3.1.22

UPDATE: CALOSHA has lifted the employee mask mandate. Therefore, in addition to the previous update below, our staff is fully vaccinated and no longer required to wear a mask.

We will continue to require that you place the "maid service please" placard on the outside of your door in order to request housekeeping services. This tells us that you are comfortable with inviting us into your space for service. Housekeepers will not clean your room while you are in the room and will not enter if you do not place the "maid service" sign on your door (or otherwise request service by text). Housekeeper may or may not wear a mask while in your room.

2.15.22

UPDATE: As of today, The California Dept of Public Health has lifted the Indoor mask mandate. The Vagabond's House requests that all unvaccinated individuals continue to wear masks while in the office/front desk area. Otherwise, staff will continue to wear masks.

12.15.21

UPDATE: As of today, the California Department of Public Health has mandated "...masks to be worn in all indoor public settings, irrespective of vaccine status...through February 15, 2022". You can read the mandate here  https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/guidance-for-face-coverings.aspx

Complimentary wine and snacks are once again served in the lobby between 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm (with hand sanitizing and mask wearing)!

We will continue to sterilize items that you will come in contact with and maids will continue to wear gloves and keep their gloves sterilized.

We will continue to require that you place the "maid service please" placard on the outside of your door in order to request housekeeping services. This tells us that you are comfortable with inviting us into your space for service. Housekeepers will not clean your room while you are in the room and will not enter if you do not place the "maid service" sign on your door.

For the continued protection of our unvaccinated guests, rooms will still lack some items such as decorative pillows, fresh flowers, sherry decanter, fruit, magazines, artwork and some other decorative items that were available in our rooms prior to Covid-19 restrictions.

WE LOOK FORWARED TO WELCOMING YOU BACK!

5.13.21

UPDATE: As of today, based on the CDC and White House' updated guidance:

MASKS ARE NO LONGER MANDATORY AT THE VAGABOND'S HOUSE for vaccinated individuals! Our employees have passed their vaccination waiting period, but will continue to wear their masks (as per CAL OSHA guidance). We have (and will continue to) diligently followed the most stringent of CDC guidelines.

We recommend that unvaccinated guests please continue to wear a face covering for the protection of their own health, the health of other unvaccinated guests, as well as the health of their family and loved ones.

Vaccinated guests are once again welcome to come into the lobby, have access to the specialty coffee machine (after hand sanitizing), and sit by the fire!

Complimentary wine and snacks are once again served in the lobby between 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm (with hand sanitizing)!

We will continue to sterilize items that you will come in contact with and maids will continue to wear gloves and keep their gloves sterilized.

We will continue to require that you place the "maid service please" placard on the outside of your door in order to request housekeeping services. This tells us that you are comfortable with inviting us into your space for service. Housekeepers will not clean your room while you are in the room and will not enter if you do not place the "maid service" sign on your door.

For the continued protection of our unvaccinated guests, rooms will still lack some items such as decorative pillows, fresh flowers, sherry decanter, fruit, magazines, artwork and some other decorative items that were available in our rooms prior to Covid-19 restrictions.

WE LOOK FORWARED TO WELCOMING YOU BACK!

‍

2.4.21

UPDATE: As of today, The Vagabond's House is pleased to announce that we are again accepting reservations for stays beginning from today forward. Barring any further drastic increases in transmission rates or depletion of ICU capacity in Monterey County hospitals, we are fully back to business as usual, with the following considerations:

‍

• Please visit CDC.gov, CA.gov, or Monterey County for updates. The Vagabond's House will respond to State and local restrictions as they are passed down, however we may not be able to personally advise you prior to your arrival. Therefore, we ask each traveler to please be proactive and responsible.
  
• Distancing rules and mandatory wearing of face coverings (nose and mouth, without exception) are in effect in California, Monterey County, and Carmel. Face coverings are required in public spaces (more specifically defined as when you are outside of your hotel room or car) with fines levied for non compliance. If needed, we can provide a mask for you. Our staff is wearing masks while at work and checking their temperature upon arrival.

• Most of our rooms open to the outside (not closed hallways), providing you with fresh ( not recirculated) air. Rooms 6 and 7 share a hallway that has an exterior entrance which is not enclosed.
• Considering our temperate climate, The Vagabond's House has no central heat nor air, which means you will not be subjected to recirculated (shared) air.
• For your safety, as a general rule we will not enter your room while it is in your possession. Maids will only enter your room when you indicate that it is ok for them to do so. If you are staying more than one night and would like your room cleaned, please place the Maid Service Please placard on your outside door handle. Maids will only clean your room when this placard is present and you are not in the room. If you return while the maid is still cleaning, please remain outside your room until she is finished.
  
