Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa

We had an amazing wedding weekend experience. We thoroughly enjoyed and received great service at the restaurant (Sante), the spa, and from the event/catering department for the rehearsal dinner and welcome party. The bridal get ready suite worked out perfectly too. Our suites were super clean and comfortable and all the staff was friendly and professional. Deciding to book the SMI as our home base for this special milestone event was the best decision we made.

I have a serious lower back injury. I told my massage therapist Rachel to not even touch my lower back. DO NOT TOUCH MY LOWER BACK!!! First thing she did was push on my lower back. The massage was 3 days ago and my back still hurts. I yelled when she pushed on my lower back that i specifically told her to NOT touch it. She said "oh is that pressure too hard?" I do not recommend Rachel for a massage. The rest of the staff at the spa was nice.

My friend and I had so much fun dining and listening to music at Santè in the Fairmont Mission Inn!

The property is within a wooded area off a side street in Sonoma. You would never know it was there driving down the main streets. It is beautifully landscaped and the staff are awesome. From the minute you arrive to the time you leave, they are right there taking care of your every need.

I didn’t stay long enough to enjoy all of its amenities offered. The pool area looked amazing. We were just too busy with other things to do this weekend.

What an oasis. The bathing ritual is fabulous. There is so much open outdoor space with trees and you can easily choose sun or shade. My massage was so relaxing.

I had a great experience! From check in to check out, everything was amazing!

Spa feels tired. My practitioner was mediocre. It was disappointing.

Lovely location, and we had a nice time, but they are clearly short staffed. We called ahead to confirm we could check in early and when we arrived at 2pm , we were told we had to wait, they said they would notify the cleaning staff that we arrived so they would prioritize our room, at 10 minutes past 4pm, ( checkin is 4pm), we still hadn't been told our room was available. They had taken our luggage, but did not give us the receipt/ slip, and the luggage was not in our room once we got there, we had to go look for it, and after some time they sent a bellman to bring it to us. They forgot the welcome glass of champagne, though the customers before and after got a welcome glass, the list of amenities was not available, they ran out. While we waited for our room by the pool, several wait staff walked by and we could not catch their eye to order any food or drink, we had to finally walk up to the bar area where there was one person working very hard to catch up. I had questions along the way and they staff didn't know and had to ask. The room was nice - but the showers were very confusing and it was a challenge to get the actual shower to work. That being said, everyone was very nice, but definitely overpriced for the quality of service.

We stayed one night to celebrate my dear friend’s birthday and every part of our stay was incredible. From our lovely visit to the spa soaking in the mineral water to our scrumptious dinner at Sante with the super thoughtful Jonathan and Gabriel to our energetic and historically informative hike of the Jack London park with Sally, it was a dream stay. Jonathan, Gabriel and Sally all made us feel like we were friends visiting their home in Sonoma. It was a magical experience! We will definitely come back again.

I am a fan of this property. However, if I am asked to pay an extra fee for a treatment on a weekend in order to have access to the spa, then I expect there to be sufficient attendants to periodically refresh towels, remove used lounge chair covers and the drink orders. The massage was great. The overall experience was not.