Deetjen's Big Sur Needs You Now

For years Deetjen’s Big Sur Inn has weathered fires and floods, mudslides and crashing trees, and we have survived. The crisis surrounding Covid-19 and the sweeping Federal, State, and local states-of-emergency is being felt nationwide and it pains me to have to ask for help during this impossible time.

Today, I am writing to you from a place of uncertainty.
Today, Deetjen’s needs you!

If you have ever loved a pancake, a cup of coffee, an Eggs Benedict, or a candle-lit dinner, a glass of wine, a fire-warmed room on a rainy night, or have been welcomed to the Inn just passing through, I am appealing to you. If you have a memory of the first time you ever came to Deetjen’s in the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, 90’s, 00’s, or 2010’s, I am appealing to you.

On March 20, 2020 we closed our doors to guests and sent most of our team home. We asked ourselves: how long can we stay closed, who can we support right now, and what will it take to get back opened. Like everyone, we wondered “how long will this take?” And like everyone, we have very few answers. Our considerations are, first and foremost, for the health and safety of our staff, our guests, and our community. We are in constant deliberation and engaged in very challenging decision making to ensure that we can reopen the Inn.

In 2016 the Soberanes fire interrupted business at Deetjen’s and in 2017 Deetjen’s was closed for 8 months as a result of the failure of the Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge and subsequent closing of Highway One and then in the devastating winter of 2016/2017 Deetjen’s lost 4 guest rooms to falling trees. In addition to the destruction of our rooms, in December 2017 the IRS reviewed our 501(c)3 non-profit status. In January of 2020 the IRS returned with our affirmation, the mission and related non-profit status of Deetjen’s Big Sur Inn was upheld. Deetjen’s was able to reopen its doors in October of 2017 because of generous support from our community and from the worldwide Deetjen’s family. Though reconstruction was permitted in December and finally commenced in January 2020, Deetjen’s has never fully recovered from the previous years’ losses. 

For more information about Deetjens Big Sur Inn Preservation Foundation Inc. visit our website at www.Deetjens.com

In Service to the Inn, 

Deetjen's Big Sur Inn Friends and Family

Deetjens Big Sur Inn Preservation Foundation, Inc is a 501(c)3 Non Profit Charitable Organization. Activities include lodging to the public to visit and experience the historic location in authentic, historic and original redwood cabins, with educational activities, experiences, and tours. 

California Residents Disclosure: The non-profit status with the state of California Franchise Tax Board remains unresolved for the time being and itemized deductions of contributions will be permissible on your federal return, but possibly not on your California state return (unless we can get FTB straightened up before the end of the year).