CARTER HOUSE INNS

You could not possibly find better service and the wine collection, OMG?!?!?

One of the more disappointing accommodations we've stayed with. The staff does not mask, the common spaces are poorly ventilated and the staff was not helpful or courteous in our efforts to have a covid-safe vacation.

Other than that, the room was okay, but the windows didn't open, there was no AC, and it is in a pretty noisy neighborhood. Better to just get a Motel 6 or similar and save your money for vacation activities,

Definitely the best hotel in Eureka. Dog friendly rooms aplenty so LuLu could be with us during our four nights stay. Delicious breakfast included served daily. Dining area off limits to dogs but lobby area is open for them and we ate our breakfast near the fireplace. My sister lives nearby in Bayside and we’ve finally found a place to stay that we will gladly return to.

The bed was comfortable. The service was very personable. It's more interesting than just staying at a modern hotel. And, while it's not modern, you can still they keep things up. I've stayed in classic hotels before where it was cool, but certainly could use some tiles replaced or a counter redone. No such concerns here, what-so-ever. We were quite pleased and would return. Oh... and their breakfast, which was included was WAY, WAY better quality and taste wise than other "included" so-called breakfasts.

The room was nice and clean. I will say that the shower was on the archaic side, but that is part of the charm I suppose. The reason I am here though was the complimentary breakfast menu items. Now, there are two parts to the complimentary breakfast, there's a little mini buffet style where you can grab some good fresh fruit and pastries and tea and coffee, and then there are the menu items. Stick to the buffet.

We got the "french toast" and it was... awful. It was by the numbers horrific.

1. It was on the wrong kind of bread. It was on a slab of an unremarkable french bread, which meant that the texture was going to be bad to start.
2. The compote was bitter, and not a little bitter but more bitter than the kind of bitters you would intentionally put in an Old Fashioned.
3. The fruit tasted like it had started to rot and that was just visibly covered by the compote rather than being trimmed off.
4. The whipped cream, while clearly housemade, was also housemade from rancid heavy cream and then overwhipped almost back into butter.

The combination was an affront to the very concept of cuisine, and rather than being served a breakfast, I felt as though I was experimented upon without my consent. Had this abomination not been free as part of the stay, I would have demanded a refund.

That said, the breakfast buffet part was great and the dinner menu smelled good, though we ate a bit later in the evening so we were unable to partake. But I'm sure they'll stop experimenting with expired leftovers for breakfast after this so, I am certain you'll have a lovely stay.