San Simeon, United States

... we were in the middle of nowhere.  But one call put us back on our way, we had found our way into the "old" San Simeon - three old & beautiful houses - but not hotel :)  Just a mile or so further we finally arrived at  The Orchid ...

A travel blog entry by schlossie
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I went to Hearst Castle as a kid; I have no idea what the date was. I remember going up the scary, curvy hillside to get there. The place itself is very memorable though. It's grand and opulent--just what one might expect. I think when I went there ...

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... that they had recently taken over because it had its own restaurant and bar (which none of the other Motel 6's have had). San Simeon looked like a tiny seaside town, which was obviously jam packed in Summer, but looked equally dead in Winter. As there ...

... where that was located as it was not marked (Kevin said he felt the earth move but I just said it was gas). We arrived in San Simeon on the coast around 4 pm. We unpacked the car at the hotel and started driving up the coast on Hwy 1. Driving down Hwy 1 ...