Hotel at a Glance: Best Western Plus Wine Country Inn & Suites

This Best Western is a short jaunt from more than 30 wineries. It’s located right off Highway 101, giving guests easy access to the vineyards, redwood groves, and rugged coastline of Northern California. Sample award-winning wines at nearby Paradise Ridge Winery. The family-owned winery pours gold-medal sauvignon blancs, pinot noirs, and chardonnays on terraces with panoramic views of the Russian River Valley. 

• Free breakfast buffet with pastries, cereal, fruit, yogurt, and a selection of hot items
• In-room amenities: coffeemaker, microwave, and refrigerator, perfect for chilling bottles of white wine
• A 24-hour fitness center is stocked with a treadmill, elliptical, stationary bike, and weightlifting equipment. There’s a heated outdoor pool as well.
• Not just for wine lovers: The hotel is close to the Charles M. Schulz Museum & Ice Rink, Infineon Raceway, and the Luther Burbank Gardens. 

Sonoma Valley, California: Relaxed Wine Country and Majestic Redwoods

Located about an hour north of San Francisco, the Sonoma Valley is best known for its wine. The mild climate here allows winemakers to grow cool-weather varietals such as pinot noir and chardonnay. But the valley has a varied landscape; some areas are prime for growing hot-weather vines, too.

Follow 17 miles of country roads that connect the sleepy hamlet of Kenwood to the Carneros appellation and you’ll find more than 40 boutique wineries, most small and family owned. Many are tucked amid oak forests and wildflower meadows. Compared to its neighbor Napa Valley (about 15 miles away), Sonoma feels a little more relaxed and remote: the wineries here are generally more secluded from one another than those in Napa, and tasting rooms tend to be less crowded, even on the weekends.

Even if you aren’t visiting for the vineyards, Sonoma Valley’s gentle climate and diverse natural landscape make it worth a visit. Hiking trails wind past redwood trees as high as skyscrapers, and popular excursions are canoeing on Russian River and sightseeing at the craggy Pacific coastline and its unspoiled beaches.

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Riverfront Bed and Breakfast with Microbrewery in Napa Valley

There are few spots as serene as California wine country, and the 132-year-old Calistoga Inn Restaurant & Brewery fits right in. Set along the banks of the Napa River, the inn—lauded by Bon Appétit Magazine as 1 of the top 10 hotels with breweries in the country—houses a microbrewery that stays open year round.

During the day, you can explore numerous picturesque vineyards near the inn. In downtown Calistoga, you’ll enjoy a tasting at August Briggs Winery. Settle in at the marble-top bar in the tasting room to sample chardonnay and cabernet sauvignon. For a draft of something frothier, head back to the hotel for a tasting at the onsite Napa Valley Brewing Company, which produces Calistoga wheat ale, pilsner, and seasonal brews. The $20 dining credit included with this Getaway is valid at the riverfront restaurant and brewery, where chefs prepare wood-fire-grilled meats along with fresh seafood. Guests can sip drinks at the patio bar or head indoors to the pub to watch sports on five high-definition TVs.

Stationed on the second floor, the inn’s 17 guest rooms have shared baths—showers and restrooms are located down the hall—and are adorned with white wood-frame beds and pedestal sinks. The rooms have neither phones nor televisions, leaving you with more of the peace and quiet needed to construct origami swans from the sheets.

Calistoga, California: Down-to-Earth Hamlet in Northern Napa Valley

The story goes like this: 19th-century developer Samuel Brannan wanted to create a West Coast version of Saratoga Springs (renowned at the time for its mineral spas), but he had been drinking when he made the announcement and so the name came out garbled as the “Calistoga of Sarifornia.” This origin myth sounds a little fishy, but nevertheless, Brannan’s vision of creating a relaxing and therapeutic Napa Valley getaway was eventually realized. Thanks to the area’s natural hot springs, a slew of spas sprang up, offering restorative mineral soaks and mud baths. You can still find many such businesses peppered among the restaurants, boutiques, and art galleries lining Calistoga’s quaint, quiet main street, which is set against a backdrop of rolling hills.

Those hills are home to some of Napa Valley’s more than 400 wineries, many of which lie within a short drive of downtown Calistoga. The curious wine lover can choose from a wide array of vineyard experiences, ranging from tours to tastings at wineries modeled on English castles and Tuscan villas. One word of warning: many of these places require reservations, so be sure to book in advance.

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