Colton InnvsL'Auberge Carmel
Both properties are rated very highly by travel writers. Overall, L'Auberge Carmel scores significantly higher than Colton Inn. L'Auberge Carmel scores 82 with positive reviews from 5 publications such as Hideaway Report, Forbes Travel Guide and Oyster.
Colton Inn
 Frommer's
 Lonely Planet
707 Pacific St, Monterey, CA 93940
From $81/night
- Free Internet
 - Room Service
 - Free Breakfast
 - Free Parking
 - Multilingual
 - Kitchenette
 
 "Coloton Inn's best lure is its unusually nice and helpful staff. Rooms are cookie cutter motel, and a bit dark, but they've chosen bright colors and do have cheery, if mass-produced, art on the walls." Full review
 "Downtown, this dated two-story motel prides itself on cleanliness and friendliness." Full review
L'Auberge Carmel
 Travel + Leisure
 Forbes Travel Guide
 Oyster
 Gayot
 Hideaway Report
Monte Verde Street at Seventh Avenue, Carmel, CA 93920
From $314/night
- Bar/Lounge
 - Free Internet
 - Room Service
 - Free Breakfast
 - Laundry Service
 - Concierge
 
 "The whitewashed interiors of this 1929 luxury hotel channel a Greek Island hideaway, despite the hotel’s location in California’s Carmel-by-the-Sea, a posh, oceanfront town along the Pacific." Full review
 Recommended
 "The striking white stucco of L’Auberge Carmel has a pedigree dating back to 1929." Full review
Upscale
 "Coming to a charming place like Carmel usually calls for a quaint inn experience, and the luxurious L'Auberge Carmel -- housed in a white stucco building dating to 1929 -- does not disappoint." Full review
 "A quaint luxury inn dedicated to good food and wine." 
92.0
 "Gourmet retreat surrounding a tranquil tiled courtyard, just a few blocks from Ocean Avenue and the beach." Full review