Three Local Resorts Named the Best in the World by Condé Nast Traveler

The Sonoma and Napa resorts ranked among the world's best offer luxe accommodations, fine dining and impeccable views.


Condé Nast Traveler released its 2024 Readers’ Choice Awards for The Best Resorts in the World on Oct. 1. If you are a Sonoma or Napa county local, three out of the 50 resorts on the list are practically in your backyard.

Condé Nast Traveler, an online and print guide to luxury travel around the world, received over 578,000 votes from readers in its recent survey. The annual awards ranks prime travel destinations ranging from best resorts and hotels to countries, restaurants, airlines and more. Winners are independently selected by Condé Nast readers.

Bardessono Hotel and Spa
The pool at Bardessono Hotel and Spa in Yountville. (Courtesy Bardessono Hotel)

Bardessono Hotel and Spa, Yountville

Bardessono Hotel and Spa in Yountville, Napa County, made No. 14 on the list. The 62-room “eco-luxe hotel” offers an on-site spa and garden-to-table inspired restaurant, Lucy Restaurant and Bar, for guests. The suites include both indoor and outdoor showers, “massive living rooms,” outdoor patios and flat-screen TVs, according to the article.

Condé Naste calls the hotel “the ultimate place to slip completely under the radar while being surrounded by world-renowned art and nature.” A night’s stay ranges from $737 to $1,545, depending on the date.

6526 Yount St., Yountville, 707-204-6000, bardessono.com

Silverado Resort and Spa in Napa. (Courtesy of Silverado Resort)
Silverado Resort and Spa in Napa. (Courtesy of Silverado Resort)

Silverado Resort and Spa, Napa

The Silverado Resort and Spa in Napa came in at No. 43 on the list. Known for being “one of the most renowned destinations in Napa Valley” and having an abundance of “state-of-the-art sports facilities,” according to the article, the 1,200-acre resort offers eight on-site dining options with fresh, seasonal produce grown from the resort’s garden as well as hiking and biking trails, private cabanas at the pool and live music on the lawns during summer.

The Silverado costs about $220 to $450 a night, depending on the date.

1600 Atlas Peak Road, Napa, 707-257-0200, silveradoresort.com

The lobby at Montage Healdsburg. (Montage Healdsburg)
The lobby at Montage Healdsburg. (Montage Healdsburg)
English Pea Soup poured at the table over lavender, coconut yogurt and vintner's coppa from Hazel Hill at Montage Healdsburg. (John Burgess/The Press Democrat)
English Pea Soup poured at the table over lavender, coconut yogurt and vintner’s coppa from Hazel Hill at Montage Healdsburg. (John Burgess/The Press Democrat)

Montage Healdsburg

One hotel in Sonoma County made the list. Montage Healdsburg ranked No. 36.

The hotel is set on 258 acres, surrounded by oak trees and vineyards. This is the first property Montage International, an Orange County-based hotel and resort brand, has built in Northern California, according to the article. It has 130 rooms raised, to disturb the land as little as possible and “celebrate its own landscape, leaving the 22,000 live oaks in place,” stated Condé Naste Traveler. The resort’s restaurant, Hazel Hill, offers guests a variety of Sonoma County wines, beers and food.

A night’s stay at Montage Healdsburg ranges from $670 to $5,700.

100 Montage Way, Healdsburg, 707-979-9000, montage.com/healdsburg

The only other places in California to make the list were L’Horizon Resort & Spa in Palm Springs (No. 1) and the Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach Resort & Club in Dana Point, Orange County (No. 25).

To see the full list, go to cntraveler.com.