Vagabond's House Inn Bed and Breakfast in Carmel
Historic Pet-Friendly Guesthouse on California Pacific Coast Highway
Aug 5, 2009
The Vagabond's House Inn Bed and Breakfast is one of the many pet-friendly hotels in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. Carmel is at the northern end of the Big Sur drive, considered to be the most dramatic section of the Pacific Coast Highway. The hotel is owned by Denny LeVett, who is also the co-owner with Doris Day of one of Carmel's other historic and pet-friendly hotels, the Cypress Inn.
Rooms at the Vagabond's House Inn in Carmel
The styles of the two hotels are totally different, though. The Vagabond's House, as the name suggests, is a more informal inn, whose 13 rooms mainly radiate from a central courtyard and have their own private entrances.
The beautiful courtyard has waterfalls and a profusion of colorful plants, trees and ferns, giving a lush and totally relaxing feeling from the moment guests arrive. At night it is charmingly lit with fairy lights.
Some rooms are rustic cabin-style, others are more plushly decorated and have king beds, but all are comfortable and have their own fireplaces, private bathrooms, cable TV, phone, fresh-cut flowers, and kitchen areas with refrigerators.
Historic Vagabond's House Inn on California's Pacific Coast Highway
The Inn was built in the late 1920s or early 1930s - no one is quite sure of the exact date. During the Second World War it was used as a base for military officers.
Its unusual name came about not because of the clientele it attracted but because one of the regular guests was the poet and author Don Blanding, whose book Vagabond's House was a huge success for many years after its first publication in 1928. Blanding is also the author of a poem, Carmel-by-the-Sea, which is naturally very well-known locally.
The Inn's reception and lounge area offers a delightful trip down memory lane. Glass cabinets hold LeVett's collection of childhood toys, from a full set of British lead soldiers to Big Little books featuring Dick Tracy and other heroes of the 1930s and '40s.
Services at the Vagabond's House Inn in Carmel
The Vagabond's House has no restaurant, and breakfasts are brought to the guest bedrooms each morning or can be taken in the courtyard. The Inn is only a few minutes walk from the center of Carmel, however, and very close to the famous Hog's Breath Inn, owned by former Carmel mayor Clint Eastwood.
Despite being so close to the center, the Inn is in a very quiet and leafy spot, away from any city noise. Other guest services include:
- Complimentary sherry, coffee and tea
- Complimentary wine and cheese from 4-6pm each day (the wine being from Chateau Julian in the Carmel Valley)
- Complimentary wireless internet
- Free private car park
Vagabond's House Inn Contact Details and Location
The Vagabond's House Inn Bed and Breakfast
4th and Dolores
P.O. Box 2747
Carmel, California 93921
Toll Free Phone: (800) 262-1262
Local Phone: (831) 624-7738
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Unique Inns
The Vagabond's House Inn is a member of the Unique Inns organization. For further information on all Unique Inns in California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and in British Columbia in Canada, and to make online bookings, visit the Unique Inns website.
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