{"id":511930,"date":"2026-10-29T15:50:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T15:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/511930\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T15:50:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T15:50:13","slug":"wine-country-hotel-in-healdsburg-named-best-resort-in-norcal-for-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/511930\/","title":{"rendered":"Wine-country hotel in Healdsburg named best resort in NorCal for 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Looking for a nice place to stay this holiday season \u2013 like, really, really nice? No, don\u2019t check your bank balance first.<\/p>\n

Conde Nast Traveler recently released its 2026 Readers\u2019 Choice Awards<\/a> for the category of Best Resort in Northern California<\/a>, and topping the list is a \u201cculinary-first\u201d hotel in Sonoma County, co-founded by Michelin-starred chef Charlie Palmer, where rooms can go for more than $2,000 per night.<\/p>\n

RELATED:\u00a0How a hotel and restaurant helped put a quiet Wine Country town on the map<\/a><\/p>\n

The magazine\u2019s list plays up the region\u2019s famed and rugged geography, from the verdant coastal bluffs of Big Sur to the snowy peaks around Lake Tahoe. Resorts in Wine Country take most of the honors, though Half Moon Bay edges in with its oceanfront Ritz-Carlton.<\/p>\n

\"AppellationAppellation Healdsburg, which features Andys Beeline Rooftop offering cocktails and small, shareable bites, was named the best resort in Northern California in Conde Nast Traveler’s 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards. (Photo by Emma Kruch)\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cNestled amongst eight-and-a-half acres of lush landscapes sits 108 guest rooms situated in two distinct villages designed by acclaimed architect John Hill,\u201d reads the website<\/a> of Appellation Healdsburg<\/a>. Amenities offered are \u201c27 culinary garden beds fueling the restaurants\u2019 menus,\u201d private tours of wineries, hands-on workshops with farmers and local makers, and a restaurant where \u201cprogressive American cooking is enriched by live-oak embers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Conde Nast Traveler\u2019s 2026 Readers\u2019 Choice Awards for NorCal resorts<\/p>\n

1 Appellation Healdsburg, Healdsburg<\/p>\n

2 The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe<\/p>\n

3 Alila Napa Valley, St. Helena<\/p>\n

4 Carneros Resort and Spa, Napa<\/p>\n

5 Post Ranch Inn, Big Sur<\/p>\n

\"AppellationAppellation Healdsburg, which features 26 garden boxes on its grounds that grow food for its restaurants, was named the best resort in Northern California in Conde Nast Traveler’s 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards. (Courtesy of Studio Alani)\u00a0<\/p>\n

6 Four Seasons Resort and Residences Napa Valley, Calistoga<\/p>\n

7 Meadowood Napa Valley, St. Helena<\/p>\n

8 Montage Healdsburg, Healdsburg<\/p>\n

9 Stanly Ranch, Auberge Collection, Napa<\/p>\n

10 The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay<\/p>\n

Source: CN Traveler<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Looking for a nice place to stay this holiday season \u2013 like, really, really nice? No, don\u2019t check…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":511931,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[184,7,9,8,3901,413,421,7613,4731,971,100,993,32123,412,3628,420,2422,44360],"class_list":["post-511930","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-california","tag-bay-area","tag-california","tag-california-headlines","tag-california-news","tag-drink","tag-food","tag-food-and-drink","tag-healdsburg","tag-hotels","tag-lifestyle","tag-news","tag-north-bay","tag-northern-california-travel","tag-restaurants","tag-sonoma-county","tag-things-to-do","tag-travel","tag-travel-top-ten"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/511930","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=511930"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/511930\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/511931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=511930"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=511930"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=511930"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}