Horizon Inn & Ocean View Lodge

In 1978, James and Sharon Carroll and their three children relocated from Sonoma County to Carmel. They purchased the Horizon Inn & Ocean View Lodge in 1986 at the same time Clint Eastwood was serving his two-year term as Mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea. Those were very exciting times! Thanks in large part to Eastwood’s popularity, Carmel re-established itself as a premier vacation destination, a title we proudly cherish to this day! We sincerely hope our repeat guests notice the continual efforts of the Carroll-Sheppard Family to reinvest in their property. The Annex was remodeled in 2004 with a fresh, new look. In 2009, we completed the first phase of our cable upgrade project which will expand the channel lineup for our guests. While doing this upgrade we were able to add a sophisticated soundproofing system to all the two story structures at the Horizon Inn and completed the project by installing new carpet in the majority of the rooms at the Horizon Inn. In 2012, we completed our installation of flat panel TVs to all rooms of the Horizon Inn and completed the Horizon Inn new carpet project. In April 2013 we will be pulling out all new bedding for the Horizon Inn.In 2012 at The Lodge we began our new carpet installation in the cottages and annex. We began our 1st phase of purchasing new sofa sleepers and recovering occasional chairs in the living rooms of the cottage suites. We replaced all the worn fireplace screens for the wood-burning fireplaces. We will continue to freshen up the interiors of the cottages in 2013 with the completion of our new carpet project, adding new bedding for all cottage bedrooms and begin the installation of new flat screen TV's.