— Region —
Cambria & San Simeon.
Cambria sits between Big Sur and Santa Barbara on the PCH — Hearst Castle adjacent. The chain hotels (Marriott, Best Western Plus) cluster on Moonstone Beach Drive but the independent inns are inland and historic: J. Patrick House (an 1860s log home), Cambria Pines Lodge (1947), Sea Otter Inn, the Castle Inn.
4 hotels on the list
Cambria, CA
Cambria Pines Lodge
Built 1947 in a Monterey-pine forest — 152 cabin-style rooms in the village.
Cambria, CA
J. Patrick House
An 1860s log home turned eight-room B&B — fireplaces in every room, sherry hour.
Cambria, CA
Sea Otter Inn
On Moonstone Beach Drive — 25 oceanfront rooms with fireplaces.
Photography coming
Cambria, CA
The Castle Inn
A 1957 oceanfront family-owned inn — 28 rooms, walking distance to Hearst Castle's gates.
Aesthetics present in Cambria & San Simeon
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