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Reviews of Carmel Green Lantern Inn

3 out of 5
Carmel Green Lantern Inn
Casanova & 7th Avenue, Carmel, CA

Reviews

8.4

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 236 out of 494 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 153 out of 494 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 62 out of 494 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 32 out of 494 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 11 out of 494 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Colette

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fresh baked goods in the check in area, cute cottage look, friendly staff, close to the beach, what more could you ask for? Very happy we stayed here.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from CGLI Management on May 2, 2024
Thank you Colette for taking the time to leave us some feedback. We are glad you enjoyed your time with us in Carmel, and thank you for noticing the effort of our staff to make your stay as enjoyable as possible. We hope you have the chance to come visit us again.Sincerely,CGLI

10/10 Excellent

Isabel

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff were very friendly, atmosphere of property was warm and inviting.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024
Response from CGLI Management on May 2, 2024
Thank you Isabel for taking the time to leave us a review. We are thrilled you enjoyed your stay with us at the Green Lantern Inn. Thank you for noticing the effort of our staff to make your stay as relaxing as possible. We hope you have the chance to visit us again.Sincerely,

10/10 Excellent

Alyssa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from CGLI on Mar 20, 2024
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We hope you enjoyed your time with us in Carmel. Sincerely,CGLI

10/10 Excellent

Rachel

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from CGLI on Mar 20, 2024
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We hope you enjoyed your time with us in Carmel. Sincerely,CGLI

8/10 Good

Cynthia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from CGLI Management on Feb 9, 2024
Thank you Cynthia for leaving us a review. We are thrilled you enjoyed your time with us in Carmel, and hope you will come back and visit us again!Sincerely,

10/10 Excellent

Eduardo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We really like this place! Our second time already, it's peaceful and cozy.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024
Response from CGLI Management on Jan 26, 2024
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are thrilled to hear you enjoyed your stay with us, and thank you for the repeat visit. We appreciate your patronage, and look forward to seeing you again. Sincerely,

10/10 Excellent

Kaleigh

Traveled with pets, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is my 2nd year in a row staying here and I love it!! The rooms are so cute and unique. The staff is kind. The area is well kept. And it’s within walking distance from the main shopping in Carmel.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from CGLI Management on Jan 27, 2024
We are glad you enjoyed your return visit with us Kaleigh. Glad to hear you had a wonderful stay with us again, and hope to see you again really soon. Thank you for your review, we appreciate it.Sincerely,

10/10 Excellent

Lizanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very cute property and walking distance to ocean.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from CGLI Management on Jan 5, 2024
Thank you Lizanne for taking the time to leave us a review. We are glad you enjoyed your stay with us, and hope you have the opportunity to come visit us again. Sincerely,

10/10 Excellent

Alastair

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023
Response from CGLI Management on Jan 5, 2024
We appreciate you making the effort to leave us a review. We are glad you enjoyed your time with us in Carmel. Thanks again. Sincerely,

6/10 Okay

Timothy

Great location but property was a bit run down.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from CGLI Management on Nov 9, 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are glad you enjoyed our ideal location, and we are currently at the beginning processes of upgrading our humble inn. Thanks again for your visit.Sincerely,

10/10 Excellent

Amy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A perfect spot for beach and shopping. Lovely accommodations.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from CGLI Management on Oct 29, 2023
Thank you Amy for taking the time to leave us a review. We are glad to hear you enjoyed our ideal location. We hope you have the chance to come visit us again.Sincerely,

8/10 Good

robert

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Pleasant old school charm. Wooden structure built in 1927 with perfect location. Well maintained but dated charm. Limited parking. Easy walk to the beach and downtown. I would stay there again.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from CGLI Management on Oct 21, 2023
Thank you Robert for taking the time to leave us a review. We appreciate your feedback, as we strive to improve our guests' visits to the Green Lantern Inn. We are glad you enjoyed your time with us, and hope you have the chance to come visit us again one day. Sincerely,

8/10 Good

Angela, Bakersfield

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
good location and value for the area
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from CGLI Management on Oct 15, 2023
Thank you Angela for taking the time to leave us a review. We are thrilled you enjoyed our ideal location, putting everything within walking distance. We hope you have the opportunity to visit us again.Sincerely,

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from CGLI Management on Oct 14, 2023
Thank you Martin for taking the time to leave us a review. We hope you enjoyed your time with us in Carmel.Sincerely,

