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Post Ranch Inn

5.0 star property
Luxury hotel with 3 outdoor pools and full-service spa

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Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, free minibar, in-room safe
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Sea views
Post House | Living area
Combined shower/bathtub, deep-soaking bathtub, designer toiletries

Reviews

10 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Pool
  • Room service
  • Parking included
  • Breakfast included
  • Gym
The current price is NZ$3,778
includes taxes & fees
16 Nov - 17 Nov

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47900 Highway 1, Big Sur, CA, 93920
  • Place, Pfeiffer Beach
  • Place, Big Sur Station
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Airport, Monterey, CA (MRY-Monterey Peninsula)
    ‪49 min drive‬

Room options

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Upper Pacific Suite | Exterior

Upper Pacific Suite

Highlights

Furnished balcony
Separate sitting area
Fireplace
Private outdoor hot tub
Air conditioning
Heating
Free minibar items
Premium bedding
  • 75 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Lower Pacific Suite

Lower Pacific Suite

Highlights

Furnished balcony
Separate sitting area
Fireplace
Private outdoor hot tub
Air conditioning
Heating
Free minibar items
Premium bedding
  • 75 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Ocean House Northern

Highlights

Furnished balcony
Separate sitting area
Fireplace
Air conditioning
Heating
Free minibar items
Premium bedding
Pillow-top bed
  • 53 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, free minibar, in-room safe

Upper Coast House Full Ocean View

Highlights

Furnished balcony
Separate sitting area
Fireplace
Air conditioning
Heating
Free minibar items
Premium bedding
Pillow-top bed
  • 53 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Lower Coast House Full Ocean View

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)

Highlights

Furnished balcony
Separate sitting area
Fireplace
Air conditioning
Heating
Free minibar items
Premium bedding
Pillow-top bed
  • 53 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Tree House | Exterior

Tree House

Highlights

Furnished balcony
Separate sitting area
Fireplace
Air conditioning
Heating
Free minibar items
Premium bedding
Pillow-top bed
  • 53 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Upper Butterfly Room

Highlights

Furnished balcony
Separate sitting area
Fireplace
Air conditioning
Heating
Free minibar items
Premium bedding
Pillow-top bed
  • 53 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Middle Butterfly Room

Middle Butterfly Room

Highlights

Furnished balcony
Separate sitting area
Fireplace
Air conditioning
Heating
Free minibar items
Premium bedding
Pillow-top bed
  • 53 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Upper Coast House Tree & Ocean View

Highlights

Furnished balcony
Separate sitting area
Fireplace
Air conditioning
Heating
Free minibar items
Premium bedding
Pillow-top bed
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Ocean House Southern

Ocean House Southern

Highlights

Furnished balcony
Separate sitting area
Fireplace
Air conditioning
Heating
Free minibar items
Premium bedding
Pillow-top bed
  • 53 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Peak House

Highlights

Furnished balcony
Separate sitting area
Fireplace
Air conditioning
Heating
Free minibar items
Premium bedding
Pillow-top bed
  • 75 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Peak House Accessible

Highlights

Furnished balcony
Separate sitting area
Fireplace
Air conditioning
Heating
Free minibar items
Premium bedding
Pillow-top bed
  • 75 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Post House

Post House

Highlights

Furnished balcony
Separate sitting area
Fireplace
Air conditioning
Heating
Free minibar items
Premium bedding
Pillow-top bed
  • 307 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Lower Mountain House

Highlights

Furnished balcony
Separate sitting area
Fireplace
Air conditioning
Heating
Free minibar items
Premium bedding
Pillow-top bed
  • 53 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Lower Coast House Tree & Ocean View

Highlights

Furnished balcony
Separate sitting area
Fireplace
Air conditioning
Heating
Free minibar items
Premium bedding
Pillow-top bed
  • 53 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Cliff House

Highlights

Furnished balcony
Separate sitting area
Fireplace
Air conditioning
Heating
Free minibar items
Premium bedding
Pillow-top bed
  • 75 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Castro

