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2019 Gold List #3 in North America , as voted by Condé Nast Traveler
Winner of Shape magazine's 2018 Healthy Travel Awards
2018 Top Hotels in Northern California, Readers' Choice Awards, Condé Nast Traveler
The World's Best Honeymoon Destinations in 2018, as voted by Flight Network
2018 Gold List, as voted by Condé Nast Traveler
2018 #4 T op 25 Best Hotels in the West, as voted by Sunset Travel
2017 #1 Best Hotel in Northern California, as voted by Condé Nast Traveler
2017 #61 Best Hotel in the World as voted by Travel & Leisure readers
2017 #3 Best Hotel in California as voted by Travel & Leisure readers
2016 #1 Best Hotel in California as voted by Travel & Leisure readers
2016 #12 Best Hotels in the World as voted by Travel & Leisure readers
2016 Best Culinary Program, Virtuoso Best of the Best Awards
2016 Best Food & Wine Resort voted #3 by Andrew Harper readers
2016 Best United States Hideaway voted #17 by Andrew Harper readers
One-Star (*), Michelin Guide, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
2015 Best Hotel in California as voted by Travel & Leisure readers
2015 Open Table Best Restaurants in America, Open Table Diners
2015 Best Boutique Hotels in the World voted #3 by Travel & Leisure readers
2015 Best 100 Hotels in the World voted #8 by Travel & Leisure readers
2015 Top 30 Hotels in California, Readers Choice Awards, Condé Nast Traveler
2015 Best Inns in U.S. voted #2 by Travel & Leisure readers
2015 Best Wine Country Hotel/Resort, Sunset Magazine Travel Awards
2014 Best 100 Hotels in the World , voted #28 by Travel and Leisure readers
2014 Best Inns in the U.S., voted #4 by Travel and Leisure readers
2014 Grand Award Winner, North America, 2014 Andrew Harper Grand Awards
2014 Destinations You Don't Want to Miss, Conde Nast "Where to go in 2014"
2014 T+L 500 World's Best Hotels, 94.09 score by Travel and Leisure readers
2014 Ten Best Wine Travel Destinations, Wine Enthusiast, January
2013 Best Luxury Rooms, Forbes' Hotel Detective, November 2013
2013 Best 100 Hotels in the World, voted #38 by Travel and Leisure readers
2013 Best Hotels in California voted by Travel and Leisure readers
2013 Andrew Harper's Hideaway Report - Recommends Farmhouse Inn with 94 points
2013 Best of Sonoma County, Most Romantic Restaurant, Press Democrat
2013 Top 10 Luxury Inns on the Planet -Bed and Breakfast.com Traveler's Awards

2013 Travelers' Choice Award - Top 25 Small Hotels in the U.S., TripAdvisor
2013 Best Overall Winners - Top 100 Restaurants in the U.S., Open Table
2013 Most Romantic Restaurants, Open Table
Top 10 Best Mini-Moon Locations, Martha Stewart Weddings Online, July, 2013
Top 10 Coziest Hotels in America, Wall Street Journal, November, 2012
2012 Fodor's Choice, Fodor's Travel
2012 Travelers' Choice Award -Top 10 Hotels for Romance in the U.S., TripAdvisor
2012 Top 10 Most Romantic Inns in the U.S., BedandBreakfast.com, February 2012
2011 Best Overall Winners - Top 100 Restaurants in the U.S., OpenTable, December 2011, 2012, 2013
2011 Best Service Winner - Top 50 Restaurants in the U.S., OpenTable, November 2011
Top 10 Wine Country Inns in the U.S., Fox News and Gayot, November 2011
25 Best Hotels in the West, Sunset Magazine, October 2011
Top 9 Extraordinary Bed-and-Breakfasts, Country Living Magazine, November 2010
#1 of the Top 10 Farm Stays, Sunset Magazine, November 2009
Top 10 Chic Hotels, Elle Magazine, August 2009
Top 10 Culinary Country Inns, Bon Appetite Magazine, November, 2008
The World's Best 36 Food Destinations, Gourmet Magazine, May, 2007
Editor's Top Pick Hotel, Fodor's California Wine Country, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Editor's Top Pick Restaurant, Fodor's California Wine Country, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011,2012
A Top Rated Restaurant, Zagat Bay Area Restaurant Guide, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Top 100 Restaurants , San Francisco Chronicle, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Top 100 Hotel/Restaurants in America, USA Today, 2006
Top 30 Inns in America, Travel and Leisure, 2002
Karen Browns Recommended Hotels