11 Best Hotels in Napa and Sonoma, California

Eco-friendly touches abound at this hotel, from the plant-covered "green roof" to wooden decks made from salvaged lumber. A block from Healdsburg Plaza, the h2 is within walking distance of many restaurants, shops, and tasting rooms, and many wineries are just a short drive away. Earthy items like striped tiger-bamboo floors, wool-felt area rugs, and side tables made from blocks of elm lend warmth to the guest rooms, whose white walls and bedding inspire serenity. Rooms come in three categories (from smallest to largest): eco-king, eco-studio, and eco-suite. Each room has a patio or small balcony, and the thoughtful touches include ample luggage storage and king beds that can be converted into two twins.

A boutique sibling of the h2hotel two doors away, this downtown delight that debuted in 2018 earned instant LEED Gold status for its eco-friendly construction and operating practices. Totally 21st century in its use of concrete, steel, glass, and (often reclaimed) wood, the HGH, named for Healdsburg’s founder, Harmon Heald, echoes mid-century modern design with clean lines and cool sophistication. In the guest rooms, simple wood platform beds sit on light-oak floors, with headboardlike, dark, quilted panels attached to the white walls providing a contrast. Rooms all have window seats with views of local landmark Fitch Mountain, Foss Creek (whose restoration the hotel has participated in), or a bamboo-filled interior courtyard. The public areas include a creek-side deck. The room rate includes a continental breakfast.

A sensible choice if you'll be dining in town during your stay, this inn across from Healdsburg Plaza occupies a 19th-century office building whose former tenants include a Wells, Fargo & Co. Express office and stagecoach stop. The rooms, done in muted yellow shades, have high ceilings and electric or gas fireplaces and retain some original architectural elements. Wine and hors d'oeuvres are served each late afternoon, and guests take breakfast (included in the rate) either in their lodgings or the second-floor sunroom.

Across the street from the tidy town plaza, this full-service hotel has an upscale restaurant, a gourmet pizzeria, a spa, a pool, and a fitness center. A minimalistic aesthetic prevails in the guest rooms, their walls and furnishings in soothing off-white, gray, and light-brown tones. Plush contemporary area rugs cover the pecan-wood floors, and the beds, nightstands, and furniture all have clean lines. All rooms have sophisticated lighting, Smart TVs, and Bluetooth audio systems. Downstairs, the on-site spa offers a variety of treatments, and there's an adjacent lap pool.

This Relais & Châteaux property takes the prize for opulence with guest rooms, spacious and elegant enough for French nobility, furnished with 18th- and 19th-century antiques and reproductions, canopy beds dressed in luxe linens, and gas-burning fireplaces. Most of the white-marble bathrooms have spa tubs in addition to enormous showers. The 20-foot exposed-beam ceilings of third-floor Grand King rooms contribute to their palatial air; second-floor rooms have a slightly more understated style. The hotel, which has a restaurant and bar and a wood-paneled library off the lobby, has the feel of a sumptuous Left Bank mansion.

Named for the three major wine appellations—the Russian River, Dry Creek, and Alexander Valleys—whose confluence it’s near, this Residence Inn by Marriott 1¼ miles north of Healdsburg Plaza caters to families and extended-stay business travelers with spacious rooms equipped with full kitchens. King and queen rooms done in gray and brown tones have sitting areas with a sofa bed; suites have the same with separate king bedrooms. Perks here include the complimentary full breakfast, pool and fitness center, and the inviting, loungelike lobby.

Its bungalow-like guest rooms deftly layered into oak- and Cabernet-studded hills a few miles north of Healdsburg Plaza, this architectural sensation that opened fully in 2021 significantly upped Sonoma County's ultraluxury game. Starting at 599 square feet—with studios and suites running from 948 to 1,178 square feet and the Guest House checking in at 4,600—the spaces are bathed in soothing whites and earth tones. Original works by local artists grace the walls, with floor-to-ceiling windows revealing heritage oaks and grapevines, with Mt. St. Helena in the distance. All guest quarters have outdoor living spaces with a fire pit, a daybed, lounge chairs, and a dining table. The public areas captivate all the more, especially the pool and the lead restaurant, Hazel Hill, whose semiprivate dining room juts into the oaks like a treehouse. The wow factor of the design notwithstanding, Montage is ultimately about its setting and the opportunity to connect with nature. To ensure that guests feel truly unplugged, they don't drive their vehicles while at the resort but rather are ferried about on golf carts.

An 1875 Victorian with a storied past and a glorious colonnaded wraparound porch anchors this boutique Russian River property affiliated in 2022 with SingleThread Farms. Isabelle Simi, whose father and uncle established Simi Winery, which she ran for many years, lived in the home for more than three-quarters of a century. Starting with the cooked-to-order breakfasts prepared each morning, the innkeepers aim to deliver a unique and relaxing experience. Most of the rooms are off a long hallway that begins at the top of the 1875 home's original staircase, with riverfront suites on the ground floor and another suite with a full kitchen and an office. Antiques, reproductions, and period-style curtains recall Simi's lengthy occupancy, but with high-thread-count sheets and modernized bathrooms, the feel is au courant.

A remarkable Relais & Châteaux property a block north of Healdsburg Plaza, SingleThread is the creation of husband-and-wife team Kyle and Katina Connaughton, who operate the ground-floor destination restaurant and the four guest rooms and a suite above it. Influencing the couple's approach at both is the Japanese concept of omotenashi, often translated as "selfless hospitality." All the accommodations have gas fireplaces, 14-foot exposed redwood-beamed ceilings, and wet bars with European coffeemakers and tea kettles. Heated tile floors, roomy rain showers, marble-trimmed deep soaking tubs (except in one room), and automated Japanese toilets (heated seat, of course) count among the luxurious touches in the spacious bathrooms, done mostly in calming whites and off-whites. Room rates include a multicourse breakfast as thoughtfully conceived as the restaurant's evening menu.

An 1881 mansion lauded in its early decades as Healdsburg's finest residence remains the centerpiece of this 8-acre estate of wooded and landscaped grounds co-owner and celebrity designer Jay Jeffers has transformed into a colorful boutique property dripping with ultraluxe style. Rooms in the three-story Second Empire and Greek Revival–style home have gloriously high ceilings; the former carriage house and four other structures contain additional, in some cases more secluded, accommodations. A meal at the highly acclaimed first-floor restaurant is a highlight of many guests' stays.

An 1883 Italianate Victorian anchors this luxury inn on 3 lush acres in a residential area a mile from Healdsburg Plaza, which received a top-to-bottom makeover completed in early 2023. The main house and an adjacent structure contain three guest rooms each, two duplexes hold four more, and there's a standalone ADA suite near the well-stocked koi pond. The furnishings tilt modern, with hardwood floors, contemporary carpets, king or queen beds depending on room size, and outdoor sitting areas, all but one private. Some rooms have fireplaces and tubs. Toward the property's rear, guests work on their putting at an 18-hole green and have access to boccie and pickleball courts. Closer to the mansion, an oak strung with lanterns looms over the pool and hot tub. A former restaurant chef prepares healthful full breakfasts in a stone-and-glass pavilion whose floor-to-ceiling windows can be opened to create a connecting open-air space.