• Our staff is wearing gloves and/or sanitizing their hands when handling items that you will come in contact with.
• We have resumed the serving of breakfast to your room. For your safety, you will need to receive the breakfast tray at your door (at your specified time).
• The pass through door to our office is now open 8:00 am to 9:00 pm. You can call us during this time at 831.624.7738 or text us at 831.278.3985 or use the chat bot on this site.
• We are not serving complimentary wine by the glass at the office door between 4:00 and 6:00 PM although we discourage group gathering in the courtyard. Inquire with front desk about bottles that you can purchase for safe consumption in your room.
• After using courtyard seating please place one of the "Awaiting a Wipe Down" placards in your seat.
  
• Due to the office being closed to public access, the public use of our espresso and specialty coffee machine is not currently available. However, our staff is available to make these specialty coffee drinks for you by request at the office door from 7:45 am to 7pm. Additionally by request, we can provide you with an in-room coffee set up.
• We have hand sanitizer when you need it.
• We normally like to assist with your luggage. Due to Covid-10, in order to travel safely we ask that you pack light or split your items into smaller suitcases. For your safety, we will not be able to assist to your room as usual. There are some stairs at the front of the property and the following rooms are up one flight of stairs: #6, 7, 10, 11.
• We apologize that your room will lack some of the details which you have come to enjoy at The Vagabond's House. For your safety, we have removed decorative pillows, fresh flowers, sherry decanter, fruit, magazines, artwork or other decorative items. You can trust that what you do find in the room has been thoroughly prepared for your protection.
• We must adhere to a 12 noon check out and 4:00 pm check in, to allow for more thorough sterilization of our rooms. Please opt-in to the text request that we send out one day prior to arrival. This will enable us to update you with helpful information (like alerting you if your room is ready prior to 4:00 pm.
• Spa services are unavailable until further notice.

12.15.21

UPDATE: As of today, the California Department of Public Health has mandated "...masks to be worn in all indoor public settings, irrespective of vaccine status...through February 15, 2022". You can read the mandate here  https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/guidance-for-face-coverings.aspx

Complimentary wine and snacks are once again served in the lobby between 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm (with hand sanitizing and mask wearing)!

We will continue to sterilize items that you will come in contact with and maids will continue to wear gloves and keep their gloves sterilized.

We will continue to require that you place the "maid service please" placard on the outside of your door in order to request housekeeping services. This tells us that you are comfortable with inviting us into your space for service. Housekeepers will not clean your room while you are in the room and will not enter if you do not place the "maid service" sign on your door.

For the continued protection of our unvaccinated guests, rooms will still lack some items such as decorative pillows, fresh flowers, sherry decanter, fruit, magazines, artwork and some other decorative items that were available in our rooms prior to Covid-19 restrictions.

WE LOOK FORWARED TO WELCOMING YOU BACK!

5.13.21

UPDATE: As of today, based on the CDC and White House' updated guidance:

MASKS ARE NO LONGER MANDATORY AT THE VAGABOND'S HOUSE for vaccinated individuals! Our employees have passed their vaccination waiting period, but will continue to wear their masks (as per CAL OSHA guidance). We have (and will continue to) diligently followed the most stringent of CDC guidelines.

We recommend that unvaccinated guests please continue to wear a face covering for the protection of their own health, the health of other unvaccinated guests, as well as the health of their family and loved ones.

Vaccinated guests are once again welcome to come into the lobby, have access to the specialty coffee machine (after hand sanitizing), and sit by the fire!

Complimentary wine and snacks are once again served in the lobby between 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm (with hand sanitizing)!

We will continue to sterilize items that you will come in contact with and maids will continue to wear gloves and keep their gloves sterilized.

We will continue to require that you place the "maid service please" placard on the outside of your door in order to request housekeeping services. This tells us that you are comfortable with inviting us into your space for service. Housekeepers will not clean your room while you are in the room and will not enter if you do not place the "maid service" sign on your door.

For the continued protection of our unvaccinated guests, rooms will still lack some items such as decorative pillows, fresh flowers, sherry decanter, fruit, magazines, artwork and some other decorative items that were available in our rooms prior to Covid-19 restrictions.

WE LOOK FORWARED TO WELCOMING YOU BACK!

‍

2.4.21

UPDATE: As of today, The Vagabond's House is pleased to announce that we are again accepting reservations for stays beginning from today forward. Barring any further drastic increases in transmission rates or depletion of ICU capacity in Monterey County hospitals, we are fully back to business as usual, with the following considerations:

‍

• Please visit CDC.gov, CA.gov, or Monterey County for updates. The Vagabond's House will respond to State and local restrictions as they are passed down, however we may not be able to personally advise you prior to your arrival. Therefore, we ask each traveler to please be proactive and responsible.
  
• Distancing rules and mandatory wearing of face coverings (nose and mouth, without exception) are in effect in California, Monterey County, and Carmel. Face coverings are required in public spaces (more specifically defined as when you are outside of your hotel room or car) with fines levied for non compliance. If needed, we can provide a mask for you. Our staff is wearing masks while at work and checking their temperature upon arrival.

