If you choose Lake Tahoe, Camp Richardson has a variety of cabins. http://www.camprichardson.com/

Get a cottage here:

http://www.andrilcottages.com/index2.htm

From your cottage walk to the beach and along the trials that follow the shorline at Pebble Beach. Handy to Pacific Grove, Carmel, and Monterey.

Visit Point Lobos early...they limit the number of visitors into the park...there's a line of cars on nice mornings...well worth it.

Drive down the PCH to Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park.

It's all good.

Andril's Cottages are quaint, cute and across the street from the back of the Asilomar Conference Center. That means it is a quiet neighborhood. We were thrilled when we arrived there...what a pleasant surprise.