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Asilomar Hotel & Conference Center

800 Asilomar Avenue, Pacific Grove, CA, USA, 93950-3704
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Nestled along the breathtaking Pacific coastline, Asilomar offers the ideal blend of nature's beauty and exceptional hospitality for your next retreat or gathering. Set amidst towering pines and serene dunes, our historic venue provides charming accommodations and versatile meeting spaces, creating an inspiring backdrop for any event. Whether you're hosting a corporate retreat, a creative workshop, or a romantic seaside wedding, our dedicated team is here to ensure your experience is both productive and rejuvenating. At Asilomar, every moment is designed to inspire—where unforgettable memories are made in a truly unique environment.

Venue Details

ChainARAMARK
BrandARAMARK Parks and Destinations
Built1913
Renovated2012
Total meeting space65,000 sq. ft.
Guest Rooms310
Venue typeHotel

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Asilomar Conference Grounds in located in a 107 acre California State Park, on the ocean in Pacific Grove, CA. It is an ecologically diverserse campus-like setting among towering pines, ancient sand dunes and the dramatic rocky shoreline of the Pacific Ocean.

Amenities

Room features and guest services
  • Internet access
  • View (ocean or water)
Facilities
  • Onsite catering
  • Onsite gift shop
  • Onsite restaurant
  • Onsite security
  • Wheelchair accessible
Business services
  • AV capabilities
Recreational activities
  • Outdoor pool
Transportation
  • Airport shuttle
  • Bus
  • Taxi

Meeting rooms

Total meeting space
65,000 sq. ft.
Largest room
5,703 sq. ft.
Meeting rooms
30
Second largest room
4,900 sq. ft.
Exhibit space
25,000 sq. ft.
Seating capacity
650

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Meeting space

Name
Room size
Ceiling height
Maximum capacity
U-Shape
Theater
Classroom
Boardroom
Hollow square
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Merrill Hall
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4,938 sq. ft.
-
-
569
72
569
250
-
72
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Chapel Auditorium
3,692 sq. ft.
40.7 x 59.5 sq. ft.
-
260
-
260
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Sanderling
631 sq. ft.
31.5 x 19.7 sq. ft.
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34
14
34
20
20
14
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Kiln
1,823 sq. ft.
47.8 x 39.7 sq. ft.
-
126
34
126
63
34
34
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Heather
1,740 sq. ft.
51.6 x 32.7 sq. ft.
-
100
40
100
60
40
40
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Nautilus
1,517 sq. ft.
48 x 31.6 sq. ft.
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100
32
100
48
32
32
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Fred Farr Forum
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2,461 sq. ft.
55.1 x 41.1 sq. ft.
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176
40
176
88
40
40
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Surf and Sand
856 sq. ft.
34.2 x 23.6 sq. ft.
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40
18
40
20
16
18
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Triton
741 sq. ft.
31.4 x 23.6 sq. ft.
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40
18
40
20
14
18

