Stayed here for 2 nights as a solo traveller. To be fair they assigned me a room from the Main Wing as I requested. I got a spacious room with 2 single beds, cable TV, working AC, mini fridge. The Room itself is clean. The bed and pillows are comfy and do not smell. Not enough cabinets though or place to hang your clean clothes.
Safety features like smoke detectors, sprinklers, double locks, safety vault, emergency exits are there.
Included breakfast is filling. No restrictions as to how much you can get so if you are the kind who likes big breakfast then you will enjoy it.
The bathroom is a separate beast altogether and this is where they need to improve on if they want to get repeat guests. Toilet and bidet works. The sink is just fine - no hot/cold faucet. I don't think the shower had a working heater (?) But what took away what could have been a perfect experience was the smell of molding (perhaps in the grout between the tiles?) The odor was just too notable when you open the door to the bathroom and I have allergic rhinitis that can be easily triggered by things like this. To be fair, they did try to spray it with air freshner when I raised it to frontdesk. IF by some chance other newer guests can attest that this has been resolved then I might consider booking again at La Carmela. Now for those na hindi gaanong maarte sa CR, maybe just bring a diffuser or a small Lysol if ever you book this place. It is a cheaper option for a beachfront property but I really hope that mold/kulob odor in the bathroom gets fixed.
LCDB staff are nice and helpful. It's probably one of the saving graces of the property.