Fodor's Expert Review Bardessono

6526 Yount St., Yountville, California, 94599, USA Fodor's Choice

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

QUICK FACTS

Resort
GreenService
Sophisticated
Central
Design
$$$$

HOTEL INFO

Phones: 707-204–6000

HOTEL DETAILS

65 rooms
Rate Includes: No Meals

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