Post Ranch Inn

5.0 star property
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Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, free minibar, in-room safe
Beach/ocean view
3 outdoor pools, pool umbrellas, pool loungers
Tree House | Exterior
Exterior

Reviews

10 out of 10

Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
    Breakfast included
  • Room service
    Room service
  • Bar
    Bar
  • Spa
    Spa
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning

Explore the area

Map
47900 Highway 1, Big Sur, CA, 93920
  • Big Sur Spirit Garden
    18 min walk
  • Big Sur Station
    2 min drive
  • Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park
    9 min drive
  • Monterey, CA (MRY-Monterey Peninsula)
    51 min drive

Room options

Lower Mountain House

  • 53 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Post House

  • 306.6 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Lower Coast House Tree & Ocean View

  • 53.4 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Upper Butterfly Room

  • 53 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Middle Butterfly Room

  • 53 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Cliff House

  • 75 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Lower Coast House Full Ocean View

  • 53 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Upper Mountain House

  • 53 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Tree House

  • 53 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Castro

  • 125 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Ocean House Northern

  • 53 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Upper Coast House Full Ocean View

  • 53 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Upper Pacific Suite

  • 75 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Lower Pacific Suite

  • 75 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Lower Butterfly Room

  • 53 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Ocean House Southern

  • 53.4 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Upper Coast House Tree & Ocean View

  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Peak House Accessible

  • 75 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Peak House

  • 75.3 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Big Sur

With a stay at Post Ranch Inn in Big Sur, you'll be within a 10-minute drive of Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park and Big Sur Spirit Garden. .This luxury hotel is 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from Los Padres National Forest and 1.5 mi (2.3 km) from The Henry Miller Memorial Library.

What's nearby

  • Big Sur Spirit Garden - 18 min walk - 1.6 km
  • Big Sur Station - 2 min drive - 3.0 km
  • Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park - 9 min drive - 4.6 km
  • Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park - 9 min drive - 11.0 km
  • McWay Falls - 18 min drive - 14.7 km

Getting around

  • Monterey Peninsula Airport (MRY) - 51 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Nepenthe - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪The Sur House - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Sierra Mar - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Ripplewood Resort - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪COAST Big Sur - ‬6 min drive

About this property

Post Ranch Inn

Luxury hotel with 3 outdoor pools and a full-service spa
Post Ranch Inn offers 39 air-conditioned accommodations with fireplaces and tablet computers. Rooms open to furnished balconies. Accommodations offer separate sitting areas. Pillowtop beds feature premium bedding. Guests can make use of the in-room coffee/tea makers and free minibar items. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations with deep soaking bathtubs, bathrobes, slippers, and designer toiletries.

This Big Sur hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include safes and phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include iPod docking stations and complimentary bottled water. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily. Amenities available on request include in-room massages.

3 outdoor swimming pools are on site along with a 24-hour fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Post Ranch Inn Spa has 5 treatment rooms including rooms for couples. Services include deep-tissue massages, hot stone massages, Swedish massages, and Thai massages. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy. The spa is open daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 39 air-conditioned rooms featuring fireplaces. Your pillowtop bed comes with premium bedding. Rooms have private furnished balconies. Tablet computers and iPod docking stations are provided for your entertainment, while complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected. Bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature deep soaking bathtubs and designer toiletries.
Relax at the full-service spa, where you can enjoy massages, body treatments, and facials. You're sure to appreciate the recreational amenities, which include 3 outdoor swimming pools and a 24-hour fitness center. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and gift shops/newsstands.
Grab a bite at Sierra Mar Restaurant, a fine-dining restaurant which features a bar/lounge and an ocean view. You can also stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). A complimentary full breakfast is served daily from 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM.
Featured amenities include express check-out, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and a 24-hour front desk. Free valet parking is available onsite.
A complimentary full breakfast is served each morning between 7:30 AM and 10:30 AM.
Sierra Mar Restaurant - This fine-dining restaurant overlooks the ocean. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Reservations are required.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Awards and affiliations

Post Ranch Inn is listed in the 2022 Condé Nast Traveler Gold List of the world's best places to stay and the 2021 Travel + Leisure 500.
The property is a member of Preferred Hotels & Resorts.

