Le Petit Pali at Ocean Ave

The room was nice and there were great snacks and drinks available in the room for free!! Water pressure was great! The issue was the proximity of the room to the street! Every morning at 5:30am…. Trash truck, buses, cars, etc. right outside the window. Not sure how this could be avoided but it made what would have been a perfect vacation less than enjoyable.

I had the most delightful stay at the Petit Pali Hotel on Ocean, and I cannot recommend it enough! From the moment I arrived, Alex at reception set the tone for an amazing experience. Alex was absolutely wonderful—warm, welcoming, and incredibly accommodating. They let me check in early and shared fantastic local recommendations that made my trip even better. The hotel itself is pure charm. My room was everything I could have hoped for: super cozy, impeccably designed, and stocked with fantastic amenities. It felt like a true home away from home, but better. The included breakfast deserves its own moment of praise—I think I ate my weight in bread during the two mornings I was there! Every bite was absolutely delicious. A special shoutout to Paige, who served breakfast with such care and kindness. I also want to highlight Lady from the housekeeping staff. She was so thoughtful and meticulous in turning over my room. Her attention to detail and care were evident and much appreciated. Some of my favorite moments were early mornings in my room, sipping coffee with the most heartwarming and cozy view. It was the perfect retreat—a place to relax, recharge, and feel completely at ease. I loved everything about this hotel and can't wait to come back. Thank you, Petit Pali, for such a memorable stay!

Thank you for showing willingness to improve in the responses. I did really like 3 of your employees and wish all could be like them. Updating the rating for that. ———— It was a recently renovated motel but renovated cheaply - meaning you could still hear everything from your room and there’s no proper air filtration system in the room. Room: the rooms are quite small; as described above, it has Instagram style decors and furnitures - meaning those might look good in picture but only look good in picture & feel cheap in real life. We stayed for half week and really could not stand the VOCs throwing out from the furniture - had to keep the windows open on very humid days - because of the poor service: I was told by one male staff at the front desk for two consecutive days that “we do not have air purifiers and will never accommodate such requests”. Funny that I always have such requests fulfilled in any 4 star+ hotels. So that tells you what to expect - not a four star place at all. Service: don’t expect much - all male staffs were rude and inconsiderate - the elder person who checks people in seems to hate his job or being in service industry given his attitude at work - he shall either retire or be sent to any 5 star hotel for a continuing training to learn how to operate better. One breakfast lady, one afternoon tea lady and one elder lady were much more professional - they should promote them immediately before all guests were pissed off. Food: they offer breakfast but there’s only super sweet pastries, fruits & wine for decoration, poor tasting coffee (dripping coffee which tastes worse than illy’s) and unknown brand yogurt filled in re-used la fermière yogurt jars. Let me go one by one: pastries were one of the few edible choices in their breakfast. They do claim to offer fruits but it was mostly large piles of grapes that weren’t broken apart nor washed. Another guest was joking with us that it’s for decoration only lol. Their yogurt is the most confusing option on the menu. they were in la fermière jars but they tasted much more sour than any French yogurt I had. My first taste on the yogurts made me think they are expired - but only to find out those were unknown brand yogurt (staffs told me they were not home made) and refilled into the jars. Staffs insisted these were la Fermière but I do not think they ever made Greek yogurt, and their only plain yogurt usually was packed in glass jars instead of their clay jars - after a few days, they finally told me the caps were bought on Amazon but never said if the jars are too. I hope they wash the jars well and put a claimer up front so people know what to expect. You have to individually “order” dripping coffee which is quite weird to me. Location was very good but all hotels in town have good locations. We chose it for the location and thought it would be a newer hotel building - it is not. Parking is very tight - I did not notice any open spots at night during my entire stay. This place seems to have contracts with tour groups - there were a huge group of tourists gathering in the hotel every now and then. So be aware if you are sensitive about it. There were a few polite and nice guests in this hotel but most seem quite rude… not sure where this hotel has most of its ads at…. we noticed quite a few European tourists yelling loudly and slamming their doors at night or having their not well behaved dogs walking on lobby room couches inconsiderately - I love dogs and being a dog mom of two, I never let my dog on public furnitures even tho they are hypoallergenic. Cannot imagine someone sitting on the couch after the dog visits and leaving with piles of furs on their coats. I do not recommend here if you care about quality of life or food or thought it has good service.

