Wine Country

[riverdees05 Platinum Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close riverdees05]

My daughter and her husband want to go to the California wine country. While my wife and I keep the kids. They are looking at Labor Day week. How is the weather this time of the year? What are the resorts in the area and the changes of getting something this year? Or any other recommendations on where to stay?

[Luanne Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Luanne]

That time of year should be beautiful. Could still be pretty warm as well. Are they thinking Napa, Sonoma, or either one?

And what nice grandparents you are to take the kids.

[riverdees05 Platinum Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close riverdees05]

Either one at this point in time. Which Airport is the preferred on to fly into? They will be flying out of Nashville, TN.

[Luanne Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Luanne]

Hmmm, since we drive (we're only about an hour) I'm thinking about which airport. They could go into San Francisco, Oakland or Sacramento (being the last choice).

What type of place are they looking for? We've stayed at some nice B&Bs in both the Sonoma and Napa areas. A couple I'd recommend:

1. Madrona Manor - Healdsburg (Sonoma valley)
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2. Brookside - Napa. This one is only three rooms, run by a husband/wife and is actually their home. We stayed there last summer on a recommendation. The master bedroom where dh and I stayed is wonderful.
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3. The Elms - Calistoga (Napa Valley)
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4. Sonoma Mission Inn - Sonoma. I've never stayed here but I've heard it's wonderful (and pricey).
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[barndweller Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close barndweller]

I would choose Oakland over SFO anyday. Even San Jose or Sacramento are easier to get in & out of & car rental pick-up is much easier. If they are staying in a B&B they might consider spending a couple of nights in San Francisco then go on to wine country. I'm partial to Healdsburg or St. Helena. Here's the website I use for B&Bs:California Bed and Breakfasts and Country Inns -- BBOnline... Bed & Breakfast Inns ONLINE

As far as timeshares, there is Riverpoint in Napa & a new one called Bella Vista or something like that. Worldmark has them in Windsor & Clear Lake both nice but not convienent from what I've read. A B&B might be better but they can be pretty pricey especially during holidays & harvesting season. Weather will be quite warm but the scenery is awsome in late summer/earlt fall. Great time to visit the area.

[lawren2 Malibu Beach Barbie & A Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close lawren2]

Eric,

TPI has availability at Riverpointe Napa. I understand the units are much nicer than the trailer park image they project and the location is great. They are rated 5* with II.
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RiverPointe Napa Valley - Napa, CA, United States
Dates: Aug 26, 2007 - Sep 02, 2007
Size: 1 Bedroom
Occupancy: 4

RiverPointe Napa Valley - Napa, CA, United States
Dates: Aug 26, 2007 - Sep 02, 2007
Size: 1 Bedroom
Occupancy: 4

RiverPointe Napa Valley - Napa, CA, United States
Dates: Aug 31, 2007 - Sep 07, 2007
Size: 1 Bedroom
Occupancy: 4

RiverPointe Napa Valley - Napa, CA, United States
Dates: Aug 31, 2007 - Sep 07, 2007
Size: 1 Bedroom
Occupancy: 4

RiverPointe Napa Valley - Napa, CA, United States
Dates: Aug 31, 2007 - Sep 07, 2007
Size: 1 Bedroom
Occupancy: 4

RiverPointe Napa Valley - Napa, CA, United States
Dates: Sep 02, 2007 - Sep 09, 2007
Size: 1 Bedroom
Occupancy: 4

RiverPointe Napa Valley - Napa, CA, United States
Dates: Sep 02, 2007 - Sep 09, 2007
Size: 1 Bedroom
Occupancy: 4

RiverPointe Napa Valley - Napa, CA, United States
Dates: Sep 07, 2007 - Sep 14, 2007
Size: 1 Bedroom
Occupancy: 4

RiverPointe Napa Valley - Napa, CA, United States
Dates: Sep 09, 2007 - Sep 16, 2007
Size: 1 Bedroom
Occupancy: 4

The only other resort would be SVC Vino Bello
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I've only seen that twice in RCI for on-line exchange.

[Luanne Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Luanne]

Here is an additional site that might be helpful for lodging:

Lodging in Sonoma Valley, Sonoma County

[4ARedOctober Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close 4ARedOctober]

TPI has some great inventory for the place. I was wondering when you were going to post it L2. I may just have to go one of these days.

[lawren2 Malibu Beach Barbie & A Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close lawren2]

TPI has some great inventory for the place. I was wondering when you were going to post it L2. I may just have to go one of these days.

I don't know much about the resort John. I looked it up on TripAdviser and it seems to be very nice. I did post the one bedroom summer weeks on the TPI Ex-Op board a little while ago.

I may have to wander up there as well.

[Glitter Brunello Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Glitter Brunello]

There is often inventory sitting in II as well. Is the location really good?

[Bill4728 Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Bill4728]

There is also the Santa Barbara wine tours made famous in the Sideways movie. They are in the valley over the hill from Santa Barabara and we had a great time doing the sideways tour of the >20 wineries in the valley. You'd fly into the LA area and drive about 2 hours northwest.

Worldmark has a cute TS which opened about 1 year ago. If staying in a hotel I'd suggest Solvang over Buelten

[Luanne Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Luanne]

There is also the Santa Barbara wine tours made famous in the Sideways movie. They are in the valley over the hill from Santa Barabara and we had a great time doing the sideways tour of the >20 wineries in the valley. You'd fly into the LA area and drive about 2 hours northwest.

Worldmark has a cute TS which opened about 1 year ago. If staying in a hotel I'd suggest Solvang over Buelten

I've done a wine tour in this area. And if I were going to stay in the area, I'd stay in Santa Barbara over Solvang or Buelton.

[Icc5 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Icc5]

Choices, Choices

My daughter and her husband want to go to the California wine country. While my wife and I keep the kids. They are looking at Labor Day week. How is the weather this time of the year? What are the resorts in the area and the changes of getting something this year? Or any other recommendations on where to stay?

Depending on what you or they consider wine country I would go to either Worldmark at Windsor (1st choice) or Angels Camp. Now a days, everyplace in California is wine country.
Bart

[Luanne Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Luanne]

Depending on what you or they consider wine country I would go to either Worldmark at Windsor (1st choice) or Angels Camp. Now a days, everyplace in California is wine country.
Bart

That's true. You could come to Livermore.

[Faust Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Faust]

If it was me and I was coming to California from Nashville, TN, I would want to stay in the heart of the wine country. Just because Napa town is in Napa County does not mean it’s in the best location. I think one would want to get the best experience out of there trip that means location, location, location and the best location would be in the heart - Calistoga or St.Helena.
When people in the bay area say they went to the wine county for the weekend the first thing people think of is Calistoga. But I prefer St.Helena the town is more romantic then Calistoga and its only 15min away from Calistoga.


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