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Logo featuring a stylized shell design and the text "Bon Vivant."
Carmel-By-The-Sea, CA
831-392-5725
Logo featuring a stylized shell design and the text "Bon Vivant."
For help with availability or stays longer than seven nights, please contact us directly • Reservation requests are processed prior to confirmation • No pets • Minimum stay requirements apply • Our standard cancellation policy is 15 days (longer for certain events).
A lush green wreath adorned with pinecones and red berries, featuring a heart-shaped sign that reads "Welcome! Please leave the outside."

What Will This December Bring?

December at the cottages happens because we all love decorating for the holidays.

A decorated Christmas tree with a star on top stands beside a brick fireplace, adorned with a festive snowman tree skirt.

My dad taught me how to decorate a Christmas tree. He was very particular about how the lights went on so that you never saw the cords, and how the ornaments were spaced evenly around the tree.

Cheryl decorating a Christmas tree as a child.

Making ornaments and holiday decorations has been one of my favorite hobbies since I was little, and every cottage has several handmade decorations made especially for it.

A decorative reindeer statue wearing a plaid scarf is positioned among wooden Christmas trees and handmade "vintage" holiday cards against a brick wall.

Four small, packaged items labeled with numbers are arranged on a table beside two bottles of sparkling water and a polka-dotted bag.

And why are we talking about Christmas in October? Just in case you care to join us in December!

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