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Top 10Historic Hotels

1La Residence

Dating from 1870, this ivy-clad hotel has a redwood shingle exterior. Down comforters, wood-burning fireplaces, and flat-screen TVs provide a homey coziness to the 26 spacious guest rooms.

2La Belle Epoque

This gracious Queen Anne Victorian mansion has sumptuous period furnishings. With just 6 rooms and a honeymoon suite, it exudes intimacy. The owners host a nightly wine reception, and there’s also a spa.

3Churchill Manor

Elegant antique furnishings, a gorgeous ambience, and an enchanting woodsy rose-garden setting define this deluxe getaway, set in a Georgian stately home. The owners pamper guests with a three-course breakfast.

4Ledson Hotel

Standing over Sonoma Plaza, this historic hotel has just six rooms, individually decorated in gracious yesteryear fashion. Antique wooden beds and chandeliers are combined with modern amenities such as whirlpool tubs. Three rooms overlook the plaza.

5Sonoma Hotel

Also located on Sonoma Plaza, this 16-room hotel maintains its original Italian stained-glass windows. Many of the individually furnished rooms have cast-iron antique beds. The Girl & The Fig restaurant is here.

6Swiss Hotel

With just five guest rooms, this hotel dates back to 1840 and has been in the same family for four generations. Modernized behind the original façade, it is elegantly furnished and has a popular Italian restaurant with garden patio.

7Dawn Ranch Lodge

This pet-friendly, century old ranch hotel occupies 15 acres (6 ha) of forested property beside the Russian River. Lodging is in cozy old chalets and cottages. Its Roadhouse Restaurant is one of the most popular eateries in the region.

8Raford House

Located near the Russian River and Healdsburg, this Victorian inn overlooks vineyards. The six lovely rooms are each named for medicinal plants and furnished with antiques.

9Madrona Manor

Set in a mansion built in 1881, this romantic inn has 22 luxurious rooms with the feel of a plush European country hotel. Its restaurant draws diners from afar, and the Dry Creek Valley setting is perfect for exploring local wineries.

10Farmhouse Inn & Restaurant

A charming hotel located in the countryside near the Russian River. Choose from rooms in a modernized barn or cozy garden cottages, with contemporary furnishings. There’s also a pool, spa, and gourmet restaurant.