• Most of our rooms open to the outside (not closed hallways), providing you with fresh ( not recirculated) air. Rooms 6 and 7 share a hallway that has an exterior entrance which is not enclosed.
• Considering our temperate climate, The Vagabond's House has no central heat nor air, which means you will not be subjected to recirculated (shared) air.
• For your safety, as a general rule we will not enter your room while it is in your possession. Maids will only enter your room when you indicate that it is ok for them to do so. If you are staying more than one night and would like your room cleaned, please place the Maid Service Please placard on your outside door handle. Maids will only clean your room when this placard is present and you are not in the room. If you return while the maid is still cleaning, please remain outside your room until she is finished.
  
• Our staff is wearing gloves and/or sanitizing their hands when handling items that you will come in contact with.
• We have resumed the serving of breakfast to your room. For your safety, you will need to receive the breakfast tray at your door (at your specified time).
• The pass through door to our office is now open 8:00 am to 9:00 pm. You can call us during this time at 831.624.7738 or text us at 831.278.3985 or use the chat bot on this site.
• We are not serving complimentary wine by the glass at the office door between 4:00 and 6:00 PM although we discourage group gathering in the courtyard. Inquire with front desk about bottles that you can purchase for safe consumption in your room.
• After using courtyard seating please place one of the "Awaiting a Wipe Down" placards in your seat.
  
• Due to the office being closed to public access, the public use of our espresso and specialty coffee machine is not currently available. However, our staff is available to make these specialty coffee drinks for you by request at the office door from 7:45 am to 7pm. Additionally by request, we can provide you with an in-room coffee set up.
• We have hand sanitizer when you need it.
• We normally like to assist with your luggage. Due to Covid-10, in order to travel safely we ask that you pack light or split your items into smaller suitcases. For your safety, we will not be able to assist to your room as usual. There are some stairs at the front of the property and the following rooms are up one flight of stairs: #6, 7, 10, 11.
• We apologize that your room will lack some of the details which you have come to enjoy at The Vagabond's House. For your safety, we have removed decorative pillows, fresh flowers, sherry decanter, fruit, magazines, artwork or other decorative items. You can trust that what you do find in the room has been thoroughly prepared for your protection.
• We must adhere to a 12 noon check out and 4:00 pm check in, to allow for more thorough sterilization of our rooms. Please opt-in to the text request that we send out one day prior to arrival. This will enable us to update you with helpful information (like alerting you if your room is ready prior to 4:00 pm.
• Spa services are unavailable until further notice.

3.17.20

While complying with state and county guidelines to help you travel safely, we are practicing the following points to prepare you for arrival. We cannot guarantee the state of any of the following mentioned services, only that as of today our current situation is:

• Almost all rooms at The Vagabond's House open to the outside (not closed hallways), providing you with fresh unrecirculated air. Rooms 6 and 7 share a hallway that has an exterior entrance that is not enclosed.
• Considering our temperate climate, The Vagabond's House has no central heat nor air, which means you will not be subjected to recirculated (shared) air.
• California, Monterey County and The Vagabond's House are all mask required destinations. Please protect yourself, our guests and our staff by wearing a mask when outside of your room. If needed, we can provide you with a mask. Our staff is wearing masks while at work and checking their temperature upon arrival.
• Our staff is wearing gloves and/or sanitizing their hands when handling items that you will come in contact with.
• We have resumed the serving of breakfast to your room. For your safety, you will need to receive the breakfast tray at your door (at your specified time).
• The pass through door to our office is now open 8:00 am to 8:00 pm and you can call us any time at 831.624.7738.
• We are not serving our regular 4:00-6:00 wine and snack buffet, due to Governor Newsom closing bars again as of July 6 (and to discourage group gathering in the courtyard). Inquire with front desk about bottles that you can purchase for safe consumption in your room.
• Due to the office being closed to public access, the public use of our espresso and specialty coffee machine is not currently available. However, our staff is available to make these coffee drinks for you by request at the office door from 8am to 7pm. additionally by request, we can provide you with an in-room coffee set up.
• We have hand sanitizer when you need it.
• We normally like to assist with your luggage, however to travel safely we ask that you pack light or split your items into smaller suitcases. For your safety, we will not be able to assist to your room as usual. There are some stairs at the front of the property and these rooms are up one flight of stairs: #6, 7, 10, 11.
• We apologize that your room will lack some of the details which you have come to enjoy at The Vagabond's House. For your safety, we have removed decorative pillows, fresh flowers, sherry decanter, fruit and decorative items. You can trust that what you do find in the room has been properly prepared for your protection.
• To discourage mixed gatherings in the courtyard, some seating has been removed and the fire pit will not be in service.
• We will not enter your room while you are here. If you are staying more than one night, you may request that we enter to clean your room by placing the "maid service please" placard on your door handle. Otherwise, your room will not automatically be serviced. For your safety, please remain outside the room while staff is inside.
• We must adhere to a 12 noon check out and 4:00 pm check in, to allow for more thorough sterilization of our rooms.
• Spa services are unavailable until further notice.