GETAWAYS • St. Helena
Down the road from Beringer Vineyard Estate and just beyond downtown St. Helena, Alila Napa Valley is only a 10- to 15-minute walk to tasting rooms and restaurants. You might opt to cover the ground on the resort’s bikes or by shuttle, but the landscape also includes that wine country rarity — a sidewalk! — which makes for a pleasant stroll.
A walk in the country is also aligned with the property’s 2021 rebranding under the Hyatt-owned wellness and sustainability label (it used to be Las Alcobas, a Marriott Luxury Collection resort). So are the accommodations’ most notable features, the serene bathrooms with soaking tubs, rainfall showers, delightful tilework, marble vanities and dramatic mood lighting. Most of the rooms, which are otherwise perfectly pleasant, include patios and balconies with views of the vineyards leading to the Mayacamas Mountains. A chic pool is generous enough for morning laps.
Inside the main 1907 Georgian-style house, the excellent dining options include Cal-Italian Violetto and Salvia, an adjacent bar. The latter is best known for its atypical margarita with lemon and salt foam (a holdover from Acacia House, the previous occupant of the space). –Trevor Felch
→ Alila Napa Valley (St. Helena) • 1915 Main St • Rooms from $895/night/Oct weekend.