Post Ranch Inn

Post Ranch Inn sits 1,200 feet above the Pacific on the cliffs of Big Sur — one of the most spectacular land positions of any hotel in North America. The property's wood-fired sauna and cedar outdoor hot tubs face the ocean directly, placing the guest in a heat ritual framed by the collision of redwood forest and Pacific sky. The wellness program integrates Native American sweat lodge traditions alongside more conventional spa offerings, anchored by the outdoor bathing structures built into the landscape itself. Rooms — tree houses, ocean houses, cliff houses — are designed so that nature is always the dominant presence. There is no more elemental sauna experience in California.