My daughter and I had a wonderful time at this quiet and lovely Inn. The dining room is beautiful and cozy, complete with fireplace - a fun place to have breakfast in the morning or a glass of wine in the evening. The service here is excellent! Dirk and Ann in particular went out of their way to provide everything we needed. The Country Inn is nestled in a gorgeous valley, close enough to Hwy 1 to make it convenient for coast travel. One of the most wonderful features is that so many little shops are within walking distance, as are lots of restaurants, a spa and a wonderful nail salon. Our room had a little patio overlooking the swimming pool. We parked right at our front door. All in all, we had a wonderful stay! I recommend Country Garden Inns highly. And their website is beautiful as well.

Stayed at this hotel last week on a Thursday night. We were one of 3 rooms booked! The people at the hotel were extremely friendly and the breakfast though not overally fancy (waffles/hard boiled eggs/yogurt) was in a very nice setting and served, so that was a plus. But the room was old - the door was just a patio door, and not very secure. It waa a cool and rainy night and since we had 2 teenagers booked a bigger room. Well the old wall gas heater went out overnight where the kids were and was cold the next morning. The landscaping was very nice and expect the owners try very hard - but only so much you can do with rooms this old (50's or 60's?). So would not say is was worth the $209 rate we paid. The town was very cute and if could get one of the other hotels would go back, since only about 90 minutes from home.

We looked for a place in central california to spend some days. Carmel Valley is a really nice place, near to the coast with Monterey, Carmel-on-the-sea and the Hw. 1, without the fog. Continental breakfast was ok, the waffles were gorgious. We liked the wine and cheese hour every day to have a chat and to plan for the restaurant. Great idea to present the menus of the restaurants near by!

We had to switch between the two houses for breakfast; we travelled every day so this was no problem. Place was quiet in september; pool was a little bit cold. Room was ok, sometimes the ac could have been working a bit more ...

We will definitely come back!

It seems that this place is a group of smaller older motels, at least the one we observed. We checked in at the main office and then sent a mile or so through town to a side street. Driving up the street there was a chain across the drive, weeds growing through the asphalt, went to the next drive, the address we were given. It looked like a 60's motel, no other cars in the parking lot. We drove to the room, opened the door, and it still was a 60's motel inside. I don't know how it can be the #1 B & B on Tripadvisor, I'd hate to see the rest. We promptly went back to the place we checked in and left, a long drive for such a disappointment! The one positive thing is they did refund my money..