Yosemite & the Sierra Nevada
Never in a billion years would you expect to find a place like this in Oakhurst. This luxe Relais & Chateaux property has discreet service and lavish…
Yosemite & the Sierra Nevada
Never in a billion years would you expect to find a place like this in Oakhurst. This luxe Relais & Chateaux property has discreet service and lavish…
Mt Shasta Region
About 2 miles south of town, off I-5, visitors can spend the night inside refitted vintage railroad cars and cabooses. The grounds are fun for kids, who…
Sequoia National Park
This well-maintained, well-shaded, tent-only campground is off Generals Hwy about 6 miles northeast of the Ash Mountain Entrance, down a winding road that…
North Coast & Redwoods
This inn is a monument to 1920s rustic elegance; the Redwood Empire’s first luxury resort is a national historic landmark. Hollywood’s elite once…
North Coast & Redwoods
Access to this campground is at the south end of the park from Hwy 1 (you can’t make reservations). Use bear canisters or keep food in your trunk. Look…
Sequoia National Park
The only food-and-lodging option anywhere near these parts, this rustic, old-fashioned place rents everything from cute and cozy 1950s-era cabins to…
The Marina, Fisherman’s Wharf & the Piers
Drawing inspiration from luxury yachts for its $16 million redesign, this little sister to the Argonaut Hotel was reborn in 2017 to parent Noble House…
Yosemite National Park
Founded in 1899 as summertime Camp Curry, Half Dome Village has hundreds of units squished together beneath towering evergreens. The canvas cabins (heated…
The Marina, Fisherman’s Wharf & the Piers
During the Spanish-American war, officers living within these former barracks did not sleep on the custom-made pillow-top mattresses that today's guests…
Lake Tahoe
North of Meeks Bay, Tahoma Meadows B&B Cottages rents darling gingerbread country cabins and offers evening wine-and-snack happy hours. Each cabin…
Berkeley
Designed by Julia Morgan (the architect of Hearst Castle), the 35 rooms and dazzling common areas of this refurbished 1929 historic landmark building …
Yosemite & the Sierra Nevada
Two miles from the park entrance, this big, modern complex has hot tubs, an on-site restaurant and swimming pools. Decor is dated, but the 338 rooms…
Yosemite National Park
This National Historic Landmark, dating from 1879, is a collection of six graceful, whitewashed New England–style buildings flanked by wide porches. The…
Yosemite National Park
A short walk from Yosemite Falls, this low-slung complex contains a wide range of eateries, a lively bar, a big pool and other amenities. The rooms,…
Yosemite National Park
This cluster of 266 cabins, each walled by concrete on three sides and lidded by a canvas roof, is crammed and noisy, but the setting along the Merced…
Mt Shasta Region
Divinely situated away from town, this upscale golf resort and spa has arts-and-crafts-style chalets nestled in the woods around the shores of Lake…
Yosemite National Park
This private enterprise rents more than 130 fully furnished accommodations of various sizes and levels of comfort, from rustic log cabins to spacious six…
North Coast & Redwoods
These spotless and bright cabins with equipped kitchens and all the mod-cons are in a perfect mid-parks location – they're great if you're traveling in a…
The Haight & Hayes Valley
For the complete Haight experience, stay in a historic commune. This rambling 1904 Victorian houses a dozen quasi-resident idealists plus guests who share…
Yosemite National Park
This complex enjoys its own little world a mile up a spur road, away from the hubbub and traffic of Hwy 120 and Yosemite Valley. There are 24 spartan four…
North Coast & Redwoods
Shaw House, an emblematic ‘butterfat palace,’ was the first permanent structure in Ferndale, completed by founding father Seth Shaw in 1854. Today, it’s…
Santa Cruz
Proud of being Santa Cruz's only oceanfront hotel, the Dream Inn has good-sized rooms brimming with retro-chic charm and turquoise color accents. Catch…
Sequoia National Park
Remote, little-used, tent-only campground on the river. It's 13 miles from Three Rivers at the end of a beautiful, but slightly hair-raising drive. The…
North Coast & Redwoods
Shelter Cove's most family-friendly hotel has a choice of rooms and suites; the latter including options with a full kitchen, private hot tub and sauna…
Kings Canyon National Park
Set amid towering sugar pines, the accommodations here include aging tent-top shacks, rustic camp cabins with electricity and outdoor wood-burning stoves,…
The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill
An elegant 1872 Italianate-Victorian mansion has become a stately Mission District inn, impeccably maintained and packed with antiques. All rooms have…
Lake Tahoe
Tucked behind an atmospheric four-story redbrick streetfront arcade, Truckee’s most historic abode has welcomed weary travelers since 1873. A recent…
San Francisco
Back when it opened in 1958, Beck's rooms cost $5 a night – but after recent upgrades, this mid-century motel is good as new, clean, sharp, even a tad…
Sequoia National Park
A short walk from the ranger station, Cold Springs has 40 sites (nine walk-in sites) and is a peaceful, creek-side location with ridge views and a…
Oakland
Paddle-printed wallpaper and lamps fashioned from faux lanterns round out the playful nautical theme of this cheerful harborside hotel. A huge brass…
North Beach & Chinatown
One of the city's best-value stays, the San Remo was built in 1906, right after the Great Earthquake. More than a century later, this upstanding North…
Yosemite & the Sierra Nevada
A year-round, outdoor-adventure base camp, Sorenson’s rents charming cabins with kitchenettes and cottages in the woods, not far from the Carson River. It…
Big Sur
What you’re paying for here is the peaceful location inside Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park. Duplexes each have a deck or balcony looking out into the redwood…
Monterey
Steps from Fisherman’s Wharf, this 1904 Victorian is honeycombed with 69 rooms that channel historic character, with antique furniture, ceiling fans,…
Monterey
Four blocks from Cannery Row and the aquarium, this simple, clean hostel houses single-sex and mixed dorms, as well as private rooms for three to five…
Sequoia National Park
Closest to the Giant Forest area, with more than 200 closely packed sites, this place fills quickly because of its proximity to Kaweah River swimming…
The Haight & Hayes Valley
At this eight-room inn above a tempting Hayes Valley bar, you're down the block from great restaurants and world-class entertainment at SFJAZZ, SF Opera,…
San Francisco
Moods lift and everyone glows under the crystal lobby chandeliers of this 1926 San Francisco landmark. Mark Hopkins' gilded-age style is clearly…
Yosemite National Park
Conveniently located in the park but away from the Yosemite Valley crowds, this five-room B&B also has an apartment that sleeps up to five. The owners…
North Beach & Chinatown
On sunny Washington Sq, this restored 1910 inn offers European style, complete with wine-and-cheese receptions and continental breakfasts in bed. The…
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