Russian River Area
Tucked back in the redwoods on scenic Coleman Valley Rd, this is the ultimate NorCal farmstay. The knowledgeable Oregonian owner educates guests about…
Must-see hotels in Russian River Area
Russian River Area
A hideaway estate on a wooded hilltop south of town, cushy Applewood has marvelous 1920s-era detail, with dark wood and heavy furniture that echo the…
Healdsburg
Smack on the plaza, the fashion-forward HH has a coolly minimalist style of concrete and velvet, with requisite top-end amenities, including sumptuous…
Healdsburg
The first choice of lovers of country inns and stately manor homes, the regal 1881 Madrona Manor exudes Victorian elegance. Surrounded by 8 acres of woods…
Russian River Area
Think love nest. The area’s premier inn offers spacious rooms and cottages, styled with cushy amenities such as saunas, steam showers and wood-burning…
Russian River Area
A designer's dream, this throwback motel block has wonderful and unique touches in each room. Most of the furnishings go back to the 1960s. Like what you…
Healdsburg
Little sister to Hotel Healdsburg, H2 has the same angular concrete style, but was built LEED-gold-certified from the ground up, with a living roof,…
Healdsburg
This classically styled boutique hotel pays homage to the French countryside. Each room is decorated with unique antiques. Every morning, you're greeted…
Russian River Area
Rooms surround a swimming-pool courtyard (with Jacuzzi) at this 14-room adults-only resort, gussied up in minimalist modern style. The look is austere but…
Russian River Area
Ground zero for party-hardy gay lads and lesbians, Triple R (as it's known) has plain-Jane, motel-style rooms surrounding a bar and pool deck that get so…
Russian River Area
This lovely lakeside park, 4 miles from downtown is open year-round, with lake swimming (complete with a floating playground) in summer. Take 4th St…
Russian River Area
At Railroad Sq, Hotel La Rose has rooms in a well-kept historic 1907 brick hotel and across the street in a 1980s-built 'carriage house,' which feels like…
Russian River Area
Landscaping is lush at this small riverside resort with excellent sun exposure (you see redwoods, but you’re not under them). Rooms are well-kept but…
Russian River Area
Reached via a steep road from Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve, 4 miles from the entrance kiosk, Bullfrog Pond has forested campsites with cold…
Russian River Area
Downtown Guerneville’s cheeriest resort, Fern Grove has vintage-1930s pine-paneled cabins tucked beneath redwoods and surrounded by lush flowering gardens…
Russian River Area
This quirky mid-modern entry is a bit away from the action in downtown Santa Rosa, but a good midrange alternative. The re-imagined motel builds on the …
Russian River Area
Right downtown, Riverlane has basic cabins with kitchen, decorated with mismatched furniture, but they’re very clean and have decks with barbecues. Best…
Flamingo Conference Resort & Spa
Russian River Area
Sprawling over 11 acres, this mid-century modern hotel doubles as a conference center. Rooms are business-class generic, but the pool is gigantic – and…
Russian River Area
Guerneville’s mellowest gay (and straight-friendly) resort sits on a wooded hillside, walkable distance to town, and has simply furnished rooms, little…
Healdsburg
Eight miles north of Healdsburg, this immaculately kept upmarket motel is surrounded by vineyards. Rooms have unexpectedly smart furnishings and quality…
Russian River Area
Surrounded by 92 acres of vines north of town (near River Rd), Vintners Inn merges business-class amenities with vineyard chic, creating a classy,…
Russian River Area
Generic but modern, this hotel has little extras such as in-room refrigerators and coffee makers, plus a hot tub. There are contemporary treatments for…
Healdsburg
Charming Belle de Jour’s sunny, uncluttered rooms have American-country furnishings, with extras such as private entrances, sun-dried sheets and jetted…
Healdsburg
The spiffy, clean-lined rooms, conservatively styled in khaki and beige, feel bourgeois summer-house casual, with fine linen and gas fireplace; some have…
Healdsburg
This two-story Queen Anne has a big front porch and separate cottage. It's a warm and welcoming place with friendly innkeepers that will send you on your…
Russian River Area
We love this 1880 Victorian B&B’s secluded hilltop location, surrounded by tall palms and rambling vineyards. Rooms are big and airy, with lace and…
Healdsburg
Elegantly furnished 1869 mansion, with (among others) a rare-for-Healdsburg budget room ($159), plus a two-bed family room ($269). There are no TVs, but…
Healdsburg
This simple, clean, old-fashioned motel with big lawns and barbecue grills is great for families. There's an indoor swimming pool, Jacuzzi and dry cedar…
Russian River Area
On the river in Guerneville, Johnson’s has rustic but clean, thin-walled cabins on stilts; all have kitchen. There’s camping too, but no RVs. Credit card…
Russian River Area
We like this independent, non-cookie-cutter motel for its quiet, off-street location, usually reasonable rates and good-looking if basic rooms. Outside…
Russian River Area
This cute, old-fashioned, 11-room inn perches beneath towering trees, right on the river. Some rooms have river views; all have fridge and microwave. No…
Russian River Area
One of Sonoma's finest, this beautifully restored 18-room Victorian inn is filled with collectible antiques; rooms have gas fireplaces and cozy feather…
Healdsburg
Six miles from central Cloverdale (exit 520) off Hwy 101; hot showers, pool, hot tub, laundry, paddleboats and bicycles.
Healdsburg
Elegant 1883 Victorian mansion with spectacular resort-like grounds, cushy rooms and great service.
Russian River Area
The prettiest place to camp in downtown Guerneville is behind this retreat-center lodge on sprawling grassy lawns fronting the river. Amenities: hot clean…
Russian River Area
This thoughtfully updated motel south of downtown has two pools and a hot tub. Rear rooms open to grassy gardens, but you may hear kids in the pool; book…
Russian River Area
In quiet Duncans Mills, set on riverfront ranchlands, Casini is an enormous, well-run campground that's good for families but can feel a bit crowded…
Russian River Area
Santa Rosa’s best-value motel, Hillside is close to Sonoma Valley; add $4 for kitchens. Furnishings are dated and service peculiar, but everything is…
Russian River Area
Built in 1906 in grand lodge style, redone in 2007, the inn fronts right on to the river. Above the giant dining room are 12 bright, fresh-looking rooms…
Russian River Area
Two miles east of Guerneville, Schoolhouse’s well-tended sites lie beneath tall trees across the main road from the river. Coin-operated hot showers,…
