Costanoa Lodge and Camp

Friends and acquaintances have talked about Costanoa for years, and feedback was frankly a bit over the map over their level of satisfaction. I think most of what I heard about were about the individual cabins and cottages which came in different styles and sizes. Now my husband and I have already tried glamping at Treebones Resort down in Big Sur, and while the yurt was impressively decked out, it wasn't an experience we were looking to repeat. That's why we liked the idea of the lodge accommodations in their main building for our first visit here. Only a little over an hour's drive from our home, Costanoa is nestled in the woods off Hwy One and required a minimum two-night stay which worked out just fine for a weekender. We arrived on early Friday evening and even though the registration desk was busy, it didn't take long for us to check into our second floor room. I don't know why I expected it to be rustic and worn at $250 per night, but it wasn't at all. There was a comfy King-size bed and a patio overlooking mostly trees and a bit of the parking lot. The bathroom was surprisingly spacious with an Australian rain shower head. No TV (on purpose), but you'd hardly call it roughing it. We took advantage of the on-site restaurant, the surprisingly good Cascade but mostly for their espresso martinis with campfire marshmallows. We're not really outdoorsmen, but we did manage the easy hike around Franklin Point on our first evening. On our second evening, we walked around the grounds to see what the campgrounds were like. Hectic with lots of kids running around. Good thing we didn't go down that rabbit hole. BTW my husband and I managed to win second place in the trivia contest though they made us change our team name. They didn't think 'Dos Homos' was family friendly.

Because of Frankie at the restaurant, we had a great experience he made our lunch fantastic he checked in on us refilled her iced tea made sure that we had everything we needed was pleasant and upbeat and positive positive. I had the artichoke it was delicious and my friend had the steak salad.

Everything about this place was perfect for our gathering. The location, the different types of accommodations, the facilities themselves. We had 4 families with different types of lodging and all were perfect. Would definitely go back and recommend this especially for families and family gatherings.