Hearst Castle

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Sideways Inn

per person

Jul 21 - Jul 26

Roundtrip non-stop flight included

Osaka (KIX) to San Luis Obispo (SBP)

8.8/10 Excellent! (1,197 reviews)

Clean rooms, nice gym, good amenities, convenient location to neighboring areas like Solvang, Los Olivos, Santa Ynez & Los Alamos. Very friendly staff as well. Only down side was our original room faced highway 101 and was noisy with passing trucks overnight. The hotel was gracious to allow us to move to another room on our 2nd night. We'd stay here again in the future.

Reviewed on May 13, 2024

Reviews of Hearst Castle

4.7

Top Destination

5 - Excellent

703

4 - Good

154

3 - Okay

2 - Disappointing

1 - Terrible

5/5 - Excellent

Vike

Oct 25, 2019

Go to the castle early to beat the heat and get on the tours.

3/5 - Okay

Verified traveler

Oct 5, 2019

Don't buy tickets online. Added $8 to the price of each ticket. I wasn't wowed by the castle and only went because others in the group wanted to go.

5/5 - Excellent

Verified traveler

Apr 25, 2019

There was so much more to the property than we expected. We definitely plan to return for another visit so we can take one of the other tours.

5/5 - Excellent

Verified traveler

Mar 13, 2019

Not to be missed. An amazing place with incredible views. And just 7 miles North the elephant seal rookery, also not to be missed. Last year over 5000 seal pups were born there. Make reservations online for the castle.

5/5 - Excellent

Verified traveler

Feb 15, 2019

5/5 - Excellent

Verified traveler

Jan 16, 2019

Make sure you reserve in advance. We get there without reservation and couldn't get on the tour.

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