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| Tuesday May 13, 2008 |
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| By Cheri Sicard Photos by Mitch Mandell BIG BEAR LAKE, CALIFORNIA, USA -- This mountain resort, just 2 hours from Los Angeles, has a lot to offer visitors including fishing, boating and assorted water sports, awesome hiking, and world class mountain biking, lots of off road opportunities, and much more, set amid some of Southern California's most gorgeous scenery. There
are lots lodging options available here, regardless of the size of your group.
One of the most popular with families and groups is renting a cabin or home. Vacation
homes are plentiful in Big Bear and there are rental homes and cabins in all sizes
and styles, in locations scattered throughout Bear Valley. The variety is staggering,
from rustic log cabins surrounded by national forest lands, to walk out the front
door and onto the slopes condos, to multi-million dollar lakefront mansions outfitted
with every luxurious amenity imaginable. Big Bear Vacations and Big
Bear Cool Cabins are two rental management companies that c an help you choose
just the right home or cabin rental accommodations for your needs and budget. Bed and Breakfast Inn fans have several great choices in Big Bear. The Alpenhorn B&B, conveniently located between Big Bear Village and the Snow Summit Ski Area, is Big Bear's only AAA-4 Diamond award winning inn. Guests will find beautifully landscaped gardens to stroll through and beautifully appointed rooms to relax in. Guest rooms come with private bathrooms with fully tiled showers and separate whirlpool bathtubs for two, spa robes, fireplaces, phones, king or queen feather beds, televisions and VCRs, and private balconies. Breakfasts consist of fresh breads, fresh seasonal fruit, our homemade granola, European-style coffee, hot Oatmeal Banana Brulee, and a hot dish such as coddled eggs, apple pancakes, or cheese strata. Hot and cold beverages, along with freshly baked cookies, are available throughout the day. In the early evening, the Alpenhorn offers complementary hors d'oeuvres served with white and red wine. For later in the evening, the innkeeper sets out a variety of liqueurs, See's Chocolates, mixed nuts, and so on for guests to enjoy as they return from dinner. The Knickerbocker Mansion Country Inn, originally built in 1928, has been a popular local historic landmark ever since. Set amidst the tall trees of the surrounding forest and just three blocks from Big Bear Village, the inn offers beautiful accommodations and first rate food. Even if you're not staying there, you can make reservations for some of the best food in Big Bear for Friday and Saturday night dinner.
Big Bear's Most Unique Inn
Cottages come with in room fireplaces and whirlpool bathtubs. Some have kitchenettes. For that extra romantic touch, management is happy to arrange for gift baskets, fresh flowers, silk rose petals, candles, chocolate-dipped fresh strawberries, or special requests to be set up in your room upon arrival. Castle Wood guests are also welcome to use the heated swimming pool at the nearby Timberline Lodge. The lodge is a great value priced lodging, close to local attractions. Check out their get-a-free-night lodging specials. Practicalities Cabin and
Home Rentals:
Call the Alpenhorn B&B at 909-866-5700 or visit their website at www.Alpenhorn.com. Phone the Knickerbocker Mansion Country Inn at 909-878-9190 or click to www.knickerbockermansion.com. Call the Gold Mountain Manor Bed and Breakfast at 909-585-6997 or visit their website at www.GoldMountainManor.com. Check out all the cool themed cabins at the Castle Wood Cottages resort at their website www.CastlewoodCottages.com or call 909 866-2720. Call the Timberline Lodge at 909 866-4141 or click to www.BigBearTimberline.com. More About Big Bear
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looking for a remote and private experience should head across the lake to the
Gold Mountain Manor Bed and Breakfast, a historic 1928 Maltby Log Cabin
mansion. The grounds and buildings are beautifully kept and restored. You'll be
pampered with cozy robes and house made aromatherapy milk bath. Full gourmet breakfasts,
homemade treats in the afternoons and afternoon hors d'oeuvres and beverages will
keep you from ever going hungry. In room dinners are even offered by prior arrangements.
For
something truly unusual in the lodging department, you can do no better than Castle
Wood Cottages. Each of the eleven small private cabins is completely themed,
making it a fun place to stay for kids or playful adults. Stay in a pirate's lair,
an enchanted forest, a woodland treehouse, in King Arthur's Castle, or Robin Hood's
hideaway among others. Each room is decorated in theme and even includes costumes
for guests who want to dress the part. 