This Bay Area hotel was named best in the world [Video]

Every year, Condé Nast Traveller patrons participate in the Readers’ Choice Awards, where they can rank the top vacation resorts in the world down to the best suitcase company, and on Tuesday, one in Sonoma County topped the list for the best hotel.

The Lodge in Bodega Bay ranked No. 1 in the travel magazine’s yearly Best Hotels in the World questionnaire.

Nearly 600,000 votes, looking into the lodging’s food, service, activities, rooms, facilities, design, concierge, community investment, and spa & wellness, were counted to determine its ranking.

Hundreds of thousands of voters were surveyed in the magazine’s sweepstakes period from April 1 to June 30. Scores were weighed on a point scale converted from a status of excellent, very good, good, fair, and poor.

The Lodge in Bodega Bayis no stranger to the Readers’ Choice Awards, ranking high on the list for the best hotels in California from 2017-19 and 2023, Condé Nast …