Fairview Manor Reviews

12Oct2009 I’d like to comment on our recent stay at the Fairview Manor in Ben Lomond, Calif. We enjoyed a wonderful weekend away in the mountains of Santa Cruz, Calif at the Fairview Manor. My husband & I are avid amateur photographers and had planned to shoot in the Santa Cruz mountains that weekend. We booked our mini-vacation at the Fairview around that goal. Upon arrival, we immediately fell into relaxation mode. Our room was well appointed and very clean. The Inn sits on a really beautiful piece of land with very tall Redwood trees all around and a pleasant sounding creek running thru it. It was very warm the day we arrived and we spent the first few hours sipping iced tea across the lawn in the a beautiful little gazebo with the inn keepers, Gael & Jack. They were very warm & we immediately felt at home. They had many good suggestions of places & things we might be interested in. The famous “Santa Cruz Beach & Boardwalk” is a mere 15minutes from our “home-away-from-home” and the beaches of Capitola are only a few minutes more. We enjoyed a wonderful seafood dinner on the Wharf one night, a couple of beautiful mountain hikes, a day at the beach in Capitola and found a wonderful pumpkin patch to do some photography of as well. Each morning, we had a wonderful home cooked breakfast – my favorite was the German Apple pancake! The town of Ben Lomond, itself, is a very interesting place to spend time in. The air smelled so fresh and clean – not the smog filled air we’re so accustomed to! We created some beautiful shots to bring home and share with others. There is much to do or nothing to do…whichever is one’s choice. We will be making this an annual event for ourselves in the future. Gus & Doris Schoenamsgruber