The Inn at Newport Ranch.

Inn at Newport Ranch Opens for Business in Fort Bragg

A new luxury hotel has opened on ocean bluffs about 9 miles north of Fort Bragg, brimming with eye candy for naturalists and lovers of unusual architecture and décor. It also promises solitude, with just six guest rooms and the owner’s vacation home on the 2,000-acre parcel. Located in the footprint of a long-gone lumber […]
Sonoma was ranked among the best holiday towns in the US

Sonoma and Healdsburg named among best US holiday destinations

The magazine, Travel + Leisure, has named two Sonoma County towns, Healdsburg and Sonoma, among the best cities to visit this holiday season. These two towns are part of a 25-city list published by the popular travel magazine, five of which are in California. Sonoma came in No. 24 on the list, the magazine reasoning, […]
#1. The Inn Above Tide, Sausalito. Conde Nast Traveler readers chose their top 30 hotels in Northern California, and several Sonoma County locations made the list. View more information on each hotel at www.cntraveler.com. (Photo courtesy Conde Nast Traveler)

Five North Coast Hotels voted among best in Northern California

Mendocino’s Brewery Gulch Inn has been voted the third best hotel in Northern California among the readers of Condé Nast Traveler. More than 128,000 readers participated in the magazine’s annual readers’ choice awards, casting votes for 9,242 hotels. The winners and the listings appear in its November issue and online. The Brewery Gulch Inn is […]
(photo by John Burgess)

Shave and a Haircut

A former Petaluma bartender trades her cocktail shaker for a pair of clippers.