Set amid almost 100 hectares of wooded hillside and an inconsequential drive from some of Big Sur’s landmark beaches and State Parks, the adults-only resort Ventana Big Sur posits a rustic retreat that embraces it’s rugged, forested central-Californian locale. Weathered cedar wood lodges house the resort’s 59 guest rooms, each replete with their own private decks or patios that look out to the forest and grass meadow beyond. Choicely positioned for adventures out into the natural playground that is Big Sur, myriad experiences are on offer, including the cosy prospect of a nightly fire pits and that American campfire classic, S’mores.

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