10/10 Excellent

tom

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023
Response from CGLI Management on Oct 14, 2023
Thank you Tom for leaving us some feedback. We hope you enjoyed your stay with us at the Green Lantern Inn.Sincerely,

6/10 Okay

Xuchen

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Sanitary conditions are good. The location is great, too. But the room was too small, unventilated, and not very soundproof. If the window is opened, people outside can see into the room clearly. There are no curtains. We even heard the people next room snoring at night.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from CGLI Management on Oct 12, 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We value what our guests have to say, as we strive to improve their experiences here at the Green Lantern Inn.Sincerely,

10/10 Excellent

Armand, Highlands Ranch

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Extremely close to restaurants and shops. The beach is just a few blocks away as well!!!! Staff could not have been better!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023
Response from CGLI Management on Oct 4, 2023
Thank you Armand for taking the time to give us a review. We are glad you enjoyed your stay with us. Thank you for noticing the effort of our staff to make your stay as relaxing as possible.Sincerely,

2/10 Terrible

Margarita

Traveled with family
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from CGLI Management on Sep 30, 2023
Thank you Margarita for taking the time to give us a review.Sincerely,

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Close to beach and downtown.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from CGLI Management on Sep 28, 2023
Thank you Daniel for leaving us a review. We are happy you enjoyed your stay with us in Carmel. We hope you have the chance to come back and visit us again.Sincerely,

6/10 Okay

Laurie

Traveled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
I will stay elsewhere when I am back in Carmel.
The location is wonderful, easy walk to the beach as well as shopping and restaurants in town. The Inn is just okay. The staff was friendly, but the rooms were in need of renovations. The carpet is old and looks dirty, I wore my flip flops. The room I stayed in had neighbors above and next door, and I could hear everything. The floors are creaky so every step woke me up when my neighbors were walking around when I was sleeping. I could hear them talking, using the bathroom, you get the picture. The bed was comfortable and there was a large TV. Speaking of beds, we had reserved a room with 2 beds. What we got was a Queen bed and a couch, not great. I was woken up the 2nd night by a terrible noise of animals fighting. I opened the shutters and saw several raccoons a few feet from my window. That is when I realized that my window was actually wide open and had been since I arrived the day before. I didn’t realize it because the wood shutters were closed, however they did not lock. Anyone, animal or person, could have simply pushed on the wood shutters and they swing wide open. My belonging were never secure when I was out of my room, and neither was I when I was sleeping the night before. I brought all of this to the attention of the manager when I left the next morning. They were sympathetic and apologized for the security issue. However, I was not offered a thing. Consider the extremely high price I paid to stay there for 2 nights it was disappointing.
Realizing my windows were wide open while looking at what was waking me up at midnight.
One of the six raccoons fighting outside my room.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from CGLI Management on Sep 21, 2023
Thank you for taking the time Laurie to leave us some feedback. We always are interested in what our guests have to say, as we strive to improve their Carmel experience. We apologize for your recent disappointing stay with us. We strive to make our guests as comfortable as possible when they visit us in Carmel. Sincerely,

10/10 Excellent

Charese

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from CGLI Management on Oct 10, 2023
Thank you Charese for making the effort to leave us a review. We appreciate our guests and what they have to say about their stay with us in Carmel.Sincerely,

8/10 Good

Donna

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff were so friendly and kind. Great location. I would stay here again. Only negative was no air conditioning.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from CGLI Manaement on Sep 14, 2023
Thank you Donna for making an effort to leave us feedback. We are happy to hear you enjoyed your time with us in Carmel. Thank you for noticing the effort of our staff to make your stay as relaxing as possible.

10/10 Excellent

Tiffany, Pfafftown

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property is right near the beach and Aldo’s downtown. A lot of neat shops and dining choices. Close to monterey, 17 mile drive and Big Sur. We stayed for 2 nights and day tripped one day to Big Sur and another to Monterey via the 17 mile drive. I’ve property. Pastries were great in the morning. No AC and it was a little hot in the room but they do provide a box fan which helped. I would definitely stay here again. Very friendly staff as well.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from CGLI Management on Sep 14, 2023
Thank you Tiffany for making an effort to leave us a review. We are happy to hear you enjoyed your time with us in Carmel. Thank you for noticing the effort of our staff to make your stay as relaxing as possible, and our ideal location.Sincerely,

