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Monterey
Pacific Grove
Carmel
Big Sur
San Simeon
Cambria
Cayucos
Morro Bay

Monterey

Monterey:

  • Best Western Steinbeck Lodge
    1300 Munras Avenue
    Monterey, California 93940
    Telephone: +1 408 373 3203
    Fax: +1 408 372 3505
    Two–story motel, 32 rooms; heated pool, complimentary breakfast, major credit cards.

  • Doubletree Hotel at Fisherman’s Wharf
    2 Portola Plaza
    Monterey, California 93940
    Telephone: +1 408 649 4511
    Fax: +1 408 649 3109
    Seven–story motor inn, 374 rooms; heated pool, whirlpool, restaurant, entertainment nearby, near wharf, major credit cards. Discounted rates available.

  • Hotel Pacific
    300 Pacific Street
    Monterey, California 93940
    Telephone: +1 408 373 5700; 800 554 5542
    Fax: +1 408 373 6921
    Adobe–style suite motel with 105 rooms; original art and antiques, private patios, balconies, complimentary continental breakfast, major credit cards. Discount rates available.

  • Old Monterey Inn
    500 Martin Street
    Monterey, California 93940
    Telephone: +1 408 375 8284; 800 350 2344
    Fax: +1 408 375 6730
    English country house, circa 1929, with nine rooms and one cottage; complimentary full breakfast, wine and afternoon refreshments, totally nonsmoking, on an oak–studded hillside near the bay with individually decorated guest rooms. Visa and MasterCard only.

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Pacific Grove

Pacific Grove: 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) west of Monterey

  • Days Inn
    666 Dennett Avenue
    Pacific Grove, California 93950
    Telephone: +1 408 373 8777; 800 221 9323
    Fax: +1 408 373 2698
    Two­stories with 30 rooms; complimentary continental breakfast. Major credit cards.

  • Sunset Inn
    133 Asilomar Boulevard
    Pacific Grove, California 93950
    Telephone: +1 408 375 3936
    Fax: +1 408 375 7573
    One–story inn with 20 rooms; fireplaces, whirlpool, complimentary continental breakfast, major credit cards. AAA discount.

  • Gatehouse Inn
    225 Central Avenue
    Pacific Grove, California 93950
    Telephone: +1 408 649 8436; 800 753 1881
    Fax: +1 408 648 8044
    Victorian (circa 1884) bed and breakfast, nine rooms with view of Monterey Bay; complimentary full breakfast and afternoon tea, totally nonsmoking, major credit cards.

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Carmel

Carmel

  • Mission Ranch
    26270 Dolores Street
    Carmel, California 93921
    Telephone: +1 408 624 6436; 800 538 8221
    Fax: +1 408 626 4163
    Grounds contain 11 buildings with 31 rooms; complimentary continental breakfast, restaurant, weekdays (dinner only), totally nonsmoking, major credit cards. Discount rates available.

  • Carmel Resort Inn
    Carpenter Street and Second Avenue
    Box 2266
    Carmel, California 93921
    Telephone: +1 408 624 6436; 800 538 8221
    Fax: +1 408 624 5456
    Twenty–eight cottages; some fireplaces, complimentary continental breakfast, whirlpool, sauna, major credit cards.

  • Quail Lodge Resort & Golf Club
    8205 Valley Greens Drive
    Carmel, California 93923
    Telephone: +1 408 624 1581; 800 538 9516
    Fax: +1 408 622 9468
    One hundred rustic one– and two–story cottages with contemporary furnishings; 850 acres (350 hectares) of landscaped grounds with gardens, duck ponds, nature trails, heated pools, whirlpool, restaurants, 18–hole golf course, major credit cards. AAA discount.

  • Cobblestone Inn
    Box 3185
    Junipero and 8th Avenues
    Carmel, California 93921
    Telephone: +1 408 625 5222
    Fax: +1 408 625 0478
    New England country decor with 24 rooms; complimentary full breakfast, wine and cheese, major credit cards.

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Big Sur

Big Sur

  • Post Ranch Inn
    P.O. Box 219
    Big Sur, California 93920
    Telephone: +1 408 667 2200; 800 527 2200
    Fax: +1 408 667 2824
    Thirty rooms, all with fireplaces, situated on 98 acres (40 hectares) overlooking the Pacific; complimentary continental breakfast, major credit cards.

