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California 2008

A trip from March 28, 2008 to April 06, 2008, travelling to Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Cambria, San Francisco
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03/28/2008 to 04/06/2008
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Unscheduled - Las Vegas

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Las Vegas, NV, United States
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A neon-lit symbol of Vegas located at the famous Four Corners in the center of the Strip, Ballys Las Vegas has …
Hotel
Bally's Las Vegas
3645 Las Vegas Blvd S
Las Vegas, NV 89109
United States
702-739-4111
Notes
I always ask to stay in the North Tower which is supposedly the more updated wing.
The location of the hotel is just fabulous, you can walk to every major casino on the strip.
go next door to Alladin's their buffet was great value with seafood and a mixture of spicy and American fare.
It is also across the street from the Bellagio and the lovely fountains there.
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Imagine the romance and grandeur of Paris colliding with the uninhibited freedom of Las Vegas. Come-hither glances …
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Paris Las Vegas
3655 Las Vegas Blvd S
Las Vegas, NV 89109
United States
702-967-4111
Notes
We requested an upgrade to a room with a Bellagio view and was given one. We stayed in room 2901P. Wow! King
size bed, living and dining area, 2 bathrooms, 2 plasma TVs.
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A visual water symphony choreographed to music provides an unforgettable welcome to the Bellagio Hotel Casino . The …
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Fountains at Bellagio
3600 Las Vegas Blvd S
Las Vegas, NV 89109-4303
United States
+1 702 693 7111
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Encompassing Fremont Street in the center of downtown Las Vegas is a light and musical show like none other in the w …
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Fremont Street Experience
425 Fremont St
Las Vegas, NV 89101-5609
United States
1 702 678 5600
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Built on more than 120 acres and situated at the four corners of the Las Vegas Strip, the Bellagio is three miles …
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Bellagio
3600 Las Vegas Blvd S
Las Vegas, NV 89109
United States
702-693-7111
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Mystère is a Cirque du Soleil production and was the first of the Cirque shows to come to Las Vegas. This is a fun, …
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Mystere
3300 Las Vegas Blvd S
Las Vegas, NV 89109-8916
United States
+1 702 894 7111
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A pretty girl is like a man? They are in this show! You will be amazed at the completely believable impersonations o …
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2901 Las Vegas Blvd S
Las Vegas, NV 89109-1933
United States
+1 702 794 9433
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Las Vegas is rapidly becoming an occupied colony of Cirque du Soleil. With blow-out productions like KA at MGM Grand …
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"O" - Cirque Du Soleil (Bellagio)
3600 S Las Vegas Blvd
Las Vegas, NV 89109
United States
+1 888 488 7111
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Unscheduled - Los Angeles

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Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Unscheduled - Cambria

