The Best Hotels in California

118 of the most notable hotels in California, curated and mapped in The Travelers Atlas — including 56 with Michelin Keys, 2 on the World's 50 Best.

• 1 Hotel San Francisco San Francisco, CA
  ✦ Michelin Key
• Alila Ventana Big Sur Big Sur, CA
  ✦✦ Michelin Key
• Auberge du Soleil Rutherford, CA
  ✦✦✦ Michelin Key
• Bardessono Yountville, CA
  ✦✦ Michelin Key
• Bernardus Lodge & Spa Carmel Valley, CA
  ✦✦ Michelin Key
• Canyon Ranch Woodside Woodside, CA
  ✦✦✦ Michelin Key
• Casa Del Mar Santa Monica, CA
  ✦ Michelin Key
• Cavallo Point Sausalito, CA
• Cavallo Point Lodge Sausalito, CA
  ✦✦ Michelin Key
• Chamberlain West Hollywood West Hollywood, CA
  ✦ Michelin Key
• Chateau Marmont West Hollywood, CA
  ✦✦ Michelin Key
• Claremont Club & Spa Berkeley, CA
• Club Donatello San Francisco, CA
• Conrad Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
• Dive Palm Springs Palm Springs, CA
  ✦ Michelin Key
• Downtown LA Proper Hotel Los Angeles, CA
  ✦ Michelin Key
• El Encanto, A Belmond Hotel Santa Barbara, CA
  ✦ Michelin Key
• Fairmont Breakers Long Beach, CA
• Fairmont Century Plaza Los Angeles, CA
• Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows Santa Monica, CA
  ✦ Michelin Key
• Fairmont San Francisco San Francisco, CA
• Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa Sonoma, CA
• Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco at Embarcadero San Francisco, CA
  ✦✦ Michelin Key
• Four Seasons Residence Club Aviara, North San Diego Carlsbad, CA
• Four Seasons Resort Napa Valley Calistoga, CA
  ✦ Michelin Key
• Harbor House Elk, CA
  ✦ Michelin Key
• Hilton Grand Vacations Club Palm Desert Palm Springs & Palm Desert, CA
• Holiday House Palm Springs Palm Springs, CA
  ✦ Michelin Key
• Hotel 850 SVB West Hollywood, CA
  ✦ Michelin Key
• Hotel Bel-Air Los Angeles, CA
  ✦✦✦ Michelin KeyWorld's 50 Best Hotels
• Hotel Drisco San Francisco, CA
  ✦ Michelin Key
• Hotel San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA
  ✦ Michelin Key
• Hotel del Coronado Coronado, CA
• Hyatt Vacation Club at Desert Oasis Palm Springs & Palm Desert, CA
• Hyatt Vacation Club at Highlands Inn Monterey & Carmel, CA
• Hyatt Vacation Club at The Welk, Mountain Villas San Diego Area, CA
• Hyatt Vacation Club at The Welk, Resort Villas San Diego Area, CA
• Hyatt Vacation Club at The Welk, Villas on the Green San Diego Area, CA
• Inn at the Opera San Francisco, CA
• InterContinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco, CA
• JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort Palm Desert, CA
• JW Marriott Los Angeles LA Live Los Angeles, CA
• L'Ermitage Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, CA
  ✦✦ Michelin Key
• La Serena Villas Palm Springs, CA
  ✦ Michelin Key
• La Valencia Hotel La Jolla, CA
• Marriott Vacation Club, San Diego San Diego Area, CA
• Marriott Vacation Club, San Francisco San Francisco, CA
• Marriott's Desert Springs Villas I & II Palm Springs & Palm Desert, CA
• Marriott's Newport Coast Villas Newport Coast, CA
• Marriott's Shadow Ridge Palm Springs & Palm Desert, CA
• Meadowood Napa Valley St. Helena, CA
  ✦✦✦ Michelin Key
• Milliken Creek Inn Napa, CA
  ✦✦ Michelin Key
• Montage Healdsburg Healdsburg, CA
  ✦✦ Michelin Key
• Montage Laguna Beach Laguna Beach, CA
  ✦✦ Michelin Key
• Napa River Inn Napa, CA
• North Block Yountville, CA