Highlights

Furnished balcony
Separate sitting area
Fireplace
Air conditioning
Heating
Free minibar items
Premium bedding
Pillow-top bed
  • 125 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Upper Mountain House

Highlights

Furnished balcony
Separate sitting area
Fireplace
Air conditioning
Heating
Free minibar items
Premium bedding
Pillow-top bed
  • 53 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Lower Butterfly Room

Highlights

Furnished balcony
Separate sitting area
Fireplace
Air conditioning
Heating
Free minibar items
Premium bedding
Pillow-top bed
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

About the area

Big Sur

A luxury stay in Big Sur awaits you at Post Ranch Inn, a recipient of the prestigious Conde Nast Gold List award in 2022. Within a 20-minute stroll, you'll find Los Padres National Forest and Big Sur Spirit Garden. Highlights at this hotel include 3 outdoor swimming pools, a full-service spa and a restaurant. .A pampering day can include deep-tissue massages and hot stone massages along with body wraps, body scrubs and aromatherapy. The hotel's own lounge bar is a nice place to enjoy a drink. Enjoy the 24-hour gym and pool loungers as well as access to yoga classes. Additionally, you'll find free Wi-Fi in public areas, concierge services and a 24-hour front desk. Each morning free full breakfast is offered between 7:30 AM and 10:30 AM. There's also the convenience of free valet parking. .With a stay at this 5-property class Posts hotel, you'll be 2.8 km (1.7 mi) from The Henry Miller Memorial Library and 3.4 km (2.1 mi) from Big Sur Station.

What's nearby

  • Big Sur Spirit Garden - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Big Sur Station - 3 min drive - 3.7 km
  • Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park - 5 min drive - 2.2 km
  • Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park - 8 min drive - 14.0 km
  • McWay Falls - 11 min drive - 18.3 km

Getting around

  • Monterey, CA (MRY-Monterey Peninsula) - 51 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Nepenthe - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Big Sur River Inn & Restaurant - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Big Sur Taphouse - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Big Sur Coast Gallery - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Fernwood Resort Bar & Grill - ‬6 min drive

About this property

Post Ranch Inn

Luxury hotel with 3 outdoor pools and full-service spa
Post Ranch Inn offers its guests 3 outdoor swimming pools and a 24-hour fitness centre. There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Free breakfast is served daily. Public spaces have free WiFi.

Spa services, a library, and gift shops/newsstands are also featured at the luxury Post Ranch Inn. Free self parking and valet parking are available.

This 5-star Big Sur hotel is smoke free.

  • 1 floor
  • 39 guestrooms or units
  • 31 buildings
  • Built in 1992
  • Full breakfast (free)
  • Poolside lounge chairs
  • Umbrellas for the pool
  • Charging station for electric cars
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Express check-out
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front desk safe
  • Concierge
  • Wedding services available
  • Library
  • Garden
  • Gift shop
  • Newspapers in lobby (free)
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Bellhop
  • No smoking on site
  • Bar or lounge
  • Dining venue
Post Ranch Inn offers 39 air-conditioned accommodations with fireplaces and tablet computers. Rooms open to furnished balconies. This accommodation offers separate sitting areas. Pillowtop beds feature premium bedding. Guests can make use of the in-room coffee/tea makers and free minibar items. Bathrooms include a combined bath/shower unit with a deep soaking bath, bathrobes, slippers and designer toiletries.

This Big Sur hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include safes and telephones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include iPod docking stations and complimentary bottles of water. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered on a daily basis. Amenities available on request include in-room massages.

The on-site spa has 5 treatment rooms, including rooms for couples. Services include deep-tissue massages, hot stone massages, Swedish massages and Thai massages. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy. The spa is open daily.

Awards and affiliations

Post Ranch Inn is listed in the 2022 Condé Nast Traveller Gold List of the world's best places to stay and the 2021 Travel + Leisure 500.
The property is a member of Preferred Hotels & Resorts.