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City
Cambria, CA, United States
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Fog Catcher Inn is located a short walk from the beach. It is only 6 miles from Hearst Castle. The inn, with it …
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Fogcatcher Inn
6400 Moonstone Beach Dr
Cambria, CA 93428
United States
805-927-1400
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Country Inn with individually decorated rooms & Jacuzzi suites - Across from beach, off of scenic CA Hwy 1, artist …
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Cambria Landing Inn
6550 Moonstone Beach Dr
Cambria, CA 93428
United States
(805)927-1619
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A California style hotel that offers many ocean view guest rooms, all with fireplaces, refrigerators, hair dryers …
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6790 Moonstone Beach Dr
Cambria, CA 93428
United States
805-927-1066,800-995-1715
Notes
They clean your car windows, deliver breakfast to your room, the rooms were spotless.
This inn is about 15 minutes from Hearst Castle and across the road from the boardwalk that runs along Moonstone Beach.
your room has a gas fireplace and a private hot tub for two.
Price about $187.
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A small quaint inn by the sea that features five charming guest rooms, completed with fireplaces, king or queen …
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6454 Moonstone Beach Dr
Cambria, CA 93428
United States
805-927-8581
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Overlooking legendary Moonstone Beach in Cambria, the newly renovated in 2004 Best Western Fireside Inn On Moonstone …
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Best Western Fireside Inn Moon
6700 Moonstone Beach Dr
Cambria, CA 93428
United States
805-927-8661
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The Sea Otter Inn is located on very scenic Moonstone Beach Drive and looks out onto the Pacific Ocean. Centrally …
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Sea Otter Inn
6656 Moonstone Beach Dr
Cambria, CA 93428
United States
805-927-5888
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Daniels Summit Lodge offers luxurious lodging at a family resort in the mountain tops near Strawberry Reservoir …
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Daniels Summit Lodge
6470 Moonstone Beach Dr
Cambria, CA 93428
United States
805-927-3300
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The Pelican Cove Inn is located along the rugged and beautiful shores of Moonstone Beach. Take a leisurely walk …
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Pelican Cove Inn
6316 Moonstone Beach Dr
Cambria, CA 93428
United States
1-805-927-1500
Notes
****Pelican Cove Inn. The room was nice, with a fireplace, vaulted ceilings, fridge, and microwave. The grounds are nice and the hot tub was great.
The wine in the evening was good. They also put out a dessert buffet later in the evening. The breakfast buffet was great. Pastries, fruit, cereals, yogurts, toast were in addition to make your own waffles, and hot eggs, bacon, and sausage.
Location was awesome! Across the street from the ocean. No traffic noise!
2 restaurants within walking distance - The SEA CHEST is to be AVOIDED AT ALL COSTS, and ONLY TAKES CASH and has a 1 to 2 hour wait for a table. The food sucked at Sea Chest, but at the bar and grill place, the food was AWESOME both times we ate there, and they have a Sunday brunch at 9am that is lovely!
They have some packages with wine tours to Paso Robles through the WINE WRANGLER. I highly recommend the Wine Wrangler for your tour, ask for Joe, he is awesome!
I found the Pelican Cove Inn's web site to be a bit confusing with all the room types and rates but a quick call got us just what we were looking for. As this property appears to have been created from the combination of two or three different accommodations it is likely that there may be some differences between rooms in different buildings and categories. I would recommend calling the property directly to secure accommodations.

Price about $219.
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Unscheduled - San Francisco

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San Francisco, CA, United States
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On the Cable Car line, the Best Western Tuscan Inn at Fisherman's Wharf is located a block away from Pier 39 and …
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Best Western Tuscan Inn at Fishermans Wharf
425 N Point St
San Francisco, CA 94133
United States
415-561-1100
Notes
The location is perfect to explore the city. Fisherman's Wharf (Pier 39) is a very short walk, the Embarcadero, Ferry to Alcatraz, Cable Cars, and Giardelli Square are all within walking distance.
We turned in our rental car before we went into San Francisco and didn't miss it. We used Super Sightseeing to go to Alcatraz and the city tour. And, used the Grey Line Tours for Yosemite and the Muir Woods/Sausolito tours. Both companies picked you up and dropped you off at your hotel. Although, Super Sightseeing is only a block from the hotel and Grey Line is about 2 1/2 blocks from the hotel. We used the cable cars to get to China Town and Union Square.
not to rent a car for our short time at the Tuscan Inn and I must say he was spot on. We had so much fun riding cable cars, cycling across the Golden Gate Bridge and taking in an evening tour of Alcatraz that neither of us regretted not renting a car.
Price $199.
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The Westin Market Street offers an artful blend of style and architecture in San Francisco's SOMA area, just blocks …
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50 3rd St
San Francisco, CA 94103
United States
415-974-6400
Notes
hotel room rate of $120 was amazingly cheap for the quality and location. It is in the financial district, right next to the Four Seasons (which is charging $350 a night).
Parking -(we did this at the Hearst Garage across the street and paid less for 2 days than we would have paid for one in the Argent's own garage
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drive from Vegas is 45 minutes.
drive across the dam and park for free on the Arizona side. Nevada side is $7
Get there before 10am or traffic will be backed up because of security.
don't bother to go on the tour $11.00
You can walk across the dam and take picts.
Boulder City is a nice picturesque town
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