"BIG SUR - Post Ranch Inn, the Big Sur resort situated high atop the cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean, has been nominated for Michelin Guide's inaugural Inspectors' Local Gateway Award - one of only five properties in the world to be put forward for the recognition and the only nominee in the United States. The Local Gateway Award is part of a new series of Michelin hotel honors launched in 2025, following the Architecture and Design, and Wellness awards earlier this year."
"The award recognizes hotels that embody a profound sense of place, blending seamlessly into their landscapes and cultures and offering travelers experiences that could exist nowhere else, and celebrates a facet of hospitality as essential as service or design. Each of the five nominees were selected by Michelin's anonymous inspectors for distinctive features that transform and elevate their settings, from architecture that harmonizes with the land to curated excursions that take guests beyond the retreat itself."
"California's Big Sur is among the most romanticized natural regions in the country - and it is also one of the most protected, a place with few hotels and even fewer of such world-renowned quality, says Michelin. The existence of the Post Ranch Inn is a testament to the eco-friendly design that convinced the community of its good intentions, a perfect harmony of architecture and nature that captures the special feeling that's brought seekers to Big Sur for generations."
Post Ranch Inn, the Big Sur resort situated high atop cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean, was nominated for Michelin Guide's inaugural Inspectors' Local Gateway Award as one of five global nominees and the only U.S. nominee. The Local Gateway Award is part of a 2025 series of Michelin hotel honors that recognizes hotels embodying a profound sense of place, blending into landscapes and cultures and offering experiences that could exist nowhere else. Five nominees were selected for features that transform their settings, from architecture harmonizing with the land to curated excursions that extend beyond the retreat. Post Ranch Inn earned its nomination for remarkable architecture, high-level luxury, and eco-friendly design that harmonizes architecture and nature in the Central Coast's protected Big Sur.
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