Genevieve and I recently had the pleasure of a delightful stay at the Cambria Shores Inn in the fairy tale village of Cambria, CA. A lodge that welcomes dogs with a special basket and is situated across the road from the Pacific Ocean is indeed a unique find. Nearly all of the guests in this 24-room lodge had at least one well-behaved dog. The photo above shows Genevieve on the front lawn where we enjoyed our breakfast in a basket, which is delivered each morning to your door. The grounds are spacious, carefully manicured, and inviting for both dogs and there people. The rooms are cheerful and comfortable with amenities such as microwave, refrigerator, coffeemaker, etc. Most of the rooms have an ocean view and all have king or queen size beds - with a special covering if your dog wants to sleep on the bed with you.

Cambria Shores Inn has an extremely friendly staff catering to every guest's comfort. Upon checkout they even photograph your dog for their scrap book and then send you a copy of the photo in the mail. Needless to say it's very important to have advance reservations, since this B&B is always full while others on the same stretch have vacancy signs. We give this accomodation a 5 bones rating.

There is a sprawling boardwalk overlooking the beach where dogs on leash may accompany there companions. (The beach itself does not permit dogs). There are two restaurants within a few hundred yards of Cambria Shores - we ate dinner at the fabuous Sea Chest, rated one of the top 10 seafood places in California.

While in Cambria you might wish to visit the elephant seals colony that can be viewed about 14 miles to the north just below Piedras Blancas Lighthouse. In 1990, less than two dozen Elephant Seals landed on a beach just south of Point Piedras Blancas. Fifteen years later, the colony of Elephant Seals has an estimated population of over 10,000. Last year alone there were over 2600 births.

The web site for making reservations is: http://www.cambriashores.com and the toll-free number is: 800-433-9179.
Email address is: info@cambriashores.com.
6276 Moonstone Beach Drive
Cambria, California 93428

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