A Rare Gem on the Central Coast

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Overlooking the famous Big Sur coastline along Highway 1, Tickle Pink Inn sits on the original home site of State Senator Edward and Mrs. Bess Tickle and was built by their good friends, the Gurries family. Amid this enchanting ocean-side setting in Carmel Highlands, Edward and Bess erected a small stone cottage more than 100 years ago. Mrs. Tickle was a lover of flowers, especially pink ones, which inspired the name Tickle Pink for their home. Today, while the little cottage has since disappeared, the name and charm remain, drawing travelers from around the world for over 60 years to experience the warm hospitality of our Carmel oceanfront Inn.

With gracious elegance and 35 luxuriously appointed rooms and suites at our romantic Carmel hotel, the Tickle Pink Inn has a name to remember and a view you will never forget.