Ventana Inn and Spa, a Joie de Vivre Hotel
Hotel Description | Hotel Amenities | Dining Options
Hotel Description
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Situated on 243 acres, 1,200 feet above the Pacific Ocean on California's Central Coast, Ventana Inn and Spa is renowned for its tranquil setting, rustic sophistication and romantic allure. Ventana Inn and Spa is located on Highway One in Big Sur, 28 miles south of Carmel, 140 miles south of San Francisco and 300 miles north of Los Angeles. The Monterey Peninsula Airport (MRY) is 35 miles north in Monterey.
Ventana Inn and Spa includes 60 spacious rooms and suites, each with private balcony or patio and valley, mountain or distant ocean views. Most rooms and suites have fireplaces.
Services and features offered at the hotel include full service for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, fitness facility, two swimming pools, one pool clothing optional, two Japanese hot baths, one with dry sauna, high-speed internet connection in room and in public spaces, complimentary breakfast, book and DVD library, guided walks and daily yoga and Pilates class.
The Restaurant at Ventana affords panoramic, 50-mile ocean vistas from its terraces and has a cocktail lounge with fireplace and is open for lunch and dinner.
The Spa at Ventana embraces the magical 'Essence of Big Sur' through the use of natures healing gifts. All treatments are designed to relax and nurture the body and spirit.
Please note this property has a Resort Fee of $33.15 USD per night which covers Shuttle transportation to local Big Sur shops and restaurants, Morning Yoga Classes, Daily guided Discovery Walk tours of Ventana's property, Daily Wine & Cheese Reception, and Wi-fi (both in-room and public areas).
Hotel Amenities
(Additional fees may apply to some amenities)
- Swimming Pool
- Parking
- High-Speed Internet
- Room Service
- Dry Cleaning/Laundry
- Spa
- Business Center
- Meeting Rooms
Dining Options
Dining Options
ON PROPERTY:
The Restaurant at Ventana
Cuisine type - American
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The restaurant here has been long considered one of the areas best and which serves a locally-driven menu of California cuisine for lunch and dinner.
The Restaurant at Ventana serves award winning cuisine in an awe inspiring setting. The restaurants warm rustic interior open onto its legendary terrace where panormic views of the ocean and rugges Big Sur coastline stretch for more than 50 miles. The cuisine makes use of the abundance of California s central coast with local simple sustainable ingredients including items for ventanas own organic garden.