Sonoma · Hotel shortlist
The best hotels near Sonoma Square
Stefan Bauer The American west
These are my five favourites in Sonoma, out of the 14 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 5 down to 4.6.
All five are inside 300 m of Sonoma Square, so you can walk it.
Highest rated of the five
Sonoma Bungalows
★★★★★5 from 525 reviews
Sonoma Bungalows comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 5 from 525 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.
It is a 3 star property and found under poi.
14 hotels in Sonoma qualified for this list and five made it. Cottage Inn & Spa is the one I would book if the first is full.
Why it works for this trip
- Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
- Kitchenettebreakfast on your own schedule
- Parkinga real consideration if you are driving in
- Airport shuttlethe first hour after landing solved
- Step free accesslevel entry and a lift
All five, ranked
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1
Sonoma Bungalows
★★★★★5 from 525 reviews
200 m from Sonoma Square, about a 2 minute walk
- Parking
- Kitchen
- Air conditioning
- Accessible
- Airport shuttle
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2Cottage Inn & Spa
★★★★★4.8 from 128 reviews
300 m from Sonoma Square, about a 4 minute walk
- Spa
- Parking
- Kitchen
- Air conditioning
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3El Dorado Hotel
★★★★★4.6 from 451 reviews
under 200 m from Sonoma Square, about a 1 minute walk
- Pool
- Spa
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Parking
- Pet friendly
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4Ledson Hotel
★★★★★4.6 from 53 reviews
under 200 m from Sonoma Square, about a 1 minute walk
- Restaurant
- Parking
- Air conditioning
- Accessible
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5Bungalows 313
★★★★★4.8 from 48 reviews
300 m from Sonoma Square, about a 4 minute walk
- Parking
- Pet friendly
- Kid friendly
- Air conditioning
How this list was put together
14 Sonoma hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating first and on how close they are to Sonoma Square second, then took the top five.
Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.
The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.
What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.
Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.
Stefan Bauer The American west
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