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Secret Hotels: Big Sur

Tuesday, Mar 18, 2008, 12:00 AM | Subscribe to the magazine

Big Sur, with the famous Bixby Creek Bridge far in the background. (Noah Webb)
The road to Hacienda Lodging is so steep and twisty that you can't go faster than 20 mph. (Noah Webb)
Built in the 1920s by William Randolph Hearst, what's now known as Hacienda Lodging was sold to the Department of War in 1940 and is now on Fort Hunter Liggett Army base. (Noah Webb)
A room at Anton Inn. (Noah Webb)
Best Western Cavalier Oceanfront Resort. (Noah Webb)
The Davenport Roadhouse Café is a Highway 1 pit stop popular with locals and visitors alike. (Noah Webb)
Lunch at Davenport Roadhouse. (Noah Webb)
Jesse Katz, a manager at Davenport Roadhouse. (Noah Webb)
Deetjen's Big Sur Inn. (Noah Webb)
Glen Oaks. (Noah Webb)
Sand Rock Farm. (Noah Webb)
Ripplewood Resort. (Noah Webb)
Ripplewood Resort. (Noah Webb)
The main lodge at Treebones. (Noah Webb)
At Treebones Resort, morning coffee comes with dazzling views of the Pacific. (Noah Webb)