Sip & Spa: Wine Country, Part 1—Napa & Sonoma

The recently renovated Calistoga Spa Hot Springs is one of the more affordable options in the Napa area; this Upper Napa Valley destination is home to four geothermal mineral pools and a spa where a volcanic ash mud bath is the norm (the ash is harvested locally).

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Perfect for a wine country weekend, MacArthur Place Hotel & Spa offers complimentary breakfast and in-room amenities that include local handmade soaps and lotions. The petite Garden Spa blossoms within the property’s fragrant gardens and a treatment menu stems from fruits, flowers, and herbs grown in the hotel’s gardens (signature staples include Rose Garden [$225], a rose petal bath, body polish, and essential oil massage, and Red Red Wine [$225], a red wine grape-seed bath, body polish, and essential oil massage.

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Spa Solage at Solage Calistoga revolves around its bathhouse, which hosts geothermal pools, soaking tubs, and a mud bar— try the Solage Signature Mudslide (60/90 mins; $98/$148), a three-part detoxifying ritual that blends a mud application, followed by relaxation in one of the heated mud lounges or in the sun; a soak in one of the geothermal mineral water-filled tubs; and a rest in one of the “sound” chairs that incorporates vibration and music. The Starlight at the Bathhouse (120 mins; $298 per couple) allows couples to reserve the bathhouse privately or with another duo.

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Spa Terra at The Meritage Resort is the perfect blend of pampering and rejuvenation; located underground in the property’s Estate Cave, the Florentine-style spa captivates with steam grottos, whirlpools, copper water features, and natural stone accents. Vinotherapy and regional-inspired rituals (including Terra Ferma [25/50 mins; $70/$130], a scrub, hot wrap, and massage for the lower legs that’s ideal following a day “stomping through the vineyards”) incorporate indigenous elements like antioxidant-rich grape-seed serum and olive stone-ground extracts.

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Mediterranean-style influences and Napa Valley spirit at Villagio Inn & Spa makes a flawless pairing. Follow a limestone path, admiring the surrounding fountains, reflecting pools, olive groves, and foliage, to enter Spa Villagio; inside, unwind in relaxation lounges, Swiss showers, outdoor soaking tubs, fireplaces, and time-honored European-meets-Napa-Valley-inspired treatments.

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The Preserve Spa | Salon | Gardens at the Napa Valley Marriott stays rooted in nature, using the surrounding fertile landscape of the Napa Valley vineyards as its inspiration. A visit to the spa’s eucalyptus steam shower is offered with each spa service (options includes Vichy shower rituals, the Balance massage [50 mins; $130], and Echo 2 Pure Oxygen [50 mins; $130]).

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The Spa at The Carneros Inn makes the most of its vineyard and farmland surroundings—not to mention its exclusive treatments—to heal body, mind, and spirit. The spa, whose services include the Rosemary Mint and Cabernet Wrap (90 mins; $250), welcomes day guests Monday through Thursday during non-peak times; the remaining time is reserved for inn guests only.

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Thirsty for more? The Spa at Hotel Healdsburg in Sonoma County’s wine country offers its own sophisticated taste: Nestled amidst a garden courtyard of flowering trees, the spa features garden patios, a whirlpool, cold plunge shower, and treatments that use the Eminence Organic line, along with the spa’s all-natural, custom-blended products.

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The Spa at Silverado allows you to soak in the beauty of Napa Valley, thanks to skylights, courtyards, gardens, and outdoor treatment spaces. A comprehensive menu comprises everything from “behind the vine” services like the Vineyard Grape Seed Polish (50 mins; $130) and Chardonnay Sugar Scrub (50 mins; $130) to “golf swing therapy” rituals such as the Par for the Course Massage (50 mins; $130), Golfer’s Reflexology (50 mins; $130), and Silverado Golf Ball Massage (50/80 mins; $130/$190)—it should be noted Silverado Resort houses two 18-hole Robert Trent Jones, Jr., golf courses.

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With Tuscan style, Raindance Spa at the Renaissance Lodge at Sonoma pays homage to its Sonoma wine region surroundings with treatments—like the Lavender Shea Butter Massage (50/80 mins; $145/$185)—that are inspired by the healing properties that native herbs, plants, minerals, and fruits (including grape seed) possess. A spa garden oasis is home to a eucalyptus-infused steam room, hot tubs, warm soaking pools, and relaxation cabanas.

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