Madeira House is an 11-room boutique hotel in Jenner, west Sonoma County, with sweeping views of the Russian River Valley and coastal bluffs. The property comprises three houses, a lush garden, and a waterfront deck, and sits less than 80 miles from San Francisco. The site originated in 1916 as a fisherman's cabin and later became the Jenner Inn. In 2021 Jacqueline Gonçalves, founder of Moksa Studio and former Soho House designer, with partners purchased and transformed the inn. Renovation emphasized understated, high-quality materials, locally sourced antiques, and comforts such as chemical-free Keetsa mattresses, gas stoves, and heated tile floors.
"It was big nature, unbound," she tells Travel + Leisure. "Big Sur without the traffic. A single lane highway carved through nature-redwood forests, old camps, vast pastures-then you pop out onto the Pacific Coast Highway with a clear view of a river, cows grazing, rolling hills, and the horizon stretched out in front of you. It felt like a discovery."
Gonçalves describes finding "hobbled-together architecture with motel vibes throughout: heavy Victorian furniture, stained wall-to-wall carpet, cracked tile, and vinyl bathrooms." But she saw the potential. "Even though the rooms' furnishings were dismal, they all shared one thing: large windows with front-row views of nature." The renovation prioritized understated, high-quality materials like wood, wool, stone, and ceramics. Rooms feature locally sourced antiques, upholstered furniture, and chemical-free Keetsa mattresses. For chillier months, most accommodations include gas stoves and heated tile floors.
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