Blue Skies Sunny Days Travel

Claim to Fame: Quaint, affordable accommodations near Napa Valley wineries
Location: Calistoga, California
Website: http://www.calistogainn.com

Note: This post was originally written in 2014.

During our short time exploring the wineries in Napa Valley, we spent one night at the Calistoga Inn Restaurant & Brewery located in Calistoga, California. The small town of Calistoga is a very quaint, peaceful place to stay in Napa Valley, and the Calistoga Inn was no different.

The Calistoga Inn Restaurant & Brewery is located on the main street running through town. It’s an easy walk to different restaurants, shops and the Visitor’s Center. There is even a small park just across the street were we stumbled upon a live concert (It felt very Stars Hollow – from Gilmore Girls).

The Calistoga Inn has seventeen rooms, all located upstairs, above the restaurant and brewery. With gingham bed spreads and light-colored furniture, the room felt very comfortable and airy. Since we had 3 people and the room had one double bed, the hotel made a pallet on the floor for our third person. The room had no TV, but we did have access to Wi-Fi so staying here was a great way to get unplugged. Though the room had no adjoining bathroom, the room did have a sink which was very helpful. The community bathrooms were located just down the hallway and were well-kept and clean. Stop by the book nook on the way back to your room for some reading material before bed.

A continental breakfast was included the next morning of our stay. Since breakfast hours were before the restaurant opened, breakfast was set out downstairs in the sunny dining area. Breakfast felt very Californian and consisted of granola, peaches, yogurt, milk, orange juice and coffee.

One thing we didn’t really realize before booking was that there was no air conditioning so the room did get a bit hot while we were sleeping. Windows can open but brought in any noise going on in the street.

We also recommend eating dinner or grabbing drinks at the Restaurant & Brewery.

The Calistoga Inn is very affordable, especially in comparison to hotels in the surrounding area, so if you can live without private bathrooms, electronics and air-conditioning, then we highly recommend staying at Calistoga Inn.