The experience concludes with a complimentary glass of wine atop Infinity Hill. Salut With: Wander the onsite vineyards with the hotel’s viticulturist. Other adventures include tracking mountain lions with a wildlife conservationist, and falconry. But it is the redefined wine experience that truly sets the ranch apart with activities like riding in a vintage motorcycle sidecar to Donum Estate, Hudson Ranch and Scribe Winery. There is, of course, a signature Auberge spa - Halehouse - offering cutting-edge treatments like cryotherapy and a multi-level sauna, along with a garden where the herbs and veggies used in the hotel’s restaurant, Bear, are grown. Stanly Ranch, Napa Courtesy, Auberge Resorts CollectionĪuberge’s newest hotel, Stanly Ranch (opened in 2022) is set on a historic 712-acre working cattle ranch and features 135 one- and two-bedroom cottages with private terraces and fire pits. Salut With: Welcome glass of wine, complimentary bicycles, Tesla charging stations, and if traveling with a fur baby, a pet bed, bowls, and treats. The spa - with its bathhouse, geothermal pools, hydrotherapy circuit, and mud treatments, is a standout, as is the Michelin-starred Solbar restaurant. Borrow one of the cruiser bikes and ride five minutes into downtown Calistoga. Newly built suites (one and two bedrooms) come with soaking tubs or hot tubs, outdoor showers, patio, and firepit. Spanning 22 acres on the outskirts of town and surrounded by mountains and vineyards, the hotel features rooms with a soothing, neutral color palette, clean lines, Italian linens, vaulted ceilings, and outdoor patios. Solage, Calistoga Courtesy, Auberge Resorts CollectionĪnother spectacular Auberge property, Solage, located in Napa’s hot springs capital of Calistoga, sits in the heart of wine and wellness. Visit The Wine Center, exclusive to hotel guests to learn everything about wine (and then some) and partake in curated wine tastings. Salut With: Since opening in 1979, Meadowood has served as a gathering place for local vintners and winegrowers. Return to the pool, spa (heavy on vinotherapy), and chic rooms (there are only 36) showcasing the region’s distinctive blend of rustic and refined. Helena from the estate’s hiking trails and watch hot air balloons glide over glistening vineyards. Located on 250 acres, Meadowood Napa Valley, a Relais & Chateaux property, is known most for its stunning gardens, eloquent wine country vibe, and three Michelin-star restaurant by Chef Christopher Kostow (the restaurant is temporarily closed after being gutted by the 2020 Glass Fire). New York Yankees baseball hall of famer Derek Jeter quietly married Hannah Davis here in 2017. Salut With: A welcome bottle of wine and afternoon wine tastings with local vintners. Standouts include the Spa du Soleil with temperate soaking pools overlooking the vineyards, and The Restaurant at Auberge du Soleil, recipient of 15 consecutive Michelin-star awards and home to a 15,000 bottle wine cellar. The 50 guest rooms and suites are all housed in Maisons named after quaint villages in Southern France so naturally, there are chic french doors, fireplaces, oversized private terraces, and freestanding sculpted bathtubs. Set on 33 acres of olive and oak trees, the hotel overlooks the Mayacamas Mountains. The success of the Provence-influenced restaurant prompted the addition of “The Inn of the Sun” five years later. The darling of Napa Valley, the French-inspired, romantic Auberge du Soleil is the dream of French restaurateur Claude Rouas who first opened a fine-dining restaurant (Napa’s first). Among our favorite hotels in Napa Valley: Auberge du Soleil, Rutherford Courtesy, Auberge Resorts Collection Today, Napa Valley - just an hour’s drive north of San Francisco - is home to over 500 wineries (95 percent are family owned and operated), tasting rooms, Michelin-star restaurants, and truly fabulous hotels (three by Auberge). During the now famous Paris Wine Tasting of 1976 competition, two Napa wines (Chateau Montelena Chardonnay and Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon) took first place in a blind tasting against the best French wines. No small feat given that Napa Valley has some of the strictest growing regulations in the world.Īlthough the first Napa grapes were planted in the 1830s, it wasn’t until the 1970s that the region danced onto the world wine stage. Those in the know say it took a village of winemakers working tirelessly for nearly two centuries to establish - and catapult - the region to its iconic status. Phylloxera (a root louse) and Prohibition in the roaring 1920s wildfires, and The Glass Fire specifically in 2020. Napa Valley - one of the world’s most established and prestigious wine regions - has survived it all.
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