{"id":2069,"date":"2017-05-17T09:42:05","date_gmt":"2017-05-17T09:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/napablog\/?p=2069"},"modified":"2017-05-17T15:12:45","modified_gmt":"2017-05-17T15:12:45","slug":"where-to-stay-in-the-napa-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/where-to-stay-in-the-napa-valley\/","title":{"rendered":"Where to stay in the Napa Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2070\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2070\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/oct4-12.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2070\" title=\"napa-lodging\" src=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/oct4-12.jpg\" alt=\"Napa Valley Lodging, best lodging in the Napa Valley\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2070\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Napa Valley Lodge in Yountville<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>What a dilemma it is to find the proper lodging for anyone traveling to the Napa Valley for a first-time vacation. The rates in 2017 are as high as they have ever been. More travelers than ever are spending time in the Napa Valley, so it is tougher to find lodging. For weekends, you must book for a two-night minimum.<\/p>\n<p>Sure, you can check Trip Advisor and the like for some recommendations, but you cannot always rely on those for sound advice. We have been traveling to the Napa Valley for 50 years. I think we have stayed in just about every style of lodging from the town of Napa to the north end of the Valley in Calistoga. We have stayed in budget lodging, excellent lodging, B&amp;B&#8217;s, and we have even rented vacation homes. Take a look at our list of <a title=\"Directory of best Napa Valley Lodging\" href=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/napalodging.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recommended Napa Valley lodging<\/a> for each Napa Valley town, and you&#8217;re sure to find something that fits your needs. If we have something listed, we have either stayed there or taken a quick inspection of the place.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lodging tips for the Napa Valley<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We always like to stay within walking distance of fine restaurants and shopping. We like to enjoy our wine with dinner, so we either walk or take a cab. We don\u2019t drink and drive. The centers of the towns of Napa, Yountville, and Calistoga are giving the traveler many choices for lodging within a short distance of many restaurants.<\/li>\n<li>Sometimes it is more fun to make your lunch the main meal of the day. If you do that, then you can pack some appetizers for your room for an evening wine hour. Many of the hotels and B&amp;B\u2019s have a wine hour and serve appetizers. Some, like the Stevenson Inn in Calistoga, have tables and chairs set up outdoors for guests to use. Always check the lodging website for package deals. These deals include spas, golf, complimentary tasting room coupons, and many other perks.<\/li>\n<li>Traveling during the week is always less expensive.<\/li>\n<li>We don\u2019t spend much time in our hotel rooms, so for that reason, we are not interested in all the elaborate amenities at the very top-of-the-line and expensive hotels. We just want something convenient, clean and comfortable. The money we save, we spend on wine and restaurant dining.<\/li>\n<li>We prefer not to have a breakfast package included. We like exploring nearby coffee shops and breakfast spots. This is where all the locals hang out, and we would rather feast with the locals than having breakfast at our hotel.<\/li>\n<li>What are your travel tips?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Important Resource pages:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/napalodging.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Best Napa Lodging <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/napa-budget-hotels.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Best budget Napa Lodging<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/naparest.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Best restaurants in the Napa Valley<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wine-regions\/napa-valley\/\">Napa Valley Wine Country Planning Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We always like to stay within walking distance of fine restaurants and shopping. We like to enjoy our wine with dinner so we either walk or take a cab. We don\u2019t drink and drive.  The centers of the towns of Napa, Yountville, and Calistoga are giving the traveler many choices for lodging within a short distance of many restaurants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":8228,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12,23],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[1885],"authors":[{"term_id":1885,"user_id":3,"is_guest":0,"slug":"joe","display_name":"Joe Becerra","avatar_url":{"url":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Joe-Becerra.jpg","url2x":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Joe-Becerra.jpg"},"first_name":"Joe","last_name":"Becerra","user_url":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com","description":"Joe Becerra has been traveling to wine country and enjoying wine since 1965. He is a retired educator, and now have the time the opportunity to share his wine travel experiences through this Website."}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2069"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2069"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2069\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12039,"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2069\/revisions\/12039"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2069"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2069"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=2069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}