Pine Inn can host meetings of up to 60 people in a classroom setup, receptions of up to 100 and outdoor gatherings of up to 50, along with private events and wedding celebrations planned by its events team. The hotel has operated since 1889 and presents itself as the first hotel in Carmel-by-the-Sea, on California's Monterey Peninsula.
Seminars and company events
The inn sells corporate meetings, group stays and private events. Its single meeting room, Ocean Avenue, can be set in several formats, from a boardroom table to a theater layout, and is equipped for audiovisual presentations. A company can hold a day of working sessions there, then move to dinner at the Italian restaurant on site and lodge its team upstairs. The events team handles planning and sends proposals on request for both the meeting room and the restaurant spaces.
Weddings and receptions
Pine Inn offers wedding celebrations, and the same spaces serve for rehearsal dinners, receptions and small ceremonies. The Ocean Avenue room takes 60 guests at a seated banquet or 100 at a standing reception, and the restaurant patio can hold a gathering of up to 50 in the open air. The inn also sells a romance package for couples staying on site.
Rooms and capacities
The Ocean Avenue room measures 570 square feet, about 19 by 30 feet, with a 10 foot ceiling. It holds 100 for a reception, 60 for a banquet, 60 in a classroom, 50 in theater style, 40 around a conference table, 25 in a U-shape and 20 in a hollow square. Il Fornaio, the Italian restaurant and bakery on the ground floor, has outdoor space for up to 50 guests and further seating inside the restaurant and the bakery.
Accommodation
Guests can stay at the inn. Room types include the Superior Courtyard King, the Queen Suite and the Ocean View King, which makes it simple to house a board, a wedding party or out-of-town speakers in the same building as the event.
Catering
Food comes from Il Fornaio, the restaurant and bakery at the inn, which serves Italian cooking. Hotel guests booking direct receive a daily breakfast credit at the restaurant.
History and setting
Pine Inn opened in 1889 and is described by the hotel as Carmel's first. Its meeting room takes its name from Ocean Avenue, the main street of the village, which runs down to Carmel Beach. The setting is a small coastal town of shops, galleries and cottages, walkable from end to end.
Getting there
Carmel-by-the-Sea sits on the Monterey Peninsula, south of Monterey and about two hours by road from San Francisco. Monterey Regional Airport is the closest airport, and the larger Bay Area airports serve longer-haul arrivals.
