Napa & Sonoma's Best Boutique Hotels: Tested 8 To Find the 6 Best

[@SwankGuide]

If this was helpful to you, please help us out by using our booking links below. Best price guaranteed. Swank you! MacArthur Place: www.booking.com/hotel/us/macarthur-place-inn-spa.en.html?aid=7978712&no_rooms=1&group_adults=2&label=youtube Timber Cove Lodge: www.booking.com/hotel/us/timber-cove-inn.en.html?aid=7978712&no_rooms=1&group_adults=2&label=youtube Harmon Guesthouse: www.booking.com/hotel/us/harmon-guest-house.en.htmlaid=7978712&no_rooms=1&group_adults=2&label=youtube Dr. Wilkinson’s’ Backyard Resort and Mineral Springs: www.booking.com/hotel/us/dr-wilkinson-39-s-hot-srpings-resort.en.htmlaid=7978712&no_rooms=1&group_adults=2&label=youtube Montage Resort: www.booking.com/hotel/us/montage-healdsburg.en.html?aid=7978712&label=youtube AutoCamp Russian River: www.booking.com/hotel/us/autocamp-russian-river.en.html?aid=7978712&label=youtube

[@GirlGina26]

Thanks for the thorough yet still concise review. Your transparency and demeanor are super enjoyable to watch.

[@SwankGuide]

Thanks - that means a lot.... I'm still trying to get more comfortable on camera (this is all new to me)... and your comment's great encouragement.

[@zhuo2003]

Don, you did a great job unearthing the less-known properties for folks who appreciate experiences away from mainstream... look forward to more such reviews. Maybe do a Yosemite one soon?

[@SwankGuide]

Thanks - much appreciated. I get various requests from subscribers for new places - so have added Yosemite to the list. Best

[@cambreaezell7346]

Great photography - love the fun facts - thanks for the recommendations - I'm booking now! You made my search that much easier.

[@SwankGuide]

Thanks Cambrea!

[@bethanybunnell8735]

Thanks! Love your process… I appreciate the transparency

[@SwankGuide]

Thanks for watching!

[@christinecamley]

Fabulous video! Much appreciated and I hope to see you back in my gorgeous BC and in California where I travel often to see friends!! They are all based in SF and Mill Valley so traveling to places like Napa and Sonoma is so much fun!! I am going to be at Meritage fairly soon! Cheers! 🙂

[@SwankGuide]

Thanks for the kind comment.... I want to go back to that area and update the hotels b/c so many new ones have popped up.... on my ever growing to do list

[@kaylaantonio6460]

Planning my trip to Napa and yes this was super helpful

[@SwankGuide]

So glad!

[@SwankGuide]

Please let us know what you think, and… in our community tab, we’ve posted a short video about where we are headed next, check it out!

[@rayl5074]

Great videos and subbed! Prob looking into Harmon Guest House, thank you

[@SwankGuide]

Thanks. harmon is maybe the best of them I loved it

[@ejohnson3131]

What about Four Seasons Napa Valley or one of Auberge Hotels & Resorts 3 properties in the area?

[@SwankGuide]

Hi - I visited the Auberge du Soleil - it seemed dated and overpriced. I don't normally review 4 Seasons b/c you know what you're gonna get there. Good luck

[@mariemanuel4428]

Thank you for provng my point. A hotel does not have to be expensive to be great. I have stayed in lavish hotels and some of them were just awful.

[@SwankGuide]

So true isn't it! Thanks for watching

[@cinipanicini]

How is the Montage resort a boutique hotel? Reported at 1.1 billion as a group. Please

[@SwankGuide]

Maybe not... how much of that revenue is wine sales?

[@LovelyTonight]

There is no town of Guernesville in California, so people who go looking for it on Google may or may not find it. It's Guerneville (pronounced more or less Gurney-vlile - if you get lost you might want to know how to pronounce it). Some say Gurn-ivel.

[@SwankGuide]

Thanks.... appreciate you educating the audince

[@tb905-b2o]

Your title should not include the word Napa. You only showed Sonoma Hotels. Looking forward to a proper review of Napa Hotels.

[@SwankGuide]

Dr Wilkinson's is in Calistoga - part of Napa... I tried 2 other hotels in Napa but decided not to recommend them b/c they were overpriced and disappointing. I find Napa to be be too touristy and am trying to help people find more authentic experiences and memorable places to stay. I think anyone who wanted to experince Napa could stay in most of the hotels on this list