L'Auberge Carmel | Carmel romantic vacation

Packages

Create the Fireworks” at L’Auberge Carmel, Relais & Chateaux

The Americans have Independence Day and the French have Bastille Day. What better way to combine these two historically festive holidays than with the “Create the Fireworks” Package at L’Auberge Carmel. Your own private celebration begins with a French/American gourmet picnic to enjoy at Carmel Beach, Big Sur or 17 Mile Drive, a fabulous dinner for two at award-winning Aubergine Restaurant, a beautiful room for the night, breakfast for two, and your choice of an in-room couples massage or 18 holes at Quail Lodge. Quail Lodge covers 850 glorious acres, set upon the Quail Lodge Resort, and bathed in Carmel Valley sunshine, Quail Lodge offers a golfing experience you won’t soon forget.

Could there be a more romantic way make the sparks fly?

Altogether the “Create the Fireworks” offer includes:

  • One night's deluxe accommodations for two in a premium king room
  • Welcome amenity upon arrival
  • Dinner credit of $250 at Aubergine, recently voted Top 10 New Restaurants in the US by Gayot.com
  • Nightly turndown with special treat
  • French country-style breakfast for two
  • Gourmet Picnic basket for two complete with blanket and split of wine
  • Country-style breakfast for two each morning
  • Your choice of 60minute in-room California Dreaming Massages or
    18 holes at the beautiful and famous Quail Lodge Golf Course www.quaillodge.com/golf.cfm

The Create the Fireworks package starts at * $1159 per night and is available from July 1st through March 31, 2011. To extend your stay, an additional room and breakfast is offered starting at $550 per night. For reservations and more information please call 831-624-8578.

*All prices exclude gratuities, taxes and service fees.



“ROADS TO ROMANCE” Offer
Combines Two Unforgettable Destinations: Carmel and the Napa Valley
via L’Auberge Carmel and Hotel Luca
Available May 2010 - December 2010

Experience the best of two world-class destinations in one unforgettable trip: quaint Carmel-by-the-Sea and the charming wine country town of Yountville in the Napa Valley with the new “Roads to Romance” offer.

A warm welcome awaits you in Carmel-by-the-Sea at L’Auberge Carmel, a Relais & Chateaux member hotel. Spend two days relaxing and enjoying the rich ambiance of this seaside village. A short stroll and you're on the famous white-sand Carmel Beach or Ocean Avenue, while nearby are 17 Mile Drive, scenic Highway One and Big Sur. The two-night stay includes prix fixe dinner for two at Aubergine, the hotel’s award-winning restaurant, and a French country breakfast each morning.

Then, north to the Napa Valley and Hotel Luca located in the town of Yountville, one of the most sought-after destinations in the wine country. There you’ll explore the beautiful countryside, surrounding vineyards and wineries. The two-night stay at Hotel Luca includes dinner for two at Cantinetta Piero, the hotel’s signature restaurant, a country breakfast each morning and two personalized signature spa treatments at Luca Spa.


Altogether the “Roads to Romance” offer includes:

  • Two nights accommodations at L’Auberge Carmel
  • Welcome amenity upon arrival
  • Four-course dinner for two at award-winning Aubergine, excluding beverages, tax and gratuity
  • Nightly turndown with special treat
  • French country-style breakfast for two each morning
  • Two nights accommodations at Hotel Luca, Yountville, Napa Valley
  • Three-course dinner for two at Cantinetta Piero, excluding beverages, tax, and gratuity
  • Country-style breakfast for two each morning
  • Two 60-minute spa treatments of your choice at Luca Spa

Available through December 2010, seasonal rates for the “Roads to Romance” offer range from $1729 - $2529, subject to availability. For reservations or further information, telephone 831-622-5907, or email reservations@mirabelgroup.com.

This offer excludes holidays and special events. The hotel stays may be booked in any order. A two night minimum applies Friday and Saturday at each property. The offer does not include beverages, service fees, taxes or gratuities.


Once in awhile, Right in the middle of an ordinary life, Love gives us a fairy tale.
~ by Anonymous ~

LOVERS' CARMEL ESCAPE

Ideally located in the heart of quaint Carmel, one block from Ocean Avenue on Monte Verde Street at Seventh, and a pleasant four block walk to famous Carmel Beach, L’Auberge Carmel has created a fairy tale romance package for couples traveling to the popular Village-by-the-Sea. This package is also ideal for an intimate couples wedding event. Arrangements can be made for a wedding day ceremony to include your minister, license and champagne toast.  This service is designed to be added to our existing Lover’s Carmel Package.”

The “LOVERS’ CARMEL ESCAPE”  package includes:

  • two night stay in thoughtfully appointed king guest room
  • house-made, natural fresh fruit essence water at check-in
  • in-room welcome amenity of chilled half-bottle of Champagne
  • couple’s massage in the privacy of your guest room
  • one night’s dinner with selected wine pairings for two at critically acclaimed Aubergine, recently named #20 best restaurant in the USA by Gourmet magazine
  • nightly turndown service with special treats
  • daily European style breakfast for two
  • taxes, service fees and gratuities not included
Rates for this special offer are $1799 for Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday arrivals, and $1999. for Friday and Saturday arrivals. The “Lovers’ Carmel Escape” is subject to availability. Valid through April – December 30, 2010.

Interested in booking the “Lovers’ Carmel Escape” package? Please telephone 831-624-8578.



