Fodor's Expert Review Casa Madrona & Spa

This 19th-century landmark mansion first opened as an inn in 1906, expanding over the decades to include modern hotel rooms, private cottages, and mansion suites, along with a 3,000-foot full-service spa, all tiered down a hill in the center of Sausalito. The spacious hillside cottages are made for indulgence. Bay-view rooms are pricey, but the vistas are spectacular. In the newly restored mansion, the ultraluxurious 5,000-square-foot Alexandrite Suite can be your private domain for a pretty penny.