Languages

Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free uncovered self-parking on site
  • Free uncovered valet parking on site
  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking and van parking available

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast available daily 7:30 AM–10:30 AM
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar
  • Room service available

Restaurants on site

  • Sierra Mar Restaurant

Things to do

  • 24-hour fitness centre
  • 24-hour pool access
  • 3 outdoor pools
  • Art gallery
  • Full-service spa
  • Private picnics
  • Yoga classes

Conveniences

  • Free newspapers in reception
  • Front-desk safe
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Library

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Luggage storage
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Turndown service
  • Wedding services

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Pool sunloungers
  • Pool umbrellas

Spa

  • 5 treatment rooms
  • Aromatherapy
  • Body scrubs
  • Body treatments
  • Body wraps
  • Couples treatment room(s)
  • Facials
  • Massage - deep-tissue
  • Massage - hot stone
  • Massage - prenatal
  • Massage - Swedish
  • Massage - Thai
  • Massage/treatment rooms
  • Spa open daily

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible pool
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible spa
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking

More

  • Couples dining
  • Fireplace in reception
  • Living plant wall
  • Romance packages available
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Heating
  • Pillow-top mattress
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Dressing gowns
  • Deep-soaking bath
  • Designer toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Shampoo
  • Shower/bath combination
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • iPod dock
  • Tablet computer

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Free minibar
  • Wet bar

More

  • Eco-friendly cleaning products used
  • Electrical adapters/chargers
  • Fireplace
  • Free local calls
  • Guidebooks/recommendations
  • In-room massage
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Local maps
  • Phone
  • Recycling
  • Restaurant dining guide
  • Safe
  • Separate sitting area
  • Slippers
  • Turndown service
  • Window screens

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Guests will receive an email 2 weeks before arrival with check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children 17 and younger are not allowed at this property; All guests older than 17 are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
This property uses solar energy, plus a grey water recycling system and eco-friendly cleaning products

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
24-hour pool access
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Children 17 years old and younger are not permitted at this property

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Post Ranch Inn Reviews

Reviews

10

Exceptional

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10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Staff & service

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Larry, Winnipeg, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Just what the doctor ordered
The Unique hotel is situated on the crest of a mountain with fabulous views of the mountains and ocean. The hotel staff completely accommodating yet not in your face. We attended a quality yoga class with a very informed instructor. After yoga we attended an extensive brunch with one the tastiest French toast I have had the pleasure of eating. The only regret is not staying longer . It's a great space to unwind.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
BEAUTIFUL HOTEL
AMAZING hotel, beautiful spot and great location.. a bit pricy but worth it

10/10 Excellent

Lynne, Fairfield, CA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Destination
This is more a destination than a hotel. Everyone is cordial and friendly and welcoming. A nice place to relax, meditate, and think. The grounds are extensive and peaceful.

10/10 Excellent

DV, US

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Tranquility.
The Machu Pinchu of the US. Very relaxing, spiritual. No other place is like it. Worth every penny.

10/10 Excellent

Noley, Palo Alto, CA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
spollee
This hotel is very expensive by anyones standards. It is some, but not an impossible distance from other towms. That being said, it is located with a view of the most beautiful scenery along California`s coast. Each room is well designed and the refrigerator is stocked with wine, cheese, crackers,cookies,etc. Great for a picnic. The restaurant is beautifully done and the food is fancy and well done. The complimentary breakfast is just lovely with something for everyone. The staff is the best we have ever encountered. They are respectful,good natured, friendly and helpful. We enjoyed them so much. Yoga, hiking and other diversions are available. You definitly can be taken away from the real world. An elegant way to excape!

10/10 Excellent

Dmitry, Moscow, Russia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Impressed !
Good service, nice staff, fabulous panoramic view

10/10 Excellent

Paige, Brooklyn, NY

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This is not a hotel, it is an experience. A true slice of heaven
I went here with my boyfriend in April. The place was absolutely breathtaking. I had read about this place is travel magazines for years and had extremely high expectations, yet the hotel managed to surpass all of them. Not one detail was spared. When you arrive, you're offered champagne and driven to your room in a lexus. Your tourguide shows you around the beautiful property and gives you room details. You're wanting to jump out of the car in the first minute because you want to enjoy all the property has to offer. I live a very busy, hectic, NYC partying lifestyle and this is the one place where I was actually able to sit back and relax and take in the natural beauty. A heavenly retreat for the mind, body and soul.