Back To The Bay: Morro Bay, California

With hotel prices climbing past times the infinitesimal (a hundred dollar room at a medium need location is a larn by these days), it's fifty-fifty harder to notice a expert larn by inward a beautiful sea setting.

You tin silent larn a decent larn by at beautiful Morro Bay on California's Central Coast but those days appear to hold upwards numbered amongst it's neighbors...including the inland San Luis Obispo...are charging more. Up to 2 or three times to a greater extent than for similar rooms.

There are quaint, retro motels "up on the hill," virtually a block or 2 from the waterfront where yous tin larn clean, basic rooms for that $100 per nighttime or perhaps fifty-fifty a few dollars less. Some these lodgings are real dainty in addition to most lead maintain at to the lowest degree i accessible room, though it's difficult to notice i inward these quondam motels that volition slumber to a greater extent than than 2 people.

At the other halt of the scale are super-luxurious suites, similar the i over the H2O at the Estero Inn going for over $300 per night.

We're settling somewhere inward the middle at 456 Embarcadero Inn, where the accessible 2-queen bed room amongst fireplace in addition to bay views that sit down solely across a small-scale street from our window goes for virtually $150 - $190 per night, depending on the dates.

It's got real two, real comfortable beds amongst thick blankets in addition to comforter for those cold, Central coast nights. H5N1 gas fireplace, inward the wall nether the flat-screen TV, adds simply plenty warmth in addition to then that nosotros don't lead maintain to role the heater in addition to nosotros tin fifty-fifty opened upwards the door to allow inward the cool air in addition to ask heed the sea lions barking inward the distance.

The bath has a tub amongst fold-down transfer bench in addition to catch bars.  The solely problems amongst this room are that the bars at the lav in addition to tub are non where Tim would similar them for grabbing in addition to the sparse walls allow the noises of your neighbors seep through easily.

Luckily, our neighbors for this trip were pretty tranquillity after bed time.  I did allow the director know that hanging some acoustic panels on the walls could help this, however. He agreed to await into it and, after dealing amongst the real attentive staff during the week, I yell back he meant it.

Another expert thing virtually the hotel, equally yous tin assemble from it's name, is that it's correct on the Embarcadero...Morro Bay's waterfront street in addition to wharf.  It's a unproblematic walk correct out the forepart of the hotel.

In fact, I timed the walk from our hotel...at the S halt of the waterfront...to the ability establish (the solely thing that mars the persuasion here) on the N end. Less than v minutes.  In between, yous lead maintain simply virtually everything yous came to Morro Bay for...the restaurants, bars, shops, aquarium, in addition to the bay views where otters float past times on their backs, seagulls screech higher upwards in addition to ever-present sea lions bark in addition to gripe at everything that floats by.

Across the street in addition to upwards a block, nosotros lead maintain breakfast at the Blue Sky Bistro having some enterprise omelets in addition to pancakes amongst a persuasion of the iconic Morro Rock. If yous come upwards to Morro Bay, yous larn to know the Rock.  It may hold upwards solely inward i spot but it's also everywhere.  The ancient volcanic plug juts out of the ocean, a stiff guardian over the small-scale town.

No thing where yous are some here, chances are you're gonna come across the rock.  I can't appear to notice whatever pictures nosotros took where it doesn't sit down inward the background, similar some stranger coming past times to photobomb every shot yous take.

That's okay, though, because it's reassuring to come across it. It anchors yous when the going gets tough, simply similar it does amongst the waters in addition to sand that surroundings it. It's the comforting sight when you're traveling downwards the coast in addition to know that you're dorsum on rail when yous come across it poking through the fog.

Morro Bay simply isn't Morro Bay without it.

With my meandering thoughts virtually the stone over, nosotros destination our repast in addition to caput on downwards the wharf. Construction hither in addition to at that topographic point way that a few sections are blocked but when it's non nether construction, most of the over-water path is wheelchair accessible in addition to is also world access fifty-fifty when it cuts through a person business. You'll come across signs on eating seat patios or fifty-fifty inside some enclosed work organisation spaces, too, reminding yous (and them) that anyone tin transit through to admire the view.

When we're hungry later, some clam chowder, fish in addition to chips, in addition to hot dogs from the lead maintain out windows at Giovanni's actually hits the spot. It's inexpensive in addition to very, real expert addition the views from the deck are outstanding. We brand a mental grade to come upwards to this niggling seafood shack at the N halt of town i time to a greater extent than earlier nosotros leave.

On our way dorsum to the hotel, nosotros halt at Rose's Bar, which sits over the H2O behind expansive windows where nosotros tin lead maintain an aperitif at the completely wheelchair accessible bar shaped similar a boat's prow.

The views of the stone are amazing.

Stay tuned for more, including a novel video.

Darryl Musick
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