Candle Light Inn

A large outdoor fireplace complimentary breakfast and downtown Carmel location close to shopping dining and beaches make for a comfy stay at the non-smoking Candle Light Inn. This Tudor-style boutique offers 20 rooms with plush bathrobes coffeemakers refrigerators bottled water cable TV and free Wi-Fi. Some also have kitchenettes jetted tubs and fireplaces. The hotel sends up a complimentary breakfast basket and a newspaper to your door. At night roast marshmallows and tell stories by the large outdoor fireplace. Ask the staff about best places for whale watching and don't forget a warm cookie on the way out. Parking is free. In the heart of the glamor action this hotel is next to the Carmel Plaza with its four-star restaurants and designer stores. Stroll down the Ocean Avenue right outside the hotel and spot celebrities in their natural habitat. Carmel Beach is less than a mile west. Go on a wine-tasting tour hit the greens at Pebble Beach three miles north or indulge your sweet tooth at the storybook Cottage of Sweets by the historic Carmel Mission a mile south. Monterey Regional Airport is seven-and-a-half miles north.