Pacific coast highway hotel recommendations

[kateb78]

Planning a trip for March next year and starting to think about booking hotels. I’d be interested to hear your recommendations for our planned stops as personal recommendations are always better than faceless review sites...

So far our stops are:
Half Moon Bay (just a stop off after the flight and puts us in the right location to start the drive!)
Monterey (2 nights)
Pismo Beach (1 night)
Santa Barbara (1 night)
LA (1 night)
Anaheim (1 or 2 nights)
San Diego (3 or 4 nights)

We’re also staying 3 nights in Las Vegas but we’ve been before so we’re happy making a choice there.

Any ideas gratefully received

[cornishfrogboy]

Monterey.. Monterey Bay Hotel. Right on the entrance to Cannery Row, comes with breakfast and the only noise to disturb you is the occassional honking of Sealions on the beach below.

Without a doubt, the Madonna Inn. Probably nothing like it in the whole world, iconic, visited by a whos who of celebrities and a few miles behind Pismo Beach at St Luis Obispo.
A true highlight of our recent vacation (as was the huge cake that we bought there). If we visit the West Coast again, it will be the very first accommodation that we book.

If Long Beach LA it comes into your planning, then the RMS Queen Mary is a great place to explore and to spend a night in a State Room. Tired oppulence.

Pictures of all 3 on my trip report, California N to South at Easter.

[kateb78]

Originally Posted by cornishfrogboy

Without a doubt, the Madonna Inn. Probably nothing like it in the whole world, iconic, visited by a whos who of celebrities and a few miles behind Pismo Beach at St Luis Obispo.
A true highlight of our recent vacation (as was the huge cake that we bought there). If we visit the West Coast again, it will be the very first accommodation that we book.

Pictures on my trip report, California N to South at Easter.

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Thank you - that was definitely on my list after seeing it on TV a while ago! Which room did you have? Off to look at your TR now

[miked1e]

Originally Posted by kateb78

Thank you - that was definitely on my list after seeing it on TV a while ago! Which room did you have? Off to look at your TR now

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Hi... second what is said about SLO and Madonna Inn. Must do.

We had the Cave Man Room... amazing.

Check my trip report for review and photos!

[cornishfrogboy]

Originally Posted by kateb78

Thank you - that was definitely on my list after seeing it on TV a while ago! Which room did you have? Off to look at your TR now

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We had the Chinese paper room. It was very big and with a division into two parts with beds in each. It really was a sight to behold!
It was the wifes birthday and there was a Black Forest Gateau type cake (huge) waiting in the room. It really is one of the strangest places that you will ever visit and the restaurant prices were surprisingly, very reasonable. Most hotels are the same.. This one most certainly is not!

Hope it helps.

[cornishfrogboy]

MIKE1E... Off to read your trip report and see the 'cave man room'...


UPDATE..
Aah! 'A suitcase and a dream'. I read and used your report extensively whilst planning my own California trip.. and also the stickie of AIMS re San Diego.

[kateb78]

Originally Posted by miked1e

Hi... second what is said about SLO and Madonna Inn. Must do.

We had the Cave Man Room... amazing.

Check my trip report for review and photos!

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Just looked at your report - I remember reading it at the time! Thanks, it’s brilliant and the caveman rooms looks amazing

[kateb78]

Originally Posted by cornishfrogboy

MIKE1E... Off to read your trip report and see the 'cave man room'...


UPDATE..
Aah! 'A suitcase and a dream'. I read and used your report extensively whilst planning my own California trip.. and also the stickie of AIMS re San Diego.

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Great thank you! These 2 TRs are going to be useful...

[miked1e]

Originally Posted by kateb78

Just looked at your report - I remember reading it at the time! Thanks, it’s brilliant and the caveman rooms looks amazing

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Thanks for reading and hope it helps... any questions then please do ask. Loved this trip!

[jdouds]

Hi how many in your party, have you considered airbnb. We have used these on 2 trips now and find them great. With some the added bit of info on places to eat and some extra gems of info.