MONTEREY – Four Monterey County properties have been named to the Conde Nast Traveler Top 20 Hotels in Northern California, Readers’ Choice Awards 2024.
Those properties on the list include No. 4 Portola Hotel & Spa at Monterey Bay with a score of 98.65, No. 5 Post Ranch Inn with a score of 97.43, No. 14 Plaza Hotel & Spa with a score of 95.12, and No. 20 Spindrift Inn with a score of 90.02.
“We’ve been in the top 10 since 2017, it’s super exciting to be recognized again,” said Portola Hotel & Spa General Manager Janine Chicourrat. “It’s quite an honor.”
Chicourrat added that Portola Hotel & Spa placed No. 6 recently on USA Today’s 10 Best Eco-Friendly Hotels in the United States, 2024.
“We’re thrilled and honored to be chosen as the cover photo for Conde Nast Traveler’s latest print edition and recognized in Condé Nast Traveler’s Readers’ Choice Awards highlighting Post Ranch Inn as the quintessential destination for romance and reconnection, underscoring the beauty and importance of the Big Sur community and California’s majestic Monterey Coast,” said Mike Freed, managing partner for Post Ranch Inn.
The Post Ranch Inn has also been named multiple times to the top 20 hotels in Northern California, in the Conde Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards.
“We are incredibly honored to be named one of the top 20 hotels in Northern California by Conde Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards,” said Chris Sommers, Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa general manager. “This recognition is a testament to the dedication and hard work of our associates.”
Sommers thanked guests and the local community for their continued support, and added the Monterey Plaza Hotel looks forward to welcoming patrons to the hotel while continuing to exceed expectations.
The Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa has also been on the top 20 list for multiple years.
“It’s an honor to be recognized for our excellence in the travel industry once again,” says Tim McGregor, vice president and general manager of the Inns of Monterey. “There’s no greater validation than the support of our valued guests who have chosen to stay with us.”
Spindrift Inn has been on the top 20 list three other times.
Now in its 37th iteration, Conde Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards are the longest-running and most prestigious recognition of excellence in the travel industry. More than 575,000 Conde Nast Traveler readers across the United States submitted responses rating their travel experiences across the globe to offer a comprehensive look at the places they anticipate revisiting.
The Conde Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards survey was made available through a secure website at cntraveler.com/vote, according to the writeup of its methodology. This year’s survey results were tabulated by Conde Nast from hundreds of thousands of respondents who submitted ratings during the period from April 1 through June 30 of this year.
The questionnaire contained lists of candidates in various categories, and each candidate must receive a required minimum number of responses along with a minimum overall rating to be eligible for a Readers’ Choice Award, according to Conde Nast. Candidates are judged on a set of criteria relevant to their category, based on a standard five-point scale converted to a percentage – excellent, very good, good, fair and poor. The average of these ratings determines the final score.
The Ritz-Carlton New York, Nomad, for example, the number one hotel in New York City, scored a 98.29, representing the average rating it received from respondents for all relevant criteria – rooms, location, service, food, activities, facilities, design, concierge, community investment, and spa and wellness.
Number one on the Conde Nast Traveler Top 20 Hotels in Northern California, Readers’ Choice Awards 2024 was The Lodge at Bodega Bay with a score of 99.96 – it was also voted number one in the world.
Rounding out the Top 20 Hotels in Northern California list:
No. 2 Claremont Club & Spa, A Fairmont Hotel, in Berkeley
No. 3 The Farmhouse Inn, in Sonoma
No. 4 Portola Hotel & Spa at Monterey Bay, in Monterey
No. 5 Post Ranch Inn, in Big Sur
No. 6 Napa Valley Lodge, in Yountville
No. 7 Vintage House at The Estate Yountville, in Yountville
No. 8 Auberge du Soleil, Auberge Resorts Collection, in Rutherford
No. 9 Chateau du Sureau, in Oakhurst
No. 10 MacArthur Place Hotel & Spa, in Sonoma
No.11 The Stanford Inn by the Sea, in Mendocino
No.12 Hotel Villagio at The Estate Yountville, in Yountville
No.13 El Capitan Hotel, in Merced
No.14 Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa, in Monterey
No.15 Archer Hotel Napa, in Napa
No.16 Harvest Inn, in St. Helena
No.17 The Sea Ranch Lodge, in Sonoma
No. 18 Dawn Ranch, in Guerneville
No.19 Cavallo Point, in Sausalito
No. 20 Spindrift Inn, in Monterey.
