article_snippet: At the end of Big Sur you can encounter yet another type of wildness altogether in the form of the legendary Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo.
article_snippet: To call the the legendary Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispokitsch' is to do it a huge disservice, because it takes everything to a whole new level of eyepopping taste.
article_snippet: After a 15-minute coach drive up the snaking road to the top of the hill, you discover a spectacular mansion furnished with antiques and tapestries from all over Europe, andboasting Roman baths, an enormous neo-Classical marble swimming pool and Roman own private cinema.
article_snippet: Having soaked up a bit of the Golden Age of Hollywood, we headed off on Route 1 again to see the City of Angels of today.
article_snippet: There we stayed at the slick and sleek Viceroy Santa Monica Hotel, choosing the beach-life of Santa Monica and Venice over the urban sprawl of Hollywood or Beverly Hills where the car is king.
article_snippet: we went on an excellent guided tour taking in the Chinese Theatre, Walk of Fame, Rodeo Drive, Sunset Strip and other spots of note.
article_snippet: Stop off for an guided tour taking in the Chinese Theatre, Walk of Fame, Rodeo Drive, Sunset Strip and other spots of note in LA .