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L'Auberge Carmel
Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, United States · Independent · Core Luxury
Seafarer Allen Knight hired San Francisco architect Albert Farr and builder Michael J. Murphy to raise the Sundial Court Apartments in 1929, a Bohemian courtyard block inspired by Prague, on Monte Verde between Ocean and Seventh. Restored as L'Auberge Carmel, it is now a 20-room Relais & Chateaux house. Aubergine, chef Justin Cogley's dining room, holds two Michelin stars. No air conditioning; radiant bathroom floors and courtyard quiet instead.
- 20 rooms
- Opened 1929
- Neighborhood: Monte Verde
- Architect: Albert Farr
About L'Auberge Carmel
- Albert Farr designed the 1929 Sundial Court Apartments for seafarer Allen Knight; Carmel builder Michael J. Murphy raised them.
- Aubergine, chef Justin Cogley's dining room, holds two Michelin stars.
- Twenty rooms, Relais & Châteaux since 2007, and no air conditioning: radiant bathroom floors and courtyard quiet instead.
History
Allen Knight commissioned San Francisco architect Albert Farr and Carmel builder Michael J. Murphy to construct the Sundial Court Apartments in 1929 as Carmel's first apartment building, a European courtyard scheme. Mirabel Hotel and Restaurant Group bought the Sundial Lodge, restored it, and reopened it as L'Auberge Carmel; it joined Relais & Chateaux in 2007. Aubergine is the hotel's two-Michelin-star restaurant.
Restaurants and bars
- Aubergine the restaurant at L'Auberge Carmel — Restaurant · New American · Two MICHELIN Stars
Awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Recommended (2026)
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