  ✦✦ Michelin Key
• Ojai Valley Inn Ojai, CA
• Omni La Costa Resort & Spa Carlsbad, CA
• Omni San Francisco San Francisco, CA
• Pacific Grove Plaza Monterey & Carmel, CA
• Palace Hotel San Francisco, CA
• Palihouse West Hollywood West Hollywood, CA
  ✦ Michelin Key
• Pendry Newport Beach Newport Beach, CA
  ✦ Michelin Key
• Pendry West Hollywood West Hollywood, CA
  ✦✦ Michelin Key
• Post Ranch Inn Big Sur, CA
  ✦✦✦ Michelin Key
• Powell Place San Francisco, CA
• Rancho Caymus Inn Rutherford, CA
  ✦ Michelin Key
• Riviera Oaks Resort & Racquet Club San Diego Area, CA
• Rosewood Miramar Beach Montecito, CA
  ✦✦ Michelin Key
• Rosewood Sand Hill Menlo Park, CA
• San Francisco Suites on Nob Hill San Francisco, CA
• San Luis Creek Lodge San Luis Obispo, CA
  ✦ Michelin Key
• Santa Monica Proper Hotel Santa Monica, CA
  ✦ Michelin Key
• Shutters on the Beach Santa Monica, CA
  ✦ Michelin Key
• SingleThread Inn Healdsburg, CA
  ✦✦✦ Michelin Key
• Sofia Hotel San Diego, CA
• Soho House Holloway West Hollywood, CA
  ✦ Michelin Key
• Soho Warehouse DTLA Los Angeles, CA
  ✦ Michelin Key
• Sparrows Lodge Palm Springs, CA
  ✦ Michelin Key
• Stanly Ranch, Auberge Resorts Collection Napa, CA
  ✦ Michelin Key
• Sunset Tower Hotel West Hollywood, CA
  ✦ Michelin Key
• The Alisal Guest Ranch and Resort Solvang, CA
• The Aster Los Angeles, CA
  ✦ Michelin Key
• The Battery San Francisco, CA
  ✦✦ Michelin Key
• The Beverly Hills Hotel Beverly Hills, CA
  ✦✦✦ Michelin KeyWorld's 50 Best Hotels
• The Biltmore Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
• The Charlie West Hollywood, CA
  ✦ Michelin Key
• The Georgian Santa Monica, CA
  ✦ Michelin Key
• The Hollywood Roosevelt Los Angeles, CA
• The Inn at Death Valley Death Valley, CA
• The Madrona Healdsburg, CA
  ✦✦ Michelin Key
• The Maybourne Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, CA
  ✦✦ Michelin Key
• The Mission Inn Hotel & Spa Riverside, CA
• The Paramour Estate Los Angeles, CA
  ✦ Michelin Key
• The Peninsula Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, CA
  ✦✦ Michelin Key
• The Prospect Hollywood Los Angeles, CA
  ✦ Michelin Key
• The Queen Mary Long Beach, CA
• The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay Half Moon Bay, CA
• The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel Dana Point, CA
• The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe Truckee, CA
• The Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
• The Ritz-Carlton, Marina del Rey Marina del Rey, CA
• The Ritz-Carlton, Rancho Mirage Rancho Mirage, CA
• The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco San Francisco, CA
• The Sea Ranch Lodge Sea Ranch, CA
  ✦ Michelin Key
• The St. Regis San Francisco San Francisco, CA
• The Stavrand Guerneville, CA
  ✦✦ Michelin Key
• The Suites at Fisherman's Wharf San Francisco, CA
• The Westin Desert Willow Villas, Palm Desert Palm Springs & Palm Desert, CA
• The Westin Mission Hills Resort Villas, Palm Springs Palm Springs & Palm Desert, CA
• W Hollywood Los Angeles, CA
• W Los Angeles West Beverly Hills Los Angeles, CA
• W San Francisco San Francisco, CA
• Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, CA
• Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach Dana Point, CA
• West Hollywood EDITION West Hollywood, CA
• WorldMark Big Bear Big Bear Lake, CA
• WorldMark Windsor Napa Valley, CA