Carmel Heritage Society Inns of Distinction 2015 - Part 5, Carmel, California

The next inn on our tour is Carriage House Inn. I toured this inn in 2013 and what a difference two years has made. All rooms have been completely updated. The French country look from 2013 has been replaced with a fresh, clean color palette which gives the guest rooms a more modern and elegant look.

Junipero between Seventh and Eighth attributes: breakfast delivered to your room, evening wine served in the library, on site parking

Of all the hotels we tour this year, Carriage House Inn is the youngest. Built in 1980, Carriage House Inn is just one block from Ocean Avenue and Carmel Plaza's restaurants, coffee houses, wine rooms, and shopping.

The Firok Shield Family have three downtown restaurants, Bistro Beaujolais in the Carmel Plaza, da Giovanni on Lincoln, and Carmel Bistro on San Carlos. At Carriage House Inn we are treated to Firok Shield's delicious specialty Clam Chowder and Pasta Mamma Mia from the Bistro Giovanni dinner menu.

Our wine tasting from J. Lohr Vineyards Monterey vineyards featured a 2012 J. Lohr Highlands Bench Pinot Noir, 2013 J. Lohr October Night Chardonnay, and 2012 J. Lohr Hilltop Cabernet Sauvignon.

Our tour included a view of two ground floor Deluxe Guestrooms. Room 5 and 10 both feature vaulted ceilings with a king bed, ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).