Jun 30, 2023, 9:42 pm
Last edit by: SanDiego1K
Dinner reservations and activities: email [email protected]
Big Sur Smokehouse is closed at least thru end of July 2023.
Your stay includes all meals, whether in-room 24 hours a day, lunch on the Sur House Terrace from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., or dinner at The Sur Houseour award-winning restaurant that is open for dinner from 5-9 p.m. Please see our dining menus here.
Signature experiences:
Morning Movement (Tai Chi, Yoga, Meditation, Big SurCus Poi Dance)
Coast Ridge Hike
Bees and Big Sur
Falconry
Foragers Hike
Redwood Hike
Sur House Social
S'mores
Astronomy
July 2023 activity schedule:
https://www.ventanabigsur.com/pdf/JU..._AtAGlance.pdf
Big Sur Smokehouse is closed at least thru end of July 2023.
Your stay includes all meals, whether in-room 24 hours a day, lunch on the Sur House Terrace from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., or dinner at The Sur Houseour award-winning restaurant that is open for dinner from 5-9 p.m. Please see our dining menus here.
Signature experiences:
Morning Movement (Tai Chi, Yoga, Meditation, Big SurCus Poi Dance)
Coast Ridge Hike
Bees and Big Sur
Falconry
Foragers Hike
Redwood Hike
Sur House Social
S'mores
Astronomy
July 2023 activity schedule:
https://www.ventanabigsur.com/pdf/JU..._AtAGlance.pdf
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Aug 28, 2023, 5:31 pm
#2806
Join Date: Apr 2015
Programs: Wyndham Diamond
Posts: 895
Thank you all. I may leave the doggo with a friend who dotes on her.
I just looked at the confirmation email. It has this in it:
Is the County Tour Assessment (?) and Service Charge applicable on points only booking? If so, is the fee shown for each night or for all nights in the reservation?
I just looked at the confirmation email. It has this in it:
SALES TAX: 10.500%
CA TOUR ASSEMENT: 0.195%
COUNTY TOUR ASSE: 7.00
SERVICE CHARGE: 105.00
CA TOUR ASSEMENT: 0.195%
COUNTY TOUR ASSE: 7.00
SERVICE CHARGE: 105.00
Aug 28, 2023, 5:33 pm
#2807
Join Date: Sep 2020
Programs: AA EXP, BA Gold, VS Gold, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Platinum, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 3,959
Thank you all. I may leave the doggo with a friend who dotes on her.
I just looked at the confirmation email. It has this in it:
Is the County Tour Assessment (?) and Service Charge applicable on points only booking? If so, is the fee shown for each night or for all nights in the reservation?
I just looked at the confirmation email. It has this in it:
Is the County Tour Assessment (?) and Service Charge applicable on points only booking? If so, is the fee shown for each night or for all nights in the reservation?
Sep 4, 2023, 2:21 am
#2809
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 5,025
Pools are heated. Early November is a great time with fall weather assuming usual weather making hiking very nice (not like last year).
Sep 6, 2023, 11:01 am
#2811
Join Date: May 2016
Posts: 94
Hot tubs are a different story and can be enjoyed if you're in them.
Sep 6, 2023, 12:38 pm
#2812
Join Date: Apr 2011
Programs: Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 424
Big Sur is very spastic temperature-wise, including in mid-late fall. We stayed at Ventana last year mid-December and it was in the high 60s, so we had a great time hanging out by the pools and swimming. The pools are definitely heated, but to that temperature where it's a bit uncomfortable getting in, then you feel perfectly fine once you've been submerged for 5 seconds.
Sep 7, 2023, 10:10 pm
#2814
Moderator: Southwest Airlines, Capital One
Join Date: Sep 1999
Location: California
Programs: WN Companion Pass, A-list preferred, Hyatt Globalist; United Club Lietime (sic) Member
Posts: 21,678
I wouldnt do it unless you really value a hot tub over the big ones at the pool and the Japanese baths. Upgrades are iffy. Ive not gotten one half the time as a globalist. I prefer a forest view and I dont think there is a hot tub facing the forest other than the Cottage, which is way up the hill.
Sep 8, 2023, 12:16 pm
#2817
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: CHS
Programs: Delta, AA, BA, United, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Honors Diamond, SPG Marriott Gold, Sixt Platinum
Posts: 1,145
Id go for it. The Big Sur Suite is very nice, but a possible upgrade would be worth the 5,000 point roll of the dice.
Sep 8, 2023, 2:15 pm
#2819
Join Date: May 2016
Posts: 94
Your upgrades will be dependent on who else is staying there. Explorists have been upgraded before and gotten nice places. It's probably not worth the trouble to get Globalist before this unless you want a cheap bottle of wine in your room.