Built on a cliff 1,200 feet above the Pacific Ocean, the 100-acre Post Ranch Inn embraces the dramatic beauty of the coastline with glorious ocean, mountain, and forest views. This Big Sur California luxury hotel uses interior earth tones, high sweeping arches, and skylights to blend seamlessly into its natural surroundings, creating a sanctuary that’s uniquely at one with its environment. Escape to a remote and romantic hideaway to experience unparalleled vistas, world-class cuisine with a Wine Spectator Grand Award-winning wine list, nurturing spa treatments, and an array of complimentary activities.

Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards 2019 winner
No. 1 Favorite Hideaway Hotel in the World, No. 1 Hotel with the Best View, and No. Most Romantic Hotel from Andrew Harper’s Member’s Choice Hideaway Report, September 2018
No. 1 Top Hotel in California, Travel + Leisure’s Readers' Choice Awards, July 2018
The inn’s 40 TV-free guestrooms, Tree Houses, and private home blend rustic elegance with casual luxury and include wood-burning fireplaces and private decks
Pamper yourself with a treatment at the award-winning Post Ranch Spa
Dine at the acclaimed Sierra Mar restaurant, featuring stunning floor-to-ceiling windows; enjoy a complimentary breakfast here each morning
Enjoy two heated infinity spas, a lap pool, a fitness center, yoga, stargazing, guided nature walks, edible tours of the chef’s garden, and use of the inn’s Lexus vehicles
Explore the area’s state park and spectacular beaches, or head 30 miles south to Carmel’s quaint shops and art galleries

If you like art and shopping, you will love The Post Gallery and The Mercantile. The Post Gallery, set next to the Chef’s garden, showcases fine art such as photography, jewelry, and sculptures. The Mercantile shop offers original Sierra Mar dinnerware, mostly organic clothing, jewelry, art, sculptures, home furnishings, books, and more.