Book an advance Carmel hotel reservation! Discover best restaurants in Carmel-by-the-Sea and recreation on Monterey Bay. Reserve Pebble Beach golf tee times and hotel golf packages. Create a Big Sur adventure and find activities in sunny Carmel Valley. Free personal travel advisor for you!
Book a boutique hotel near Carmel’s white sand beach. Take a surf lesson and rent bicycles. Whale watch, try a kayak on the Monterey Bay and stay in a luxury ocean view hotel. Savor restaurants tucked away in downtown Carmel-by-the-Sea. Find great wine tasting rooms for the wineries of Carmel Valley. Plan a family vacation in most pet-friendly area of all. Reserve best Pebble Beach golf tee times and find wonderful area golf courses. Adventure lovers hike at breathtaking Point Lobos and Big Sur State Parks!
Look forward to returning local events! The area hosts Big Sur International Marathon, Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, AT&T Pebble Beach Pro Am golf tournament, Carmel Bach Festival, EG Conference in Carmel , WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca and Monterey Jazz Festival and more. We’ll keep you posted here!
Where are Carmel, Monterey and Pebble Beach? Driving Distances are
Carmel Monterey is about a 1.5 hour drive south from San Jose (70 miles) & 2.5 hour drive south from San Francisco (110 miles).
Big Sur is about a 1 hour drive south from Carmel/Monterey (26 miles).
Pebble Beach is west and centrally located between Carmel and Monterey.
Carmel Valley Village is about a 20 minute drive from Carmel/Monterey (12 miles).
The drive from Los Angeles is about 6 hours north (325 miles) to the Monterey Peninsula.
Book an advance Carmel hotel reservation! Discover best restaurants in Carmel-by-the-Sea and recreation on Monterey Bay. Reserve Pebble Beach golf tee times and hotel golf packages. Create a Big Sur adventure and find activities in sunny Carmel Valley. Free personal travel advisor for you!
Golf Courses
Pubs & Wine Tasting
- A.W. Shucks Oyster Bar – Carmel
- Alvarado Street Brewery Bistro- Carmel
- Baja Cantina – Carmel Valley
- Crown and Anchor – Monterey
- Forge In The Forest – Carmel
- Hog’s Breath Inn – Carmel
- Mulligan Public House – Carmel
- Blair Estate Tasting Room – Carmel
- Cowgirl Winery – Carmel Valley
- De Tierra Winery – Carmel
- Folktale Winery – Carmel Valley
- Galante Vineyards – Carmel
- Georis Winery – Carmel Valley
- Hahn Estate Wines – Carmel
- Scheid Vineyards- Carmel
Restaurants
- Anton and Michel – Carmel
- Brophy’s Tavern – Carmel
- Casanova – Carmel
- Flaherty’s Seafood – Carmel
- Grasings – Carmel
- Il Tegamino – Carmel
- La Bicyclette – Carmel
- Montrio Bistro – Monterey
- Nepenthe – Big Sur
- PortaBella – Carmel
- Seventh & Dolores – Carmel
- Sardine Factory – Monterey
- Pepe’s Vesuvio – Carmel
Local Annual Events
- Whalefest Monterey – Monterey Fisherman’s Wharf – January
- ATT Pro Am Golf Tournament – Pebble Beach – February
- GourmetFest – Carmel by the Sea – March
- Big Sur International Marathon – Big Sur to Carmel – April
- EG Conference – Carmel by the Sea – May
- California Roots Festival – Monterey Fairgrounds – May
- Monterey Blues Festival – Monterey Fairgrounds – June
- Carmel Bach Festival – Carmel by the Sea – July
- Concours d”Elegance – Pebble Beach – August
- Monterey Jazz Festival – Monterey Fairgrounds – September
Activities
Excursions
Theaters & Event Venues
Hotel Feature Awards
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