3 California Rooms You'll Want to Sleep In

There's a lot to do in California, but eventually you'll need a break. These are places to do just that.
BY TOURING & TASTING

Palace Hotel

Price Range: Contact for details
Address: 2 New Montgomery St.
San Francisco, CA 94105

An icon in San Francisco, the Palace Hotel seamlessly merges historic grandeur with modern technology and innovation. The hotel’s architecture showcases original Austrian crystal chandeliers, Italian marble, and intricately worked stained glass. Welcoming guest accommodations are presented by 556 newly renovated rooms with 11-foot ceilings, expansive windows, and original details and elements. The fresh design approach captures timeless warmth and elegance beautifully married with chic, contemporary elements. Luxury amenities include three famed restaurant venues: The Garden Court, GC Lounge, and Pied Piper, plus a newly renovated fitness center and indoor pool. Centrally located in the heart of downtown, the Palace is the ultimate destination for business or leisure. Within enjoyable walking distance are designer boutiques, center shopping, cable cars, the Embarcadero, the Ferry Building Marketplace, Chinatown, AT&T Park, cultural museums, and theaters.
www.sfpalace.com

The Cliffs Resort

Price Range: Contact for details
Address: 2757 Shell Beach Rd.
Pismo Beach, CA 93449

Halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco on scenic Highway 1, the popular Cliffs Resort is a full-service oceanfront property with breathtaking views and first-class amenities. But it’s far more than an alluring coastal location that dazzles guests. The Cliffs Resort is located in the heart of California’s Central Coast wine country with more than 200 world-class wineries. It also neighbors some of the finest beaches in the state, championship golf courses, gourmet dining, farmland, fisheries, and the famous Hearst Castle.
www.http://cliffsresort.com

Bodega Bay Lodge

Price Range: Rates: $195 and up
Address: 103 Coast Hwy 1
Bodega Bay, CA 94923

Perched on a pastoral bluff overlooking the rugged Sonoma Coast, Bodega Bay Lodge is the quintessential California coastal retreat. The Lodge offers rustic refinement with breathtaking views of the Pacific Ocean, 83 welcoming guestrooms, and a stunning outdoor area and guest lobby. Bodega Bay Lodge is located just 90 minutes north of San Francisco—convenient to get to, yet a world apart. The Lodge is nestled on eight beautifully landscaped acres of rolling hills next to Bodega Bay. Each guest room features a private balcony or patio with beautiful ocean views and sumptuous amenities, including cozy down comforters, a wood burning fireplace, spa robes and slippers, and state-of-the-art entertainment systems. All guests are invited to enjoy complimentary wine and cheese—locally sourced, of course—in the lobby, a seaside home away from home, complete with oversized couches and leather reading chairs. The Duck Club Restaurant is an elegant and romantic showcase for regional cuisine, earning five stars from Zagat. Next door, Drake’s Fireside Lounge offers more casual dining with indoor and outdoor seating. Under the direction of Executive Chef Jeff Reilly, The Duck Club also offers exceptional catering capabilities and is the ideal venue for memorable weddings and productive meetings.
www.bodegabaylodge.com