Carmel Beach Hotel
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San Antonio Avenue and 13th Avenue, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921View on a mapPublished · Updated
Cheapest Jan–Feb from $280 a night all-in
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SpaRator Expert Rating
SpaRator 5.0: LimitedSpa core 4.4
An average of the Spa Treatments and Spa Facilities scores.
5.0 Limited overall · Spa: Treatment-Only · guests rate it 3.9 on Google
6th of 8 in Carmel, October 2026
A full massage menu steps from Carmel Beach, inside a three-room village spa.
Spa Adeline at Carmel Beach Hotel is three treatment rooms, a phone number, and no published hours. A full 13-service massage, facial and body menu sits inside those limits. Hotel guests book by phone. Right for couples who treat the spa as an amenity beside a village stay; wrong for anyone for whom the spa is the trip, or who wants a full resort spa.
Pricing and Availability
- Peak
- Oct
- $490–$520
- Cheapest
- Jan–Feb
- $280–$310
a night all-in
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Rate notes, fees and tax
Peak from $400 a night (30 Oct 2026); off-season from $205 a night.
- Peak
- 30 Oct 2026 from $400 room, $493 all-in. That is the hotel's own booking-engine price per night of a two-night stay checking in Friday 30 October, checked 19 October 2026.
- Off-Season
- Jan 2027 from $205 room, $275 all-in. That is the typical rate across the major booking sites for a January 2027 Tuesday or Wednesday, checked 16 October 2026.
- Rate notes
Fee stack: $38.24 resort fee a night ("in lieu of cash gratuities to the hotel staff"); $7.00 Assessment Fee; 12% occupancy tax on the room; pets $250 plus tax per dog; 24-hour notice or a 100% fee on spa cancellations (village menu page).
Rates correct as of October 2026; verify current availability via the booking links above.
Minimum stays may apply on some dates.
Spa Treatments
Guests can book a full 13-service massage, facial and body menu at a spa with three treatment rooms, by phone. The list runs $255 to $745, with a 60-minute Relaxation Massage at $270 and couples massage from $485 for 60 minutes, every price already holding the 20% service fee. A March 2025 hotel guest called the massages fantastic. No therapist gets named.
Spa Facilities
Spa Adeline here is a treatment-only spa with three treatment rooms and a fitness studio. Its massage, facial, couples and body menu is booked by phone from the hotel. The larger Carmel spas, the Pebble Beach properties and Carmel Valley Ranch, run treatment rooms into double digits, so this spa's three rooms are the small shape. Six of the seven other Carmel hotels have at least one heat element. An April 2025 Google guest found the space very clean and comfortable.
Wellness Programs
The guest gets a fitness studio and Carmel Beach on foot, and the gym is the one indoor wellness space. Judged on its own, the offer is a gym and a beach, with nothing else scheduled or included. A March 2025 TripAdvisor guest called the gym nice, and Carmel Beach is the open-air complement that carries the outdoor side of the stay.
Staff & Service
Carmel Beach Hotel's staff get more praise than criticism, held back by front-desk and management lapses. In 13 of 70 stays the front desk or management is the failure, and guests also describe housekeeping restocking, a bar left unstaffed or closed, and air conditioning trouble. Across the review record, staff praise outnumbers complaints: 33 reviews praise the staff against 19 that criticize. Lucy, the bartender, is named in praise in two March 2026 five-star reviews.
Experience
Across the review record, guests rate the stay modestly, and Booking.com's comfort score of 9.5 is one number that runs against it. Google reads 3.9 across 105 reviews. TripAdvisor reads 3.7 across 45 reviews. Thin walls, noise and water pressure are the complaints guests keep raising. The most recent 12 months read 3.6 across 40 reviews, against 3.9 across 105 reviews overall.
Value for Money
The $493 peak Friday all-in is the lowest of the six Carmel hotels with a priced peak night. The fees and tax add 23.3% to the room rate, and that add-on is the highest among those hotels, which means the low room price is partly offset by a heavier percentage than the others charge. Booking.com's value score is 7.9 on 80 reviews, a number guests give on the platform.
Spa Facilities
14 spa facilities: 4 available, 10 not confirmed
Available
4Beauty Services Facials from $255 and add-ons at $30 sit on the menu; a nail or wax list is not published
Couples Treatments 60-minute couples massage from $485 and 90-minute from $700
Fitness Center The hotel names a fitness studio; hours and equipment are not published
Full-Service Spa Massage, facial, body, couples and CranioSacral menu; three treatment rooms
Not confirmed: Cold Therapy, Fitness Classes Included, Hammam, Himalayan Salt Room, In-Room Spa Treatments, Hot Tub and/or Jacuzzi, Pool Facilities, Sauna, Steam Room, Wellness Programs.
