Where else do you like to stay?

The Ventana Inn & Spa. It is on the opposite side of Highway 1, but it's high up, so it has this really expansive view. There are two places that I'll share with you. There's the Ventana, and then right across the street is the Post Ranch Inn. It's literally right across the street. So, basically, the distinction between the two is that the Ventana is a little bit more rustic and ensconced. They have really great, unusual spa treatments. They'll bring in people who will do color-therapy readings - you know, a little bit unconventional. They'll take some risks in what they offer. And they have little cottages, but the rooms themselves are really sweet. I have to say that I think, hands down, one of the best restaurants on the planet is Cielo, the restaurant at the Ventana. The best part of this place is that, at night, when you walk to the restaurant, there's a really, really long path through the woods that you take that is lit by little lamps along the way. So half of the experience is getting to and from the restaurant. But I'd say some of the best meals I've had in my life were at Cielo. No question. For my favorite meal, I would have wasabi mashed potatoes with tuna steak. And their salads are incredible.

The Post Ranch is more of an ocean experience, and I really consider myself an ocean person. So, for me, it's all about being right on the water. They have little tree houses, if you'd rather, which are a bit more forest-oriented. The charm of this place is that they're very ecologically concerned, so a lot of it was built without messing too much with what the natural land already was. Not to say that any other place didn't do that, but the Post Ranch is renowned for integrating nature into what they were building, rather than just clear-cutting everything and planting other things there. And they have great massages.