Region · California
Top Hotels in California
The finest properties across California, ranked by editorial merit.
The Beverly Hills Hotel
The Pink Palace since 1912 — bungalows once kept by Elizabeth Taylor and Howard Hughes, and the Polo Lounge where Hollywood still does its deals.
Auberge du Soleil
Napa's original luxury hotel, high on a hill in Rutherford — an olive grove, a Michelin kitchen, and Cabernet country at your feet.
Hotel Bel-Air
Twelve acres of hidden gardens in Bel Air — Grace Kelly's favorite, with a swan lake and a La Prairie spa.
Meadowood Napa Valley
A 250-acre Napa estate with its own croquet lawns — being rebuilt after 2020's fires, but the Cabernet cellar survives.
Post Ranch Inn
Big Sur's cliff-edge sanctuary — tree houses and ocean houses a thousand feet above the Pacific.
Shutters on the Beach
The only actual beachfront hotel in Santa Monica — Cape Cod shingle and an ocean at the door.
The Resort at Pelican Hill
Palladian bungalows on a 500-acre Newport Coast bluff — two Tom Fazio courses and a 136-foot circular pool.