Tent or Fancy Inn? Here's How They Measure Up

Is it possible to spend a few days with the swells in pricey Big Sur without busting your budget? You bet your chai-soy-clay wrap treatment. Below, we compare what we actually spent on a camping trip to the region with a reasonable estimate of what we could have spent at the swank Ventana Inn and Spa. Prices quoted for lodging, meals, drinks and massages are for two. - John Briley