I grew up going to Pebble Beach for all of our family holidays. It's been a year since I've been there (we're lucky enough to live relatively close). When going back this time the lodge was 100 percent full and booming with business! And they opened a delicious new restaurant where Club XIX used to be. They changed the space into the antithesis of club XIX- its a bright and airy new restaurant with a full open patio area, brick oven and pizzas and huge bar inside to satiate all the thirsty tourists. Now you can sit out and have a casual mean while being right on the 18th green area at Pebble.
Alternatively if you're not up for dining at the lodge- drive up the road towards Carmel Highlands and stop here at the Point Lobos to do a breathtaking two hour hike. Then head to Highlands Inn and the California Market Cafe for their fresh fish tacos while sitting outside on the cliff admiring the fog burning off and the views to Big sur where Anne Hathaway and Nathalie Portman were recently married. What a fabulous weekend!