Other Spa Facilities
Spa Adeline's menu is the whole offer: 13 priced services across facials, massage, body and CranioSacral work, with add-ons at $30. Spa hours, a day pass and an age rule are not published for this location.
Spa Menu, Prices and Policies
- Massage$270–$745 · all 7 services$270–$285 · 60 min$375–$400 · 90 min
- Couples massage$485–$745 · 60 to 90 min
- Facials$255–$310 · 60 to 80 min
- Wellness$285 · 60 min
- Body treatments$270–$635 · 1 hr to 140 min
- Add-ons$30
- Signature treatmentRelaxation Massage60 min · $270
- GratuityEvery listed price includes a 20% service fee paid directly to the service provider.
- AccessHotel guests have access to the wellness spa. Treatments are booked by phone.
- CancellationGive 24 hours' notice or the full service is charged.
Hotel Facilities
3 hotel facilities: 2 available, 1 not confirmed
Available
2Restaurants Secoya; breakfast there or delivered to the room
Pets Allowed Dogs only, up to two, in four designated rooms; $250 plus tax per dog
Not confirmed: Beachfront.
Other Hotel Facilities
Carmel Beach Hotel holds 26 guestrooms and suites across seven historic buildings. Secoya serves breakfast, and the hotel delivers it to the room. Check-in is 4 p.m. and check-out noon. Parking at the hotel is free and on site.
About This Hotel
Carmel Beach Hotel gives guests 26 rooms in seven historic buildings, the Secoya restaurant serving breakfast that the hotel also delivers to the room, free on-site parking, a 4 p.m. check-in and noon check-out, and a three-treatment-room spa. Treatments are phone-booked.
The Spa, Specifically: Spa Adeline at Carmel Beach Hotel
Spa Adeline at Carmel Beach Hotel sells a priced menu of 13 services across massage, facials, body and CranioSacral work, and a 60-minute Relaxation Massage.
Booking is phone-only at (831) 208-5599, two days ahead suggested, and online booking is not available for this location. Spa Adeline here has three treatment rooms, and hotel guests have access to the wellness spa and the fitness studio. Square footage is not published. Hours, day-guest access and age rules are not published. Its sister location at Highlands Inn runs its own price list.
Who’s Right, Who’s Wrong
Book Carmel Beach Hotel for a village stay with a massage or facial folded in. Skip it if the spa is the trip, if polished front-desk consistency is the point, or if you want a full resort spa. Light sleepers should read the room locations before choosing.
Where It Sits in the Carmel Market
Carmel’s spa scene divides sharply by scale. At the top sit the Pebble Beach properties and Carmel Valley Ranch, where treatment rooms run into double digits. Carmel Beach Hotel offers the other shape: a full menu in a small spa of three treatment rooms, and a low peak price. Its peak night is the lowest all-in of the six Carmel hotels with a priced peak night.
| Hotel | SpaRator | Thermal circuit | Spa access for guests |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casa Palmero at Pebble Beach | SpaRator 7.7: Strong | Hot + cold | With a treatment or membership |
| Bernardus Lodge & Spa | SpaRator 7.6: Strong | Heat only | Included |
| The Lodge at Pebble Beach | SpaRator 7.5: Strong | Hot + cold | With a treatment or membership |
| The Inn at Spanish Bay | SpaRator 7.2: Solid | Hot + cold | With a treatment or membership |
| Carmel Valley Ranch (The Unbound Collection by Hyatt) | SpaRator 6.8: Modest | Heat only | With a treatment or membership |
| Carmel Beach Hotel | SpaRator 5.0: Limited | None | hotel guests: access to the wellness spa by appointment (phone-booked, treatments priced); non-guest and day-guest access not published |
| Highlands Inn, a Destination by Hyatt | SpaRator 4.5: Limited | Heat only | not stated |
| L'Auberge Carmel | SpaRator 4.5: Limited | None | no access line for L'Auberge guests beyond the link to the spa's menu: no guest privilege, discount, priority or concierge route; phone-booked at the spa; the spa publishes no day-guest policy |
| Market median | 7.0 |
Scored on Guidelines v9.9
All-in = room, resort fee and taxes per night, from each hotel's dated rate capture.
Is the Carmel Beach Hotel Spa Worth the Price?
Yes for couples staying in the village who book a massage or facial as an amenity; no for a spa day, a full resort spa, or a stay where the details matter. An all-in night runs $490 to $520 at peak, $360 to $420 in the middle, and $280 to $310 in the low season.
When to Book the Carmel Beach Hotel
October runs about 1.8 times a deep-winter January night, about 1.6 times over four-week windows. November, December and March through June sit between. January and February are the cheapest, and minimum stays may apply on some dates. The sampled rates do not reach July to September.
