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Wydown Hotel
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
Sat & Sun $379-475; )
Opened 2012, this fashion-forward boutique hotel, with good service, sits smack down-
town, its 12 oversized rooms smartly decorated with tufted-velvet, distressed leather,
subway-tile baths, and California-king beds with white-on-white high-thread-count linens.
Harvest Inn
INN
breakfast $369-569; )
A former estate, this 74-room resort has rooms in satellite buildings on sprawling mani-
cured grounds. The newest building's generic; choose the vineyard-view rooms, which
have private hot tubs.
Meadowood
RESORT
Lane; r from $600; )
Hidden in a wooded dell with towering pines and miles of hiking, Napa's grandest resort
has cottages and rooms in satellite buildings surrounding a croquet lawn. We most like the
hillside fireplace cottages; lawn-view rooms lack privacy but are good for families. The
vibe is Republican country club: wear linen and play
Great Gatsby.
Kids love the mam-
moth pool.
Eating
Make reservations where possible.
Napa Valley Olive Oil Mfg Co
MARKET
707-963-4173;
www.oliveoilsainthelena.com
;
835 Charter Oak Ave;
8am-5:30pm)
Before the advent of fancy-food stores, this ramshackle market introduced Napa to Italian
delicacies - real prosciutto and salami, meaty olives, fresh bread, nutty cheeses and, of
