Neighborhood Lodge Named Among ‘Best New Hotels in The World’

Journey + Leisure magazine just released its 16th annual “It Checklist,” a selection of the leading new lodges in the entire world. Among the the 70 houses to be regarded this 12 months is Montage Healdsburg, a luxurious resort that opened in December of last yr.

“Sonoma County’s most significant hotel opening in many years faithfully embodies the area’s unspoiled, agricultural location,” stated Travel + Leisure about the Healdsburg property.

Montage Healdsburg is established on 258 acres of oak woodland and vineyards. The residence features a principal lodge and 130 bungalow-model guest suites intended to blend with the encompassing landscape. The elevated bungalows come with stone and wooden flooring, airy decks and roomy patios with stone fireplace pits. Most rooms have outdoor showers. Home rates range from $695 to $1,695 for each night time the presidential suite, which spans a lot more than 4,600 sq. feet, is $10,000 a night time.

The vacation resort grounds contain pathways lined by lavender and gardenia and lawns spaced amid the vineyards. Winemaker Jesse Katz of Aperture Estate in Healdsburg intended the hotel’s winery and will use grapes from the property to make estate wines. The vacation resort also has partnered with Sonoma County Bee Organization, which will manage the resort’s 5-hive apiary and use honey and wax to craft personalized products and solutions for the onsite spa.

The Montage residence also is residence to Hazel Hill, a “terroir-to-table” cafe that overlooks vineyards and hundreds of acres of undeveloped land. Its Olive Terrace, with fire pits and cozy rocking chairs, is a common place for cocktails with a check out.

“Stepping onto the Montage Resort’s sweeping patio perched high earlier mentioned the Alexander Valley is a jaw-dropping, showstopping experience that requires at the very least 1 oooh and ahhhh no subject how extravagant you are,” mentioned eating editor Heather Irwin in a modern overview.

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