Appellation Hotels

We're the center points of our destinations. Enclaves for experiences beyond expectations. Gathering grounds where locals feel at home, and guests feel like locals.

We immerse ourselves here – digging into the character that defines each destination and infusing locally rooted experiences into its essence. 

For us local is a state-of-mind, going well beyond the ordinary to craft the niche and the unique, all wrapped around our Appellation’s sense of place. See, taste, smell, hear and feel the very spirit of the locale. 

Make and taste wines with the region’s best winemakers. Drink it all in on the top of a mountain vineyard in the same place the grapes were grown. Discover changemakers in the area, who craft their leather goods on the same grounds the cows roam. Wrap your hands and arms around the greens and botanicals of the area, and craft them into singular home decor. Savor the richest of hyper-local produce straight from our farms up the road. 

This is Appellation, a full sensory, high-definition, lifestyle experience.

Led by celebrated master chef, Charlie Palmer, a multiple James Beard recipient with dozens of Michelin stars to his credit, leads our culinary-first approach. Alongside Chef Palmer is Chief Culinary Director, Thomas Bellec, a classically trained and French chef whose culinary pedigree mirrors Palmers’, infusing classic techniques with an unrivaled passion for showcasing a region’s unique and hyper-local flavors and ingredients.

Together at Appellation, they instill culinary into all elements of a guests’ journey. Recognizing that so many of life’s important shared moments transpire around the table, at Appellation, experience of place begins and culminates with food.

Culinary Lobby
The gateway to the guest experience, our lobbies are more of a residential kitchen and entertaining space than a registration desk. 

The Appellation lobby is activated with culinary stations - bringing the heart of the kitchen forward into the living space and inviting guests to interact with culinarians. From their first moments of arrival, guests engage with our culinary team and get an unprecedented view into the artistry of their work.

Each lobby is localized through architectural and environmental design, integration of local artisans and craftspeople, indigenous ingredients, and cuisine.

Demonstration Kitchen
Our private event spaces flourish with the activity of our culinary team in full view via our Demonstration Kitchens. Guests observe the level of care and precision that goes into preparing each dish and have an opportunity to interact with the culinarians. Their senses are enticed by the sights, sounds, and scents emanating from the cutting boards, ranges, and ovens.

The culinary team is approachable and connected to the event when desired and separated by privacy doors when not.

Appellation Demonstration Kitchens are equipped with digital recording capabilities so that the experience can be shared or remembered in real time or again and again in the future.

Signature Charlie Palmer Restaurant
Culinary prowess is on display in our Appellation restaurants, showcasing world-class food and beverage, all centered around of-the-moment and of-the-place ingredients. 

Our restaurants not only cater to our visiting travelers, but also to our surrounding communities providing a community hub with not only attractive menus, but also attractive pricing.

We source our ingredients from our Appellation gardens and our favorite farmers, ranchers and artisans, all whose missions we support as a testament to the vibrant flavors, authenticity, and the strong sense of community that define our regions. 

Culinary Gardens
Our kitchens operate comprehensive farm- and garden-to-table programs. In the spring and summer, taste mouthwatering fruits and vegetables, like juicy citrus fruits, including finger limes, meyer lemons, and tangelos. Late summer and fall brings bursting stone fruits–peaches, nectarines and more, heirloom tomatoes and juicy cherries. In the cooler months, zesty greens, cauliflowers and broccolis, bedeck our plants.

Time together forges our bonds. These five principles of hospitality shape every guest’s visit and the totality of the Appellation experience:

Cultivate Connection
Appellation operates in spaces without boundaries between guests, staff, partners, and place.

Culinary Infused
For Appellation, experience of place begins and culminates with food.

Authentically Local
Guests arrive to a strong sense of place characteristic of each destination and community.

Thoughtfully Designed
Our environments and experiences express the essence of the place in ways that welcome, captivate, and inspire guests.

Always Personalized
Our teams listen, learn, and deliver access to services, experiences and thoughtful details that resonate on a personal level.

You’ll always rest peacefully at Appellation, where every element is designed to enhance your stay and your interactions in our accommodations. Designed to bring the outside in, and reflecting the quintessence of our natural surroundings, each room is drenched in natural light when you want it, and complete darkness when you don’t.

When in wine country, your room welcomes you with upscale glassware – not the run-of-the-mill varieties you’d find in most hotels. Coffee and tea? Yes, please, from the very best local coffee and tea artisans. 

Want to change the room temp before arriving back after a warm afternoon outing? Do so from your Appellation app on your phone.

Let’s talk about the beds. We painstakingly tested nearly every mattress and bedding offering out there to ensure the very best of quality, temperature control, and, of course, a blissful night’s sleep.

To us luxury is personalized, unique to every individual. Going well beyond beautiful design, impeccable service, and delicious food, Appellation accommodations are a testament to our uncompromising values.

Craft Born of This Place
For as long as there have been places, what a place makes has been a part of its fabric, its identity. That’s at the very heart of Appellation. 

The products of a place and the people who make them do more to define a region than any map or guide. 

That’s why Appellation weaves local people, materials, and ingredients into every part of its hotels, restaurants, and spas. Local artisans have space here to hone their craft and share their knowledge; you’ll find classes and demonstrations happening throughout your stay.

We invite you to really experience your destination: not just by seeing, but by doing. Help an expert chocolatier make chocolate and try a taste, learn how to block print from a professional designer, or get your hands dirty and create a dynamic, eye-catching moss installation to bring home.

Through these hands-on courses led by local makers, you’ll craft beautiful things, create new memories, and make new friends. You’ll come to Appellation not as an outsider, but as a part of the community.