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for a Short One-Night Stay
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is L'Auberge Carmel Relais & Chateaux which has nice rooms starting at $711. Offering room service, a restaurant, a bar, breakfast, and hiking, it also has a great guest rating of 8.70 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Monte Verde at 7th Ave. This relaxing hotel is also nice because it offers golf, a free breakfast, pet-friendly rooms, a spa, and free parking which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.1 miles from the city center. The restaurant serves delicious food, too.

One-Night Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Spa
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Hiking
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Beach
  • Golf


Tally Ho Inn

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $324 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great for a Quick Visit to Carmel-by-the-Sea
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for one-night trip hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

We found Tally Ho Inn to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $324. We loved that is has room service, a restaurant, hiking, laundry services, and golf, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 9.00 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at Monte Verde Street At Sixth Street. You'll also find a hot tub, a spa, free parking, laundry facilities, and family rooms which travelers will love. And this terrific hotel is just 0.1 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 one-night trip hotels.

One-Night Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Laundry service
  • Spa
  • Family rooms
More Great Amenities
  • Hiking
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Refrigerator
  • Beach
  • Golf


HYATT CARMEL HIGHLANDS

4-star Resort with prices starting at $719 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Make the Most of Your One-Night Stay Here

With terrific rooms from $719, HYATT CARMEL HIGHLANDS, at 120 Highlands Drive provides an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and scuba diving. Its terrific guest rating is 8.00 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. Visitors will really like this convenient hotel which also offers a bar, hiking, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, and child care. It's located just 3.8 miles from the city center, too. Make sure to set aside some time for swimming in the pool, too.

One-Night Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchen
  • Laundry service
  • Spa
  • Family rooms
More Great Amenities
  • Fitness center
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Tennis
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Beach
  • Golf


Best Western Carmel's Town House Lodge

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $236 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for a One-Day Trip to Carmel-by-the-Sea
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.

Best Western Carmel's Town House Lodge has a great guest rating of 7.80 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, room service, breakfast, hiking, and laundry services. The great rooms here start at $236 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 5th & San Carlos Street. Furthermore, it also offers golf, a free breakfast, free parking, laundry facilities, and family rooms, which is nice for one-night visitors. Just 0.1 miles from the city center, this comfortable hotel is a terrific choice. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for one-night trip hotels.

One-Night Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • Laundry service
  • Free breakfast
  • Family rooms
More Great Amenities
  • Hiking
  • Free parking
  • Refrigerator
  • Beach


La Playa Carmel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $774 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Hotel for a 2-Day Trip to Carmel-by-the-Sea
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

The great guest rating of La Playa Carmel is 8.50 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, a bar, a free breakfast, pet-friendly rooms, and free parking. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $774, and it's located at Camino Real at 8th Ave. We also love the bicycle rental, a multi-lingual staff, a 24-hour desk, wedding services, and meeting facilities which are great for visitors. And since it's just 0.3 miles from the center of the town, the location is great, too.

One-Night Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free breakfast
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Beach
  • Budget


Coachman's Inn A Four Sisters Inn

Inn with prices starting at $297 (before taxes) - See All Prices
One of the Best Hotels for a One-Day Trip 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.
  • Family-Friendly

A cool place is Coachman's Inn A Four Sisters Inn because it has great rooms that start at $297. It has room service, breakfast, rooms with kitchenettes, a free breakfast, and pet-friendly rooms, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.50 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at San Carlos St & 7th Ave. Only 0.1 miles from the city center, travelers will especially love a hot tub, a spa, free parking, a 24-hour desk, and a microwave at this terrific hotel. We find the kitchenette here to be a great way to get a good breakfast and save time and money. It's also less than the average price for one-night trip hotels, so it's a great value.

One-Night Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Spa
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Kitchenette
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Beach
  • Golf


Carmel Mission Inn & Fuse Lounge Cafe

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

Carmel Mission Inn & Fuse Lounge Cafe offers an outdoor pool, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and hiking which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $233 (before taxes). It's located at 3665 Rio Road and has earned a guest rating of 8.00/10. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers rooms with kitchens, laundry services, golf, pet-friendly rooms, and a hot tub which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 1.4 miles from the city center. After a busy day, the heated pool is a nice place to unwind. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for one-night trip hotels.

One-Night Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchen
  • Laundry service
  • Spa
  • Family rooms
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Fitness center
  • Hiking
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Heated pool
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Beach
  • Golf


The Vendange Carmel Inn & Suites

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

Located at 24815 Carpenter Street, The Vendange Carmel Inn & Suites has great rooms from $157 (before taxes). It offers room service, parking, hiking, rooms with kitchens, and rooms with kitchenettes. It has a terrific 8.90 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find child care, golf, pet-friendly rooms, a hot tub, and free parking which one-night visitors will love. And this comfortable hotel is just 0.7 miles from the center of town. Don't forget that there's a kitchen in the room to cook your meals, too. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for one-night trip hotels.

One-Night Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Kitchen
  • Horse riding
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Fishing
  • Tennis
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Beach


Pine Inn - Carmel

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $257 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Nice for a Short Stay in Carmel-by-the-Sea
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is Pine Inn - Carmel which has nice rooms starting at $257. Offering room service, a restaurant, a bar, hiking, and child care, it also has a great guest rating of 7.90 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Ocean Avenue between Lincoln St. And Monte Verde St.. Visitors will really like this relaxing hotel which also offers laundry services, golf, free parking, air-conditioning, and a coffee shop. It's located just 0.1 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 one-night trip hotels.

One-Night Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Free parking
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Beach
  • Budget
  • Golf


Also, take a look at the One-Night Trip hotels in nearby destinations: San Jose, Monterey, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz.

For more terrific hotel ideas in Carmel-by-the-Sea, make sure you also see Best Family-Friendly Hotels in Carmel-by-the-Sea, 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, or Best Romantic Hotels for Couples in Carmel-by-the-Sea.


How much do hotels for a one-night stay cost in Carmel-by-the-Sea?

Carmel-by-the-Sea Average One-Night Trip Hotel Price
$415

After analyzing 15 one-night trip hotels in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, we found the average one-night trip hotel price to be a remarkably economical $415. Naturally, this destination has many fantastic one-night trip 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 one-night trip hotels by star rating:

  • 4-star hotels: $716
  • 3-star hotels: $321
  • 2-star hotels: $239


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