10 Best Hotels in Napa and Sonoma, California

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The fanciest accommodations are concentrated in the Napa Valley towns of Yountville, Rutherford, St. Helena, and Calistoga; Sonoma County's poshest lodgings are in Healdsburg. The spas, amenities, and exclusivity of high-end properties attract travelers with the means and desire for luxury living. The cities of Napa and Santa Rosa are the best bets for budget hotels and inns.

Bardessono

$$$$ | 6526 Yount St., Yountville, CA, 94599, USA Fodor's Choice
Bardessono
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Tranquility and luxury with a low carbon footprint are among the goals of this ultragreen wood, steel, and glass resortlike property in downtown Yountville, but there's nothing spartan about the accommodations, arranged around four landscaped courtyards. Spacious rooms with private patios or balconies have high-thread-count organic bedding, gas fireplaces, and huge bathrooms with walnut floors. About half the rooms have combination showers/steam rooms, outdoor showers, or both. All the accommodations come equipped with the high-tech touches you'd expect of a contemporary upscale hotel—virtual-surround speaker systems, flat-screen TVs, and cordless phones—plus front doors you can open using your smartphone and motion sensors that detect when you're gone and adjust the blinds for energy efficiency. At the hotel's restaurant, Lucy, the chef uses mostly local ingredients, some grown in the hotel's garden, to craft the menu.

Pros

  • Large rooftop lap pool
  • In-room spa treatments
  • Three luxury villas for extra privacy

Cons

  • Expensive year-round
  • Limited view from some rooms
  • A bit of street traffic on hotel's west side
6526 Yount St., Yountville, CA, 94599, USA
707-204–6000
hotel Details
65 rooms
Rate Includes: No Meals

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Hotel Villagio

$$$$ | 6481 Washington St., Yountville, CA, 94599, USA
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At this slick yet inviting downtown haven, the streamlined furnishings, subdued color schemes, and high ceilings create a sense of spaciousness in the rooms and suites, each of which has a wood-burning fireplace and a balcony or patio. Many rooms have views of a landscaped courtyard. With a grand fireplace, overstuffed leather furniture, a pool table, and a well-stocked bar, the lobby has a clubby, masculine feel. A few steps away are the pool and the 13,000-square-foot The Spa at The Estate facility, which the hotel shares with sister property the Vintage House. A dozen or so tasting rooms and The French Laundry and other high-profile restaurants are within easy walking distance.

Pros

  • Central location
  • Steps from restaurants and tasting rooms
  • 13,000-square-foot spa

Cons

  • Staff could be more solicitous
  • Highway noise audible from some rooms on property's west side
  • Expensive on weekends in high season
6481 Washington St., Yountville, CA, 94599, USA
707-927–2130
hotel Details
113 rooms
Rate Includes: Free Breakfast

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Hotel Yountville

$$$$ | 6462 Washington St., Yountville, CA, 94599, USA
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The landscaped woodsy setting, resortlike pool area, and exclusive yet casual ambience of the Hotel Yountville attract travelers wanting to get away from it all yet still be close—but not too close—to fine dining and tasting rooms. The 14 stone-clad buildings here house clusters of chic rooms and suites painted in beige and brown shades with the occasional yellow or other accents. All rooms have large spa tubs, fieldstone fireplaces, and four-poster beds decked out in Italian linens. Given all the stonework, it shouldn't surprise that one of the treatments at the on-site spa involves heated stones; massages, body therapies, facials, and other skin-care regimens are also offered.

Pros

  • Chic rooms
  • Close to Yountville fine dining
  • High ceilings in upper-floor rooms

Cons

  • Occasional service lapses unusual at this price point
  • Expensive in high season
  • Minimum-stay requirement some weekends
6462 Washington St., Yountville, CA, 94599, USA
707-967–7900
hotel Details
80 rooms
Rate Includes: No Meals

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Lavender Inn

$$$ | 2020 Webber St., Yountville, CA, 94599, USA Fodor's Choice
Lavender in Yountville, Napa Valley
Four Sisters Inns

Travelers looking for personalized service from innkeepers who take the trouble to learn guests' names and preferences will enjoy this intimate inn just off Yountville's main drag. Two rooms are in the historic main house, built in the 1850s and moved to this site in the 1860s. The upstairs room is spacious, and the downstairs one, though smaller, has a private, shielded outdoor hot tub. Six courtyard rooms in newer buildings each have private patio entrances; two of these rooms also have private jetted outdoor tubs. An old barn on the property was converted into a loft suite. Each room has a private sitting area, and during summer the outdoor lavender courtyard that gives the inn its name provides a tranquil escape. Lavender, a Four Sisters Inns property, bills itself as a French country inn. Though you may not feel transported to Provence or Bordeaux, the palette of soft, rich yellows and the rustic furnishings provide sufficiently Gallic echoes.

