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Trail; r $530-675; )
Calistoga's top spa-hotel ups the style factor, with Cali-chic semidetached cottages and a
glam palm-tree-lined pool. Rooms are austere, with vaulted ceilings, zillion-thread-count
linens and pebble-floor showers. Cruiser bikes included.
Indian Springs Resort
RESORT
$229-359, cottage $259-429, 2-bedroom cottage $359-499; )
The definitive old-school Calistoga resort, Indian Springs has cottages facing a central
lawn with palm trees, shuffleboard, bocce, hammocks and Weber grills - not unlike a vin-
tage Florida resort. Some sleep six. There are also top-end, motel-style lodge rooms
(adults only). Huge hot-springs-fed swimming pool.
Chateau De Vie
B&B
incl breakfast $229-429; )
Surrounded by vineyards, with gorgeous views of Mt St Helena, CDV has five modern, el-
egantly decorated B&B rooms with top-end amenities and zero froufrou. Charming own-
ers serve wine on the sun-dappled patio, then leave you alone. Hot tub, big pool. Gay-
friendly.
Meadowlark Country House
B&B
r incl breakfast $210-265, ste $285; )
On 20 acres west of town, Meadowlark has homey rooms decorated in contemporary style,
most with decks and Jacuzzis. Outside there's a hot tub, sauna and clothing-optional pool.
The truth-telling innkeeper lives elsewhere, offers helpful advice, then vanishes when you
want privacy. There's a fabulous cottage for $465. Gay-friendly.
Mount View Hotel & Spa
HISTORIC HOTEL
