Like most hotels in Carmel, the Best Western Bay View Inn is part of the town center rather than by the sea, though many of the top floor rooms have views of the ocean, half a mile to the west; others look out over the wooded, residential neighborhood that surrounds the inn. Accommodation comprises 59 rooms in 2 blocks, all with a fireplace and most including a private balcony. Also available are several two-room suites. The hotel has a sundeck & outdoor pool, and serves free continental breakfast - the nearest restaurants & shops are along the main road through Carmel (San Carlos St), 2 blocks west.

On the corner of San Carlos St & 5th St, Best Western Carmel's Town House Lodge is within walking distance of all shopping, dining & art galleries in the center of Carmel-by-the-Sea, and just half a mile from the beach. Highway 1 is 0.6 miles east along Ocean Avenue. The lodge offers 28 rooms (all containing a microwave & refrigerator) in a motel-style building of 2 floors with exterior corridors, and a small outdoor heated pool. Free continental breakfast is served.

In a leafy, semi-residential part of Carmel, the Clarion Collection hotel is a small building of just 17 rooms, on 2 floors with outside corridors, but offers comfortable & clean accommodation a short walk from the town center. Sites within two miles include Carmel Beach City Park, Mission San Carlos, Pebble Beach Golf Course, Carmel River State Beach and the end of 17 Mile Drive. Free continental breakfast is provided.

The Comfort Inn of Carmel has a central location at the intersection of Torres St & Ocean Blvd - 7 blocks from Highway 1 and an easy walk from all the many attractions of Carmel Village. The beach is a still-manageable 12 blocks west (0.6 miles). Lawns, mature trees, & decorative flowers create a relaxing atmosphere, and though small, the inn has a range of facilities including free breakfast, free newspaper and a refrigerator in each room.