Visiting the Sonoma Wine Country

Accommodations

In Sonoma the El Dorado and Sonoma Hotel are right on the plaza.  

Santa Rosa  has the most accommodations. Everything from cheap to fancy. The Fountaingrove Inn, Hilton, Flamingo, and Vintners Inn are nice.

Bodega Bay  is on the coast, not in the wine country actually, but the Bodega Bay Lodge and Inn at the Tides are good.

There are numerous B&B's around the county.

Stay in Sonoma or Healdsburg for wine country feel. Sonoma has history, a town square catering to numerous events, close by wineries, shopping and restaurants.  Healdsburg is quieter.

Stay in Santa Rosa for best central location or if you're looking for less expensive accommodations (try the Sandman, Days Inn or Holiday Inn Express). Avoid anything on Santa Rosa Avenue--it's a congested commercial area.

Camping is available at Sugarloaf (just east of Santa Rosa) or Spring Lake (in Santa Rosa).

Sonoma Mission Inn Resort & Spa, world famous and priced accordingly

Restaurants

There are lots of great restaurants in the wine country.  A few of them are:

• Sonoma - Piatti and the General's Daughter, among many others in and around the town square.
• In or near Santa Rosa - Mixx, Feast, Sassafras, Fabiani, Syrah, Portofino, Josef's, La Gare, Equus, John Ash, Ca'Bianca, Zazu, Third Street Ale Works. Omelette Express for breakfast.
• Kenwood - Cafe Citti, Doce Lunas and Kenwood Restaurant (where you can dine outside in the vineyard).
• Healdsburg - If you want beef go to the Western Boot Steak House.  Get the boot of beer with an olive (a cowboy martini).  There are several good restaurants on or near the town square (Bistro Ralph, Ravenous, Dry Creek Kitchen, etc).  Or if you're hot and thirsty go the Bear Republic Brewery for a Red Rocket Ale and some garlic fries.
• For kid-friendly try Mary's Pizza Shack (pastas, too).   Several locations.  Or Chevy's in Santa Rosa for Mexican.

General's Daughter Restaurant in Sonoma

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This page last updated on 01/09/04