Vogue Highlights 11 Premier Napa Valley Hotels from Historic Inns to Luxury Resorts
Vogue has highlighted eleven distinguished hotels located in Napa Valley, a 30-mile-long American Viticultural Area featuring 17 sub-appellations. Among the showcased establishments are Auberge du Soleil, a resort with 50 keys set on 33 acres since its opening in 1986; Meadowood, a sprawling 250-acre estate offering 36 suites; Milliken Creek Inn, a charming 11-room waterfront getaway; Okaeri, a seven-room inn housed in a renovated Victorian mansion; Stanly Ranch, which debuted in April 2022 on 712 acres; Sttupa Estate, boasting five literary-themed suites; The Francis House, an 1886 bed and breakfast rescued from demolition; Bardessono Hotel & Spa, a 62-room LEED Platinum venue; Carneros Resort and Spa with its standalone cottages; Le Petit Pali St. Helena featuring modern amenities; and North Block Hotel, a 20-room establishment recognized with a Michelin designation.
Key facts
- Napa Valley is an American Viticultural Area approximately 30 miles long and up to five miles wide.
- The region includes 17 sub-appellations and towns such as Napa, Yountville, St. Helena, and Calistoga.
- Auberge du Soleil opened as a hotel in 1986, five years after its founding restaurant debuted in 1981.
- Meadowood was originally a country club established in 1961 and acquired by the Harlan family in the late 1970s.
- Stanly Ranch, part of the Auberge Collection, opened in April 2022 on land with historical roots dating to 1856.
- The Francis House in Calistoga is an 1886 stone building saved from demolition in 2015 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- Bardessono Hotel & Spa is a LEED Platinum-certified property on a former 1926 family estate in Yountville.
- Vogue's hotel selection criteria included location, amenities, sustainability practices, design, and authentic hospitality.
Entities
Artists
- Anthony Stagnaro
- Emily Dickinson
- e.e. cummings
- Nick Runkle
- Robert Frost
- Robert Louis Stevenson
- Walt Whitman
Institutions
- Auberge Collection
- Bardessono Hotel & Spa
- Carneros Resort and Spa
- Farm
- Halehouse
- Le Petit Pali
- Lucy
- Meadowood Spa
- National Register of Historic Places
- North Block Hotel
- Stanly Ranch
- Sttupa Estate
- The Francis House
- Vogue
Locations
- Calistoga
- California
- Mount Veeder
- Napa
- Napa River
- Napa Valley
- Provence
- St. Helena
- United States
- Vacas Mountains
- Yountville