Napa, CA Overview
Where To Stay
Andaz Napa
Bar, Fireplace Rooms, Fitness Room, Oversized Rooms, Restaurant
AAA Four Diamonds Lodging
OVERVIEWThe Andaz Napa is located in the heart of downtown Napa, accessible on foot to everything in town and by car for the surrounding areas. Part of the Hyatt chain, this upscale brand offers luxury accommodations at affordable prices. THE ROOMS The 141 rooms are elegantly decorated with contemporary furnishings, plush beds with crisp cotton...…
View Property DetailsHotel Yountville, Yountville
Bar, Fireplace Rooms, Fitness Room, Oversized Rooms, Pool, Restaurant, Spa
OVERVIEWHotel Yountville is in the center of the town which is in the center of the valley, making it an ideal base for your visit to Napa. In Yountville itself, you can walk to tasting rooms, Michelin starred restaurants, an amazing bakery and wonderful boutiques. The hotel is an elegant compound of 80 rooms surrounded by...…
View Property DetailsMaison Fleurie, Yountville
OVERVIEW This may well be THE value accommodation in the Napa Valley. Located in the heart of the valley in Yountville, this charming B&B sits on a half acre of beautifully sculpted gardens and is made up of three stone and brick buildings. Maison Fleurie was built in 1873 as the Magnolia Hotel, constructed of stone from...…
View Property DetailsMeadowood, St Helena
Bar, Fireplace Rooms, Fitness Room, On Property Golf, On Property Tennis, Oversized Rooms, Pool, Restaurant, Spa
AAA Five Diamond Dining, AAA Four Diamonds Lodging, Best Weekends Hall of Fame, Forbes Five Star Lodging, Forbes Five Star Spa, Relais & Chateau Property, Wine Spectator Award Winning List
OVERVIEW In 1979 H. William Harlan was searching for land on which to create a wine estate when he was introduced to Meadowood, which had been founded in 1964 as a private country club. The property wasn’t ideally suited to grape growing, but Mr. Harlan was intrigued and called his partners to share the news...…
View Property DetailsNorth Block Hotel, Yountville
Bar, Fireplace Rooms, Oversized Rooms, Pet Friendly, Pool, Restaurant, Spa
OVERVIEWNorth Block is a boutique hotel in Yountville that could have been plucked from a Pottery Barn catalog. The stone buildings with slate roofs surround a courtyard that has seating areas and fireplaces. The entrance way is lined with citrus trees, hand painted tiles and lanterns. The chic lobby is bathed in shades of brown with...…
View Property DetailsWhere To Eat
Angele
Most restaurant owners toiled for others, honing their skills and working on the plan to open their own restaurant. This was true for Angele partners Bettina and Claude Rouas. Bettina started her career as a manager at The French Laundry restaurant and refined her skills as general manager of Bistro Jeanty and Bistro Don Giovanni.…
View Restaurant Details >Auberge du Soleil
The Auberge setting may be the best in the Valley, high atop a hill overlooking neighboring vineyards. It is the perfect place to watch the setting sun each day. I'm not sure which meal I enjoy more here. The food, wine and panoramic vistas lend themselves to long leisurely meals. The dining room has a kind of…
View Restaurant Details >Bistro Don Giovanni
Bistro Don Giovanni typifies what a Napa Valley restaurant should be; a warm and comfortable place to enjoy good food and wine. Owner Giovanni Scala is the consummate host and his personal touch has made this landmark a favorite of local winemakers, winery owners and anyone who enjoys food and wine. When it is cool outside,…
View Restaurant Details >Bistro Jeanty
"In every day French life, it is the Bistro that is woven into the daily pattern of meals and celebrations. The Bistro is that little neighborhood restaurant where they know who you are, greet you warmly, and serve you satisfying foods that change with the seasons and define regional homey French cuisine." Philippe Jeanty Jeanty…
View Restaurant Details >Bouchon Bistro
Bouchon is an opportunity to experience Thomas Keller's cooking without the price tag of a visit to The French Laundry. This charming bistro on Washington Street in Yountville offers the same attention to detail as its upscale counterpart in a more casual, laid back atmosphere. The brick and burgundy colored wood building is surrounded by…
View Restaurant Details >Cole’s Chop House
Cole's is a wonderful steakhouse and is a favorite of locals particularly those who live in the town of Napa. The 100 seat restaurant (plus 12 at the bar and 50 outside) sits in the center of town and occupies a unique stone building circa 1886. Inside, the two tier restaurant has the original open truss…
View Restaurant Details >La Toque
Chef/Owner Ken Frank came to love French cooking while living in France as a teenager. He first achieved national acclaim in 1977 when he was Chef of La Guillotine Restaurant at age 21. He was the original Chef at Michael’s in Santa Monica, considered the Los Angeles birthplace of “California Cuisine,” which he left in…
View Restaurant Details >Mustard’s Grill
There are a lot of pioneers in the Napa Valley, on both the food and wine sides and Cindy Pawlcyn, owner of Mustard's Grill and Cindy's Backstreet Kitchen, is one of them. Born in Minneapolis, she received a degree in hotel and restaurant management from the University of Wisconsin and received further training at Le Cordon Bleu…
View Restaurant Details >PRESS
They had me at bacon.. Sat at the bar before dinner and lo and behold one of the apps was a bacon bar; Double-Cut Nueske's, Wisconsin Snake River Kurobuta, Idaho; Durham Ranch Wild Boar, Wyoming, Benton's,Tennessee, Candied Hobbs, California. You can buy them individually or do a tasting for $22. I just knew this was…
View Restaurant Details >Rutherford Grill
In almost every town, there's a place that people, locals and visitors alike, seem to gravitate. It becomes a favorite for any number of reasons, but mostly because it feels good to be there. Rutherford Grill is just such a place. Owned by the Hillstone Restaurant Group who have restaurants all over the country, we became fans…
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