Whether your idea of a peaceful and rejuvenating getaway is lounging poolside in a cabana with a chilled glass of rosé or listening to the hypnotic hum of bees in a vineyard, there’s something here for everyone. Even families are covered, so parents can relax while the kids play.
So get ready to unplug, slow down, and soak up the goodness of summer with these one-of-a-kind Wine Country wellness experiences.
Vinarosa Resort & Spa, Santa Rosa
Vinarosa's pool is all new
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If your idea of maximum relaxation is escaping the San Francisco fog and lounging in the sun next to an idyllic pool, the Vinarosa Resort & Spa (formerly Vintners Resort) should be at the top of your list. Set amidst 92 acres of what feels like a luxurious Mediterranean winery, the large pool was just completely redone and now features reservable daybeds (from $201), cabanas for up to four (from $305), a full-service poolside bar, and fire pits—perfect for spending the day relaxing. (Bonus: reserving the daybeds and cabanas comes with a complimentary bottle of bubbly.) The new pool experience is open for resort guests as well as for day users.
You can still enjoy a seasonal spa treatments at the Spa at Vinarosa (formerly the Vi La Vita Spa) too, which also hosts events like yoga and sound healing in the vineyards. If you want to spend the night (and with luxury like this, you’ll want to), the resort has renovated the lobby and half of their guest rooms (set to be complete in July), and added new design touches to the other half.
// 4350 Barnes Road (Santa Rosa), vinarosaresort.com
Carneros Resort and Spa, Napa
The Bee Cottage at Carneros Resort & Spa
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Carneros Resort and Spa has a number of beehives on its 28-acre property that now provide wellness therapy along with pollinating flowers and making honey. The resort’s new Bee Mindful experience ($50) is held in the Bee Cottage, which has beehives tucked beneath a platform. All you have to do is lie on top of the hives and take in the therapeutic thrumming of the bees at work and the pleasant, sweet scent of the hive.
The resort also has an adults-only pool with reservable cabanas (from $300), and the spa recently debuted a fire-and-ice treatment where you move between the infrared sauna and their new cold plunge ($150).
// 4048 Sonoma Hwy (Napa), carnerosresort.com
Bernardus Lodge & Spa, Carmel Valley
Bathtubs are built for two at Bernardus Lodge & Spa.
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All of the 73 guestrooms at Bernardus Lodge & Spa have enormous soaking tubs where you and a partner can experience the spa without leaving your room. There are three different Baths by Bernardus treatment options ($200) depending on the mood you’d like to set—whether that's to help you sleep, to help you wake up, or to give the romantic vibes a little boost. Everything’s delivered to your room for you to enjoy at your leisure.
If you do want to go to the spa, it has specialized offerings like brain wave vibration meditation, a healing crystals workshop, and moon manifestations, along with seasonal massages, facials, and body treatments. And when it closes for the night, you can reserve the warming pool for a private swim and soak under the stars.
// 415 West Carmel Valley Road (Carmel Valley), bernarduslodge.com
Farmhouse Inn, Forestville
A luxurious bath at Farmhouse Inn
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In the Russian River Valley, the 25-room Farmhouse Inn offers an impressive range of spa treatments in their Wellness Barn, including some fantastic farm-to-table spa options. Their bathing rituals are especially unique. The Moon Milk Bath treatment ($180), which is only available at the new or full moon, can help set you up for success and new beginnings. With the CBD Gemstone Bath ($300), you can choose whatever minerals you need to maximize your individual sense of calm and tranquility.
For something more active, try Farmhouse's nature therapist-led forest bathing (from $210). Guests can also get complimentary flower readings for a little insight into their lives.
// 7871 River Road (Forestville), farmhouseinn.com
Solage, Auberge Resorts Collection, Calistoga
Solage now has a summer kid's camp so the adults can relax.
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If you’re on a family vacation but still want to have some time to yourself to unwind, Solage, Auberge Resorts Collection now has a summer kid’s camp with day and evening sessions through early August. Camp Manitou will keep ages four to 12 occupied with scavenger hunts, arts and crafts, glow stick tag, hot air balloon lanterns, and more, so their parents are free to lounge by the pool with a drink in hand, visit the spa, or check out the mud bar and bathhouse. All five geothermal pools are complimentary for guests, and their famous Calistoga mud baths can be booked solo or for couples (from $252).
// 755 Silverado Trail (Calistoga), aubergeresorts.com/solage