6/10 Okay

Carla

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The room was okay. The staff was very nice and helpful. It was a great location to walk to shopping, dining and the beach!!!!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from CGLI Management on Sep 14, 2023
Thank you Carla for leaving us a review. We appreciate you taking the time out of your busy day to do this for us. Thank you for noticing the effort of our staff to make your stay as enjoyable as possible. Sincerely,

8/10 Good

Deborah, Murrieta

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location of this quaint property was perfect. It was posted as "extended twin or queen bed". What we got was a double bed. A little small for two for three nights. "extended twin" should have been listed as "double", a more common term.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023
Response from CGLI Management on Aug 31, 2023
Thank you Deborah for taking an opportunity to leave us a review. We are thrilled you enjoyed our ideal location, putting everything within walking distance in Carmel. We hope you can come visit us again. Sincerely,

10/10 Excellent

Henry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Erna on Aug 27, 2023
We appreciate your review. Thanks again for staying with us. We enjoyed hosting your party.

4/10 Poor

Jon

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property is well located and the staff was good but the rooms are small with low ceilings and are very old. I would not recommend this property.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Erna on Aug 26, 2023
Dear Jon,Thank you for your candid review. Our rooms are rustic and cottage in style. We do have 4 different room types being the Carmel Hideaway the smaller ones with low vaulted ceilings which are bungalow style. I'm assuming you stayed in a Carmel Hideaway room.Your feedback is appreciated. Thank you for staying with us.

10/10 Excellent

Greg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023
Response from CGLI Management on Aug 19, 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We hope you enjoyed your time with us in Carmel. Sincerely,

6/10 Okay

Krista

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from CGLI Management on Aug 19, 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave us some feedback. We value what our guests have to say, as we strive to improve the Green Lantern Inn.Sincerely,

8/10 Good

Catherine

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Charming location
We stayed overnight heading to San Francisco. It's was a nice , charming little inn, conveniently located in the center of Carmel.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from CGLI Management on Aug 10, 2023
Thank you Catherine for taking the time to leave us a review. We hope you enjoyed your time with us in Carmel. We look forward to seeing you again!Sincerely,

8/10 Good

Michelle

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great unique stay in Carmel-by-the-sea. Hotel is older, but customer service was great when there was a leaky shower in our room - they attended to it right away. Super walkable to downtown Carmel and the beach. Would stay again.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Response from CGLI Management on Aug 9, 2023
We appreciate you taking the time to give us a review Michelle. We hope you enjoyed your time with us in Carmel, and are glad to hear you enjoyed our ideal location. It makes everything in Carmel within walking distance. We look forward to seeing you again in the future. Sincerely,

10/10 Excellent

elizabeth

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
Response from CGLI Management on Aug 5, 2023
Thank you for leaving us a review. We are thrilled to hear you enjoyed your time with us. We hope you come visit us again.Sincerely,

10/10 Excellent

Fernando

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023
Response from CGLI Management on Aug 2, 2023
Thank you for leaving us a review. We are glad you enjoyed your time with us in Carmel. Sincerely,

10/10 Excellent

Richie

Traveled with partner, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed in the Laurel room and it was very cute! Bed was very comfy! We will definitely stay here again!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from CGLI Management on Jul 27, 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are glad you enjoyed your time in the Laurel. We look forward to seeing you again.Sincerely,

10/10 Excellent

Angela, Napa

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful stay in the Redwood room. Our teenage niece loved the attic type room of her own just above the main room. The staff was friendly and helpful and location to all things, including the beach was most ideal!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Kim on Jul 25, 2023
Angela, We are so glad you enjoyed your stay and that you loved the Redwood room. We hope to host you again soon!

