Post Ranch Inn

Executive retreats and incentives don't get much more dramatic than Post Ranch Inn, where California luxury meets the whole earth Zen of the Big Sur coastline. Groups find their center in the 39 unique guest rooms where wood-burning fireplaces, ocean and Ventana Mountain views, and stargazing through skylights replace televisions and alarm clocks. Organic, harmonious design belies such in-room luxuries as indoor or outdoor spa tubs with private decks and 45-channel digital music systems.

Ten extraordinary rooms on the southern end of Post Ranch Inn provide inspiring settings for guests. After hours, group members enjoy a spa treatment overlooking the Pacific, a dip in the infinity-edge pool, and a memorable prix fixe gourmet meal at Sierra Mar restaurant, which makes ingenious use of indigenous ingredients.