What To Do In Sonoma & Napa: Guide to Unique Activities & Hidden Gems

What to do and when to come to Napa & Sonoma, plus insider tips. Ideas on what you might want to do in Sonoma and Napa wine country, along with some practical travel tips, and tell you the best time to come. This video includes Sonoma and Napa activities, Sonoma and Napa wineries, local airports, Sonoma and Napa dining options, hiking in Sonoma, and the Sonoma coast drive.
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Our ultimate Napa guide and Sonoma guide will show you what we think are some of the area's best activities that are less crowded and more authentic. We'll share our candid and uncensored opinions so that you can see if the things we recommend are right for you.
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0:00 Intro
0:34 Sonoma VS Napa
2:14 Wine O’clock
4:23 Hikes
5:49 Some Practical Tips
6:19 Map With Hotel Recommendations

[@SwankGuide]

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[@theaprum1]

informative and cool

[@SwankGuide]

Glad it was helpful!

[@christinebunnell6489]

I loved the suggestions and travel tips....thank you.

[@SwankGuide]

Glad it was helpful!

[@davidbunny6362]

great vid - very useful info

[@SwankGuide]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jenniferkincaid]

“Guerneville”

[@SwankGuide]

thanks for the correction

[@tonyjerry]

do you mind letting me know which was the hotel you would avoid in Yountville? We are looking at them and worried i might chose the one you thought was overpriced

[@SwankGuide]

Sure - it was the Estate.... I don't like to do negative videos and just complain - but I do want to help people avoid the mistakes I made - super sleek lobby and pool - but behind that is badly repurposed 80s codos w a very cheap feel. Enjoy your trip

[@TheClg78]

Why would you not recommend Napa? I was under the impression that there are some amazing restaurants and tasting rooms in downtown. Azur & No Love Lost to mention a couple.

[@SwankGuide]

well that was one of my very early vids, so maybe I could have been clearer... I just like Sonoma better, not trying to hate on Napa... though I do think that Yountville in particular is overrun with tourists and overpriced. I do make hotel recs in Napa and I know I said nice things about Calistoga and a few other places in Napa. My vid about most architectural wineries is also mostly Nap wineries. Peace

[@lolajane100]

Why skip Napa and Santa Rosa?

[@SwankGuide]

IMO Napa is overpriced and touristy. Just my take

[@diegop2311]

Don't skip Santa Rosa there are plenty of good wineries and Santa Rosa has railroad square which is very cute and a lot of good jobs really good restaurants Snoopy's museum the creator of Snoopy was from Santa Rosa there's a park called spring lake that goes to Annadel which is beautiful and east Santa Rosa turns into Kenwood witch is in Sonoma valley which has great wineries and Kenwood has I think the most exciting barrel tasting events for the year

[@Jamespetersenwa]

I know this isn't the purpose of your channel, but the towns of Napa and Santa Rosa should be left for the lower-cost travelers. You'll find a lot cheaper hotel options in either if your primary goal its to explore the area and you're not concerned with where you're sleeping as much. Santa Rosa especially is very "Centrally Located" when it comes to exploring wineries, especially if you're going off the Napa-Valley-Centric "beaten path". While the towns themselves are decidedly *not swanky*, they're still in excellent locations and actually where the majority of Wine Country's workers live.

[@SwankGuide]

I really appreciate the feedback - your comments help other viewers and that is at least part pf the purpose here... I dont have all the answers so I loe it when viewers add in their thoughts. Thanks

[@SD-co9xe]

The wineries in Napa and Sonoma are just too expensive now- it just isn't worth it.

[@SwankGuide]

They are. I'm working on wineries of Washington and Oregon... much more reasonable prices

[@SD-co9xe]

@@SwankGuide Better yet- Europe. Prices are affordable and the settings are authentic.

[@donbunnell488]

good point... hmmm maybe a future vid. @@SD-co9xe