My husband and I booked two nights at the Magic Carpet Lodge in April 2013. We were looking for an inexpensive hotel but decent and this fit the bill. We came a bit early hoping to put our bags in the room so we could check in for a conference in Monterey. The front desk check- in lady was friendly... More

I needed a place to stay locally and close to my daughter's swim venue in the Seaside area for the weekend without breaking my budget and since we had to be at the pool very early in the morning, I was looking for someplace 'reasonable' which is hard to find in the Monterey Bay area. On very short notice (like... More

I stayed at Magic Carpet Lodge in December 2012, and the desk staff was very friendly and professional. We checked in late at night and he went out of his way to help us out. He made the stay much nicer, and I just want to acknowledge is friendliness. Thank you!

MY 2 friends and I stayed at this hotel for 6 nights mainly because we had to attend a conference in Monterey. FIrstly, the rates are incredibly low- yes I know it's not a 5 star resort but you can't beat that price for comfort. We had a little hiccup upon check-in because of a little misunderstanding but that was... More

For the money, this place is a great find. Only minor issues exist and concern the fact that there are no facial tissues (kleenix) to be found meaning that you will have to run to the store or use the toilet paper (ugh). The rooms do not have (apparently) central heating but portable units are available. Also the breakfast has... More

This place was clean, quiet, and the breakfast was quite nice, even though it is spread part in the lobby and part in a nice breakfast room. The assortment was nice - instant oatmeals, hot chocolate, tea, coffee, milk, juice, cereals, bread for toast, bagels with cream cheese, butter, or jam, fresh fruit, and the most delicious little mini muffins... More

Quiet sleeping, high ceilings, clean, everything is working, very nice and responsive service at front desk. Very cheap for the quality also! I very much enjoyed this hotel. It is 10 minutes by car from Monterey and the ocean, but otherwise is very nice place.

"Forget about room service! feeling hungry ? call dominos" That was the back side of the key to the room we got. Besides that, the lodge was reasonable and the room was clean and comfortable. breakfast included muffins and cereals. It's very close to Monterey (10 min drive to the sea lions bay) and is substantially cheaper

Shortly after checking into our room, the toilet flooded, flooding the whole bathroom with water and urine. Since no one was at the front desk after 12 am, we called the emergency number that was posted to the office door. The guy that answered us did not offer a new clean room, but promised the maintenance guy is on his... More