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Sleeping & Eating
HI Pigeon Point Lighthouse Hostel HOSTEL
( 650-879-0633; www.norcalhostels.org/pigeon ; 210 Pigeon Point Rd; dm $26-27, r/t/6-bed $75/
101/162, all with shared bath; )
Not your workaday HI outpost, this highly coveted coastside hostel is all about location.
Check in early to snag a spot in the outdoor hot tub, and contemplate roaring waves as the
lighthouse beacon races through a starburst sky.
Costanoa CABIN, CAMPGROUND
( 877-262-7848, 650-879-1100; www.costanoa.com ; 2001 Rossi Rd; tent/cabin with shared bath
from $89/179, lodge r $203-291; )
Even though the resort includes a campground ( 800-562-9867; www.koa.com/camp-
grounds/santa-cruz-north ; tent site $30-34, RV site from $69; ) , no one can pull a straight
face to declare they're actually roughing it here. Down bedding swaddles guests in cushy
canvas tent cabins, and chill-averse tent campers can use communal 'comfort stations'
with 24-hour dry saunas, fireside patio seating, heated floors and hot showers.
Lodge rooms with private fireplaces and hot tub access fulfill the whims of those
without such spartan delusions. There's a restaurant (dinner mains $17 to $36) and spa on
site; bicycle rentals and horseback riding are available as well.
Pescadero Creek Inn B&B INN
( 888-307-1898; www.pescaderocreekinn.com ; 393 Stage Rd; r $155-225; )
Unwind in the private two-room cottage or one of the spotless Victorian rooms in a re-
stored 100-year-old farmhouse with a tranquil creekside garden.
Duarte's Tavern AMERICAN
( 650-879-0464; www.duartestavern.com ; 202 Stage Rd; mains $11-45; 7am-9pm)
You'll rub shoulders with fancy-pants foodies, spandex-swathed cyclists and dusty cow-
boys at this casual, surprisingly unpretentious fourth-generation family restaurant.
Duarte's is the culinary magnet of Pescadero - for many the town and eatery are synonym-