Green Gables Inn, A Four Sisters Inn

Though it’s a long way from Prince Edward Island, Pacific Grove, on Monterey Bay, is the sort of 19th-century Californian town Lucy Maud Montgomery would have loved. Green Gables Inn is the flagship location of Four Sisters Inns, a collection of sophisticated boutique hotels. It’s long been an incredibly quaint place to stay, but recent renovations have made it more inviting than ever. Common spaces and guest rooms have been brightened and refreshed, the interiors modern but cozy with rustic wood flooring, linen sofas, earth tones, and dreamy watercolor paintings capturing scenes of the sky and the sea.

Many rooms have original fireplaces, soaking tubs, and built-in window seating, and the gable room, following the lines of the Queen Anne-style architecture, has an idyllic reading nook with water views. Behind the main house, a carriage house offers suites with more space. Never mind a fitness center or a pool: Green Gables Inn, keeping with the theme, provides homey comforts like a gourmet breakfast served in a greenhouse-like bayfront dining room, freshly baked cookies, an afternoon wine hour, and bicycles to borrow anytime.