Recently Reviewed Hotels around Carmel Valley

• Garland Ranch Regional Park
  "Hiking variety"
  "Garland is a place where you can climb up to the ridges high above the Carmel Valley road, hike shady canyons, enjoy fabulous wildflowers or just sit by the river and read a book. It has got something for everyone."
• Holman Ranch
  "Wonderful place for a wedding..."
  "The Holman Ranch is a wonderful picturesque location. My wife and I traveled from Rhode Island for a good friend's wedding. The accommodations are excellent although the rooms could use slightly more ambient light. Not an issue at all!Had a great dinner and the barn was a nice little venue to cut lo..."ose in. If you plan on running or biking while in the area, bring your climbing legs...us flatlanders are not used to such pitches in elevation! Ownership is very nice and hands-off. You basically have the run of the ranch. Would definitely go back again. In addition to a phenomenal wedding location, I would recommend Holman for a corporate retreat, family gathering or just a place to....well...unwind. " More >
• Georis
  "Relaxing way to taste wine"
  "What a delightful hour at Georis. DH and I shared a flight of the red wines which came with a small plate of two cheeses and some delicious, crusty bread baked next door at the Corkscrew Cafe. We were told the pours were equivalent to about one and half glasses and since this was not our first stop...", we opted to share. In fact, we were encouraged to share. The five wines were all quite good -- and we are hard to please. We did our sipping outside in a rather quircky garden. It felt a bit like old California meets Europe. The colorful metal chairs looked like something from a European sidewalk cafe. We liked that we could pace our drkinking. We enjoyed reading the wine notes rather than having an overly talkative server give misinformation (which was the case at our previous stop). We bought a bottle of the pinot noir. Definitely adding Georis to our list for a return visit. " More >