Pros

  • On-site free bikes
  • Use of pool at nearby sister property
  • Personalized service

Cons

  • Hard to book in high season
  • Lacks amenities of larger properties
  • Not sceney enough for some guests
2020 Webber St., Yountville, CA, 94599, USA
707-944–1388
hotel Details
9 rooms
Rate Includes: Free Breakfast

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Maison Fleurie

$$ | 6529 Yount St., Yountville, CA, 94599, USA
Exterior of Maison Fleurie in Yountville, Napa Valley
Four Sisters Inns

A stay at this comfortable, reasonably priced inn, said to be the oldest hotel in the Napa Valley, places you within walking distance of Yountville's fine restaurants. Rooms at this Four Sisters Inns property are in three buildings: the main house, built as the Magnolia Hotel in 1873; the Bakery Building, thought to have housed the Magnolia's bakery for a time; and the Carriage House. These structures all share a French country style but vary dramatically in size and amenities. The most spacious rooms, in the Bakery Building and Carriage House, with private entrances, decks, and fireplaces, provide great value for their price. The five smallest ones, four Petite Queens (10x12 feet with no televisions) and the even smaller but ever-so-darling Garrett Queen (9x9 feet but with a TV), represent Yountville's best lodging bargains.

Pros

  • Smallest rooms a bargain
  • Outdoor hot tub and pool
  • Free bikes

Cons

  • Lacks amenities of a full-service hotel
  • Some rooms pick up noise from nearby Bouchon Bakery
  • Hard to book in high season
6529 Yount St., Yountville, CA, 94599, USA
707-944–2056
hotel Details
13 rooms
Rate Includes: Free Breakfast

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Napa Valley Lodge

$$$ | 2230 Madison St., Yountville, CA, 94599, USA
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Clean rooms in a convenient motel-style setting draw travelers willing to pay more than at comparable lodgings in the city of Napa to be within walking distance of Yountville's tasting rooms, restaurants, and shops. The yellow exterior, Mediterranean-style roof, and vineyards that flank the property on two sides lend a touch of Tuscan grandeur, and the pool and hot tub are large and well maintained. A fire pit keeps guests toasty on chilly nights. Guest rooms, done in soft whites and beiges and furnished with Nespresso coffeemakers, are in twin two-story buildings. (There's no elevator to the upper floors, so if this is an issue ask for a ground-floor accommodation.) Every room has a balcony or patio; some have views of the pool or a garden courtyard, others of grapevines.

Pros

  • Well-maintained rooms
  • Vineyard-view rooms on north and west sides
  • Large pool area

Cons

  • No elevator
  • Nice enough but lacks panache
  • Pricey on weekends in high season
2230 Madison St., Yountville, CA, 94599, USA
707-944–2468
hotel Details
55 rooms
Rate Includes: Free Breakfast

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Napa Valley Railway Inn

$$$ | 6523 Washington St., Yountville, CA, 94599, USA
Turn of the Century Caboose with a King Size Bed
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Travelers, especially ones with kids, appreciate these cozy accommodations—most inside actual railcars—just steps away from many of Yountville's best restaurants. The inn isn't fancy, but it's clean and well maintained, and except in high season, when rates trend up, you'll save money to spend on shopping, dining, and wine tasting. More than 100 years old, the railcars house seven long, narrow rooms (there's an eighth room that's not in a car) that have a bit more style than your average motel. All have small flat-panel TVs, refrigerators, coffeemakers, and indoor and outdoor sitting areas. Double-paned windows filter out most outside noise except the sound of suitcase wheelies on the deck separating the cars. Some guests prefer the southern rooms on the east (Washington Street) side; they're the farthest away from Highway 29, about 100 yards to the west, and Mini Model, which is on the inn's north side.

