A Guide to California's Big Sur

Along the Highway

Slates Hot Springs vicinity

The Slates Hot Springs vicinity is home to Esalen Institute. This enterprise may have lodging accommodations available for those not participating in its programs.

Activities, Facilities, and Services

• Lodging - Accommodations - Hotels - Resorts - Motels - Inns - Cabins
  • Esalen Institute 831.667.3005 / Note: A reservation is required to enter the Esalen grounds. "An Esalen Personal Retreat gives you the opportunity to nourish your body, mind, heart, and soul without participating in a catalog workshop. Personal Retreat rates include all meals for the duration of your stay."
• Hot Springs - Mineral Baths
  • Esalen Institute / Esalen's mineral baths have been rebuilt following their destruction during the El Niño storms of 1998. They are available during the day only to those attending Esalen workshops. The baths are again open to the general public from 1:00 am to 3:00 am. (Yes, that's correct! After midnight. Really. 'Twas ever thus.) You may arrive only between 1:00 am and 2:15 am. Cost: $20.00 per person, payable by credit card only. You must make a reservation by calling 831.667.3047. See Esalen's General Information Web page, especially the paragraph headed The Hot Springs at Esalen.
• Spiritual Emphasis
  • Esalen Institute 831.667.3005 / Note: A reservation is required to enter the Esalen grounds.