Beach Terrace

An excellent property. Excellent staff and location. I will be back.

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Beach Terrace is located directly on the beach and also has a large pool. My friend and I were able to park right across the street from our room and check-in was easy due to the pleasant and expert staff, who gave us restaurant recommendations. Although we were in the building closer to the street, not the beach, our room faced away from the street and we could see the water from our balcony. We could hear the sea, but not the folks passing our room, as the door is set back into the building and the bathroom is on the street side. We shared the large bathroom (huge walk-in shower, plenty of counter space and separate toilet stall) and each had a comfortable big bed. Lots of clothing storage, and beach ponchos and towels provided. We had a sitting area with sofa, coffee table, two armchairs and an ottoman, plus a balcony with a comfortable sofa and table. There are coffee- and tea-making supplies in the room, but we just walked the very short distance to the lobby each morning, picked up coffees and a light breakfast and ate on our balcony. The food was good, and creative: a pancake PBJ sandwich, for example! You can also order from an array of hot and cold dishes at an extra charge and have them delivered to your room. Everything we wanted to do was within reasonable walking distance. We had one of the most amazing and imaginative dinners of our lives at Lilo (book well in advance!), worth the considerable cost. We spent one day just exploring the shops and restaurants of Carlsbad Village, and can recommend lunch at Nick's (don't miss the asparagus fries). On our last full day, we had lunch at Taisho Sushi and dinner at El Barrio, both very good -- and ice cream at Handel's! A wonderful weekend.

The only nit I need to pick is that the cleaning crew dropped a cherry pit on the bathroom floor on one day and left a towel lying on the pillows of one of the beds on another. But that's very minor.

Great location, super breakfast at no cost, beach chairs and towels free, nice swimming pool, large rooms

Parking was expensive

Location, rooms, overall experience!

Our room in the very first day was a bit dirty with sand.