Conde Nast Traveler Readers Rank Carmel Valley Ranch No. 1 Resort in Northern California

Central Coast Resort Earns Top Honors in Conde Nast Traveler's 2016 Readers' Choice Awards; Ventana Big Sur Also Recognized Among Top Hotels in Northern California

. October 19, 2016

SAN FRANCISCO, CA. October 19, 2016 - Carmel Valley Ranch, a playful 500-acre resort on California's central coast, and Ventana Big Sur, an intimate luxury resort perched along the California coastline, ranked among the very best in the world in Conde Nast Traveler's 2016 “Readers' Choice Awards.” Carmel Valley Ranch earned top honors with the prestigious title of No. 1 “Resort in Northern California” and a score of 95.56, and Ventana Big Sur was awarded No. 14 “Top Hotel in Northern California” with a score of 93.79.

“We are truly honored Carmel Valley Ranch and Ventana Big Sur have been voted as top properties in Northern California by the trusted readers of Conde Nast Traveler, and are grateful to our most loyal guests and dedicated team members for making this recognition possible,” said Thomas Becker, area managing director of Carmel Valley Ranch and Ventana Big Sur. “Since we opened Carmel Valley Ranch in 2010, we have strived to design a place that is a playground for all ages, where guests will experience something new every time they visit and leave with a newfound sense of discovery. We look forward to continuing to offer exceptional experiential programming, culinary experiences and thoughtful service at Carmel Valley Ranch and Ventana Big Sur.”

The Conde Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards are the longest-running and most prestigious recognition of excellence in the travel industry and are commonly known as “the best of the best of travel.” Under Editor in Chief Pilar Guzmán, the Readers' Choice Awards have become more selective and specific to the passions that inspire today's travelers. Over 300,000 dedicated readers - nearly twice as many as last year - cast votes for 7,394 hotels, 606 cities, 500 cruise ships, and 236 islands.

The Readers' Choice Awards are announced in the November issue of Conde Nast Traveler, on newsstands nationwide on October 25, 2016. The full list is published exclusively online, at www.CNTraveler.com/rca.

Carmel Valley Ranch is a playful summer-camp inspired resort situated on 500 acres in Carmel Valley in the foothills of the Santa Lucia Mountains along California's central coast near Big Sur and Monterey. The resort encompasses 181 guest suites, the 10,500-square-foot Spa Aiyana, Valley Kitchen restaurant and bar, three pools, an 18-hole Pete Dye-designed golf course and a thriving farmstead experience with an organic garden, pinot noir vineyard, apiary, salt house, hen house, equestrian program, bee keeping, honey harvesting, hilltop yoga, hiking, archery and nightly s'mores around firepits. For more information, visit www.carmelvalleyranch.com or follow Carmel Valley Ranch on Facebook at facebook.com/carmelvalleyranch and Instagram @carmelvranch.

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