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Glen Oaks Lodge: Rustic-Modern Retreat in Big Sur

other · 2026-04-26

Glen Oaks Lodge, a rustic-modern hotel on California's Highway 1 near Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park, offers vintage-style rooms with gas fireplaces and private fire pits. The Sycamore Cabin sits in a redwood grove, featuring eco-friendly furnishings from European birch plywood, Kerei board from pressed sorghum stalks, Muir Woods tile, and heated floors. The lodge is surrounded by redwoods and the Big Sur River, with hiking trails. The Big Sur Roadhouse, designed by Steve Justrich, serves locally sourced organic cuisine.

Key facts

  • Glen Oaks Lodge is located on Highway 1 in Big Sur, one mile from Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park.
  • The hotel is described as 'rustic-modern' and pays homage to its previous life as a motor lodge.
  • Accommodations include gas fireplaces and most have private wood-stocked fire pits.
  • The Sycamore Cabin is situated in a redwood grove.
  • Rooms feature eco-friendly furnishings from European birch plywood and Kerei board from pressed sorghum stalks.
  • The Sycamore Cabin has Redwood bark-inspired Muir Woods tile and heated tile floors.
  • The lodge is near the Big Sur River with hiking trails.
  • The Big Sur Roadhouse, designed by Steve Justrich, offers fresh, locally sourced organic cuisine.

Entities

Artists

  • Steve Justrich

Institutions

  • Glen Oaks Lodge
  • Big Sur Roadhouse
  • Onyx and Ash

Locations

  • Big Sur
  • California
  • Highway 1
  • Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park
  • Big Sur River

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