Post Ranch Inn
CALIFORNIA
The Personalities
Honeymooners, lovers, astrology enthusiasts, people with a taste for the finer things in life.
Moments
Smelling sea salt in the air. Yoga at sunrise and wine at sunset. Infinity hot tub overlooking the pacific. Landscape inspired accommodation. Heated floors. Crackling fireplace.
Best Visiting Months
California weather all year round.
Cost
Why stay
Stay above the clouds along California’s breathtaking coastline at Post Ranch Inn, where luxury meets nature. Surrounded by majestic mountains, the vast Pacific Ocean, and towering redwoods, the resort offers a range of unique accommodations. Choose the Cliff House for sweeping ocean views from a glass-walled structure, or the Pacific Suite for 180-degree panoramas of the coastline. The Peak House provides an intimate mountain retreat, while the Tree House, perched on stilts nine feet above the forest floor, features a skylight perfect for stargazing. For those seeking mountain vistas, the Mountain House offers stunning views of the Santa Lucia Peaks and Ventana Wilderness. Larger groups can indulge in the Butterfly House or the South Coast House, each with a private terrace and floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the Pacific. Experience California’s natural beauty through morning yoga, guided hikes, whale watching, and nightly stargazing—all without leaving the serenity of Post Ranch Inn.
Why wander
Borrow one of the hotel's complimentary Lexus' to explore the Big Sur. Visit the port Lighthouse, sitting atop a volcanic rock. Be a living postcard, when observing the iconic Bixby Bridge - the most photographed piece of the coastal route. Other not-to-be-missed highlights include 17 Mile Drive, known as the most scenic drive in the world and the Hearst Castle, a must-see National Historic Landmark, once a home of newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst.
Indulge in
Edible tour of the Chef's Garden, perfect wine and food pairing tasting menu a the Sierra Mar Restaurant.
Getting There
Fly into San Francisco or Monterey and take a drive along the Pacific coast.
WILD INITIATIVES
“The Post Ranch Inn Big Sur Community Fund is a “donor advised fund”, administered by the Community Foundation for Monterey County, a charitable organization qualified under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Post Ranch Inn Big Sur Community Fund was established in order to provide a simple mechanism for hotel guests staying at Post Ranch Inn to give back to our community by making contributions that are then distributed to local charitable organizations.”
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