Romantic Carmel By the Sea Getaway

One of my New Years Resolutions this year is to get away more with Agent Daddy. We went away in October for our Anniversary and even just that overnight trip was such an amazing experience that we have decided to get way TWICE this year. I know we are really being adventurous but that's how we roll here at the ARMY.

In an effort to schedule the TWO trips way ahead of the actual dates to ensure that we don't get "too busy" I have been scouring the internet for romantic get aways. On our Honeymoon Agent Daddy and I went up to
Monterrey and Sausalito so we have a soft spot for that area. In my search I found this new hotel in Carmel.

Tell me what you think? Wine themed hotel for romantic getaway?

Vendange Carmel Inn and Suites Carmel-by-the-Sea’s Only Wine Themed Hotel

CARMEL, CA – Vendange Carmel Inn and Suites has partnered with 13 local Monterey County wineries to create a unique guest experience celebrating the bounty of Monterey County’s vineyards. Each winery sponsors one room or suite, providing its own creative touches. From the McIntyre Vineyards room with its impressive 100-year-old section of grapevine to J. Lohr’s plush bathrobes, every winery’s room offers a signature luxury experience.  In 2014, Vendange will be releasing several new wine themed rooms.  The first room will be with Blair Vineyards.

Rooms Overview:

·             The cozy rooms have sleek, modern bathrooms finished with imported Spanish marble.

·             Views of both the Inn’s beautiful gardens and the Carmel skyline are plentiful.

·             Sleeping areas are appointed with memory foam-top beds, deluxe linens, and high-definition flat screen televisions - not that you’ll want to stay indoors.

Cottage Suite:

·             The separate Cottage Suite offers a generous 650 square feet of living space. With a California King bed, 50” high definition flat screen television, gas fireplace and kitchenette, it’s the perfect place for a honeymoon or romantic weekend getaway.

Wine Themed Rooms:

·             Dawn’s Dream

·             Galante

·             J. Lohr

·             Joullian

·             Manzoni

·             McIntyre

·             Otter Cove

·             Pierce Winery

·             Tudor

·             Twisted Roots

·             Ventana

·             Cima Collina

Wine Room Highlights:

Twisted Roots King Suite

Twisted Roots believes in letting the grapes speak for themselves. They feel that the work in the vineyard is where the wines get their flavor and overall complexity.  As "Green Growers" they follow sustainable farming practices throughout the entire wine making process. In creating the Twisted Roots room, winemaker Josh Ruiz took the same philosophy to design as he does to making wines. Canvas pictures from the Twisted Roots vineyard adorn the walls, custom artwork made from barrels, rod iron and wine bottles show case the bar and more!

Ventana Vineyards:

Ventana Vineyards believes great wines are made in the vineyard, and the Ventana Vineyard has the perfect combination of water, soil, climate, art and science to create superb, world-class wines. Our success is evidenced by the number of awards that we have won over the years on wine made from this remarkable property. In fact, wines from our Ventana Vineyard have earned more medals and awards than any other single vineyard in America.   When creating their Ventana Vineyards wine themed room they brought the story of the vineyard to the room.

·             Custom canvas prints grace the walls telling the story of the vineyards.

·             The winemaker’s story can be found on the room for all to enjoy.

·             A Ventana Vineyards wine barrel has been converted into a custom snack bar full of delicious Ventana Vineyard logoed snacks and wine!

·             The bed has a logoed throw and the walls have actually small vines from the vineyard affixed to them.

J. Lohr:

Flavorful wines, quite literally “wines full of flavor” are the mission at J. Lohr. J. Lohr’s unwavering focus on flavors sounds so simple, yet it’s surprisingly complex. Achieving the best flavor demands total control, every step of the way, and is the result of planting each site to its ideal grape variety and applying artisanal winemaking techniques, including extended maceration, barrel and malolactic fermentation, among others.  When you stay in the J. Lohr room you soak up the flavor of the vineyard.  From grapevine wreaths and a barrel on the balcony that offers the perfect table top to enjoy some wine and cheese to art from the vineyard and a custom J. Lohr wine display, you will as if you have been transported to the vineyard.

Additional Rooms with Unique Features:

·             McIntyre Vineyards brought in a 5 foot vine from the vineyard that is the masthead for the bed as well as created custom glass lamps etched with the McIntyre wine label.  Truly spectacular to view!

·             Cima Collina has their vineyard artist create custom painting for the room made from wine barrels and rod iron as well as creating their own logoed bed side stand.

Amenities:

·             The Inn offers breakfast daily and wine tasting on the weekends.

·             Wines that are typically available only in partner wineries’ tasting rooms are also available to guests for purchase.

·             Guests can relax with a glass of wine around the inviting fire pit in the garden and enjoy live music. (available most weekends)

Monterey County Wine Facts:

·             Did you know?  Monterey County is the one of the largest wine growing and producing regions in California which is one of the reasons why it was named as one of 2013's "Top Ten Wine Travel Destinations" in the world byWine Enthusiast Magazine. 

·             In Carmel-by-the-Sea alone, you can spend a weekend wine-tasting without ever getting in a vehicle!

·             Downtown Carmel-by-the-Sea has become a bona fide wine tasting destination, with enough tasting rooms to keep visitors busy for a weekend and even more about to open.

·            Carmel Valley's tasting rooms (11 miles from Carmel-by-the-Sea) are not overly crowded and provide a warm, personal interaction with tasting hosts and winemakers.

Vendange is conveniently located a short drive away from the Monterey Peninsula Airport, just off of scenic Highway 1, with free parking for guests. We’re minutes away from downtown Carmel’s shopping and fine dining, scenic 17-Mile Drive, and the world-famous Monterey Bay Aquarium.

Vendange Carmel is located at 24815 Carpenter St., Carmel, CA 93923.  Telephone 831.624.6400, fax 831.624.5111.  Website: www.vendangecarmel.com, email reservations@vendangecarmel.com.