Pros

  • Central location
  • Quaint appeal
  • Semi-reasonable rates

Cons

  • Office is sometimes unstaffed
  • Sells out quickly in high season
  • Lacks pool, fitness center, and other amenities
6523 Washington St., Yountville, CA, 94599, USA
707-944–2000
hotel Details
8 rooms
Rate Includes: No Meals

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North Block Hotel

$$$$ | 6757 Washington St., Yountville, CA, 94599, USA Fodor's Choice
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A two-story boutique property near downtown Yountville's northern edge, the North Block attracts sophisticated travelers who appreciate the clever but unpretentious style and offhand luxury. The 20 rooms cluster around a courtyard warmed by a fireplace when the weather demands it. All rooms have safes, dimmable lights, flat-screen TVs, quality music systems, Nespresso coffee machines, and refrigerators replenished daily with filtered water. Some rooms have fireplaces. Radiant floor heating warms the uncommonly spacious bathrooms, all equipped with deep soaking tubs. Olive and other trees shade the fenced-off pool at the back of the property. The pool and hotel's public areas always look spotless, and the management prides itself on the personalized service guests receive.

Pros

  • Extremely comfortable beds
  • Personalized service
  • Spacious bathrooms

Cons

  • Outdoor areas get some traffic noise
  • Weekend minimum-stay requirement
  • Rates soar on high-season weekends
6757 Washington St., Yountville, CA, 94599, USA
707-944–8080
hotel Details
20 rooms
Rate Includes: No Meals

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Poetry Inn

$$$$ | 6380 Silverado Trail, Yountville, CA, 94558, USA Fodor's Choice
Walt Whitman Suite Bedroom
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All the rooms at this splurge-worthy hillside retreat have broad lower Napa Valley vistas from their westward-facing balconies; indoors the comfortably chic decor and amenities that include a private spa and a fully stocked wine cellar add to the pleasure of a stay at this exclusive hideaway. Winery architect Howard Backen designed the inn and the buildings for the associated Cliff Lede Vineyards, which sits just across the Silverado Trail. The rooms, spruced up in 2021 by local designer Erin Martin, have deluxe beds and linens, and the bathrooms have heated floors, soaking tubs, and steam showers. Customers return year after year for low-key pampering that starts at sunrise with pastries from Bouchon Bakery in Yountville, followed by a three-course gourmet breakfast cooked by the on-staff chef who, with notice, will prepare lunch or dinner as well.

Pros

  • Valley views
  • Discreet service
  • Gourmet breakfasts by on-staff chef

Cons

  • Expensive pretty much year-round
  • Party types might find atmosphere too low-key
  • Shops and restaurants 3 miles away
6380 Silverado Trail, Yountville, CA, 94558, USA
707-944–0646
hotel Details
5 rooms
Rate Includes: Free Breakfast

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Vintage House

$$$$ | 6541 Washington St., Yountville, CA, 94599, USA
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Part of the 22-acre Estate Yountville complex—other sections include sister lodging Hotel Villagio, the 13,000-square-foot Spa at The Estate, and shops and restaurants—this downtown hotel consists of two-story brick buildings along verdant landscaped paths shaded by mature trees. The guest rooms, from standard kings and queens to loft suites and bungalowlike villas, are among the Napa Valley's most aesthetically pleasing accommodations. All have wood-burning fireplaces, 65-inch flat-screen TVs, safes, minibars, Nespresso coffeemakers, and balconies or patios, some with egg-chair swings. The bathrooms have either oversize whirlpool bathtubs or tiled walk-in showers with two rain-shower heads. Natural light in the lobby reflecting off white walls and the equally white vaulted ceiling set an elegant tone that's reinforced by the chandelier, hardwood floors, and plush furniture in shades of purple and gray.

Pros

  • Aesthetically pleasing accommodations
  • Private patios and balconies
  • Secluded feeling yet near shops, tasting rooms, and restaurants

Cons

  • Highway noise audible in some exterior rooms
  • Very expensive on summer and fall weekends
  • Weekend minimum-stay requirement
6541 Washington St., Yountville, CA, 94599, USA
707-927–2130
hotel Details
80 rooms
Rate Includes: Free Breakfast

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