  • Ventana Inn
    State Route 1
    Big Sur, California 93920
    Telephone: +1 408 667 2331; 800 628 6500
    Fax: +1 408 667 2419
    Fifty–nine rooms; heated pools, sauna, complimentary continental breakfast and complementary wine and cheese, exercise equipment, spa, massage, secluded hideaway, luxurious wooden lodges, spectacular views of ocean and mountains, four–star restaurant. Major credit cards (only American Express cards for reservations).

  • Big Sur Lodge
    Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park
    P.O. Box 190
    Big Sur, California 93920
    Telephone: +1 408 667 3100; 800 424 4787
    Fax: +1 408 667 3110
    Sixty–one rooms (40 of which are two–bedroom units) in spacious wooded surroundings; pool, hiking trails, coffee shop, restaurant, major credit cards. Discounted rates available.

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San Simeon

San Simeon:

  • Best Western Cavalier
    9415 Hearst Drive
    San Simeon, California 93452
    Telephone: +1 805 927 4688; 800 826 8168
    Fax: +1 805 927 6472
    Ocean front resort. Ninety rooms in four two–story buildings; two heated pools, restaurant, private patios, major credit cards. Discounts available.

  • Best Western Courtesy Inn
    9450 Castillo Drive
    San Simeon, California, 93452
    Telephone: +1 805 927 4691; 800 555 5733
    Fax: +1 805 927 1473
    Six two–story buildings with 117 rooms; indoor pool and spa, tennis courts, complimentary breakfast, restaurant adjacent, major credit cards. Discounts available.

  • San Simeon Pines Resort
    7200 Moonstone Beach Drive
    San Simeon, California, 93452
    Telephone: +1 805 927 4648
    Sixty rooms on 8 wooded acres (3.2 hectares) adjacent to the ocean; pool, restaurant nearby, major credit cards. AAA discount.

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Cambria

Cambria about 10 miles (16 km) south of San Simeon

  • Best Western Fireside Inn
    5700 Moonstone Beach Drive
    Cambria, California 93428
    Telephone: +1 805 927 8661
    Fax: +1 805 927 8584
    Three one–story buildings with 46 rooms; heated pool, complimentary continental breakfast, restaurant nearby, major credit cards. Discounts offered.

  • Cambria Shores Inn
    6276 Moonstone Beach Drive
    Cambria, California 93428
    Telephone: +1 805 927 8644; 800 433 9179
    Fax : +1 805 927 4070
    One–story building with 24 rooms; ocean view, major credit cards.

  • Blue Dolphin Inn
    6470 Moonstone Beach Drive
    Cambria, California 93428
    Telephone: +1 805 927 3300
    Fax: +1 805 927 7311
    Ambience of an elegant European countryside inn, 18 rooms; fireplaces, complimentary continental breakfast, restaurant nearby, VISA credit cards. No discounts offered.

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Cayucos

Cayucos

  • Beachwalker Inn
    501 S. Ocean Avenue
    Cayucos, California 93430
    Telephone: +1 805 995 2133; 800 750 2133
    Fax: +1 805 995 3139
    Twenty–four rooms in two one–story buildings, some suites, 12 efficiencies; complimentary continental breakfast, one block to the beach, major credit cards. Discounts available.

  • Estero Bay Motel
    25 South Ocean Avenue
    Cayucos, California 93940
    Telephone: +1 805–995–3614; 800 736 1292
    Fax: +1 805 995 3697
    Twelve rooms in one two–story building; one–half block to beach, major credit cards. Discounts available.

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Morro Bay

Morro Bay:

  • Best Western El Rancho
    2460 Main Street
    Morro Bay, California 93430
    Telephone: + 1 805 995 3614; 800 628 3500
    Fax: +1 805 772 2212
    Twelve rooms in three one–story buildings; heated pool, restaurant, opposite ocean, major credit cards. Discounts available.

  • The Inn at Morro Bay
    60 State Park Road
    Morro Bay, California 93442
    Telephone: +1 805 772 5651; 800 321 9566
    Fax: +1 805 772 4779
    Ninety–six rooms in three two–story buildings on Morro Bay; private patios, some rooms have balconies, heated pool, restaurant, guest bikes, public golf course adjacent, major credit cards.

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