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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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#751
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Yes, I was just wondering if it was a case of driving someplace every day or if there was enough to do close by that you'd only drive for a couple of days. Sounds like there's not enough in the immediate area to be able to take a day off from driving.
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Note also that Carmel/Monterey are so far that IMO it sort of misses the point to be driving there from Ventana. Mostly I'd want a car to reach nearby parks/trailheads.
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I've currently got a four night points stay booked in late-March. Any thoughts on whether four nights is too long here? Really just looking to relax and do some hiking. I'm considering moving the fourth night to somewhere in Monterey, but would appreciate the thoughts of those who've actually stayed here. Thanks.
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We didn't use our car at all over two days, but we didn't do anything but sleep in and sit by the pool. For 3-4 day you'll definitely use your car. The vast majority of trailheads are driving distance. Also for 3-4 days you'll probably want to go to dinner outside the property once and there's a great brewpub down the road a couple miles for lunch or an afternoon break.
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https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/artic...r-15908140.php
The collapsed road section looks to be about 16 miles south of the hotel.
The collapsed road section looks to be about 16 miles south of the hotel.
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Here's a link about the road closure:
https://bigsurkate.blog/2021/01/28/highway-1-is-gone/
https://bigsurkate.blog/2021/01/28/highway-1-is-gone/
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Looks like the road closure will not affect the hotel reopening:
https://www.ventanabigsur.com/highway-one-closed
https://www.ventanabigsur.com/highway-one-closed
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But it does affect it's desirability for SoCal folks. THe drive is world class, but looks like the road may not get repoened for months and months, both lanes gone. Not an awful detour to go back to Carmel and 101 South, but nothing to see on that road.
#759
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Not just for hotel guests but its staff, contractors and suppliers who would normally drive north to reach the property. It's a bad situation. During the wild fires, we were hoping for the rainy season, and now the rain has brought mud slides and road closures...
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Good point. Some folks may now have added 2 hours to get to work if they are on the wrong side of the divide.
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Hoping that by the mid month they will open some more of the road to the south so we can get some better hikes in. At least to the Partington Cove area would be great. That is just north of where they had the Dolan Fire closure. We were there for that.
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Have you seen the pictures???? I don't know what part of the road you're hoping they'll open but I don't think the major damage will be repaired any time soon (just my guess looking at the location of the washout )
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