HotelChatter - Big Sur

HotelChatter - Big Sur http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T08:03:39Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Do Go Back To Big Sur, As Long As It's At Treebones http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/5/2/133145/3496 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/treebonesyurts500.jpg" class="top"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1fGNCvZL_w">Remember The Thrills?</a> It says a lot about the place youre staying when a yurt is the pedestrian option, but thats how we felt when we booked two nights at <a href='http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel/local/4860'>Treebones Resort</a> the week before last. See, the reason we were really heading up to Big Sur was because we wanted to stay in The Nest the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/4/22/21201/1826/hotels/Flying_The_Nest_Isn_t_Easy_When_It_s_In_Big_Surhuman-sized birds nest/">treehouse perched on a bluff</a> overlooking Highway 1 and the Pacific. But, thanks to its being booked up months in advance, The Nest was only free on our second night. So the first, we luxed up in a yurt. Our yurt, 12, qualified as a partial ocean view although we didnt get much enjoyment juliab 2011-05-02T15:02:09-05:00 Flying The Nest Isn't Easy When It's In Big Sur http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/4/22/21201/1826 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/nestfd.jpg" class="top"> There are hotels that look like <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/7/27/01728/3995/hotels/HotelChatter_s_10_Ugliest_Hotels_Alive_">Chinese gods</a>, motels <a href="http://www.dogbarkparkinn.com/">in the shape of a dog</a> and now we present our lodging from last Monday night: a human-sized birds nest perched on top of Highway 1 in Big Sur. The treehouse, which is actually called The Nest is one of the accommodation options at <a href='http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel/local/4860'>Treebones Resort</a> you can either choose a yurt (more on those another time), full-on camping, or this. Although, if you book the nest, youll be required to pitch a tent just below it, in case the weathers too bad to sleep in the nest (its bang on a ridge overlooking Highway 1 and the Pacific, so its the windiest part juliab 2011-04-25T09:32:05-05:00 There Will Be No Shortage of Booze at The Post Ranch Inn Next Weekend http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/29/13317/829 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/34094/PostRanchInn.jpg" class="top"> If you're planning to attend the Big Sur Food & Wine Festival, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Post+Ranch+Inn/local/531">Post Ranch Inn</a> wants to further tempt your taste buds with its new Chefs & Vintners Celebration package on Nov. 6 and 7. The two-night deal will include breakfast at Sierra Mar. But the reason to partake in the package is the vino. Kick off the drunken fun on Friday with the Limestone Quest Dinner, featuring Josh Jensen of Calera Winery in Hollister and Stephan Asseo of L'Aventure Winery in Paso Robles. The winemakers will be there to school you on their pinot noirs and chardonnays. The booze will complement a six-course dinner from Craig von Foerster, Sierra Mar's executive chef, and Cal Jennifer Kester 2009-10-29T09:09:18-05:00 35.8417090 -121.39610 The Post Ranch Inn is Saving the World With Solar Panels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/5/7/72530/81696 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Post_Ranch_Inn_Solar_Monitor.jpg" class="top"> We've given the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Post+Ranch+Inn/local/531">Post Ranch Inn</a> at Big Sur some <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/6/14/235246/857/hotels/The_Post_Ranch_Inn_has_Something_Dubai_May_Never_Understand">big love</a> in the past, and now we've got one more reason to rave: solar panels. The Post Ranch Inn has long had green initiatives in place, but with their new solar panel installation they're taking things to a new level. They've just switched on a 990-panel solar array to grab that great Californian sunshine and turn it into electricity enough electricity to produce 400,000 kWh of energy a year and reduce their carbon emissions by the equivalent of taking 50 cars out of action.Guests at the Post Ranch have apparently been intrigued by the solar panels during the construction phase, and anyone on amandak 2009-05-07T09:37:59-05:00 36.0592060 -121.58569 Meditate Your Budget Worries Away at The Post Ranch Inn http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/5/155542/9160 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/post_inn.jpg" class="top"> <img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/hc_reader_deals.jpg" class="imgborder"> Dear Poor Troubled Global Economy, we're going to splurge on the Post Ranch Inn. Xoxo, HotelChatter.It's no secret that the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Post+Ranch+Inn/local/531">Post Ranch Inn</a> in Big Sur, Calif. is one of the most scenic hotels in the U.S. with beyond-killer views of the Pacific Ocean from each room and a location on the windy backdrop of Highway 1. The hotel was in harm's way over the summer during the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/7/7/14258/64144/hotels/Big_Sur_Fire_Update_Posh_Retreats_Still_Closed_Due_to_Evacuation">Big Sur</a> fire but has rebounded this winter and is now offering a new Stay and Dine Escape package. The deal includes lodging, a four-course prix-fixe dinner for two and daily breakfast. The hotel also offers complimentary activities and services from yoga classes juliana 2009-01-05T15:58:39-05:00 36.0592060 -121.58569 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/