Must-see hotels in Napa & Sonoma Wine Country

  • Auberge du Soleil

    Napa Valley

    The top splurge for a no-holds-barred romantic weekend, Auberge’s hillside cottages are second to none. The view will very much define your lodging choice…

  • Shanti Permaculture Farm

    Russian River Area

    Tucked back in the redwoods on scenic Coleman Valley Rd, this is the ultimate NorCal farmstay. The knowledgeable Oregonian owner educates guests about…

  • Carneros Resort & Spa

    Napa

    Carneros Resort & Spa’s contemporary aesthetic and retro small-town agricultural theme shatter the predictable Wine Country mold. The semidetached,…

  • Brannan Cottage Inn

    Calistoga

    Adorable, gingerbread-style Victorian cottage amid lush grounds that in the 1860s belonged to the town's favorite entrepreneur Samuel Brannan. Restored to…

  • Applewood Inn

    Russian River Area

    A hideaway estate on a wooded hilltop south of town, cushy Applewood has marvelous 1920s-era detail, with dark wood and heavy furniture that echo the…

  • Hotel Healdsburg

    Healdsburg

    Smack on the plaza, the fashion-forward HH has a coolly minimalist style of concrete and velvet, with requisite top-end amenities, including sumptuous…

  • Windhaven Cottage

    Sonoma

    Great-bargain Windhaven has two units: a hideaway cottage with vaulted wooden ceilings and fireplace, and a handsome 800-sq-ft studio. We prefer the…

  • El Bonita

    Napa Valley

    Book in advance to secure this sought-after motel, with up-to-date rooms (quietest are in the back), attractive grounds, a heated pool, hot tub and sauna.

  • Olea Hotel

    Sonoma Valley

    This lovely property extends up a hillside off a Glen Ellen back road. Impeccably redeveloped following a brush with the 2017 fires, each room feels a…

  • Meadowood

    Napa Valley

    Hidden in a wooded dell with towering pines and miles of hiking, Napa’s grandest resort has cottages and rooms in satellite buildings surrounding a…

  • Beltane Ranch

    Sonoma Valley

    Surrounded by horse pastures and vineyards, Beltane is a throwback to 19th-century Sonoma. The cheerful 1890s ranch house has double porches lined with…

  • Las Alcobas

    Napa Valley

    With a sister property in Mexico City, this boutique has secured its place among Napa Valley's finest stays. The plush, modern rooms offer both vineyard…

  • Poetry Inn

    Napa Valley

    There’s no better valley view than from this contemporary five-room inn, high on the hills east of Yountville. Decorated with posh restraint, rooms have…

  • Madrona Manor

    Healdsburg

    The first choice of lovers of country inns and stately manor homes, the regal 1881 Madrona Manor exudes Victorian elegance. Surrounded by 8 acres of woods…

  • Solage

    Calistoga

    An Auberge Resort, Calistoga’s top spa-hotel ups the style factor, with Cali-chic semidetached cottages and a glam pool surrounded by palm trees. Rooms…

  • Farmhouse Inn

    Russian River Area

    Think love nest. The area’s premier inn offers spacious rooms and cottages, styled with cushy amenities such as saunas, steam showers and wood-burning…

  • Bothe-Napa Valley State Park Campground

    Calistoga

    Three miles south of Calistoga, Bothe has shady camping near redwoods, coin-operated showers, and gorgeous hiking. Sites 28 to 36 are most secluded.

  • Calistoga Motor Lodge & Spa

    Calistoga

    Originally built in 1947, this place – with its playful take on the classic American motor lodge – is the best spot in the valley for families. The motel…

  • Francis House

    Calistoga

    Built in 1886, this intimate, five-room boutique is the only stone French Second Empire-styled building in Napa and the classic facade and entry fountain…

  • An Inn 2 Remember

    Sonoma

    Built in 1910, this small and lovely inn has just seven rooms, each tastefully decorated with light and classical furnishings. The delightful Italian…

  • Hotel Petaluma

    Sonoma Valley

    This re-imagined historic hotel in the heart of downtown Petaluma mixes modern touches with some fun and flourishing nods to the past, including the grand…

  • Astro

    Russian River Area

    A designer's dream, this throwback motel block has wonderful and unique touches in each room. Most of the furnishings go back to the 1960s. Like what you…

  • H2 Hotel

    Healdsburg

    Little sister to Hotel Healdsburg, H2 has the same angular concrete style, but was built LEED-gold-certified from the ground up, with a living roof,…

  • Hotel Les Mars

    Healdsburg

    This classically styled boutique hotel pays homage to the French countryside. Each room is decorated with unique antiques. Every morning, you're greeted…

  • Meadowlark Country House

    Calistoga

    About a mile west of Calistoga, sitting on 20 lush acres, Meadowlark has homey rooms decorated in contemporary style, most with deck and Jacuzzi. Outside…

  • Archer

    Napa

    This California modern hotel offers swish rooms with floor-to-ceiling windows looking out across the valley below. Everything is born from stone and wood,…

  • Sonoma Chalet

    Sonoma

    On a historic farmstead surrounded by rolling hills, rooms in this Swiss-chalet-style house are adorned with little balconies and country-style bric-a…

  • North Block Hotel

    Napa Valley

    This boutique hotel has just 20 rooms, each with its own style, but a playful hacienda-meets-Tuscany-meets-Yountville motif running throughout. The bath…

  • Boon Hotel + Spa

    Russian River Area

    Rooms surround a swimming-pool courtyard (with Jacuzzi) at this 14-room adults-only resort, gussied up in minimalist modern style. The look is austere but…

  • Hampton Inn Petaluma

    Sonoma Valley

    The hippest Hampton Inn you'll ever see, this boutique-style offering is situated in the gorgeous 1892 historic Petaluma silk mill. Rooms come with high…

  • Vintage House

    Napa Valley

    This sprawled out central Yountville hotel is what your Napa dreams are made of: large rooms come with fireplaces and tasteful modern furniture; upstairs…

  • R3 Hotel

    Russian River Area

    Ground zero for party-hardy gay lads and lesbians, Triple R (as it's known) has plain-Jane, motel-style rooms surrounding a bar and pool deck that get so…

  • Harvest Inn

    Napa Valley

    A former estate, this 78-room resort has rooms in satellite buildings on sprawling manicured grounds. The vineyard-view rooms are loveliest (each has…

  • Spring Lake Park

    Russian River Area

    This lovely lakeside park, 4 miles from downtown is open year-round, with lake swimming (complete with a floating playground) in summer. Take 4th St…

  • Cottages of Napa Valley

    Napa

    Eight pristine cottages of quality construction – made for romantic hideaways, with extralong soaking tubs, indoor gas fireplaces and outdoor campfire…

  • Hotel La Rose

    Russian River Area

    At Railroad Sq, Hotel La Rose has rooms in a well-kept historic 1907 brick hotel and across the street in a 1980s-built 'carriage house,' which feels like…

  • Bardessono

    Napa Valley

    The outdoors flows indoors at California’s first-ever (for what it's worth) LEED-platinum-certified green hotel, made of recycled everything, styled in…

  • Rio Villa Beach Resort

    Russian River Area

    Landscaping is lush at this small riverside resort with excellent sun exposure (you see redwoods, but you’re not under them). Rooms are well-kept but…

  • Westin Verasa

    Napa

    Not quite in the middle of town, but close enough to walk everywhere, this Westin has a wonderful patio with open pool and fire places with good views out…

  • Rancho Caymus

    Napa Valley

    Styled after California’s missions, this beautifully restored hacienda-like inn features 25 large suites with oak-beamed wood ceilings, gas fireplaces and…