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Spending an Idyllic Night in Big Sur, California
Maybe it’s the thunderous coastal views, the air as intoxicating as it is fresh, and the indulgent luxury at every turn. Or maybe its just the ghost of Jack Kerouac. Big Sur’s Ventana Inn makes you want to cast both your cares and your terry-cloth to the wind, start speaking in verse, and dive right in (to, say, the Japanese baths). Since 1975, the Ventana Inn has embodied Big Sur at its luxo-bohemian best — both inside and out. Perched high up on a mountainside, the resort feels like far more than its 243 acres, with fabulous gardens, lavender-lined walking paths, hiking trails into the surrounding wilderness, and wide-open grassy hillsides—perfect for long afternoons in a hammock watching the sun melt into the vast blue Pacific. There are few places in Northern California as lovely as this on a starry night — and the views simply never stop. The hotel is cradled by the nexus of where the Pacific careens relentlessly into the Santa Lucia Mountain. The resort’s 60 suites, rooms, and villas feature wood-burning fireplaces, canyon, forest, and mountain views, plus binoculars for wildlife watching and private decks and patios for soaking it all in. Inside, the hotel’s...
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