10/10 Excellent

KIRBY, SAN MARINO

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from CGLI Management on Aug 5, 2023
Thank you for leaving us a review. We are thrilled to hear you enjoyed your time with us. We hope you come visit us again.Sincerely,

10/10 Excellent

Kenneth

Traveled with partner, Traveled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The property is located in a residential neighborhood with well maintained grounds. It was quiet and we could walk everywhere necessary in town. These are older style cottages that have been restored. The floors are creeky and you will probably hear your neighbors but they have clean comfortable beds, baths and some rooms have fireplaces. Quaint little rooms with all the amenities. The staff is super accommodating in particular Paul who checked us in. He gave us a pet friendly room with a back porch which was great for drinking coffee and watching the various squirrels and birds on the property. Breakfast is just coffee and croissants. However we found great pastries (scones and almond bear claws) at the Carmel bakery on Ocean Ave just a short walk from the green lantern to downtown. Truly enjoyed our stay!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from CGLI Management on Jul 13, 2023
Thank you Kenneth for making an effort to leave us feedback. We are happy to hear you enjoyed your time with us in Carmel. Thank you for noticing the effort of our staff to make your stay as relaxing as possible. We are glad you enjoyed some of the fine restaurant and shops in Carmel during your stay. We look forward to seeing you again.Sincerely,

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Response from CGLI Management on Jul 13, 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We appreciate it very much.Sincerely,

10/10 Excellent

Jasbinder

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with partner, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from CGLI Management on Jul 6, 2023
We appreciate you taking time out of your day to leave us a review. We are happy to hear you enjoyed your time with us in Carmel, and hope you have the chance to come back in the future. Thank you!

10/10 Excellent

Allen

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Amazing and cute little inn
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from CGLI Management on Jul 1, 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review Allen. We are glad you enjoyed your short stay with us in Carmel, and we hope you have the chance to come by and visit us again. Thank you!

10/10 Excellent

Kathy

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very friendly staff and easy check-in. Close distance to beach and downtown.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from CGLI on Jun 18, 2023
Thank you Kathy for your kind words. We are glad you enjoyed our ideal location. We hope you have the opportunity to come visit us again.Sincerely,CGLI Management

10/10 Excellent

Meredith

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Quaint, conveniently located closely to beach, shop’s & restaurants
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from CGLI Management on May 28, 2023
Thank you for taking the time to give us a review. We are glad you enjoyed our great location, and hope you can come visit us again.Sincerely,

10/10 Excellent

Nechelle

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Would come back if I’m in the area.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Response from CGLI Management on May 28, 2023
We appreciate you taking the time to leave us some feedback. Thrilled to hear you enjoyed your time with us Nechelle. We look forward to seeing you again!Sincerely,

10/10 Excellent

Suzanne

Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Erna on Jun 15, 2023
Thank you Suzanne for leaving us a review. We hope you enjoyed your time with us, and look forward to seeing you again.Sincerely,CGLI Management

8/10 Good

Nada

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from CGLI Management on May 26, 2023
Thank you for leaving us a review. We are always interested in what our guests have to say, as we strive to improve their experiences here in CarmelSincerely,

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Had a wonderful stay, very homie and quaint. Rooms very clean staff super friendly. Love the waffles for breakfast. Only criticism would be lack of attention to landscaping. Lots of potential but seems a little neglected
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2023
Response from CGLI on Apr 16, 2023
Thank you Mark for taking the time to leave us some feedback. We always value our guests' thoughts as we strive to improve the Green Lantern Inn. Thank you for noticing the effort of our staff to make your stay as enjoyable as possible. And thank you for your suggestions. Sincerely,CGLI Management

10/10 Excellent

Geoffrey

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We came for our anniversary and stayed an extra day. We both loved the facility and location.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023
Response from CGLI on Apr 14, 2023
Thank you Geoffrey for leaving us a review. We are glad you enjoyed your anniversary with us in Carmel, and are thrilled you had a great time while you were here. We hope you have the chance to spend your next anniversary with us!Sincerely,CGLI Management

10/10 Excellent

CarolynKeiko

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from CGLI on Apr 14, 2023
Thank you Carolyn for making the effort to leave us a review.Sincerely,CGLI Management

10/10 Excellent

Allison

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The front desk guy was very friendly and we thought the property was charming. Yes it’s old and it’s not fancy, but that’s part of the charm! Nice quick breakfast. We’d definitely stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from CGLI on Apr 14, 2023
Thank you Allison for leaving us some feedback. Our staff strives to provide our guests with the best service possible, and hopefully making their stays as relaxing and enjoyable as they can. We hope you have the chance to come back for another visit.Sincerely,CGLI Management

4/10 Poor

ALINA

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
I would like to see some upgrades. Everything is very old.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from CGLI on Apr 14, 2023
We appreciate you taking the time to leave us feedback Alina. We value the ideas and thoughts of our guests, as we are always trying to improve our guests' Carmel experiences. Thanks again.Sincerely,CGLI Management