Ventana Inn & Spa in Big Sur | Travel + Leisure
Highway 1
Big Sur, California
www.ventanainn.com
800/628-6500 or 831/667-2331

COST: $$$

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From Travel + Leisure, Aug 2005

“'I love the giant spaces in America that we don't have in Europe, like Big Sur. At the Ventana Inn & Spa, you feel as if you're in the middle of nature, but you have all that you need to be spoiled and pampered.'...” MORE>>

“T+L Reports: Bejeweled!”

From the T+L 500

Collection of contemporary 1- and 2-story cedar lodges, 1,200 feet above the Pacific in the Santa Lucia Mountains.

Stats:
60 rooms; 1 restaurant; 2 bars.
Competitive Edge:
A polished and romantic retreat with a refreshingly bohemian vibe.
Rooms to Book:
2nd-floor Fireplace Rooms in the Meadow House, for sweeping ocean views.
Don't Miss:
A soak under the stars at the (clothing-optional) Japanese baths.

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