Napa Valley Great Values

Napa Valley is bed-and-breakfast happy, but prices can be as sky-high as the resorts. The Inn on Randolph is a great buy, and it’s a short stroll from downtown Napa’s attractions, including Copia and the new Oxbow Public Market. Five television-free rooms are in the main Victorian-style house built in 1860, and five suites are in three 1930s cottages in the garden. Some have whirlpool tubs, some fireplaces, and others decks or private patios. The cottages have TVs, CD, and DVDs. Room décor runs the gamut from standard B&B Victorian kitsch (in the main house, each room has a seasonal theme) to the more simple and elegant, like the Library Suite. A full breakfast is served in your room or in the dining room, and the innkeeper spends time with each guest recommending wineries, restaurants, and activities.

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this moderately priced B&B exudes Victorian charm. The six rooms boast garden views, private entrances, and a fireplace.

The Napa River Inn is in the old mill built in 1884, now a modern 2.5-acre complex containing restaurants, shops, galleries and outdoor music venues. The inn occupies three buildings, ranging from the Hatt Building, on the National Register of Historic Buildings (with 8 Victorian-style rooms) to the Embarcadero, where 26 rooms have a yachtie-theme and river views, to the 32-room Plaza Building, where some rooms have fireplaces, balconies, and river views. It’s around the corner from Copia and the new Oxbow Public Market, and the mill complex includes some very good restaurants, including Celadon. Breakfast is catered by Sweetie Pies bakery.

Come for delicious meals, a comfortably elegant atmosphere, and great prices. Sit on the patio...more