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Candle Light Inn

3.0 star property

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Exterior
Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed, Jetted Tub
Coffee service
Front of property
Exterior

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Free Wi-Fi

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San Carlos Street, Between 4th and 5th Ave., Carmel, CA, 93921
  • Place, 17-Mile Drive
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Carmel Plaza
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Carmel Beach
    ‪11 min walk‬
  • Airport, Monterey, CA (MRY-Monterey Peninsula)
    ‪10 min drive‬

Room options

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Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed, Jetted Tub

Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed, Jetted Tub

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(23 reviews)
  • Resort view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Standard Room, 2 Double Beds

Standard Room, 2 Double Beds

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
(22 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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Standard Room, 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(34 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Carmel

With a stay at Candle Light Inn, you'll be centrally located in Carmel, within a 5-minute drive of Carmel Beach and 17-Mile Drive. .This hotel is 4.6 mi (7.4 km) from Monterey Bay and 5.6 mi (8.9 km) from Monterey Bay Aquarium.

What's nearby

  • 17-Mile Drive - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Carmel Plaza - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Galante Vineyards - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Sunset Center - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Carmel Beach - 11 min walk - 1.0 km

Getting around

  • Monterey Station - 17 min drive
  • Monterey Peninsula Airport (MRY) - 8 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Carmel Bakery and Coffee Company - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Vesuvio - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Carmel Valley Coffee Roasting Company - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Chez Noir - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Il Fornaio - ‬6 min walk

About this property

Candle Light Inn

Candle Light Inn offers 20 accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature safes and complimentary bottled water. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels. Refrigerators and coffee/tea makers are provided. Bathrooms include bathrobes, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include phones along with free local calls (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and portable fans. Hypo-allergenic bedding and change of towels can be requested. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered on request.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 20 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and coffee/tea makers, as well as phones with free local calls.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and concierge services. This hotel also features a fireplace in the lobby and a vending machine.
Featured amenities include multilingual staff, a safe deposit box at the front desk, and coffee/tea in a common area. Free self parking is available onsite.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free offsite parking within 5 metres
  • Free uncovered self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking

Food and drink

  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • Change of towels on request
  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping on request
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Turndown service

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • 2 floors
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding

Bathroom

  • Dressing gowns
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Refrigerator
  • Restaurant dining guides

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Free local calls
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Portable fan
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM

Late check-in subject to availability

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

An adult age 18 or older must assume all liability for the booking

The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 10:00 PM

Front desk staffed during limited hours

If you are planning to arrive after 9:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals welcome)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, and a smoke detector

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

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Candle Light Carmel

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Candle Light Inn Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 708 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 235 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 41 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 14 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 1003 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was excellent and made the experience wonderful
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

Jose A.

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lorie was great, she call me to confirm our arrival time and it was great to meet her in person when we arrived.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

8/10 Good

Kim

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

Catherine, El Dorado Hills

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Margarita

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

alberto

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Outstanding!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Jill, Glendale

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Charming room, lovely fire pit on the property and friendly staff. Very walkable to shopping and dining.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2025

2/10 Terrible

deborah

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
The electricity went out and was off then tire night. Our room was freezing. We couldn’t shower in the morning. We got up and left by 8 am. I came home sick.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Yes and yes
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nathan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Great
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dana

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was wonderful! This is the second time we have stayed at the Candle Light Inn. The room is very clean and spacious. The staff is very friendly and professional. Being in the middle of downtown Carmel is another plus. Love the jacuzzi tub and electric fireplace. Having fresh cookies in the lobby for guest and water bottles in the room is a great little touch as well.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robin

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful room, amazing reception, great cookies!!A++
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sajid

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great stay. Very easy checkin. Quiet and peaceful rooms. Our room had a hot tub in it. Very big with a lot of windows. Will stay again if i am in town.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Geoffrey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Really cute place. Central location everything felt walkable
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sebastien

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

vitaliy

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

vitaliy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
everything was to our liking
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great experience
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christine, Pacifica

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean room, friendly staff. Free cookies and fruit, along with coffee and tea in the lobby was a nice touch. Recommendations for restaurants that gave Inn discounts also a nice touch.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

6/10 Okay

Daya, daly city

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Shower was very tiny and overall very congested
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Vivien

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rupanshu

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What a wonderful little place this is! We stayed here for a weekend getaway with friends and had a very peaceful and lovely experience! Highly recommend this place.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mari

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

shon

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay.. will definitely stay again
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025