CHECK INTO THESE LUXURY HOTELS IN SAN FRANCISCO AND SONOMA, CALIFORNIA

On a recent trip to investigate Sonoma wine country–more on that coming soon—we found ourselves with the inevitable, unenviable task of making travel arrangements to facilitate our visit. This involved, initially, flying into San Francisco for one night, and rather than choosing the easiest option, we decided to make it a memorable one.

Hence we booked into The Clift, one of San Francisco’s most storied hotels, now in its latest incarnation known as The Clift Royal Sonesta, originally built to house visitors to the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition. And for their artfully-executed redesign under new ownership, the designers have included many a nod to the Exposition, which was world-renowned at the time.