The Charles Pacific Grove - Artfully Designed Inclusive Inn

Location: 581 Pine Avenue, Pacific Grove, California, 93950, Pacific Grove, US

Star Rating: 6 Stars

Property Type: Bed and breakfasts

About this Property

Important Information

Policies

Check-in: N/A - Anytime

Check-out: N/A

Amenities & Facilities

• Free breakfast
• Free WiFi
• Continental breakfast
• Free breakfast
• Front desk (limited hours)
• Wheelchair accessible parking
• Parking (limited spaces)
• Free self parking
• Free continental breakfast
• Wheelchair-accessible van parking
• Change of towels (on request)
• Change of bed sheets (on request)
• Well-lit path to entrance
• Stair-free path to entrance
• Accessible shuttle
• No accessible shuttle

Rooms Available

• Classic Triple Room, Multiple Beds (Upstairs)

  1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed

  355 sq feet, located on the top floor

  
  

  Relax - Fireplace

  Internet - Free WiFi 50+ Mbps

  Entertainment - 32-inch LED TV with cable channels

  Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker

  Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, a hair dryer, and towels

  Comfort - Fresh bed sheets (on request), fresh towels (on request), and daily housekeeping

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Fireplace
  • Toilet paper
  • Shampoo
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
  • Portable fan
  • Soap
  • Location - top floor
  • Change of towels (on request)
  • Change of bed sheets (on request)

• Classic Suite, Multiple Beds (Top Floor)

  1 Queen Bed, 1 Twin Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

  Located on the top floor with ocean views

  
  

  Layout - Bedroom and living room

  Relax - Fireplace

  Internet - Free WiFi 50+ Mbps

  Entertainment - 32-inch LED TV with cable channels

  Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker

  Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, a hair dryer, and towels

  Comfort - Fresh bed sheets (on request), fresh towels (on request), and daily housekeeping

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Fireplace
  • Toilet paper
  • Shampoo
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
  • Portable fan
  • Soap
  • Location - top floor
  • Change of towels (on request)
  • Change of bed sheets (on request)

• Family Quadruple Room, Multiple Beds (Basement with Window)

  1 King Bed and 2 Twin Beds

  391.4 sq feet

  
  

  Internet - Free WiFi 50+ Mbps

  Entertainment - 32-inch LED TV with cable channels

  Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker

  Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, a hair dryer, and towels

  Comfort - Fresh bed sheets (on request), fresh towels (on request), and daily housekeeping

  Need to Know - No cribs (infant beds) or rollaway/extra beds available

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Toilet paper
  • Shampoo
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
  • No rollaway/extra beds
  • No cribs (infant beds)
  • Portable fan
  • Soap
  • Change of towels (on request)
  • Change of bed sheets (on request)

• Classic Suite (Upstairs)

  1 Queen Bed

  Located on the top floor with ocean views

  
  

  Layout - Bedroom and living room

  Relax - Fireplace

  Internet - Free WiFi 50+ Mbps

  Entertainment - 32-inch LED TV with cable channels

  Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker

  Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, a hair dryer, and towels

  Comfort - Fresh bed sheets (on request), fresh towels (on request), and daily housekeeping

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Fireplace
  • Toilet paper
  • Shampoo
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
  • Portable fan
  • Soap
  • Location - top floor
  • Change of towels (on request)
  • Change of bed sheets (on request)

• Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed

  1 Queen Bed

  213.5 sq feet

  
  

  Relax - Fireplace

  Internet - Free WiFi 50+ Mbps

  Entertainment - 32-inch LED TV with cable channels

  Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker

  Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, a hair dryer, and towels

  Comfort - Fresh bed sheets (on request), fresh towels (on request), and daily housekeeping

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Fireplace
  • Toilet paper
  • Shampoo
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
  • Portable fan
  • Soap
  • Change of towels (on request)
  • Change of bed sheets (on request)

• Standard Room, 1 King Bed

  1 King Bed

  213.5 sq feet

  
  

  Relax - Fireplace

  Internet - Free WiFi 50+ Mbps

  Entertainment - 32-inch LED TV with cable channels

  Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker

  Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, a hair dryer, and towels

  Comfort - Fresh bed sheets (on request), fresh towels (on request), and daily housekeeping

  Need to Know - No cribs (infant beds) or rollaway/extra beds available

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Fireplace
  • Toilet paper
  • Shampoo
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
  • No rollaway/extra beds
  • No cribs (infant beds)
  • Portable fan
  • Soap
  • Change of towels (on request)
  • Change of bed sheets (on request)

• Family Suite, Multiple Beds (Basement with Window)

  1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

  391.4 sq feet

  
  

  Layout - Bedroom and living room

  Internet - Free WiFi 50+ Mbps

  Entertainment - 32-inch LED TV with cable channels

  Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker

  Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, a hair dryer, and towels

  Comfort - Fresh bed sheets (on request), fresh towels (on request), and daily housekeeping

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Toilet paper
  • Shampoo
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
  • Portable fan
  • Soap
  • Change of towels (on request)
  • Change of bed sheets (on request)

