Calistoga, California Travel Guide

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Calistoga in the heart of Napa Wine Country is home to beautiful Bale Grist Mill State historic park with an operating 30 foot high water wheel. Hot air balloon rides, bicycle touring, wine tasting, Old Faithful Geyser, the Petrified Forest and Sharpstein Museum are a few of the many attraction tourists and vacationers can enjoy when staying at this quaint city's hotels. The town itself is old-fashioned and looks like a page out of history. There are lots of trees growing, there's a bridge passing over a creek as you enter the downtown where you really need to park your car, get out and explore the shops and restaurants. Calistoga isn't a big city by any means, and you'll find the meandering somewhat peaceful and enjoyable. Special events abound in the town that seems somewhat remote, yet actually is cutting edge in many ways. The interest in wine draws tourists from around the globe to this region, and the beauty of Calistoga and many other Napa County destinations is that they've managed to preserve their architecture, heritage and lifestyles for tourists to partake of and enjoy.

While some get the impression that Calistoga is rustic, there's another level of service in accommodations that is best described as pleasurable and pampered. While there are several affordable chain hotels such as the Best Westerns, Solage prices begin around $300 per night and include soaking in the geothermal mineral pulls, vega studios with Italian linens on the beds. Double your money (and some) to book an individual lodge of your very own at Calistoga Ranch where close to 50 lodges sit on over 150 acres of land. Private decks, outdoor living rooms, indoor/outdoor fireplaces and full service spa treatments don't just help you relax--they define a vacation.