In the know
- Our favourite rooms
- All the lodges are freestanding wooden bungalows with outdoor fireplaces. We love the one-bedroom lodges with outdoor Jacuzzis, where you can bubble away under the starlit oak canopy, sipping cocktails from your wet bar.
- Packing tips
- Bring a taste for tannins and a nose for a bouquet – the ranch not only has its own vineyard and label, but also has regular visits from vinters to give tastings. Guests who want to get their hands juicy can join in harvesting, pruning and crushing.
- Also
- Calistoga is a natural mineral spring, so its Bathhouse on the banks of Lake Lommel offers private therapeutic water treatments, including (appropriately enough), a skin-shimmering Cabernet Wine Bath.
Current offers
- Smith card offer
- A bottle of Calistoga-label custom-blended wine on arrival, plus either a box of handmade Woodhouse chocolates or a set of locally produced oil and vinegar
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Calistoga Ranch
Napa Valley, United States[view map]
- Style
- Ravishing ranch retreat
- Setting
- Cosy Californian canyon
Cradled among the pines and oaks of Napa Valley, Calistoga Ranch is an airy boutique resort seamlessly woven into the forest. This is wine-country, and the Ranch has got the vineyard to prove it. Vintners from all around the area come to Calistoga throughout the year, the restaurant wine list’s long enough to wallpaper a living room, and the mineral spa even offers to soak you in the stuff. So, if you’ve a taste for the great grape, you may have found the perfect retreat.
Need to know
- Rooms
- 46 lodges.
- Rates
- In low season, US$575–US$2,650; in high season, US$720–US$3,500. Breakfast costs about US$45 for two.
- Check-out
- Midday; later check-out can be arranged on request, subject to availability.
- Facilities
- Heated outdoor pool, vineyard, gardens, spa, gym, shops, library, free WiFi. In rooms: LCD TV, DVD/CD player, iPod dock, indoor-outdoor fireplace, alfresco shower, free minibar.
- Poolside
- Crisp white sun-loungers fringe the heated outdoor pool, where you can soak in both the warming waters and the stunning scenery – a dramatic backdrop of the vineyard, the oak groves and the majestic Mayacama mountains.
- Hotel closed
- Calistoga closes for refurbishment between 15 November and 8 December.
- Also
- Furry friends are welcome, for a one-off fee of US$125, but they must remain on leads at all times. Calistoga Ranch can provide dog beds and food/water bowls. No smoking throughout.
Food & drink
- Hotel restaurant
- The bright, open-beam Lakehouse restaurant creates fresh Californian cuisine, all locally sourced and painstakingly engineered to complement the voluminous wine list.
- Dress code
- Laid-back country chic – open-necked shirts for him, silk scarves for her.
- Top table
- If you’re not lucky enough to wrangle a dinner in the heart-stoppingly romantic chandeliered wine cave, at least grab a table on the Lakehouse terrace so you can overlook the lake.
- Last orders
- The Lakehouse is open all day until 10pm; the bar corks its bottles at the same time – after that there’s the free minibar to crack into.
- Room service
- 24 hours. After the Lakehouse kitchens close at 10pm, cold dishes are available through the night.
- Hotel bar
- The cosy patio bar is a relaxed alfresco pleasure – the best place to enjoy a cool, jazzy sunset with a glass of fine, fruity Meritage.
Also worth knowing
Smith Members offer
A bottle of Calistoga-label custom-blended wine on arrival, plus either a box of handmade Woodhouse chocolates or a set of locally produced oil and vinegar
If you're a member of Mr & Mrs Smith, you can get special privileges at every Smith hotel you book through us. Just show your Smith card at check-in to claim the offer featured on every hotel page (like the one above).
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Smith travel team
If you'd prefer to talk to someone, or don't want to book online, call our travel team on 1 866 610 3867. We guarantee you’ll get the best available rates, and we don’t charge a booking fee.
Calistoga Ranch
Lommel Road
Calistoga
California 94515
94515