• Standard Room, Partial Accessible

  1 Queen Bed

  213.5 sq feet

  
  

  Relax - Fireplace

  Internet - Free WiFi 50+ Mbps

  Entertainment - 32-inch LED TV with cable channels

  Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker

  Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, a hair dryer, and towels

  Comfort - Fresh bed sheets (on request), fresh towels (on request), and daily housekeeping

  Accessibility - Wheelchair accessible

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Fireplace
  • Toilet paper
  • Shampoo
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
  • Portable fan
  • Soap
  • Change of towels (on request)
  • Change of bed sheets (on request)

Guest Reviews

• Anthony (10/5): - From staff to the owner hands down one of the best places we’ve ever stayed at. Thank you The Charles at Pacific Grove.
• Tony (10/5): - Our family stayed in the
• Todd (10/5): - This inn is beautifully restored! The furnishings and details are amazing! Breakfast was delicious and the cookies, wine, and charcuterie in the evening were a nice added touch. Beds were comfortable and bathrooms were clean. Staff was warm, friendly, and welcoming. Parking lot is a added plus.
• Anton (8/5): - Very small room
• Shaina (10/5): - It was very charming! The breakfast and wine and cheese selection added such wonderful touches. Everything was very comfortable and delicious. They easily accommodated our late check in and the staff was very welcoming and friendly. We also loved the location! Highly recommend!
• Peter (10/5): - We both loved the new look inn. We stayed in the old pacific grove inn but this version is so much better. Beautiful rooms, clean with wine and a great breakfast. The staff helps the reasons for loving the inn. Friendly, informative. We will for sure come back.
• Sharon (10/5): Nice place to stay. - We enjoyed our stay at the Charles. Our room was fairly comfortable. Would have preferred a different bathroom set up. (the sink was outside the bathroom and jammed into a nook near the door). The shower head was very low for my husband but fine for me. The snacks and wine in the afternoon were a very nice touch, along with the freshly baked cookies in the evening. The continental breakfast was fine, would have been nice to mix up the offerings a bit. Overall it was a nice place to stay, good location. An easy walk to our favorite restaurant La Mia Cucina. ( and many other restaurants in addition to the waterfront). We love Pacific Grove.
• Pablo (10/5): - Great spot!
• Cynthia (10/5): - Beautifully decorated and the staff was amazing! Centrally located. Easy to walk to the beach, shops and restaurants!
• Jamesina (10/5): - The staff was friendly and helpful. The food was delicious--breakfast, charcuterie & wine in the afternoon, and freshly baked chocolate chip cookies and sherry available from 7PM on each evening. We arrived at 6:45, just as the chocolate chip cookies were baking, and the house smelled so welcoming. We're already looking forward to our next trip!
• Bruno (10/5): Hotel maravilhoso! - Experiência maravilhosa nesse hotel! Quarto extremamente limpo e confortável! Atendimento excepcional! O café da manhã é uma delícia, coisa rara nessa região, digo isso, pois pesquisei muito antes de fechar a estadia. Podem confiar!
• Lucero (10/5): - It was the cutest bed and breakfast near the beach to come with family. We enjoyed our stay, and appreciated the lovely innkeeper who assisted us during our stay! Very friendly and accommodating! The breakfast was delicious, and it was in a nice area only 10 minutes walking to the beach. Room was very spacious as well.
• kenneth (10/5): - Excellent hospitality
• Amy J (10/5): Exemplary B&B - Wow! From the moment of walking into the door and saying hello to two mornings later in checking out -- fantastic!! They really take care in making you feel treasured here. The in is clean, comfortable, and the innkeepers truly go the extra mile. The evening wine and snacks, the breakfast, the friendliness was a true reminder that staying in a hotel doesn't need to be plug and play. My room was comfy and so was the bed! I appreciated the closeness to the downtown street and just a couple blocks away from restaurants. If you're interested in Lover's Point, an easy walk to the water as well. Thanks for an incredible stay!! I'll be back.
• Mike (10/5): - Great location. Friendly inn keeper.
• Verified traveler (10/5): - Super cozy and homely B&B. Very nice owners with such genuine care for guests. Small details like afternoon charcuterie and local wine really added to the overall welcoming feeling. Highly recommend.
• Edward (6/5): - Family rooms - i.e. the rooms with 1 queen and 2 twins or 1 king and 2 twins are located in the basement. The basement really is the basement. Windows only opened up to the sidewalk. Basement rooms had a musty and humid odor - unpleasant. Additionally, Room 101, the windows opened toward the street that was perhaps 10 feet away at ground level. Window frame around the windows were warped and looks water damaged, leaving separation cracks in the window frame that allowed daylight in and extremely loud traffic noise. People that were talking on the sidewalk sounded like they were in the room with you. The home is very uniquely decorated and the inn keeper was very friendly and inviting. However, at least for the basement rooms (which is both of the family rooms), the property definitely was showing it's age. The bathroom was extremely cramped, with brown tiles from the 70's everywhere and the shower head had a lot of brown hard water stains. It's possible the ground floor and above rooms were nicer, but the basement rooms, I would not recommend.
