La Playa Hotel

We stayed there for 2 nights and really looked the hotel. We booked an Ocean View King and were very pleased. The room wasn’t huge, however was decorated to a very high spec and the bathroom shower was the best. Breakfast was superb and was a buffet style offering very wholesome options such as fruit and oats,, alongside banana bread and pastries and toast. There is also an egg/omelette station. The bar is lovely and we had a couple of very nice cocktails. Every afternoon, Sangria or wine if offered and at around 7pm a tray of gorgeous cookies is made available in reception. The hotel gardens are lovely and there is a first come first served car park. The walk to both the town centre and the beach is very easy.

My husband and I stay here for our first weekend away from our baby to attend a golf event. The hotel itself is beautiful, is a great area of Carmel slightly away from the city, and has a fabulous breakfast with a view of the ocean. However, we were given a hotel room quite literally in the hotel lobby. The entrance was next to the sitting area across from the front desk. While the hotel assured us that quiet hours for the lobby started at 10 p.m., I can confirm that the quiet period is not respected. We asked at check in and every day we stayed (three nights in total) for a different room and were not moved. At one point on Saturday night (or I guess Sunday morning at 12:50 a.m.) I was woken up by yelling in the lobby that was so loud I got out of bed to locate the desk attendant. When one was not there I tried to kindly ask the guest to please keep it down as I am sure they are unaware that the hotel had a horrible idea of putting a room in the lobby. As I was asking the other guest to be quiet, the desk attendant finally showed up. All this to say, lovely hotel but if you get room 200 do everything in your power to change as you will get no sleep. And I would suggest to the hotel to do something else with that room as there should never ever be a place where people sleep IN the lobby.

Historic restoration

Property is quite nice good location and good bones. Restaurant is nice. Food was great. Service at restaurant was great. Front Desk did not honor my reservation. Said it did not exist and was very difficult. Said call Expedia and figure it out. Had to really escalate to just even stay there.

This is a lovely hotel, with the most attentive staff. Rooms and common areas are very well appointed and relaxing. The door to our room didn’t close tightly which was odd. Free parking and breakfast were included, except an expresso at breakfast was chargeable ($10) and there was a $60 ‘amenity’ charge added to the bill. These mixed messages put a cloud over an otherwise exceptional stay.

Beautiful hotel, great location and attentive staff

Arrived just in time for a complimentary cocktail which was very much appreciated after a long drive from Yosemite! We had chosen a basic room on the ground floor which we felt was style over substance, there was a bar area but lacking in space for clothes and the bathroom had no where to put toiletries etc, the bed was comfortable but as others have mentioned the sound proofing was shocking, I could hear every footstep from the room above when trying to sleep, very annoying! All that being said it is a lovely hotel with beautiful garden areas! The bar is great although very dark but a nice ambience. Breakfast was good, we only had a light lunch so can’t comment much on the food.

Location and old world feel.

Expensive!

Location was perfect for all

No gym

The hotel was quiet, clean and very close to the water. It’s an easy walk to downtown, to the water and shopping. The brunch they offer is amazing! Wonderful selection of fresh food!