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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; )
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-