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6380 Silverado Trail, Napa, California 94558

Poetry Inn

Napa Valley, United States [view map]

Style
Cosseting contemporary country retreat
Setting
Hillside perch in rolling vineyards

Sip fine wine on a private terrace and drink in the soothing views at this secluded and intimate Napa Valley retreat, a boutique B&B in the charming Stags Leap District that feels more like a stylish private residence than a stuffy hotel.

Need to know

Poetry Inn, need to know
Rooms
Three.
Rates
$460–1,400, including three-course breakfast.
Check-out
11am (but flexible, depending on availability).
Facilities
Free WiFi, mini-bars, wall-mounted flatscreen TV, DVD/CD player, Italian bedlinen, L'Occitane toiletries, alfresco showers, wood-burning fireplace; full concierge service, spa treatments, wine cellar.
Poolside
The curvilinear heated outdoor pool is on a hillside terrace, with wooden sun loungers. Expansive views make up for short lengths.
Children
The inn is a contemplative sanctuary for adults, so under-16s are not encouraged.
Hotel closed
Never.
Also
Spa services are available in rooms or in the treatment room. The property is non-smoking throughout. Pets cannot be accomodated.

In the know

Our favourite rooms
All rooms are named after great writers – Walt Whitman, ee cummings and Robert Louis Stevenson. The bathrooms are particularly appealing, with rose limestone and marble finishes, and stunning views from the soaking tubs. The large, grand top-floor suite is pretty special, and commands the best views.
Packing tips
A strong constitution – you're guaranteed to over-indulge in the region's gourmet food and fine wines. A moleskine notebook for those flashes of literary genius.
Also
The Poetry Inn's butler serves as concierge, too, and can cater to even the most whimsical of tastes; he'll organise anything from a bouquet of flowers to a wine-tasting itinerary.

Food & drink

Poetry Inn, food & drink
Hotel restaurant
There's no restaurant on site, but other guest meals can be prepared by prior arrangement.
Dress code
Relaxed and definitely casual.
Room service
There are mini-bars in each room.
Hotel bar
No bar, but the hotel does have an astonishing private wine cellar that guests can buy bottles from.

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Poetry Inn

6380 Silverado Trail, Napa, California 94558

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Poetry Inn

Napa Valley, United States [view map]

Local restaurants

Bouchon (+1 707 944 8037) is another outpost of thrice-Michelin-starred chef Thomas Keller. It's in downtown Yountville on Washington Street, in an atmospheric 19th-century Wells Fargo stagecoach stop; we recommend you book a table on the outdoor patio and fill up on flawless French-flavoured fruits de mer.

A few doors down on Washington is Bistro Jeanty (+1 707 944 0103), a homely and classic French bistro with welcoming fireplaces and classic dishes from duck rillettes to cassoulet; you can BYO for a $15 corkage fee.

Yountville's latest hotspot – particularly for Sunday Brunch – is Redd (+1 707 944 2222), a sleekly minimal 65-seat restaurant with the oh-so-competent Richard Reddington at the helm in the kitchen. His seasonal Californian cuisine is always perfectly executed – try the caramelised scallops or glazed pork belly.

A little further north on St Helena Highway, the airy and lively Mustards Grill (+1 707 944 2424) serves relaxed American food with international influences. It has a list of 'Way Too Many Wines' to choose from, and a kitchen garden at the back which provides much of the restaurant's fresh produce.

Nightlife

If you're looking for nightlife, you've come to the wrong place – Poetry Inn is an escape in all senses of the word. Yountville is your best bet, for its lively restaurant scene.

Worth getting out of bed for

Entrepreneur extraordinaire Cliff Lede owns Poetry Inn, as well as the nearby Cliff Lede Vineyards: head across Silverado Trail to 1473 Yountville Cross Road for the perfect wine-tasting experience and sample the local speciality – cabernet sauvignon. The tasting room is open to the public daily, 10am–5pm ($10 a person for four wines; alternatively, private tastings can be arranged through the hotel). Cliff is a bit of an eccentric – instead of naming various patches of vines after the grape varieties, he’s named them after rock anthems, so you can take a romantic stroll through ‘Dark Side of the Moon’. He's also an art enthusiast, and has a contemporary art gallery on the premises – The Gallery at Cliff Lede Vineyards; it's open periodically to the public for temporary exhibitions. For more wineries, check out our Napa Valley destination guide.

For a full list of bars and restaurants in Napa Valley, click here



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