Hofsas House Hotel at Carmel-by-the-Sea

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It’s so easy to love Carmel-by-the-Sea and Hofsas House Hotel. Photo by Courtney Drake-McDonough. In our expanded post about Carmel-by-the-Sea, we said that visiting Carmel is like coming home, even if you’ve never been there before. It’s such a charming, small-scale, safe, friendly place. Part of that feeling of “home” comes from where you call your home base during your stay. For us, that was the utterly charming Hofsas House Hotel. Pretty in pink, European, and just a short walk to the core of the village and to the ocean with white sand beaches, it’s ideal. We spoke to Carrie Theis, one of the owners and the general manager of Hofsas House, about Carmel-by-the-Sea. She told us some very interesting tidbits about the village including why none of the houses have street addresses, why the whole place feels like it’s right out of a fairy tale and the artistic roots of Carmel. She also tells us more about Hofsas House including her childhood memories of this family-run hotel. Carrie provides a wonderful preview for any visitor to Carmel-by-the-Sea. Let her words be your guide.