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Post Ranch Inn

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4.5 of 5 stars 114 reviews
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#2 of 9 hotels in Big Sur
Description: Exclusive Inn designed with environmental sensitivity, featuring treehouse, mountain house, coast house & ocean house.
  • Address
    Highway 1
    PO Box 219
    Big Sur, CA 93920
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars Based on 114 traveler reviews
  • What to Expect:
    • 4.5 based on 82 reviews Rooms
    • 4.5 based on 84 reviews Service
    • 4 based on 83 reviews Value
    • 4.5 based on 83 reviews Cleanliness
    • 4 based on 21 reviews Pool
  • Recommended For:
    • 80% based on 92 reviews An amazing honeymoon
    • 50% based on 92 reviews Older travelers
    • 10% based on 92 reviews Couples/romantics
    • 10% based on 92 reviews Young singles
    • 10% based on 92 reviews Families with teenagers

Reviews of Post Ranch Inn

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5 of 5 stars
San Francisco Bay Area
Jun 19, 2008

This place is perfection! You get the best of both worlds within Big Sur when you stay here, the gorgeous incomparable scenery and the opulent accommodations. The service is terrific. You won't want to leave your room especially if it is an Ocean House, but if you do you won't be sorry. The spa is fab the food is terrific... more

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5 of 5 stars
Ft. Myers, FL
Jun 16, 2008

I think that the Post Ranch Inn is one of the most amazing places I have visited in the United States or anywhere for that matter. The architecture of the “rooms” and outstanding panoramic views of the ocean to the west and mountain coastal forests to the east could be in a coffee table book. At one point my wife... more

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3 of 5 stars
Baghdad, Iraq
May 25, 2008
6/7 found this review helpful

The Post Ranch Inn is a very nice property. I don't have any big complaints, but for the cost, we expected perfection. First, the greeting. Parking the car out front in the roundabout, trying to figure out what to do with it without being greeted was a little awkward. Once we figured it out to park down below where they... more

May 17, 2008
0/2 found this review helpful

4 nights over the new year. Have stayed all over the world - and this is in my top 3. Unbeatable location, superb architecture, run by proper hoteliers. Go there. more

May 9, 2008
4/5 found this review helpful

We just returned last week from two nights at the Post Ranch Inn. Though our stay was wonderful, relaxing and a once in a lifetime experience, I would never go back. Some background...my husband and I prefer small, intimate hotels like this and have stayed in many top ones in the US, Caribbean and Europe. The Inn was definitely on... more

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5 of 5 stars
Detroit, MI
Apr 24, 2008
3/3 found this review helpful

Post Ranch Inn is expensive, but I can honestly say it is worth every penny. Everything about this hotel is designed to force you to relax and be romantic. There are no TV’s (except for one in the library that is available anytime), but we surprised ourselves by not even missing them. Instead there is satellite radio (with any kind... more

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5 of 5 stars
Beverly Hills, CA
Mar 7, 2008
6/6 found this review helpful

Judging by the fact that this hotel was fully booked during our recent mid-week stay, leads me to believe that they don't need me to write a review for them. Nevertheless, The Post Ranch is such an exceptional place, that I felt compelled to write about it. Last year my family and I went to the Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort in... more

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5 of 5 stars
San Francisco, California
Jan 8, 2008
7/7 found this review helpful

The Post Ranch Inn was the splurge of my honeymoon. It is one of the most expensive places I've ever stayed at, but after an absolutely incredible stay, I must admit it was worth every penny and then some. I simply have never encountered such extraordinary service from any hotel. The staff here seem to outnumber the guests 2-to-1, and... more

Dec 22, 2007
11/11 found this review helpful

We spent an amazing Anniversary weekend at the Post Ranch Inn ("PRI"), which is definitely several notches above Ventana, also in Big Sur. However, whether or not it is better to the tune of an extra $1000 for a weekend stay would probably depend on an individual. First, two things which I believe are somewhat better at Ventana. There are... more

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5 of 5 stars
Los Angeles
Dec 1, 2007
2/2 found this review helpful

We stayed at the Post Ranch Inn over the Thanksgiving holiday with our 2 dear friends and we all had a wonderful time. It only has 30 rooms and they don't allow children on the property. Therefore, it is extremely quiet and heavenly. However, there will be 10 additional rooms opening up soon. The service was exceptional -- anything you... more

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Highway 1, PO Box 219, Big Sur, CA 93920