The resort is a full service resort that can accomodate large corporate meetings, weddings, tournaments, or just local tourist visits.  Guests have at their disposal two 18 hole championship golf courses that have hosted PGA, LPGA, and Senior PGA events since the 1950s.  Additionally, the hotel provides a new state of the art spa facility, a large pool area with whirlpool spa (there are 6 other pool areas), 17 tennis courts, a large conference and banquet facility, complimentary wi-fi, and bar & dining area.  All rooms are supplied with Aveda bath products, and the bathrooms are large with a sit in tub shower although some might find the toilet and shower in the same room to be a little cramped.  Rooms aren’t lavishly furnished but have a simple winery decor.   We were also supplied a complimentary bottle of Chardonnay from the Silverado winery.

Located at the Southern end of Napa one block to the East of the Silverado Trail this resort is easily accessible to downtown Napa, the Silverado Trail wineries, and plenty of restaurants in the Napa Valley.  Located on over 1200 acres , the resort is very quiet and is surrounded by vacation homes that are rented out by homeowners as an alternative to staying in the hotel.  Miscellaneous: Silverado is constantly having sales depending upon the time of year.  There are mid-week specials, lovers packages, golf packages, etc.  Sign up for their newsletter on their website for details or at least make sure to follow their website.  The best deals are in the Fall when the weather is cooler and the crowds are smaller.  The Grill serves a nice Breakfast Buffet that you can enjoy inside or out on the patio overlooking the golf course.

Most of the rooms at the resort are located in 1 or 2 story condos/bungalows located in short walking distance from the main building in well manicured grounds.  These bungalows can be configured into studio, one bedroom or two bedroom accommodations.  The 1 or 2 bedroom configurations come complete with fully equipped kitchen and living room entertainment area and fireplacefor those cold Napa Valley nights.  Ground floor units have an outside sitting area as well as a gated little courtyard.  Upper units have a sliding door opeining to a balcony.  The rooms aren’t perfectly quiet and we often could hear the couple upstairs or people walking by late at night, but overall the environment is fairly quiet and you’ll hear more crickets than anything else.

One of the older resorts in the Napa Valley, it lacks the chicness and intimacy of the new resorts built in recent years, but the resort still holds as a nice larger resort for conferences and young families.  Many other resorts such as the Gage House in Sonoma discourage young children. 

If you are a golfer, this resort marks one of the better places to stay and play.  When you pull up the main circle driveway and see the mansion and the majestic palm trees, you can ‘t help but feel relaxed.  The Silverado Spa is located across the street and although fairly new and seems to get a lot of business.

 Walking around in the morning you find guests running the pathways, walking hand in hand in jogging suits or doing yoga by the side of the golf course.

I found it easy to just roll out of bed, walk over to the golf course and hit a bucket of golf balls on the range.  Playing golf does require you to take a golf cart as the courses are pretty spread out and can be hilly in some areas especially in the heat of summer.

Part of the beauty of San Francisco is that there are so many beautiful places within easy driving distance from the city.   Over the years we have taken advantage of the resort for long weekends.  Golf specials have been a favorite of mine with my wife or golf buddies where we could stay and play.  We have also taken advantage of romantic weekends  where we could enjoy a glass of wine or two and not have to drive all the way home.  On this particular occasion we took advantage of a 50% off end of summer package with our kids.  The resort is very kid friendly and bringing your tennis rackets and golf clubs is recommended for locals.  Playing a twilight round of golf will still cost you aroun$80 (with cart).

Yes, bring your bathing suit too.  We ran into many friends who were also up their with their young families to enjoy the good weather and pool (Napa tends to be about 10-20 degrees warmer than San Francisco during the summer).  I should note that in all the times I’ve stayed there, other than the corporate BBQs and catering, I have only eaten the brunch at their grill ($18 buffet) and had drinks in their bar.  There are so many local chocies in the valley for cuisine from the Red Hen Cantina to Mustard’s Grill to Tra Vigne no matter what budget or experience you are looking for.