San Simeon Hotels - Reviews and Rates

We did the tour of Hearst Castle in 100 degree heat. Luca slept in the backpack but Dom asked lots of questions and went around with the guide! We had dinner last night in a Bakery called 'Linn's' and Anna couldnt take her eyes off the huge cakes. As we left we stopped at the beach and saw some seals basking on the rocks too.

The drive between Solvang and Hearst Castle was mostly farm land and beach inlets. One place worthy of a look, is the seven sisters (just north of San Luis Obispo) - it's a series of hills around the plugs of extinct volcanoes. They have been dormant for around 20 million years and go from 150m to 450m in height. Good hiking to be found there, a...

We got to sleep in a bit in our hotel room after our long day of hiking, but by 11:00, we packed up the Jeep and headed to San Simeon to see the Hearst Castle. The drive there was beautiful. We followed the coast of California to the Hearst State Park Welcome center. We arrived just in time to catch our bus to the actual castle. We often talk ab...

Tito Buddy and I continued our drive home via the Pacific Coast Highway, stopping wherever there was a picture opportunity. We stopped when I saw a lighthouse; we stopped when I saw the ocean waves crashing from a different angle; we stopped when in company of historic bridges; and we definitely pulled over when we came across the chance to obse...

For once the Motel 6 maids weren't on duty at the crack of dawn, so we were able to sleep off any potential hangovers that we probably more than deserved from our drinking exploits the previous night. Sadly though Lynne woke up feeling really unwell (I stress here for the record that it was nothing to do with the booze and that also this section...

Today we took a trip to Hearst Castle. We stopped a little outside of San Simeon to eat lunch at this place called the Main Street Grill. It was pretty good. I forget which tour we took, but I don't think it was the general one for first timers. The tour bus took us from the visitor center to the actual castle to begin the tour. We started with...