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Having driven three hours from Los Angeles<\/a>, I half expected to see horses as we drove over crunchy gravel to a farmhouse with a rocking chair-studded front porch and spotted a man in a white cowboy hat, dungarees and a seersucker shirt. When we stepped inside the building, however, we were met with a chic, timber-floored lobby, living room and general store featuring furry throws, burlap window treatments and a deerskin rug. It quickly became very clear that any animals, horses or otherwise, would be kept elsewhere and that the aforementioned man’s role was handling suitcases, not stallions.<\/p>\n

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KATHRYN ROMEYN\/FOR THE POINTS GUY<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Though it only opened as The Inn at Mattei’s Tavern, Auberge Resorts Collection in 2023, this property is the opposite of new. Its 6 1\/2 acres right in the charming town of Los Olivos have been a peaceful refuge for road-weary travelers since the 1880s, when it was a tavern and inn taking in folks arriving at the railroad terminal across the way who needed to rest before hopping on their stagecoach. The water tower is where hard-working horses were led to drink. This sense of history is palpable even as the remaining buildings have been thoroughly elevated to the 21st century, with all the luxurious trappings one could wish for.<\/p>\n

Here’s what it’s like to stay at The Inn at Mattei’s Tavern, a Los Olivos oasis.<\/p>\n

Related: Footloose and fancy-free in Fort Worth: Bowie House, Auberge Resorts Collection<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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What is The Inn at Mattei’s Tavern?<\/h2>\n
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