Post Ranch Inn, Big Sur
47900 Highway 1, Big Sur, California, USA
Location
Big Sur
Perched around 1,200 feet above the Pacific on the Santa Lucia ridgeline, Highway 1, Big Sur.
Transfer
A Big Sur transfer
Around 50 to 75 minutes from Monterey (MRY) down Highway 1; around three hours from San Francisco.
Villas
39 houses
39 freestanding rooms and suites along a clifftop walkway, each with a wood-burning fireplace, private deck and no TV.
Best For
Who it suits
Couples seeking romance, digital quiet and reconnection. Adults only.
Board Basis
Breakfast included
A complimentary gourmet breakfast.
About the Resort
Cliffside eco-luxury, 1,200 ft above the Pacific
Post Ranch Inn perches around 1,200 feet above the Pacific on the Santa Lucia ridgeline of Big Sur — an adults-only sanctuary of 39 freestanding houses along a clifftop walkway, among them triangular Tree Houses on stilts in century-old oaks. Every room has a wood-burning fireplace, a private deck and, pointedly, no TV. Sierra Mar pours from a 15,000-bottle cellar over floor-to-ceiling ocean views, and the Inn holds Michelin Three Keys — one of around sixteen hotels in the United States to do so.
Accommodation
Houses
39 freestanding rooms and suites, each with a fireplace and no TV.
Entry
Butterfly Room
Sleeps two. A forest-facing freestanding room with a wood-burning fireplace and private deck.
FireplaceForest view
Iconic
Tree House
Sleeps two. A triangular structure on stilts in century-old oaks, with a skylight over the bed, a fireplace and a private deck.
On stiltsSkylight
Ocean
Ocean House
Sleeps two. Around 39 square metres with a living grass-and-wildflower roof, floor-to-ceiling Pacific views, a two-sided fireplace and a soaking tub for two.
Living roof39 sqm
Coast
Coast House
Sleeps two. Around 52 square metres over two storeys, with a wet bar, fireplace and glass-walled bedroom.
Two-storey52 sqm
Signature view
Cliff House
Sleeps two. Around 75 to 89 square metres cantilevered over the cliff, with ocean views from the bed and an outdoor soaking tub.
Cantilevered75-89 sqm
Signature
Pacific Suite
Sleeps two. Around 75 square metres over two storeys, with a curved ocean-front wall, living room and outdoor soaking tub.
Ocean-front75 sqm
Food & Drink
Dining
Sierra Mar and a 15,000-bottle cellar.
Signature
Sierra Mar
A four-course prix-fixe with floor-to-ceiling ocean views.
Cellar
The Wine Cellar
Around 15,000 bottles.
Breakfast
Gourmet breakfast
Complimentary, on the terrace or in-room.
Wellbeing
Post Ranch Spa
Massages, facials and intuitive healing arts, with complimentary yoga, guided hikes, falconry and nightly stargazing.
Healing arts
Massages and shaman sessions.
Two basking pools
Cliff-edge infinity, heated.
Yoga & hikes
Guided in the Santa Lucias.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
Wilderness, stars and the cliff edge.
Tree Houses
Sleep in the oaks.
Nightly stargazing
With resident astronomers.
Guided hikes
Into the Santa Lucia wilderness.
Falconry
On the ridgeline.
Sierra Mar
Dinner over the Pacific.
Getting There
Location & Transfers
By road
From Monterey (MRY)
Around 50 to 75 minutes down Highway 1.
The arrival
Highway 1
The drive is part of the stay.
Guest Reviews
What Our Clients Say
★★★★★
“The most extraordinary place I have ever stayed. Nothing prepares you for the depth of the silence, the beauty of the reef, or the sheer generosity of the experience.”
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★★★★★
“We’ve stayed here three times now. The house reef has no equal. The stargazing was, genuinely, one of the most moving experiences of my adult life.”
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★★★★★
“I had stayed at Four Seasons, One&Only and Velaa before visiting Post Ranch Inn, Big Sur. They are all magnificent. But this is different in a way that is hard to articulate.”
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Good to Know
Good to know
Board basis
- Breakfast included.
Adults only
- Aged 18 and over; no pets.
Setting
- Clifftop wilderness, no TVs.
Getting there
- Around 50 to 75 minutes from MRY.
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