Napa Valley/Sonoma Advice

Not a whole lot there other than wine and moble homes....

I only spent one very long druken day in Napa. Hit Cake Bread, Visaturee (sp), Stearling, Robert Mondave (sp), Visaturee has a little snack place where you can get cheese and some sandwiches.

Also dont forget to hit Boonesfarm

My thoughts exactly! And while your at it you can stay at the Villagio Inn & Spa which is walking distance from French Laundry. The Villagio is a fantastic place to stay, the rooms are big with balconies and sunken tubs and mega thread count sheets on the beds & fireplaces. Their spa is great to. Check out the websight, Villiagio.com or villagioinnandspa.com. The Sonoma Mission Inn is also great, and newly renovated. The suites are luxurious and the spa is super great with a big turkish bath and neat water treatments that you can enjoy while waiting for a spa treatment. But my first choice is still Villagio in the town of Yountville because you are closer to more of the places to see, like the quaint town of St. Helena ( a beautiful and super short drive) and there you will find the Culinary Institute of America, a gorgeous and grand stone building that houses the world famous cooking school. Their restraunt is lovely with amazing food prepared by the student chefs that go on to open the big world class restaraunts and very reasonably priced. Just a great place to stop by and see. Also nearby here is the Berenger Estate where you can go into wine caves and wine taste in the mansion. By the way, the French Laundry has a waiting list months and months long so if you can't get in, you can eat at Bouchon which is around the corner, owned by the same person and offers great French food at a little more reasonable price. Have fun!!!!!

Some of us who did Vineman last year did the Culinary Institute........definately a good idea.

Pardon me.....

The have mega thread count sheets on the beds and they ALSO have fireplaces ( in each room).