Ask HN: Where to go for a work-cation? e.g. wifi and a view
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It seems everyone is ignoring your constraint, "driving distance from SF." But your constraint depends on how much driving you want to do and how much you want to pay also comes into play.
With a few hours drive North, you've got Humboldt, Mendocino, Marin, and other charming coastal towns. With a few hours East you have Tahoe and plenty of other places with snow this time of year. With up to a few hours South, you have Half Moon Bay, Davenport, Santa Cruz, Moss Landing, Monterey, Carmel, Moro Bay, Los Osos, Avila Beach, Pismo Beach, Santa Barbara, and more along the coast.
Due to the seasonal movements of the coastal cloud layer, some places on the cost actually have nicer weather during the winter than during the summer. Mendocino, Pacifica, Morro Bay, and (Northern) Santa Barbara are like this. Avila Beach is a strange anomaly and it is often nice year-round.
If you want mountains but no snow, there are lots of little places for retreats in the coastal mountain range that runs from SF down to SLO. Some are closer, and some are farther, but all are beautiful. The down-side is "fast" connectivity, but you can often solve that with phone tethering.
Your best bet is to search through AirBnB and similar sites.
With a few hours drive North, you've got Humboldt, Mendocino, Marin, and other charming coastal towns. With a few hours East you have Tahoe and plenty of other places with snow this time of year. With up to a few hours South, you have Half Moon Bay, Davenport, Santa Cruz, Moss Landing, Monterey, Carmel, Moro Bay, Los Osos, Avila Beach, Pismo Beach, Santa Barbara, and more along the coast.
Due to the seasonal movements of the coastal cloud layer, some places on the cost actually have nicer weather during the winter than during the summer. Mendocino, Pacifica, Morro Bay, and (Northern) Santa Barbara are like this. Avila Beach is a strange anomaly and it is often nice year-round.
If you want mountains but no snow, there are lots of little places for retreats in the coastal mountain range that runs from SF down to SLO. Some are closer, and some are farther, but all are beautiful. The down-side is "fast" connectivity, but you can often solve that with phone tethering.
Your best bet is to search through AirBnB and similar sites.
Have you been up to Tomales Bay near the Point Reyes National Seashore? There's a ton of amazing vacation rentals right along highway 1, including many built over the water with amazing relaxing views. You're also close to fresh oysters (season just started) and kayaking (blue waters) and great hiking so there's a bunch of team activities you can take advantage of. When you need to eat, head into Point Reyes station for some great pizza at Stellina or make a picnic with cheese from Cowgirl Creamery.
http://www.vrbo.com/vacation-rentals/usa/california/san-fran...
Enjoy!
http://www.vrbo.com/vacation-rentals/usa/california/san-fran...
Enjoy!
I've visited point reyes but I didn't think so check for vacation rentals. Those are the right price and range so thanks a lot.
No problem. There might be some as well on the other side of Tomales in Inverness. I've heard that this one is nice as well: http://www.poetsloft.com
Little hotel called Oasis in Granada, Nicaragua. Internet's not great and neither is the elec but it's a very old, very colonial little city on a giant lake and with nearby volcanos.
Or a small town called Cahuita in Costa Rica, it's right on the Caribbean, very peaceful and beautiful but again, internet and elec are not great. Near Cahuita is another town called Puerto Viejo which is a total party town which is heaps of fun.
Buenos Aires is also lots of fun, we're based in Palermo in the capital and there are three coworking places within a couple blocks of each other, and a fourth one a mile or so away.
Or a small town called Cahuita in Costa Rica, it's right on the Caribbean, very peaceful and beautiful but again, internet and elec are not great. Near Cahuita is another town called Puerto Viejo which is a total party town which is heaps of fun.
Buenos Aires is also lots of fun, we're based in Palermo in the capital and there are three coworking places within a couple blocks of each other, and a fourth one a mile or so away.
Southern coast of Turkey, around Kas and Fethiye, in the non-backpacker season (non-summer). Great internet and infrastructure, kind locals, very cheap pension rooms available, layers of history (including Roman amphitheaters), and a gorgeous view of the Mediterranean.
Stovepipe wells in Death Valley. It's an intriguing place, the heat is OK right now, and I could easily spend a week or so. The desert, the soltitude, the deserted gold-rush era ghost towns, it's just fascinating. Ask for a room near the lobby for wifi coverage.
For me, for this time of year, driving distance, TAHOE. Find a nice cabin on the top of a ski resort, facing west, hunker down, enjoy the view of mountains and snow, and don't get distracted by the snow bunnies (find a lodge further off the crowded areas). Personally, if your teams work doesn't rely heavily on having an internet connection, I'd go without it, being disconnected really helps sometimes in my opinion.
Going world-wide... hard to say, there are so many places, and sometimes I like urban scenery as much as the wilderness.
Going world-wide... hard to say, there are so many places, and sometimes I like urban scenery as much as the wilderness.
Coastal Puglia, in Italy. Southern, very beautiful, cheaper because it's not one of the main tourist attractions like Rome, Milan, Veneto, etc.
As for within driving distance...try www.jalamabeach.com. Quiet, uncrowded, inexpensive, and on the beach. 3 hours from LA. Technically driveable.
Also - El Capitan and Refugio State Beaches. Not quite as far, but still quiet, scenic and uncrowded.
As for within driving distance...try www.jalamabeach.com. Quiet, uncrowded, inexpensive, and on the beach. 3 hours from LA. Technically driveable.
Also - El Capitan and Refugio State Beaches. Not quite as far, but still quiet, scenic and uncrowded.
Wifi optional I suppose, might be better without it. Should be climate controlled. While it would need to be driving distance from SF for us, I'd like to hear about any favorite spots world wide.