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Old May 2, 2021 | 5:44 am
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Originally Posted by evergrn
Specifically, for my current situation, I have a couple of category 4 certs I want to redeem at for a short R&R and would like opinions on HR Monterey vs HR Sonoma.
I would pick HR Monterey. HR Sonoma is in Santa Rosa, CA, which is not a tourist city per se. In comparison, I would expect your experience at HR Monterey be better.

Originally Posted by rbAA
Actually, the HR Sonoma is located in Santa Rosa, which is part of the San Francisco Bay Area-North Bay. Monterey is not really SF Bay Area.
Hold that thought. The definition of Bay Area is a loose one. Officially, it composes of 6 counties - Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara (i.e. pretty much where you can find BART). Then you have the extended Bay Area, like Sonoma, Monterey, etc. To be honest, the definition does not matter to locals, but to outsiders only.
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