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Da Hurd Family Vacation '07
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1. Best Western Valley Harvest Inn
I was continually expecting this stay to lapse into some sort of misadventure, but this place consistently shined through. The staff were exceptionally nice and personable. The morning free breakfast exceeded my expectations although the meeting…More »
2. The Windmill
The food is average, but they get four stars for the terrific staff and nice selection. They offer breakfast any time, burgers, sandwiches, salads, pastas, and some entrees. A tempting selection of dessert items, but we just had pie at our friend's…More »
3. CVS Pharmacy
We stopped at Long's to pick up some flashlights for our trip to Pinnacles National Monument. My wife says the checker person was kinda slow, as in slow with nothing kinda about it! 3 stars.
4. Pinnacles National Monument
I finally wised up and traded in the summer vacations at overpopulated culture-free corporate fauxcations for spring vacations at places less heard of. First stop, Pinnacles National Monument.
This park is weird in that you access it from either…More »
5. Kentucky Fried Chicken
After our visit to Pinnacles National Monument we grabbed lunch at this KFC. The staff were very nice and the food was as good as that you'll get at any KFC anywhere.
But I must bust the company out on an issue - they need to reevaluate the…More »
6. McDonald's Restaurant
It's abhorrent. Don't eat there. 2 stars.
I can't believe my wife talked me into this place, but she wanted their apples, grapes, walnuts, and yogurt thing, and then she built it up in my daughter's mind too. The final nail in the coffin was the…More »
7. MY Museum
We had several hours to kill before we could check into your hotel, so in addition to lunch we spent quite a bit of time here. It's an advancement on the indoor playground thing that's spreading lately, but with a focus on interaction over free…More »
8. Jose's Mexican Bar & Grill
Looks appealing. Unfortunately the service and food don't match the decor. A nice selection of dishes, but everything we tasted lacked any particular distinction. Notes to the staff: chicken isn't white meat by virtue of it being shredded, it…More »
9. Monterey Bay Chocolates
We're 100 miles from Seaside and we pick up a flier for Monterey Bay Chocolates, trumpeting what a great experience it is to visit the shop. See a tour of the factory or see the chocolates being made through the windows! 40 foot "Chocolate Buffet"!…More »
10. Best Western Plus Beach Resort Monterey
The amenities include "high speed internet." I get to my room and find a table floppy that says "most rooms" have high speed internet. Mine doesn't. POP! There went 1 star.
It's actually a very impressive property, right smack on the beach. Our…More »
11. India's Clay Oven - CLOSED
The first guy we encountered was kind of "dry" and we wondered, "man, what's up with Monterey folks?" But then the owners dropped by and offered us a free meal for our daughter. Better yet, they offer a dinner buffet (I've seen plenty of Indian…More »
12. Cafe Beach
We had two breakfasts here - one in the restaurant and one as room service. In both instances the wait staff was too brusque.
The food ranged from disappointing to very good. Standouts were the spanish and denver omelettes and Odwalla orange…More »
13. Monterey Bay Aquarium
Christ, what a zoo! The fish have it lucky.
I'm sure there's some significant difference between this place and the Aquarium of the Pacific (http://www.yelp.com/bi...) that the curators are fiercely proud of and defensive about, but I wasn't able…More »
14. Round Table Pizza
I love the King Arthur Supreme. Among existing major chain pizzas it's definitely my favorite. Even if my wife's around and I can't have olives on it, it's still my favorite! So this place was in strong contention of getting a 4 anyway. But then…More »
15. Baskin-Robbins
Everybody knows what Baskin Robbins is! It's ice cream, and ice cream is GOOD! But if you're not me you're probably clueless as to what to get, so here you go: a brownie hot fudge sundae with one scoop of chocolate fudge ice cream and one scoop of…More »
16. Point Lobos State Reserve
Absolutely stunning. We pulled in, took the first parking spot we found, randomly started walking trails, and in a hour's time we saw amazing view after amazing view, cormorants, seals, and several deer literally feet from us. 5 stars.
17. Best Western Cavalier Oceanfront Resort
Some places are more about function than flash (umm, see http://www.yelp.com/bi...). Some places confuse location with excellence (umm, see http://www.yelp.com/bi...). An exemplary facility starts with the luck of excellent location and strives to…More »
18. Pezzulo's Ristorante
A tremendous discovery! After the long curvy slog from Monterey to San Simeon, I wasn't interested in any sort of drive for dinner. So we went down to the lobby where they've got restaurant menus from around the area and I found the Italian place…More »
19. Cavalier Oceanfront Resort & Restaurant
We ate two breakfasts here, one in the restaurant and one as room service. Another hotel guest proclaimed it "basically Denny's", which in a way is true, but I can't stand Denny's and I found the food here very good. The menu selection is indeed…More »
20. Hearst Castle
San Simeon, CA 93452
(805) 927-8601
Categories:
Tours,
Museums,
Landmarks & Historical Buildings
Sure it's beautiful and I enjoyed seeing the antiquities collected there, but the whole bullshit line about the place being something about bravery and vision as opposed to being simply the obscene squander of vast wealth on one man's Peter Pan…More »
21. J B J's Round-Up Pizza & Grub
A perfect family spot, with great service and great food. The main focus is pizza and subs, but there's a few other items like appetizers, burgers, tacos, and burritos. $5-$10 per person. Closes early, so don't dawdle in at 8:30. 4 stars.
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