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Free uncovered self parking on site
  • Free uncovered valet parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking and van parking available

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast available daily 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Couples/private dining
  • Private picnics

Restaurants on site

  • Sierra Mar Restaurant

Things to do

  • 24-hour gym
  • 24-hour pool access
  • 3 outdoor pools
  • Art gallery
  • Full-service spa
  • Library
  • Yoga classes

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Guidebooks
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Proposal/romance packages
  • Turndown service
  • Wedding services

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Pool loungers
  • Pool umbrellas

Full-service spa

  • 5 treatment rooms
  • Aromatherapy
  • Body scrubs
  • Body wraps
  • Couples treatment rooms
  • Deep-tissue massages
  • Facials
  • Hot stone massages
  • In-room massages
  • Prenatal massages
  • Spa open daily
  • Swedish massages
  • Thai massages

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible pool
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible spa
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking

More

  • 1 floor
  • 31 buildings
  • Built in 1992
  • Eco-friendly cleaning products used
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Living plant wall
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Pillowtop mattress
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Deep soaking bathtub
  • Designer toiletries
  • Dressing gowns
  • Hair dryer
  • Shampoo
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Slippers
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • IPod dock
  • Tablet computer

Food and drink

  • Champagne service
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Free stocked minibar
  • Limited room service
  • Restaurant dining guides
  • Wet bar

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Eco-friendly toiletries
  • Electrical adapters
  • Fireplace
  • Free local calls
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Recycling
  • Safe
  • Separate sitting area
  • Window screens

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; check-in end time: midnight
Contactless check-in and check-out are available
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Guests will receive an email within 2 weeks before arrival with check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children 17 and younger are not allowed at this property. All guests older than 17 are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards and cash
This property uses solar energy, plus a grey water recycling system and eco-friendly cleaning products
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios and terraces, which may not be suitable for children; if you have any concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm that they can accommodate you in a suitable room
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession. This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios and terraces, which may not be suitable for children. If you have any concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm that they can accommodate you in a suitable room. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, debit cards and cash. This property uses solar energy, plus a grey water recycling system and eco-friendly cleaning products. For guests' safety, the property includes a smoke detector in all accommodation.

We should mention

  • Pool access is available 24 hours a day.
  • Reservations are needed for massage services and spa treatments. For reservations, contact the hotel before arrival using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
  • Children 17 years old and younger aren't allowed at this property.

Property is also known as

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Frequently asked questions

What is the cancellation policy at Post Ranch Inn?

Post Ranch Inn offers free cancellation on select room rates. Check out the cancellation policy for more info.

How much does it cost to stay at Post Ranch Inn?

As of 14 Nov 2025, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Post Ranch Inn on 16 Nov 2025 start from NZ$3,777.51, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

Is parking available at Post Ranch Inn?

Yep, Post Ranch Inn has a free self car park and free valet parking.

Are there any beaches close to Post Ranch Inn?

The closest beach to Post Ranch Inn is Pfeiffer Beach (4.2 km).

Is there a spa on site at Post Ranch Inn?

Yep, there is an onsite spa at Post Ranch Inn. You'll enjoy heaps of services like body wraps, body scrubs and facials, as well as Swedish massages.

Does Post Ranch Inn have a pool?

Post Ranch Inn has 3 outdoor swimming pools. Grab your bathers and lounge poolside while enjoying under the shade of an umbrella. The pool is open 24 hours.

What makes Post Ranch Inn a romantic place to stay?

Couples spa treatments and ocean-view dining, as well as deep-soaking baths and pillowtop beds in the guestrooms, help set the scene for a romantic weekend at Post Ranch Inn.

Are there hot tubs in the rooms at Post Ranch Inn?

No, but there are deep-soaking baths in the guestrooms.

Does Post Ranch Inn serve breakfast?

Sure does, free full brekkie is offered daily from 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM.

Is there a free airport shuttle available at Post Ranch Inn?

No, Post Ranch Inn does not offer an airport shuttle service.

Is there a bar or restaurant at Post Ranch Inn?

Yep, they've got a lounge bar and an onsite restaurant.

What time are check-in & check-out at Post Ranch Inn?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM. Check-out time is noon.

Are pets allowed at Post Ranch Inn?

No, pets are not allowed.