One hundred and thirty bungalows set into the oak savanna of a 258-acre estate above Healdsburg, each its own glass-walled cottage with a private deck and an outdoor shower. Montage Healdsburg is the most expensive room in Sonoma and, on most criteria, the most considered.
"One hundred and thirty bungalows set into the oak savanna of a 258-acre estate above Healdsburg, each its own glass-walled cottage with a private deck and an outdoor shower. Montage Healdsburg is the most expensive room in Sonoma and, on most criteria, the most considered."
Montage Healdsburg opened in late 2020 on a 258-acre former vineyard estate ten minutes north of the Healdsburg town plaza, on a hillside above the Russian River and inside the Alexander Valley American Viticultural Area. The property was Montage's first new-build resort on the West Coast in a decade, and the developer's intention was clear: a hillside-pavilion resort that reads as a fragmented village rather than a hotel building, with every guest in a freestanding or semi-detached bungalow rather than a corridor room. The result is the closest a US wine-country property gets to the operating logic of an Aman.
The 130 accommodations are arranged in clusters across the slope, each cluster connected to the central lodge by a network of timber boardwalks and electric-cart paths through oak and bay laurel. The standard category, the Resort View Bungalow, runs to roughly 750 square feet plus a 250-square-foot private deck with an outdoor shower and a soaking tub set into the hillside. The architectural language is contemporary California, board-formed concrete, vertical cedar siding, full-height bronze-framed glass, and a flat metal roof, designed by the Los Angeles firm AHBE Landscape Architects with Hart Howerton interiors. The bungalows step up through Vineyard View, Hilltop, and the four Cellar Bungalows; the largest, the 4,500-square-foot Estate Residence, has its own pool and a private chef option.
The food and beverage operation runs across three venues. Hazel Hill is the main restaurant, a 90-seat dining room with an open kitchen overseen by executive chef Erik Anderson (previously of The French Laundry and Coi), serving a daily-changing California menu that leans heavily on the resort's own three-acre kitchen garden. Scout Field Bar pours wines from the estate vineyard and surrounding producers in an indoor-outdoor pavilion with a low fire pit and a small charcuterie menu. The lobby Mercantile sells the estate olive oil, the kitchen-garden preserves, and a small edit of California winery direct allocations. There is no breakfast buffet, all morning service is plated or in-bungalow.
The 11,500-square-foot Spa Montage is set into the lower slope and runs a hammam, a vitality pool, a steam room, and ten treatment rooms; the signature service is the 90-minute Estate Ritual using kitchen-garden botanicals. Two pools serve different markets: the adults-only Hilltop Pool at the upper end of the property and the family-aware Estate Pool nearer the bungalow clusters. Yoga in the vines runs every morning at seven; the property maintains a sommelier-led wine education program with daily tastings; and a fleet of e-bikes is available for guests touring the Dry Creek and Alexander Valley wine roads. Montage Healdsburg holds a Forbes Five-Star rating, has been listed by Travel and Leisure and Conde Nast Traveler among the top US resort openings of the last five years, and is the clearest single answer to the question of where to stay in Sonoma at the top of the price band.
For a Sonoma honeymoon at the top of the price band, Montage Healdsburg is the booking. Reserve a Hilltop Bungalow for the outdoor cliff-edge shower and the broader Mayacamas view, build the trip around three days of self-driven Dry Creek and Alexander Valley tasting (the concierge curates the list and provides a private driver), and bracket each day with the spa's signature Estate Ritual and dinner at Hazel Hill. The property's bungalow layout means there is no shared corridor and no awkward elevator encounter; the practical result is that you spend a honeymoon at this resort without ever seeing other guests if you do not want to.
An anniversary at Montage Healdsburg works for couples marking a milestone year (tenth, twentieth, thirtieth) who want the wine country at its most considered. Book a Cellar Bungalow for the private plunge pool, arrange a private vineyard lunch through the F and B team using the kitchen-garden produce, and reserve a verticals-only tasting through the sommelier of an estate library. The 11,500-square-foot spa, the in-bungalow private dining program, and the open-kitchen Hazel Hill experience cover the celebratory beats without the staging of a more obvious romantic property.
As a wellness booking, Montage Healdsburg is the most complete property in Sonoma. The 11,500-square-foot spa, the daily yoga-in-the-vines program, the e-bike road network into Dry Creek, the kitchen-garden-driven menu at Hazel Hill, and the adults-only Hilltop Pool sequence into a clean four-day reset for a guest who wants California wine country without the wine-soaked excess. Pair a three-night stay with the property's in-house botanical immersion and a private hike of the Pine Flat Road ridge for the most coherent wellness package in Northern California.
100 Montage Way
Healdsburg, CA 95448
United States
258-acre estate, 10 minutes north of Healdsburg plaza, 70 minutes north of San Francisco
130 bungalows and residences
Resort View Bungalow from $1,200/night
Vineyard View from $1,500/night
Hilltop Bungalow from $1,900/night
Cellar Bungalow from $3,200/night
Estate Residence to $6,700/night
Check-in: 4:00 PM
Check-out: 11:00 AM
Opened 2020; Hart Howerton design; Forbes Five-Star
Free WiFi, complimentary e-bike use, complimentary morning yoga
130 freestanding or semi-detached bungalows
Hazel Hill restaurant (Erik Anderson)
Scout Field Bar with estate vineyard wines
11,500 sq ft Spa Montage with hammam and vitality pool
Adults-only Hilltop Pool and family Estate Pool
Three-acre kitchen garden, on-site beehives
Daily yoga in the vines, e-bike fleet, wine education program
From $1,200/night. Suites and signature rooms book three to six months ahead for peak weekends; standard categories one to two months.
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Last updated June 11, 2026
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