Carmel Valley Ranch in Carmel-by-the-Sea takes the kid club concept to the next level, and is among the top destination hotels in the U.S. with its kid-favored, parent-approved sanctuary.

Part of a 500-acre residential compound 6 miles inland from Carmel toward Carmel Valley, this hotel, reached through a manned security gate, lies on a winding road with its buildings staggered for ...

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and former Carmel mayor Clint Eastwood, he converted a working ranch—rescuing the acreage from a planned condominium development—into this unique farm-style hotel.