I love Asilomar -- LOVE IT. I've stayed here several times over the years and every time is a most relaxing experience. I've only stayed in the historic rooms, never the modern ones, and I completely recommend them. Each cabin has a fireplace with a well stocked firewood, and the rooms are old fashioned. It's like camping, grownup style! The... more

Upon arrival we were greeted by a very friendly, competent staff. The room assigned to us was not ready, so we were reassigned to a spectacular ocean view room!. We had requested a refrigerator for medical reasons and we were assured one would be delivered to our new room. It was delivered promptly. The rooms are a little out dated... more

My wife and myself checked into this resort on the 16th September 2009, after driving from San Francisco. We arrived at Pacific Grove at about 4pm, after driving near the picturesque sand dune beach. The resort comprises of numerous 2 level basic wooden chalets, and at first you think, what type of place is this. The rooms do not have... more

Having read some of the other reviews, ratings seem to reflect wide diversity of expectations more than the place itself. I was informed in advance that I would be sharing a room with a fellow delegate (without knowing that person), so I figured it wasn't the Ritz. The rooms are spartan and the bathroom reminded me of a small beach... more

I would definitely reccomend Asilomar - just don't expect it to be the normal bland hotel experience We stayed for 2 nights during our recent Californian road trip and it was wonderful - the location, the vast common room where we could read in front of the fire, while the kids (14 and 10 ) played board games and pool... more

I have to give the lodging/dining 2-plus stars. I had made an online reservation well in advance (including a deposit) for a “historic room” which is a specific lodging category with its own rate, and confirmed these arrangements by phone a couple of weeks prior to our arrival. However, upon checking in we were told that none of the historic... more

We spent several days staying in the heart of SF and had a great time, but the highlight of our trip was relaxing at Asilomar. Based on reviews, we were slightly hesitant, but are glad we took the risk. First of all, we had 5 people with us and were able to stay in one room (1 queen bed and... more

Make no mistake, this is a retreat (NOT a resort) for conferences. We stayed in a cabin-style room with 2 double beds and a working wood burning fireplace. The bathroom was not just dated, but dirty. The floor tiles made me cringe, and the industrial fittings were purely functional and lent no ambience. The shower stall was tiny, the shower... more

Asilomar is a place you love or hate! - No inbetween! Multiple loging units are scattered across dozens of acres of natural landscape. This includes parking structures, buried underground with a native grass landscape on top. In fact, everything is native - no lawns, gardens, or anyhig else but natural beauty, with boardwalks traveling over native sand dunes (and native... more