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    Facilities and Grounds at the Ventana Big Sur

    I have written about the Ventana, where I stayed for two nights in October 2020, seven times at length, and this the final entry highlights the facilities of the hotel. This experience is unlike the modern and sophisticated big city hotels,…

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    VENTANA BIG SUR ROOM SERVICE

    At the Ventana, where I stayed in October 2020, I used room service twice for a midnight snack and lunch. On the day of departure, I checked out at 11:00 am, and in preparation for about 6 hours of driving, I…

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    VENTANA BIG SUR BREAKFAST AT THE SUR HOUSE

    Breakfast at Ventana, where I stayed in October 2020…. The night before, I enjoyed S’mores and then a late night snack after a full dinner, and by 9 am I was back at the same location as dinner to eat breakfast.…

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    VENTANA BIG SUR LATE NIGHT SNACKS

    In Ventana, where I stayed in October 2020, there is an activity in the hotel, in addition to the previously introduced Beverage Social Hour, for guests to enjoy s’mores and hot chocolate for two hours starting at 8 pm every…

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    DINNER AT THE SUR HOUSE AT VENTANA BIG SUR

    I stayed in Ventana in October 2020 for two nights and made dinner reservrations around sunset. The main dining room, The Sur House, is open only in the morning and evening, and is open from 5:30 pm in the evening. On the…

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    THE COTTAGE HOUSE AT VENTANA BIG SUR

    Continuing the Ventana experience, next I went to the upgraded “The Cottage House” at Ventana where we stayed at the end of October 2020. It is the farthest from the social house and the reception, but it only about a 5-minute…

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    VENTANA BIG SUR STAY – SOCIAL HOUR

    During my stay in Ventana at the end of October 2020, at check in I had an upgrade to an amazing room (past article “Ventana Big Sur An Alila Resort – Best Ever Upgrade“). Before going to the room, however,…