Guest rooms

Total guest rooms
310
Suites
2
Tax rate
8.75%
Occupancy rate
12%

Location

Getting Here

Directions by Car From San Francisco / San Jose Asilomar is approximately 120 miles south of downtown San Francisco (about 105 miles from San Francisco International Airport) and about 75 miles south of San Jose. • Take 101 south to 156 West. • Take 156 West to Highway 1 South, through Monterey to the Pebble Beach / Pacific Grove exit, turn right on Holman Highway / 68 West. • Stay on Highway 68 West/Holman Highway for 3.5 miles until it becomes a city street called Forest Avenue. • Continue on Forest Avenue for about 1 mile and make a left turn onto Sinex Avenue. • In just under 1 mile, Sinex Avenue ends right at the front gates to Asilomar. ________________________________________ From Los Angeles Asilomar is approximately 325 miles from downtown Los Angeles (about 310 miles from LAX). • Take 101 North though Salinas to 156 West. • Take 156 West to Highway 1 South. • Travel through Monterey to Pebble Beach / Pacific Grove exit and Highway 68 West. • For about 3-1/2 miles you will be on a portion of Highway 68 West that is also called the Holman Highway. • Stay on Highway 68 West/Holman Highway until it becomes a city street called Forest Avenue. • Continue on Forest Avenue for about 1 mile and make a left turn onto Sinex Avenue. • In just under 1 mile, Sinex Avenue ends right at the front gates to Asilomar. ________________________________________ From Salinas • Take Highway 68 West to Highway 1 South to Highway 68 West to Pacific Grove. • Just past the Monterey Peninsula Airport, Highway 68 West overlaps Highway 1 for about 5 or 6 miles. • Stay on Highway 68 West/Highway 1 and take the Pacific Grove exit. • For about 3-1/2 miles you will then be on a portion of Highway 68 West that is also called the Holman Highway. • Stay on Highway 68 West/Holman Highway until it becomes a city street called Forest Avenue. • Continue on Forest Avenue for about 1 mile and make a left turn onto Sinex Avenue. • In just under 1 mile, Sinex Avenue ends right at the front gates to Asilomar.
Distance from airport 9 mi
Parking in the area
Complimentary parking
Street parking

Local Attractions

Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History
Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History
Museum
5 mins
Enjoy the birds and wildlife, plants, geology, and cultural richness that make the California Central Coast unique in the world. The best place to enjoy the outside, inside. Permanent Exhibitions •Birds of Monterey County •Monarch Gallery •Biodiversity •Geology •Native Plant Garden •Pacific Grove's Chinese Fishing Village •Native Central Coast Baskets Annual Exhibitions •Illustrating Nature •The Wildflower Show
165 Forest Avenue
Pacific Grove, CA, US 93950
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17-Mile Drive in Pebble Beach
17-Mile Drive in Pebble Beach
Recreation
4 blks
Pacific Grove Golf Links
Pacific Grove Golf Links
Recreation
1 mi
Situated on the tip of the scenic Monterey Peninsula, overlooking Point Pinos and the Pacific Ocean, the Pacific Golf Links is a historic, 18-hole golf course featuring both parkland and links-style nines. With a full-service pro-shop, driving range and clubhouse, the Pacific Grove Golf Links offers much more, than just a round of golf! Come join us and experience golf as it should be.
77 Asilomar Boulevard
Pacific Grove, CA, US 93950
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Monterey Bay Aquarium
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Recreation
2 mi
Monterey Bay Aquarium is located at 00 Cannery Row, California. The mission of the non-profit Monterey Bay Aquarium is to inspire conservation of the oceans.
800 Cannery Row
Monterey, CA, US 93940
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Historic Cannery Row
Historic Cannery Row
Shopping
3 mi
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Recreation
3 mi
The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS), designated in 1992, is a Federally protected marine area offshore of California's central coast. Stretching from Marin to Cambria, the MBNMS encompasses a shoreline length of 276 miles and 6,094 square miles of ocean, extending an average distance of 30 miles from shore. At its deepest point, the MBNMS reaches down 12,713 feet (more than two miles). It is our nation's eleventh Marine Sanctuary and its largest- larger then Yosemite or Yellowstone National Parks.
299 Foam Street
Monterey, CA, US 93940
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Old Fisherman's Wharf
Old Fisherman's Wharf
Shopping
5 mi
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Facility Restrictions

Asilomar Works on a CMP (Complete Meeting Package) format in which the rates include: Guest Room, 3 Meals per day, (an option to add refreshment breaks, meeting space and housing bureau cost) General Session meeting room (with groups of 25 or more rooms per night), Facility Fee and all appropriate Taxes and Service Charges. Meals begin with Dinner on arrival night and end with Lunch in departure day.

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Sustainable Practices

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Diversity and Inclusion

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Health and Safety

Were practices at Asilomar Hotel & Conference Center developed based on health service recommendations from public governmental entities or private organizations? If Yes, please list which organizations were used to develop these practices.
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