I can't speak highly enough about this place. The staff were incredibly kind and accommodating - when they saw we had our little one with us, they let us see two rooms that were both available to ensure we'd have enough floor space for our baby's travel crib. It's lovely that they have outdoor seating with fire pits and wine and snacks - we were able to be "out" even with our little one asleep. The location couldn't possibly be more convenient - we were walking distance to so many shops and wine tasting rooms. The continental breakfast was STELLAR - delicious pastries, soft boiled eggs and amazing yogurt and granola and lots of fruit, plus La Colombe coffee - we were super satisfied. The only request I'd make is that they figure out the types of cheeses that they have for their cheese plate on their snack list so that they can answer whether or not they're pasteurized. We'd stay here again in a heartbeat!

This place is super cute with attention to lots of little details. Stylish rooms, cute patio and fireplace, cookies brought to your room every night, wine on arrival, delicious pastries from local bakery every morning, T3 blow dryer and straightener (what?!), good shower, comfortable bed. The only negative is that some people can be really loud since the walls are thin. Only had real issues with this one night from upstairs neighbor. No AC but was comfortable during our stay with just the fan and windows open during the day. Great place!

I agree that this is an “Instagram hotel”, everything looks cute but is very cheap. They refill the french yogurt jars for breakfast in the morning. The walls are so thin you can hear the guests in rooms next to you, we were even “upgraded” yet couldn’t sleep due to the sound of the ice machine nearby. There’s ear plugs provided in the bathroom if that’s a testament to how bad the issue is. It’s a somewhat renovated motel at best, the amenities are very scammy. I would stay anywhere else but here. We even noticed stains on the towels in our room. I never write bad reviews but this was appalling after paying nearly $500 for 1 night.. Also do not expect to get parking here on the weekend unless you want to wait around for a spot. There’s not enough parking for guests and no valet or help finding alternative parking so factor in that you will be figuring that out on your own. The “homemade” cookies are stale and cold upon delivery as well. Honestly please stay elsewhere we ended up spending the next night at L’Auberge and LOVED IT night and day difference.

Absolutely beautiful. My 3 adult daughters and I traveled to Carmel for a girls trip and Le Petit Pali just made our trip. Beautiful property and exceptional service. We chose 1 room with a pull out. The pull out was not ideal, a little noisy and not the most comfortable. But rooms are not likely meant for 4 adults. We had a blast together though! Rooms are well appointed-lovely bedding, decor and bathrooms. Everyone was so friendly and welcoming. Location is idea, we never used our rental car, walked everywhere. Really everything we could have wanted for our stay in Carmel.

Honestly, the only good thing about this hotel is the location. It’s very conveniently located with most of the hotspots of Carmel within walking distance. Other than that, I would say it’s extremely overpriced. We paid around $670 a night during the weekend for a remodeled motel room. They try to upsell this place by using brand items like “diptyque” shower gels and a Marshall speaker. The place “includes” a “continental breakfast”. The breakfast has some good quality items but is very limited with some bread, pastries, boiled eggs and jam. Not very fair to call it complimentary breakfast since you’re paying a resort fee of $40/day. The homemade cookies you get every evening is a nice touch, but I doubt they were actually home made. They definitely weren’t warm upon delivery and tasted kind of stale. The parking situation is also horrible with very tight parking spots and no availability after 3 pm, so you still need to park on the street. The guy by the front desk is rude and doesn’t really seem to care about his job. They are pet friendly, however they charge $125 which I think is a bit excessive for a small dog. They have a tiny patio and other than that there is no real outdoor space or a pet relief station. Since this is a remodeled motel, there is no AC and the rooms are pretty noisy. You can hear outside noise from the Main Street, the Nextdoor neighbors door slamming closed and the people upstairs walking. The bed was comfortable. No smart tv. There was a note in the room which said you would receive a bottle of Antipodes water per person/per day. Upon request at the front desk they told us that this had changed, and you’ll only receive a bottle of water on the first day. This took us by surprise. In conclusion: we were looking forward to this stay a lot but left pretty disappointed and not very rested due to the noise. If you’re looking for a higher end hotel, this definitely ain’t it.