| Check in time: 3:00 PMCheck out time: 11:00 AM. Upgraded rooms add fireplaces, balconies and/or patios. Kids age 15 and under stay at no charge with a parent. Parking is complimentary. The homey rooms have free Wi Fi, TVs and DVD players, along with views of the gardens or surrounding pines. There's also a cozy lobby lounge with a fireplace, as well as flower gardens along the creek that have loveseats, bridges, a patio and stone paths. Suites provide living rooms. Set on a leafy property with gardens, this modest hotel adjacent to the Santa Rosa Creek is a mile from the Nitt Witt Ridge folk art house and 5 miles from the Piedras Blancas elephant seal rookery.
San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport 48 min
Estero Bluffs State Park (12 min.)
Park and beach Friends Of The Elephant Seal Visitor Center And Gift Shop (10 min.)
This popular spot to observe elephant seals has a boardwalk & viewing areas. William Randolph Hearst Memorial Beach (12 min.)
Popular for swimming fishing hiking & sunbathing this cove has picnic tables restrooms & grills. Cutruzzola Vineyards (4 min.)
Riesling pinot noir wine vineyard and winery Lampton Cliffs Country Park (9 min.) Elephant Seal Vista Point (17 min)
Earless seals and elephant Cambria Historical Museum (5 min.) Harmony Headlands State Park (17 min)
Coastal park with a 1.5-mi. hiking trail through steep grasslands to Pacific Ocean panoramas. Nit Wit Ridge (4 min.)
Tours are given at this offbeat hillside home with hand carvings & eclectic area-sourced materials. Leffingwell Landing State Park (5 min.) Hearst San Simeon State Park (7 min.)
Park with natural preserves a cultural preserve & a trail with scenic overlooks plus camping. Shamel Park (4 min.)
Park Fiscalini Ranch Preserve (3 min.)
Serene preserve with pine forests fields & oceanside bluffs featuring walking trails & wildlife. Vault Gallery (5 min.)
Art museum | 
