Pacific Grove, Calif.--Oh deer...if you love watching deer, Pacific Grove is a wonderful place visit. Right outside your hotel room, or playing on the public golf course next to Asilomar Beach are deer wandering in the forests and on the greens munching berries and grass. Pacific Grove is a coastal destination near Monterey Bay Aquarium where the main attraction is Monterey Bay, the wildlife, forests, ocean vistas, beaches and golf.

Why do people come to the Lighthouse Lodge? The prices are affordable, and these deer roaming in the cemetery next to the hotel are so sweet. They're slightly shy and like to keep to their natural ways. But with a camera in hand and a chair on the deck of your hotel room you get the best spot in town for watching these agile, graceful creatures.  Check out the map of this location, and get pricing.

The hotel is a comfortable, non-pretentious place. It's been tucked in the forests just down the street from the beach for decades. Afternoon BBQs are simple. Hot dogs, maybe a little chicken, burgers, or whatever they happen to be serving greets guests. Kids and adults don't complain when they get a chance to eat some of America's favorite bites. The event is held at a dining room in the hotel where breakfast is also self-served.

From this great location you can rent bikes and ride the beach path, take strolls, watch the sunrise and sunset, drive to 17 mile drive for a beautiful tour of the most scenic beaches and golf courses in the world, and and head on over to Carmel for some serious art gallery exploring and boutique shopping.

Pacific Grove is one of the ideal homes away from home with the great prices to save money so you have more to spend on meals, shopping and gas for the drives you'll want to take around the area. It's one of our favorite beaches in all of California.