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THE BEST PLACES TO STAY WITH THE KIDS 19 11 The Best Places to Stay with the Kids The Lost Whale Bed and Breakfast Inn (Trinidad; & 800/ 677-7859): Parents will love the beautiful inn and the outdoor spa, and kids will love the play area and the menagerie of horses, goats, and other animals down the road. It has a private beach, and it s near interesting redwood parks. Best of all, a fabulous breakfast is included. See p. 235. KOA Kamping Kabins (Point Arena; halloween horror nights 2011 & 800/562-4188): Once you see the adorable log cabins at this KOA campground, you can t help but admit that this is one cool way to spend the weekend on the coast. Rustic is the key word: mattresses, a heater, and a light bulb are the standard amenities. All you need is some bedding (or sleeping bags), cooking and eating utensils, and charcoal for the barbecue out front. See p. 215. City Hotel and Fallon Hotel (Columbia; & 800/532-1479): Some parents may roll their eyes at this preserved Gold Rush town, but it s rather remarkable, halloween horror nights 2011 with rides on a 100-year-old stagecoach, a blacksmith shop, and lots of relics from mining. And these reasonably priced Victorian hotels dish up a great buffet breakfast. Cars are barred from the dusty main street. See p. 347. Grey Squirrel Resort (Big Bear Lake; & 800/381-5569): Like a camp for kids and adults alike, this cluster of kitchen-equipped cottages near the lake and Big Bear s village offers economical lodgings for a night or the entire season (winter or summer). Enjoy a heated, enclosed pool, barbecues, volleyball and basketball courts plus skiing, boat rental, and plenty of other family recreation. See p. 591.

A handful of adorable cafes line Belden Place and offer a wide variety of cuisine. There s Cafe Bastille, 22 Belden Place (& 415/986-5673), your classic French bistro halloween horror nights 2011 and fun speakeasy basement serving excellent crepes, mussels, and French onion soup along with live jazz on Fridays; Cafe Tiramisu, halloween horror nights 2011 28 Belden Place (& 415/421-7044), a stylish Italian hot spot serving addictive risottos and gnocchi; and Plouf, 40 Belden Place (& 415/986-6491), which specializes in big bowls of mussels slathered in a choice of seven sauces as well as fresh seafood. B44, 44 Belden Place (415/986-6287), serves up a side order of Spain alongside its revered paella and other seriously zesty Spanish dishes.