Downtown Carmel Travel Guide
Tourist Guide
Visit Downtown Carmel
Popular places to visit
Carmel Plaza
You can enjoy retail therapy at Carmel Plaza during your trip to Carmel. Discover the seafood restaurants in this walkable area or seek out the golf courses.
Scheid Vineyards Tasting Room
You can enjoy a tasting or tour at Scheid Vineyards Tasting Room during your travels to Carmel. Discover the area's beautiful sunsets or seek out its golf courses.
Wrath Winery
You can enjoy a tasting or tour at Wrath Winery during your travels to Carmel. Discover the seafood restaurants in this walkable area or seek out the golf courses.
Galante Vineyards
You can enjoy a tasting or tour at Galante Vineyards during your travels to Carmel. Discover the beautiful sunsets in this walkable area or enjoy its golf courses.
The Carmel Business Association
Enjoy an outing to The Carmel Business Association during your stay in Carmel. Discover the beautiful sunsets and seafood restaurants in this walkable area.
Blair Estate Tasting Room
You can enjoy a tasting or tour at Blair Estate Tasting Room during your travels to Carmel. Stroll along the beautiful beaches or seek out the golf courses.
Activities
Carmel-by-the-Sea's Fairytale Houses: A Self-Guided Walking Tour
AU$12
per adult
90% of travellers recommend
Monterey and 17 Mile Drive: Half-Day Electric Bike Rental
AU$84
per adult
96% of travellers recommend
Guided 2-Hour Walking Tour in Carmel by the Sea
AU$61
per adult
100% of travellers recommend
"Family Friendly" Scenic E-Bike Tour along 17 Mile Dr
AU$121
per adult
Self-Guided Audio Driving Tour in Big Sur PCH Highway 1
AU$31
per traveller
Our pick of the best Downtown Carmel Hotel Deals
Carmel Bay View Inn
Junipero Street Between 5th And 6th St, Carmel, CA
Stay at this hotel in Carmel. Enjoy free breakfast, free WiFi, and free parking. Our guests praise the breakfast and the helpful staff in our reviews. Popular ...
9.2/10 Wonderful! (1,256 reviews)
"Very nice and spacious hotel room! We had a fireplace in our room, though we didn’t need it. There’s no air conditioner, so we did have to open the bathroom window to cool it off at the end of the day. It’s an older hotel but it was, hands down, the cleanest hotel I’ve ever seen in my life! Very ..."
Reviewed on 17 Aug. 2025
Pine Inn
Ocean Ave At Monte Verde, Carmel, CA
The price is AU$420 per night from 4 Sept to 5 Sept
AU$420
4 Sept - 5 Sept
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this 3.5-star business-friendly hotel in Carmel. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and room service. Our guests praise the helpful staff in our reviews. ...
8.2/10 Very Good! (1,005 reviews)
Car week
"Great location, walk to beach or everywhere in town and more! Bed was very comfortable, hotel is old but spacious and parking can be a challenge, they have a parking lot but not enough spots for all guests so a couple of nights we were on the street but it worked out😎"
Reviewed on 17 Aug. 2025
Normandy Inn
Ocean Ave., btwn Monte Verde St. & Casanova St., Carmel, CA
Fully refundableReserve now, pay when you stay
The price is AU$699 per night from 31 Aug to 1 Sept
AU$699
31 Aug - 1 Sept
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this hotel in Carmel. Enjoy free breakfast, free WiFi, and an outdoor pool. Our guests praise the helpful staff and the clean rooms in our reviews. Popular ...
9/10 Wonderful! (1,000 reviews)
"The bed was comfortable. It’s right in the middle of town so it’s very walkable to all the shops and restaurants. Carmel Beach is a couple blocks down the road. You can walk everywhere from this Inn. Had lots of good channels on the tv."
Reviewed on 15 Aug. 2025
Le Petit Pali at Ocean Ave
Ocean And Junipero, Carmel, CA
The price is AU$806 per night from 14 Sept to 15 Sept
AU$806
14 Sept - 15 Sept
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this 4-star hotel in Carmel. Enjoy free breakfast, free WiFi, and free parking. Our guests praise the breakfast and the helpful staff in our reviews. ...
9.2/10 Wonderful! (330 reviews)
"have always stayed at petit pali in carmel. always perfect."
Reviewed on 15 Aug. 2025
Carmel Inn And Suites
5th And Junipero, Carmel, CA
The price is AU$274 per night from 8 Sept to 9 Sept
AU$274
8 Sept - 9 Sept
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this motel in Carmel. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and in-room massages. Our guests praise the helpful staff and the overall value in our reviews. ...
7.4/10 Good! (1,000 reviews)
"Walkable from all downtown areas"
Reviewed on 10 Aug. 2025
The Monterey Hotel
407 Calle Principal, Monterey, CA
Stay at this 3-star hotel in Monterey. Enjoy free WiFi, a fitness center, and valet parking (surcharge). Our guests praise the helpful staff and the clean rooms ...
8/10 Very Good! (1,285 reviews)
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Reviewed on 14 Aug. 2025
Lowest nightly price found within the past 24 hours based on a 1 night stay for 2 adults. Prices and availability subject to change. Additional terms may apply.
- Monterey Bay Aquarium
- Monterey Bay
- Cannery Row
- WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
- Carmel Beach
- Fisherman's Wharf
- Pebble Beach Golf Links
- Point Lobos State Natural Reserve
- Lovers Point
- Asilomar State Beach
- Del Monte Beach
- The Links at Spanish Bay
- Carmel Valley Ranch Golf Course
- Carmel Mission Basilica
- Point Pinos Lighthouse