An Extravagant Seaside Soirée

Hosted in partnership with Visit Carmel, relish an exclusive invitation-only evening beginning with a champagne reception overlooking the Pacific followed by an extraordinarily intimate and stunningly elaborate chef-designed farm-to-table dinner by Andy Baraghani on our Pacific Terrace.

Limited seating is available. Dinner attendance will not include plus one guests. Exclusive invitation-only event.

Be transported to turn-of-the-century Carmel. Back when the seaside village had a population of only 75. When the rugged fog-covered coastline seductively beckoned windswept luminaries. A moment in time when La Playa served as a commodious winter studio for a celebrated landscape painter and a wealthy chocolate heiress (a damn good artist in her own right). They opened their doors to not only welcome the misty sea breeze, but Carmel’s eclectic creative class who indulged in the institution’s sun-soaked thresholds and inspiring ocean views. Social hour includes sparkling wine, passed hors d’oeuvres, and live music.

Experience an immersive theater performance by L.A.’s award-winning IAMA Theatre Company, featuring a series of five interactive scenes throughout the hotel. Roam La Playa’s historic halls and discover the eccentric — and often troubled — characters of the Carmel’s artistic past as the ensemble resurrects the colony’s roots as a Bohemian paradise to tell the story of two young lovers’ unconventional wedding celebration one winter’s evening in 1907.

As customary with the Village’s fabled rendevous of yore, one’s night should neither end early nor quietly. We invite you to indulge in tradition and late-night revelry in the Pacific Ballroom, with live jazz, copious libations, and a decadent dessert bar.