• Bryan (10/5): - Excellent all around.
• Andreas (10/5): - Sehr schönes B&B im viktorianischem Stil, gesundes Frühstück, alles sehr schön !
• Verified traveler (2/5): Worst experience ever! - Worst experience ever. Underground room!! As you can see the foreground photo of the hotel, it seems 3 story house. However, our room was located in the underground. You can see the walls or legs of pedestrians!
• Lawrence (2/5): Never again - Not for the handicapped.
• Amy (10/5): - My family loved the Charles Pacific Grove! The innkeepers were so kind and helpful, the building and room were beautiful, and we had so much fun walking around the area. Everything was perfect!
• aurora (8/5): - Great service and good breakfast. Lessons learned call hotel property before reserving lodging on Expedia since I had reserved 2 bedroom and spoke with Expedia worker yet only 1 bed was reserved even though I paid for 2. Yikes!!
• Manuel (10/5): - The staff that served us deserves five stars, they were great made us feel at home
• Lisa (10/5): - Thanks to Ian for a memorable stay. Breakfast was personal and amazing. Highly recommend.
• Deborah (10/5): - Lovely Victorian with evening happy hour, night time cookies, and wonderful breakfast. So peaceful and beautiful. Kind inn keepers. Very safe area.
• Uma (10/5): Perfect in Pacific Grove - Fabulous stay with two little kids in the newly renovated. We are on the top floor, and one of the bedrooms was in the turret, which was an exciting surprise!
• Maria (10/5): - Super cute BB walking distance to the beach.
• Cis (10/5): Super hotel op alle gebied - Het was een geweldig hotel. De ene plezante verrassing na de andere. Heel aangename ontvangst, een verrassend hapje en wijntje. Zalig ontbijt in echte tassen en borden ( geen wegwerp!) Heel leuke kamer ( eigenlijk de hele accommodatie). Kortom super!
• SAAD (10/5): - Wonderful Stay – Highly Recommended! My wife and I loved this beautifully designed hotel. We only stayed for one night, but it was truly a great experience thanks to the warm and welcoming hospitality of the wonderful staff—especially Ayan (apologies if the spelling is incorrect) and his wife. The room was clean and very comfortable. Parking was easy and readily available. Breakfast was elegant and perfect—just the right start to our day. The hotel's location is ideal—close to everything you might need and only a 10-minute walk to the beach. We highly recommend this place and will definitely book the same hotel for our next trip to Monterey. Thank you! Saad & Maha
• Victoria (10/5): - The Charles Pacific Grove is a very quaint boutique hotel with a comforting Victorian charm. It is clean, quiet, and a relaxing respite from a day of activities, and a warm hug from the Monterey Bay fog. The staff go out of their way to welcome you. It is a joy to be there.
• Jessica (10/5): - Great place to stay if you travel to Carmel by the sea. Cozy, beautiful and quiet
• Roel de los (10/5): - Beautiful property and room. What made our stay special was the attentiveness the Innkeeper, Ian, gave. Continental breakfast was very good. Highly recommend.
• Jurgen (10/5): - Nice place, well done and friendly staff.
• Christine (10/5): - The staff at the Charles was extremely friendly. We felt right at home and all of our needs were met. We loved the look and feel to the inn. It's very walkable to Lighthouse ave and to the beach as well.
• Zulma (10/5): - Beautiful lodgings, great atmosphere, delicious elevated continental breakfast, delightful wine and cheese served in the afternoon; which is an excellent way to meet the fellow guests. Ian and Kiersten are the perfect hosts, full of town knowledge and recommendations. The Charles is close to the Presidio, Cannery Row, Fisherman's wharf, beaches, great restaurants, coffee shops and boutiques. Our son is stationed at the Presidio, so we will definitely be back and will stay at The Charles!
• SAMUEL (10/5): - This B&B doesn't disappoint. Breakfast was wonderful. The bed was comfortable, and the staff was friendly and welcoming.
• Gerard (10/5): - A wonderful haven for a peaceful getaway. The Inn is costly and comfortable and the staff are very welcoming and attentive. The wine and cheese is intimate and a great opportunity to meet the other guests.
• Shiguang (10/5): - It is a small hotel, and gives very good atmosphere. The property is well maintained and clean. The stuff are very friendly and helpful. The environment is quiet .
• Valentyna (10/5): - Great hotel, great service, very clean and beautiful. I recommend visiting this place.
• Hannah (10/5): - So adorable! We loved it!
• Kevin (10/5): Anniversary Bliss! - Went to the Charles for our Wedding Anniversary, and were pampered every minute of our stay. Ian, the Innkeeper, was warm, friendly and most attentive. We will definitely be going back!
• Anne (10/5): - The Charles was a delightful find! It was beautiful, with lots of books and nice jazz playing. The proprietors were very friendly and helpful. The charcuterie board and the breakfasts were artfully designed, very healthy, and delicious. The bed was extremely comfortable and relaxing. We are looking forward to a return visit

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