KGO CULINARY PACKAGE

Award-winning Aubergine at L’Auberge Carmel has created a culinary package specifically designed for KGO listeners and food and wine enthusiasts. The offer includes luxurious accommodations, breakfast and dinner.  Rates for this special “KGO Culinary Package” offer are $489, and subject to availability through December 2010, Sunday through Thursday, excluding holidays and special events.  

KGO Culinary Package:
$489.00

  • one night stay in thoughtfully appointed queen guest room
  • house-made, natural fresh fruit essence water at check-in
  • five course prix fixe dinner for two at the critically acclaimed L’Auberge Carmel restaurant, recently named #20 best restaurant in the USA by Gourmet magazine (wine pairing not included)
  • nightly turndown service with special treats
  • daily European style breakfast for two
  • hotel service fee,  taxes and gratuities are not included,
Sunday through Thursday, based on availability.
Excluding holidays and special events  through December 2010. Weekend packages available upon request.



Pelerin Wines “Wine Collector's Package”

The new “Wine Collector's Package” brings it all together for food and wine enthusiasts. Luxurious accommodations, dinner in award-winning Aubergine restaurant and a gift box of exceptional Pelerin Wines to take home. The offer includes:

  • One night stay in a thoughtfully appointed king guest room
  • House-made, natural fresh fruit essence water at check-in
  • Four-course prix fixe dinner with wine pairing for two at critically acclaimed Aubergine restaurant, named #20 best restaurant in the USA by Gourmet magazine
  • Pelerin Wines gift box featuring three specially selected wines
  • Nightly turndown service with special treats
  • European style breakfast for two
  • Package prices start at: $695, offer valid Sunday - Thursday until December 30, 2010 excluding holidays and special events. Price does not include taxes, gratuities or service fee. Weekend packages are available upon request.

About Pelerin Wines
Pelerin is the French word for pilgrim. The motif represents a humble man on a heroic journey and is emblematic of principals’, Chris and Cathy Weidemann, quest to produce top-level wines from the Santa Lucia Highlands appellation.

Building on exceptional quality fruit, Pelerin Wines is dedicated to traditional winemaking methods and to the creation of well-balanced wines with intensity, richness and multilayered complexity. All of Pelerin fruit sources are under specific area control, and use organically grown fruit where possible. All of their wines are produced using artisan methods, and are bottled without fining or filtration. www.pelerinwines.com



L'Auberge Carmel's Sunset Center
Dinner Theatre Package, Carmel-by-the-Sea

Located just a few short blocks from the Sunset Center, experience the charm and ambiance of Carmel's finest luxury accommodations, dinner at award-winning Aubergine restaurant and an evening of exciting entertainment with the L’Auberge Carmel’s Sunset Center Dinner Theatre Package.
L'Auberge Carmel's Sunset Center Dinner Theatre Package includes:

  • one night stay in thoughtfully appointed queen guest room
  • house-made, natural fresh fruit essence water at check-in
  • Three-course prix fixe dinner, early 5:30pm seating for two at the critically acclaimed Aubergine Restaurant, recently named #20 best restaurant in the USA by Gourmet magazine (wine pairing not included)
  • nightly turndown service with special treats
  • European style breakfast for two
  • Sunday through Thursday: $409.00 (Valid through June 2010)
  • Based on availability. Blackout dates apply. Excluding holidays and special events.
 (Hotel service fee, taxes and gratuities are not included)

To book our Sunset Dinner Package please  call  L’Auberge Carmel Reservations Office directly at 831-622-5907

To view Sunset Center’s Event Calendar visit www.sunsetcenter.org
Tickets sold separately by calling the Sunset Center at 831-620-2048. Tickets will be held at Will Call on the evening of the performance.

Since reopening, Sunset Center continues to host more than 50 classical music performances each year, and has welcomed artists as varied as Wynton Marsalis and his jazz ensemble, Lyle Lovett and the Capitol Steps musical comedy troupe to its stage. In addition, enthusiastic audiences resoundingly applauded the return of José Carreras, who made his North American recital debut at the Sunset Theater in 1975, and the Vienna Choir Boys, who performed originally at the opening of the Sunset Theater in 1932.

Each year, Sunset Center brings the best in music, dance, theater, and live entertainment from around the world to the people of the Monterey Bay Area, and beyond. Today, Sunset Center has confirmed its place as the cultural heart of Carmel-by-the-Sea.


Almost immediately upon opening, the hotel and restaurant received critical acclaim from national magazines. The restaurant was featured in the January 2005 issue of Bon Appetit, as "Best of the Year. Restaurant Hot Seat". Robb Report's 17th annual "Best of the Best" June 2005 issue selected L'Auberge Carmel as one of the new best dining destinations in the United States. Gourmet magazine named the restaurant #20 "America's Top 50 Restaurants" in 2006. In January 2005, Conde Nast Traveler's Readers Poll selected L'Auberge Carmel as the #42 best hotel in the United States, and the magazine's January 2006, 2007 and 2008 issue listed the hotel on its prestigious Gold List. Travel & Leisure magazine added the hotel to its "World's Best List" in 2007 & 2008.

Executive Chef Christophe Grosjean's cooking philosophy is built on spontaneity. With farmers delivering products daily to the Aubergine kitchen, Christophe and his team focus on making the most of these natural, fresh products. The ingredients are the stars of his menu.