The The best place to stay for luxury and privacy on your Pebble Beach golf vacation is the Casa Palmero, a refurbished Mediterranean estate alongside the first and second fairways that brings small-hotel charm to the sprawling Pebble Beach resort.
You don't check in at Casa Palmero on your Pebble Beach golf vacation; you are greeted by name on the circular drive and escorted directly to your room. Only there will an employee discreetly ask for your credit card and return it later.
Each of the 24 guest rooms and suites -- all with fireplaces, fresh flowers, and vast marble bathrooms -- is spacious and sumptuously furnished. The downstairs rooms have private patios with whirlpools; the upstairs rooms have views of the course. Two have ocean views.
For the non-playing portions of your Pebble Beach golf vacation, the main part of the former mansion is given over to a tasteful bar, library, billiards room and conference rooms.
The Casa Palmero has no restaurant of its own, but the main Lodge's regular restaurants are a short walk. If privacy and intense pampering are an important part of your Pebble Beach golf vacation, the room service is prompt and a full-service spa at Pebble Beach is right next door.
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