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Sleep in a converted railroad car, part of two short trains parked at a central platform.
They've little privacy, but come moderately priced. Bring earplugs.
Maison Fleurie
B&B
St; r incl breakfast $160-295; )
Rooms at this ivy-covered country inn are in a century-old home and carriage house, dec-
orated in French-provincial style. Big breakfasts, afternoon wine and
hors d'oeuvres,
hot
tub.
Bardessono
LUXURY HOTEL
$600-800, ste from $800; )
The outdoors flows indoors at California's first-ever (for what it's worth) LEED-platinum-
certified green hotel, made of recycled everything, styled in Japanese-led austerity, with
neutral tones and hard angles that are exceptionally urban for farm country. Glam pool
deck and onsite spa. Tops for a splurge.
Poetry Inn
INN
707-944-0646;
www.poetryinn.com
;
6380 Silverado Trail; r incl breakfast
$650-1400; )
There's no better valley view than from this contemporary three-room inn, high on the
hills east of Yountville. Decorated with posh restraint, rooms have private balconies,
wood-burning fireplaces, 1000-thread-count linens and enormous baths with indoor-out-
door showers. Bring a ring.
Napa Valley Lodge
HOTEL
707-944-2468, 888-944-3545;
www.napavalleylodge.com
; 2230 Madison
St; r $300-475; )
It looks like a condo complex, but rooms are spacious and modern; some have fireplaces.
Hot tub, sauna and exercise room.
