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...is where I want to retire... (the wife likes having people around though, so won't happen)



Anyways, planning a road trip with kiddos during the Easter week. Hwy 1 to Monterrey, SF, Yosemite, home... Looking for a suggestion for a place to stay in Big Sur. A cabin in the woods, or something equally memorable.



Any amazing must see places (I am sure there are lots of gems there)?
 
[quote author="biscuitninja" date=1237595147]I keep thinking I want to put a small place out there... but the land is SOOOooo expensive.



-bix</blockquote>


My dream too... Some eco-new-age domed wooden structure... How expensive is the land? Are we talking Turtle ridge or Shady Canyon? I always assumed the problem was in getting the building permit, so I guess the land value lies in its code.
 
[quote author="earthbm" date=1237596614][quote author="biscuitninja" date=1237595147]I keep thinking I want to put a small place out there... but the land is SOOOooo expensive.



-bix</blockquote>


My dream too... Some eco-new-age domed wooden structure... How expensive is the land? Are we talking Turtle ridge or Shady Canyon? I always assumed the problem was in getting the building permit, so I guess the land value lies in its code.</blockquote>


The cheap stuff is about 500k. NOW... getting all that crap to a remote site, water, utility, builders, etc. etc. etc.... well you can see it spiraling quickily out of control.



I am sold on Container homes... I will probably be developing another one. Go to www.lot-ek.com for an idea.



There are MANY other places and its pretty much up to you to design a small place. I'm thinking of a ranch style area with just two little places and a center area.

We will see though.



-bix
 
What sort of budget did you have in mind for the Big Sur stay? High end... Treebones - yurts perched on the cliffs, fabulous views of the coast line. But the yurts are bathroom-less, you have to hike a dozen yards or so to the facilities. It's a unique experience.



Ragged Point has a nice mid-level hotel located just north of San Simeon (Hearst Castle) which to me is just about the beginning of "Big Sur" but others may feel it's too far south to really be "Big Sur."
 
[quote author="centralcoastobserver" date=1237628146]What sort of budget did you have in mind for the Big Sur stay? High end... Treebones - yurts perched on the cliffs, fabulous views of the coast line. But the yurts are bathroom-less, you have to hike a dozen yards or so to the facilities. It's a unique experience.



Ragged Point has a nice mid-level hotel located just north of San Simeon (Hearst Castle) which to me is just about the beginning of "Big Sur" but others may feel it's too far south to really be "Big Sur."</blockquote>


Thanks! We'll need 2 rooms (2 of us, 3 kids, mom-in-law) and the budget is <$1000 for the night!



I keep imagining cabins (with bathrooms in them though) on the cliff...
 
Cabins on the cliffs.... Post Ranch Inn, but it's quite pricey. Most of the lodging around Pfeiffer State Park is in the woods, not on the cliffs. There's a place dating from the 1930's - Lucia Lodge- mid way along Big Sur that's on the cliffs, but the rooms/cottages are small and old. If you want to stay south of Big Sur, Moonstone Beach area of Cambria has a lot of small hotels, facing the ocean and there's a nice boardwalk along the bluffs. North of Big Sur takes you into Carmel, and there's not a lot of ocean front lodging there.



You could stay south of Big Sur, in Morro Bay or Cayucos, or Cambria, then head up Highway One thru Big Sur, and stop in Monterey and stay along Cannery Row to get bay views. The drive from Cambria to Monterey is about 3 hours, depending on how often you stop to admire the views. Just above Cambria, at the Piedro Blancas rocks, there's a big beach area that is a nursery for Elephant seals. It's well worth the time to pull out and see them. By April, most of the adults have left, and the babies are left on the beach to learn how to swim and fish for themselves, but it's still interesting.
 
[quote author="centralcoastobserver" date=1237807958]If you want to stay south of Big Sur, Moonstone Beach area of Cambria has a lot of small hotels, facing the ocean and there's a nice boardwalk along the bluffs. </blockquote>


Thanks! This looks like the solution (wifey wasn't too enthused by the cliffs, with 3 adventurous boys and all).



Then I am budgeting the whole day for the drive to Monterrey... Can't wait. Most beautiful place on Earth.
 
Cambria is beautiful. I took my honeymoon there. We stayed at the <a href="http://www.whitewaterinn.com/photos.html">Whitewater Inn.</a> Beachfront rooms with fireplaces and you can get a room with a jacuzzi on a private patio - nice view of the ocean. Every morning they delivery you a complimentary breakfast and clean the windshield of your car. A great place to go.
 
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