Sleep over in Sonoma
Sonoma County boasts plenty of properties to match the personalities (and budgets) of the discerning travelers who frequent this California hot spot. Here are a few other lodging options to consider when trying to find a good match for your travel style. Hotel Les Mars: If you’re into Old World luxury and European grandeur, don’t miss Hotel Les Mars, a 16-room inn that aims to fool guests into believing they’ve checked into a chateau in the South of France. This Relais & Chateaux property leaves no detail unnoticed — from the Versai linens to the exquisite antiques that furnish the rooms. French breakfasts are complimentary, as are the wine-and-cheese hours hosted each evening in the walnutpaneled library. Its setting, just off the Healdsburg Plaza, gives guests amazing proximity to fine dining, shopping and tasting rooms. www.hotellesmars.com. H2 Hotel: For the green-minded traveler, H2 Hotel is the place to be. This eco-chic hotel, just off the plaza in Healdsburg, even has an undulating green roof. Each of the 36 rooms has a private balcony or patio. The pared-down aesthetic here is all about the organic ingredients: bamboo floors, Peace Industry rugs, Coyuchi linens. Even the chairs in the rooms are ergonomic at H2, where mind-body-spirit connection is key to the hotel’s allure. www.h2hotel.com. Duchamp Hotel: If urban modernism and quietude are your idea of vacation luxury, check out Duchamp Hotel, two blocks off the plaza in Healdsburg. Six impeccable, simply designed bungalows congregate around a central heated pool. The metal-roofed bungalows have poured concrete floors, clean-lined furnishings, flokati rugs and lots of brushed steel in the bathrooms. Private patios make the perfect spot for a glass of wine, where silence and privacy are two of the hotel’s amenities. www.duchamphotel.com. Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn and Spa: For resort lovers, Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn and Spa is the place to set up camp for a weekend. With its championship golf course, luxurious Willow Stream Spa (which utilizes the site’s own thermal mineral water source for treatments) and a spectacular pool that’s the hub of the resort on warm, sunny days, this hotel is great for adults traveling with or without the kids. www.fairmont.com/sonoma. Hotel Healdsburg: Serenity abounds at Hotel Healdsburg, on the western edge of the plaza downtown. Guest rooms here are spacious and simple, with teak platform beds and Tibetan rugs, which lend a tranquil vibe that will relax you within in moments of stowing your bags — and if the decor doesn’t shake off the stress, the signature 6-foot soaking tub will. Most of the rooms have French doors and private balconies, with views of the town plaza, gardens or countryside. Don’t miss dinner at the hotel’s star restaurant, Dry Creek Kitchen. www. hotelhealdsburg.com.