Calistoga Ranch
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 48 lodges.
- Rates Double rooms from $675.00, excluding tax at 14.07 per cent.
- More details Breakfast costs about US$45 for two.
- 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.
- Check-out Midday; later check-out can be arranged on request, subject to availability.
- Children Under-12s stay free. There’s a charge of US$100 for each extra person under 18 in rooms; lodge living rooms have pull-out sofa beds. More...
- 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 and drink at Calistoga Ranch
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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
- Weddings This property is suitable for weddings. More...
Calistoga Ranch Calistoga Ranch 580 Lommel Road Calistoga, California 94515, Calistoga, 94515
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Smith extra at Calistoga Ranch
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
Current offers at Calistoga Ranch
- 20% off - Valid from 15 December 2011 to 31 March 2012
- Calistoga Escape - Valid from 16 November 2011 to 31 March 2012
- Rest and Renew - Valid from 16 November 2011 to 31 March 2012
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.
