Appellation Healdsburg named finest resort within the United States by Travel + Leisure readers

Less than a yr after opening, Appellation Healdsburg has been named the highest resort in California and the continental United States in Travel + Leisure’s annual World’s Best Awards readers’ survey.

The 108-room luxurious resort, developed by Michelin-starred chef Charlie Palmer and former Four Seasons government Christopher Hunsberger, opened in September 2025 on an 8.5-acre website close to the convergence of the Alexander, Dry Creek and Russian River valleys.

The property emphasizes Sonoma County’s meals and wine tradition, with two eating places by Palmer — Folia Bar & Kitchen and Andy’s Beeline Rooftop — in addition to culinary gardens and workshops led by native farmers and artisans. Amenities embrace two swimming swimming pools, a spa and 15,500 sq. ft of assembly and occasion area.

The World’s Best Awards are based mostly on reader voting and acknowledge inns, locations, airways, cruise traces, spas and different journey experiences worldwide. The rankings seem within the journal’s August 2026 subject and on-line.

Appellation has further resorts deliberate in Petaluma, Morgan Hill, Pacific Grove and Park City, Utah. The firm’s first property, Appellation Lodi – Wine & Roses Resort Spa, opened in 2025.