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Cities are listed from north to south starting with Santa Cruz, ending with before San Louis Obispo. For San Jose and anywhere north, click here. For Santa Barbara and anywhere south click here.
Activities

Santa Cruz area

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

Monterey area

Monterey Bay Aquarium

Cannery Row

Pebble Beach, CA (golfing)

17-Mile Drive Waste of time and money IMO. Views are lackluster at best- UshDadude

Pacific Grove, CA (Butterfly capital of the world)

Point Lobos State Natural Reserve

Carmel-By-The-Sea

Big Sur area

Bixby Bridge

Point Sur (Sea Otters)

San Simeon area

Hearst Castle

Cambria, CA

San Lois Obispo (SLO) area

Moro Bay State Park

Pismo Beach

Solvang, CA

Restaurants

None officially, with the following exception:

Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf in Pismo Beach, CA is considered a Southern California store. This means all the food is kosher. There are no other Coffee Bean Stores between San Jose and Santa Barbara.

Shuls

Chabad by the Sea (Santa Cruz)

Chabad of Monterey

Chabad of Carmel Valley

Chabad of SLO
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Author Topic: California Coast PCH Master Thread  (Read 140487 times)

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Re: California Coast Master Thread
« Reply #80 on: June 14, 2013, 03:06:46 PM »
i have a bunch, but i think i need to make the size smaller to post them? any easy way to do that?
I use Microsoft Office Picture Manager to compress pics.
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Re: California Coast Master Thread
« Reply #81 on: June 15, 2013, 03:49:43 PM »
Nice. I've looked into this hotel before. Pics of the room?
I'll post some also.
Buying a house (!!) pushed off my TRs.

Stunning property.

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Re: California Coast Master Thread
« Reply #82 on: June 16, 2013, 01:15:19 AM »
I use Microsoft Office Picture Manager to compress pics.
+1
thats the only way i was able to post pics as well
you can only make a first impression ONCE

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Re: California Coast Master Thread
« Reply #83 on: June 16, 2013, 04:03:48 AM »
Planning to stay at this Hyatt in August. Would love to see pics as well...

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Re: California Coast Master Thread
« Reply #84 on: June 25, 2013, 11:07:49 PM »
I'll try to post tomorrow.
Btw,  there is an entrance on the property saying ''carmel highlanders park hyatt property' '

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Re: California Coast Master Thread
« Reply #85 on: June 26, 2013, 09:51:44 AM »
pics 1-2 upstairs kitchenette
pic 4- sunset off balcony
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Re: California Coast Master Thread
« Reply #86 on: June 26, 2013, 09:53:43 AM »
1. fireplace
2. kids room :)
3. downstairs bathroom and spa
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Re: California Coast Master Thread
« Reply #87 on: June 26, 2013, 09:55:41 AM »
pic1 breakfast
2 seals on beach in monteray
3 living room upstairs
4. view from downstairs

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Re: California Coast Master Thread
« Reply #88 on: June 26, 2013, 09:56:50 AM »
1. upstairs bathroom
2. living room

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Re: California Coast Master Thread
« Reply #89 on: June 26, 2013, 10:06:04 AM »

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Re: California Coast Master Thread
« Reply #90 on: June 26, 2013, 01:22:24 PM »
Looks like it lost the PH flag in 2008.
Couldn't keep to the PH service level.
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Re: California Coast Master Thread
« Reply #91 on: June 26, 2013, 01:47:08 PM »
Looks like it lost the PH flag in 2008.
Couldn't keep to the PH service level.
weird that they never took down the sign

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Re: California Coast Master Thread
« Reply #92 on: June 26, 2013, 02:06:47 PM »
weird that they never took down the sign

Indeed.
Though the GH LIH's stairwells still say HR LIH :D
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Re: California Coast Master Thread
« Reply #93 on: June 26, 2013, 02:11:27 PM »
weird that they never took down the sign
Very deceiving

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Re: California Coast Master Thread
« Reply #94 on: June 26, 2013, 02:13:23 PM »
Very deceiving
I'm going to call them and complain that it wasn't worth the $175 I paid for s/o's free night voucher, and I demand a refund.

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Re: California Coast Master Thread
« Reply #95 on: June 26, 2013, 02:38:20 PM »
Lol

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Re: California Coast Master Thread
« Reply #96 on: July 23, 2013, 08:03:38 PM »
Anyone know of a place to rent jet skis along the coast? preferably near Santa Barbara?

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Re: Los Angeles Master Thread
« Reply #97 on: February 21, 2014, 01:13:15 PM »
Book a OW into SFO and rent a one-way car to LAX.

I was thinking about doing that. DW doesn't want to spend all day on a plane though. Is SFO-LAX that much nicer than LAX-SFO that it's worth convincing her? Thanks

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Re: Re: Los Angeles Master Thread
« Reply #98 on: February 21, 2014, 01:38:41 PM »
Why not do the LAX/SD part to start then fly OW to SFO and drive back before your flight back to NY

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Re: Re: Los Angeles Master Thread
« Reply #99 on: February 21, 2014, 01:40:38 PM »
Why not do the LAX/SD part to start then fly OW to SFO and drive back before your flight back to NY

That's not a bad idea. Thanks!
What's so special about the SF-LA drive as opposed to LA-SF?