Eating & Sleeping
Big Sur Village
5 Habanero Burrito
Bar Deli, Supermarket $
(46840 Hwy 1; mains $4-6; (^) h11am-7pm; (^) Wc)
Something about the salty sea air will make you
ravenous. Order a San Francisco–sized burrito
or a healthier wrap sandwich with a real-fruit
smoothie from the back of the Big Sur River
Inn’s well-stocked general store.
4 Glen Oaks Motel Motel $$$
(%831-667-2105; http://www.glenoaksbigsur.com;
Hwy 1; d $175-350; W) Snug romantic rooms
and a woodsy cottage out back each come
with a gas-burning fireplace at this 1950s
redwood-and-adobe motor lodge, dramatically
transformed by chic ecodesign.
Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park 4
4 Big Sur Lodge Cottages $$
(%831-667-3100, 800-424-4787; http://www.
bigsurlodge.com; 47225 Hwy 1; restaurant mains
$10-27, d $159-339; sc) Inside peaceful
Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park, well-worn duplexes
have decks or balconies looking out into the
redwoods, while family-sized rooms may have
kitchens and/or wood-burning fireplaces. Past
the lobby, the rustic restaurant serves three
square locally sourced, sustainable meals a day.
4 Pfeiffer Big Sur
State Park Campground $
(%800-444-2725; http://www.reserveamerica.com;
47225 Hwy 1; tent & RV sites $35-50; c) Over
150 family campsites inside the park are shaded
by redwoods; facilities include hot showers and
laundry, but no RV hookups.
Henry Miller Library 6
5 Nepenthe Californian $$$
(%831-667-2345; http://www.nepenthebigsur.com;
48510 Hwy 1; mains $16-39; h11:30am-10pm;
c) Nepenthe comes from a Greek word
meaning ‘isle of no sorrow,’ and it’s hard to feel
blue while sitting on this clifftop terrace with a
bottle of California wine cracked. Just-OK bistro
cuisine takes a backseat to ocean views.
5 Restaurant
at Ventana Californian $$$
(%831-667-4242; http://www.ventanainn.com;
Ventana Inn & Spa, 48123 Hwy 1; dinner mains
$31-50; h11:30am-9pm; W) The old truism
about the better the views, the worse the food
does not apply at this terrace restaurant and
bar. Fork into bison steaks with truffled mac ’n’
cheese or roasted-vegetable pasta flavored with
herbs grown in their own garden.
4 Post Ranch Inn Resort $$$
(%831-667-2200; http://www.postranchinn.com;
47900 Hwy 1; d from $595; Ws) The last
word in Big Sur luxury, ocean-view rooms with
fireplaces and private decks celebrate the sea,
while tree houses have an unnerving bit of sway.
Paddle around the infinity pool after a shamanic
healing session in the spa.
Los Padres National Forest 8
4 Treebones Resort Yurt $$
(%877-424-4787; http://www.treebonesresort.
com; 71895 Hwy 1; d incl breakfast $189-249;
s) Don’t let the word ‘resort’ throw you.
Canvas-sided yurts with polished pine floors,
quilt-covered beds and redwood decks are more
like ‘glamping.’ Shared bathrooms and showers
and a cliffside swimming pool and hot tub are all
a short walk away.
CENTRAL.CALIFORNIA.
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