When the hostess showed us our room (after first suggesting that we stop at the bar for a margarita on the house - the hostess is my new best friend), I cried. That's right. It was so damn beautiful I cried. The room. The view. The decor.
You have to go to Rancho Pescadero at least once. If you go once, I know that you will want to go again. Ask for a second story room. The second story rooms have a great big outdoor room as well as an outdoor rooftop room, both with outdoor daybeds for siestas.
You can take your coffee that has been delivered to your doorstep in the morning by the little man who spreads joy throughout the land and go up to the roof to the daybed. There you can sip your coffee while watching the
waves on one side of you and watching the little town of Pescadero wake up and come to life on the other side.
After I was done being in awe of the room and the view, I noticed that there was no t.v., no alarm clock and no phone. OH MY GOD WHAT WERE WE GOING TO DO? It worked out just fine - I read a lot of books and became totally relaxed. (People did seem to have luck getting a wifi connection, but we didn't even bring our computers.)
It was so lovely there that I contemplated sending for the kids and just living down there. There appeared to be no school, but they could sell fish tacos on the side of the road. Or better yet, we could sell the children on the side of the road and construct a beachfront property.
Now that this place has been written up in the LA Times, Sunset Magazine, and Decision on Margaritas (a trifecta of fine literature, to be sure), I predict it will be booked for the foreseeable future.
P.S. Sunset is a terrible name for a regional magazine. Oh, I get it, the sun sets in the West. But the title sounds like it could be a pamphlet for a retirement community. Although a large majority of those are called Sunrise, fooling nobody. Anyway, Sunset, terrible name - but great place to read about trips and hotels. Rancho Pescadero, for all its luxury, was even listed in the budget section!
You have to go to Rancho Pescadero at least once. If you go once, I know that you will want to go again. Ask for a second story room. The second story rooms have a great big outdoor room as well as an outdoor rooftop room, both with outdoor daybeds for siestas.
You can take your coffee that has been delivered to your doorstep in the morning by the little man who spreads joy throughout the land and go up to the roof to the daybed. There you can sip your coffee while watching the
waves on one side of you and watching the little town of Pescadero wake up and come to life on the other side.After I was done being in awe of the room and the view, I noticed that there was no t.v., no alarm clock and no phone. OH MY GOD WHAT WERE WE GOING TO DO? It worked out just fine - I read a lot of books and became totally relaxed. (People did seem to have luck getting a wifi connection, but we didn't even bring our computers.)
It was so lovely there that I contemplated sending for the kids and just living down there. There appeared to be no school, but they could sell fish tacos on the side of the road. Or better yet, we could sell the children on the side of the road and construct a beachfront property.
Now that this place has been written up in the LA Times, Sunset Magazine, and Decision on Margaritas (a trifecta of fine literature, to be sure), I predict it will be booked for the foreseeable future.
P.S. Sunset is a terrible name for a regional magazine. Oh, I get it, the sun sets in the West. But the title sounds like it could be a pamphlet for a retirement community. Although a large majority of those are called Sunrise, fooling nobody. Anyway, Sunset, terrible name - but great place to read about trips and hotels. Rancho Pescadero, for all its luxury, was even listed in the budget section!
P.P.S. Picture, again, from ranchopescadero.com. Our camera was in the lost and found at the airport.
Does this mean you are going to miss....RHNYC?
ReplyDeleteI'm terribly jealous of your fantastic trip. This place sounds marvelous, especially the magical little caffeine man. What are the odds he'll give that all away to move to the Frozen North for me?
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