The Kimpton Mirador Hotel in Pacific, Grove, California is now open!
This luxury destination is located in the center of a historic downtown with restaurants like The Spotted Duck French Restaurant located in the hotel, bakeries like longstanding Pavel’s, and the curated Grove Market offering many delectable goodies.
The Museum of Natural History behind the hotel invites browsing with ocean views. A nearby park and gazebo provide space for relaxed walks and poetry writing and journaling. There are many flowers, trees, and hedges to identify for garden strolling. (Safe, well-maintained parks should be a priority for all cities. Some parks even provide picnic tables which diners and writers alike can use.) The Kimpton has a courtyard as well for relaxing in the sun.
Asilomar Beach which runs along the rocky coastline that makes one think of Japan is three blocks downhill. Brown pelicans, cormorants, seagulls, and great white egrets can all be seen flying here often in v-formation as they dive for fish as a group. Photographers can take beautiful sunset photos from all vantage points along Asilomar Beach.
Pacific Grove is called Butterfly Town due the yearly migration of monarch butterflies that come to the town. A monarch butterfly sanctuary and museum is located near the hotel .
Sometimes you can see seals sunning themselves on the rocks along Asilomar Beach to make walks true eco-tourism.
The Kimpton Mirador website for more information follows:
https://www.miradorhotelpacificgrove.com/
The Kimpton Mirador is part of the IHG Group and offers reward points for its loyalty program.
By Ruth Paget, author Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France and developer of the Novgorod and Bento War Games
