SLO County News BlogGolf, Wine, Real Estate, Business & Travel NewsMore Rooms at Cambria LodgeSaturday, February 25, 2006A historical lodge in Cambria will be a little bigger soon, with 27 new units available to rent early in March.Last week, workers at the Cambria Pines Lodge were putting finishing touches on new suites and rooms, with a few units already outfitted with wrought-iron headboards, towels, quilts and tiny gardens around the fenced-in patios that overlook the Monterey pine forest. Meanwhile, Mark Miller, Cambria's assistant fire chief, and representatives from Alpha Fire & Security of San Luis Obispo were doing final tests on smoke alarms and in-unit sprinkler systems designed to stop fires before they spread. Seven new two-room suites are in stand-alone cottages and include such touches as two fireplaces, flat-screen televisions in the separate sitting rooms, and a microwave oven and mini-refrigerator in the wet-bar area. Twenty new units are in duplexes, each with two queen-size beds. Four more units accommodate disabled guests, providing roll-in showers and light-alerts for the hearing impaired. There are more changes ahead for the lodge. Owner Dirk Winter said his crews also are working on a four-plex, another duplex and a laundry building and soon will start on an outdoor pool that will replace the lodge's aging indoor swimming facility. The lodge's 1940s-era cabins will be fairly extensively remodeled, he said, work that also will change them from duplexes to single units. The present pool building will be remodeled, but decisions aren't final about what the updated structure will contain. According to documents at the state Coastal Commission, some of the original options were a conference center, fitness center, massage rooms and subterranean brew pub. Winter said he's not going to move water rights to the lodge from another of his Cambria businesses, Cambria Nursery & Florist. The Coastal Commission doesn't want that to happen, he said Feb. 13. For more information about the lodge, visit www.cambriapineslodge.com. Read More
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