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| Designed in the late 1920's, and built as the home of the
late Henry Potter and Helen Crocker Russell of the San Francisco banking
family, the pale pink villa is set in a glen of 80-foot Italian stone pines,
and surrounded by Mediterranean-style gardens. |
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| The Equestrian Center offers four different regimens in
horsemanship: hunter-jumping, dressage, Western, and competitive driving, and
the stables boast a good variety of breeds. |
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| Thirteen luxurious accommodations in nine suites, three
guest rooms, and a cottage. Most accommodations have king-bed, each with
private bath and Jacuzzi tub, and many with wood-burning fireplace, and are
located in the original home, Chateau Noël, or the Paddock House. |
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| The choicest suites are in the Chateau. The Taittinger
Suite offers king-bed, fireplace, marble roman bath with Jacuzzi, two baths,
dressing rooms, and separate sitting room. |
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| The Paddock House has a large veranda and lawn, and its
guests have use of a complete kitchen, and dining room. |
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150 East Carmel Valley Road
Carmel Valley, CA
Reservations: 904-288-0036
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| An Equestrian Center dates to the 1930s, when the Double H
Ranch, a pre-eminent California Thoroughbred breeding farm, occupied a larger
tract of 6,000 acres. Stonepine is currently a 330-acre country estate, graced
by mature gardens and landscaping, and surrounded by Santa Lucia mountain
vistas. |
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| In addition to horsing around, facilities include tennis
courts, soccer field, swimming pool, archery range, croquet field, and weight
room; bicycles available, too. |
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| The Briar Rose Cottage is romantic, with porch, rose
garden, rustic stone fireplace, kitchen, dining room, two bedrooms, and
TV/entertainment room with private bar. |
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| The Don Quixote suite is hidden behind concealed doors in
the first floor Library, with king-bed, two baths, sitting room with fireplace,
and French doors opening to a private garden and patio; the Venetian Suite is
light and airy, with separate entrance, canopied king-bed, and balcony
overlooking the pool and gardens. |
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| Stonepine Estate is twenty-five minutes from the Monterey
Airport which offers frequent flights to/from San Francisco and Los Angeles.
The estate is in close proximity to the Big Sur coastline, the art galleries
and restaurants of quaint Carmel-by-the-Sea. Located 12 miles from Highway 1
and the Pacific Ocean, the area is blessed with a sunny, temperate climate
throughout the year. |
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2004 Daily Rates: Chateau Noel Suites: Dong Kingman
Suite $500. Polo Suite $600. Wedgewood Suite $650. Venetian Suite $650. Chanel
Suite $750. Cartier Suite $750. Don Quixote Suite $900. Taittinger Suite
$1,200. Chateau Noel Exclusive (up to 16 people...two day minimum)$6,000.
Private Houses and Cottages: Briar Rose Cottage $1,000. The
Hermés House $1,500. The Gate House (on request only...three day
minimum)$3,000. Paddock House: Russell Suite. Majestic Prince. Countess
Nashville. Bolero Lady. Paddock Exclusive (up to 8 people...two day
minimum)$1,500. Estate Exclusive $15,000 per day excluding the Gate House.
Rates include a complimentary European-style breakfast. All rates are per day
and do not include 10.5% Hotel Tax and 10% Service Charge. All major credit
cards accepted.
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