- January: low
- February: low
- March: shoulder
- April: shoulder
- May: shoulder
- June: shoulder
- July: not yet priced
- August: not yet priced
- September: not yet priced
- October: peak
- November: shoulder
- December: shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Low
- Not yet priced
Typical all-in per night: Peak $490–$520 · Shoulder $360–$420 · Low $280–$310
Typical room rate across the main booking sites and the hotel's own site, 18 Oct 2026 to 30 Jun 2027, converted to all-in with the hotel's fee and tax. Months not yet priced are shown hatched.
What Guests Are Saying
TripAdvisor3.7 / 545+ reviews
Google3.9 / 5105+ reviews
Booking.com8.5 / 1080+ reviews, check rates on Booking.com
Every staff member was amazing during our whole three day stay!
GoogleMay 2026Stay rated 5 of 5The soft sand beneath my feet and the calming sound of gentle waves made everything feel so peaceful.
GoogleJuly 2025Stay rated 5 of 5Rooms are small but makes sense for the location.
GoogleJune 2026Stay rated 5 of 5Great service, upgrade was so nice and appreciated.
TripAdvisorMarch 2026Stay rated 5 of 5We wanted to love this hotel. Unfortunately we were let down by the very average room.
TripAdvisorFebruary 2025Stay rated 3 of 5
Location
Carmel Beach Hotel
San Antonio Avenue and 13th Avenue, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921
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San Antonio Avenue and 13th Avenue
Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921
Frequently Asked Questions
Where Is Carmel Beach Hotel, and How Far Is the Airport?
Carmel Beach Hotel sits at San Antonio Avenue and 13th Avenue in Carmel-by-the-Sea. Booking.com lists Monterey Regional Airport at about 6.8 miles straight-line, while Hotels.com puts it at about a 14-minute drive.
How Do I Book a Spa Treatment, and Who Can Use the Spa?
Call (831) 208-5599. Online booking is not available for this location, and the village spa page says to reserve two days in advance. Hotel guests have access to the wellness spa, but whether non-guests can book is not published, and no day-pass or age rule is stated.
What Does a Massage Cost?
A 60-minute Relaxation Massage is $270, with $285 for Deep, Hot Basaltic Stone, Prenatal and Lymphatic. Every listed price includes the 20% service fee. At $255, the Carmel Custom Facial is the cheapest 60-minute service on the menu.
What Are the Resort Fee and Assessment Fee?
A $38.24 resort fee is added every night in lieu of cash gratuities to the hotel staff. A $7 assessment fee is added every night. A 12% occupancy tax applies to the room. What the fees cover beyond the gratuity is not published.
What Is the Spa Cancellation Policy?
Give 24 hours' notice or the full treatment is charged.
Where Do Guests Eat?
Secoya is the hotel's restaurant, and breakfast is served there or delivered to the room.
Are Dogs Allowed?
Dogs are allowed, up to two a room, in four designated rooms, at $250 plus tax per dog. Dogs found in a non-pet room are charged $350.
What Are Check-In and Check-Out Times?
Check-in is 4 p.m. and check-out is noon.
How Far Is the Beach From the Hotel?
The hotel invites guests to "Step outside and find yourself on the white sand of Carmel Beach."
Does the Spa Sell Facials and Couples Treatments?
Yes. Facials run $255 to $310, and couples massages start at $485 for 60 minutes and $700 for 90.
Is Parking Available at the Hotel?
Parking at the hotel is free and on site.
How This Analysis Works
Every SpaRator score is built the same way: six equally weighted categories, scored from more than 40 documented data points per property through independent spa and hotel facility research and analysis of thousands of guest reviews, then averaged, never hand-tuned. The result is a consistent, comparable rating across every property we cover. How SpaRator works
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- Platform ratings
TripAdvisor 3.7 of 5 from 45 reviews; Google 3.9 of 5 from 105 reviews; Booking.com 8.5 of 10 from 80 reviews.
This review read 84 dated reviews, mostly Google, in one October 2026 sweep.
- Sources
- Carmelbeachhotel.com and spaadeline.com.
- Data gaps
- Spa hours, day-guest and age rules, what the $38.24 resort fee and $7 assessment cover, and the measured distance to the sand.
- Guidelines
- Reviewed under Guidelines Version 9.9
- Version history
- October 2026 Full re-review. Overall moves from 5.3 to 5.0: Experience reads lower under the current method, Value reads higher from 4.8 to 6.1, and Staff edges up. The pricing block now uses the hotel's own engine price for a peak Friday and the typical rate across the major booking sites for January.
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