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Hi, Gary,
How far? From which madding crowd?
A couple of suggestions:
West coast: Sleeping Lady Lodge in the North Cascades (says it's a conference center but also does private parties) http://www.sleepinglady.com/
Really west coast: Mauna Lani Hotel on the Big Island, http://www.maunalani.com/
Perhaps a cruise?
How far? From which madding crowd?
A couple of suggestions:
West coast: Sleeping Lady Lodge in the North Cascades (says it's a conference center but also does private parties) http://www.sleepinglady.com/
Really west coast: Mauna Lani Hotel on the Big Island, http://www.maunalani.com/
Perhaps a cruise?
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The Ballard Inn, in Ballard, CA. About 45 minutes northeast of Santa Barbara in the wine country of Santa Ynez Valley. 15 individually decorated rooms, wine and hors d'ouvres and breakfast included. Dinner optional. Big, wrap around front porch, crickets, lots of great wine. Near the tiny, artsy town of Los Olivos, surounded by arabian horse farms, wineries, ranches. Very, very nice.
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An enthusiastic agreement with the suggestion of Timberhill Ranch in Cazadero. Have spent several birthday celebrations there, even though it's only 1 1/2 hours from our home--it's still a total getaway. Prices aren't bad when you consider a four course dinner is included (with totally different choices every night) and a Continental breakfast is brought to your cottage in the morning. Check out their website!
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Sorry--forgot the website:
http://www.timberhillranch.com
http://www.timberhillranch.com
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In the southeast, I suggest the Mt. Pisgah Inn on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
It is close to Asheville, but no telephones in the room. Lovely views, etc. There are some other places around Asheville that are quite nice also like the Grove Park Inn.
If you really want to get away, and don't mind the price, try Lake O'Hara Lodge in Yoho National Park Canada.
That is really out of the crowd because the crowd is controlled by reservation on the shuttle bus.
How much time have you got? That is a factor, because any where on Ocracoke
Island is well away from the routine of daily life.
It is close to Asheville, but no telephones in the room. Lovely views, etc. There are some other places around Asheville that are quite nice also like the Grove Park Inn.
If you really want to get away, and don't mind the price, try Lake O'Hara Lodge in Yoho National Park Canada.
That is really out of the crowd because the crowd is controlled by reservation on the shuttle bus.
How much time have you got? That is a factor, because any where on Ocracoke
Island is well away from the routine of daily life.