smetz

kailani, great suggestions, thanks so much!

Supercilious

For your purpose, staying in St. Helena would be best. You would be near your son, about 45 minutes to Healdsburg and 25 minutes to Napa with Rutherford, Oakville and Yountville in between. Calistoga is about 15 minutes away. Sonoma Valley is also about 30 minutes away over Spring Mountain Road or 45 minutes by Oakville Grade.

"Upvalley" in Napa means the area between Yountville and Calistoga. St. Helena is in the middle.

Healdsburg and Sonoma are great towns but for fantasic restaurants, nothing beats Napa Valley. St. Helena alone will provide you with plenty of options for a five night stay.

kimamom

The Harvest Inn is a nice place to stay in St. Helena, Terra and Cindy's Backstreet Kitchen are good choices for meals in St.Helena. Have fun! ***kim***

elnap29

Wine Country Inn on the outskirts of St. Helena might be a good place to check. Variety of rates.

smetz

elnap, Oh, I have heard of that. Right now, in St. Helena, I have a reservation at Ambrose Bierce Inn - have you heard of that one?

Supercilious

Ambrose Bierce is an excellent choice.

We had a great lunch at Go Fish in St. Helena yesterday under the trees on the patio out back.

It was their second anniversary but our first time since it was Pinot Blanc. Cindy Pawlcyn has done a great job here. We can't wait to go back.

smetz

Thanks, Supercilious - I had also heard about Go Fish, but I forgot to put it on my list. I'll add that now.