Dawn Ranch
Guerneville, California
Hotel & Resort, Restaurant & Bar, Luxury Camping
2023
“How does a person choose just one thing to be grateful for in a place like this? You could start with the hotel’s natural architecture, aka the canopy of decades-old redwoods that shade the 15-acre property’s century-old cabins.
But then what about the rooms themselves, cozy nooks that have all been given a wash of a creamy shade specifically chosen for the way its red undertone looks against the trees through the windows? “
Role
Building Design, Interior Design, Masterplan
Scope
Renovation: 22-Acre Resort, 82 Cabins, Luxury Camping Tents, Restaurant & Bar, Bathing House, Spa
Partners
Architect: Ross Jones, AIA
Contractor: Ruben Olivio Builders
Photographers
Gentle & Hyers
Collaborators
Oxford Street Furniture, Keith Lockerby, Waterworks, Andrew Brant Studios, Clé Tile, Limbo Co., Schumacher Fabrics, Bridgeton Development Group, Whitney Clark, Maker NY
Designers
W. Brian Smith
Allen Robinson
From…
Travel & Leisure
By Maya Kachroo-Levine
For years, California hotels — from the SoCal desert towns up to coastal enclaves in Northern California — have been chasing this idea of “California cozy.” Truly, I never actually knew what “California cozy” meant until I arrived at Dawn Ranch.
It’s choose-your-own-adventure accommodations at Dawn Ranch. There are cottages and chalets that come with a full bedroom and a separate living room — mine was a Meadow Chalet, near the main lawn, and by the Russian River and the Adirondack chair–flanked fire pit are a slew of Creekside Cottages. "We put in larger windows to afford views of the gorgeous landscaping and the redwoods that closely abut these buildings," says Brian Smith, one of the designers of Dawn Ranch.
