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4048 Sonoma Highway, Napa, California 94595
This award-winning Napa Valley boutique resort offers a bold vision: the region's tin-roofed barns have inspired an unpretentious modern 'agri-chic' aesthetic that marries cowhide with Le Corbusier, and you'll be hard pushed to find a warmer welcome anywhere in the world than at The Carneros Inn.
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4048 Sonoma Highway, Napa, California 94595
Angèle (+1 707 252 8115) is 10 minutes away at 540 Main Street on the Napa River, and has an excellent modern French menu. Just a little further afield is the huge and always packed Bistro Don Giovanni (+1 707 224 3300) for straightforward Italian fare at alfresco tables.
There are bars, of course, but you're much more likely to end up in one of the local wineries or tasting venues. The multi-winery tasting bar Vintner's Collective (+1 707 255 7150) is housed in the historic stone Pfeiffer building on Main Street and is an excellent place to try some of the valley's famous wines. You'll get an overview of the region's varieties as well as wines from some of the smaller properties.
Di Rosa Preserve: Art & Nature (www.diroaspreserve.org) on the Carneros Highway is a 217-acre estate that houses a private collection of thousands of works of art by Northern Californian artists in a unique natural setting.
When you're in Napa Valley, you should at least visit one vineyard or tasting house. The Carneros Inn concierge can arrange a bespoke tasting for you at one of the many wineries in the Valley, but there are two right on the hotel's doorstep: Artesa has an amazingly romantic balcony and tastings from US$7.50; Domaine Carneros by Taittinger (+1 707 257 0101) recalls a French château, and has a lovely terrace with table service; reservations aren't necessary and you can share a plate of cheese with your wine, too.
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Cottages have two double beds. Family suites consist of adjoining cottages with a shared patio, so they're perfect for families. Kids will love the alfresco showers.
The hotel can organise a host of family-friendly activities at the hotel or in Napa, from art classes, cheese-making and nature walks to horse- riding and helicopter trips. This child-friendly hotel's concierge team will contact you before you arrive to find out what sort of things you'd like to do, meaning that finding activities to keep you and your children entertained is a breeze. There are family bikes to rent on site.
There's an additional dedicated family pool area with a children's pool.
Room service is available 7am till 10pm; there's a kids' room-service menu too.
Babysitting can be arranged; rates vary according to time and day. Try to give the concierge as much notice as possible.
There's a library of DVDs to pick from, with many suitable for children. The chefs can create personalised picnic baskets with 24 hours' notice.
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