Fine, Napa. Give us another beautiful hotel in your land. Tempt us some more with grapes, fine food, and relaxing spas. Seriously, if we could spend a month trying out every single fantastic property in California Wine Country, we’d be more than willing and happy. Oh, and sure, tempt us with wi-fi, iPod hookups, and complimentary bikes. Stop it. Just stop it.
The much-anticipated Solage Calistoga has opened in Napa Valley, California. Paving the way for the next generation of Napa Valley resorts, Solage Calistoga is a design-focused, environmentally conscious resort featuring a hip bistro, full-service spa offering treatments with a playful twist on Calistoga’s historic mud bath tradition, as well as exclusive Kate Somerville facials and a 130-foot swimming pool surrounded by cabanas.
From the creators of Auberge Resorts, the 89-room contemporary style property was designed by renowned Napa Valley architect Howard Backen. Solage Calistoga’s spacious rooms and suites were designed by San Francisco firm Dowling Kimm Studios who interpreted Napa Valley’s rural heritage with a fresh style described as “Napa Barn meets San Francisco loft.” Known as “studios,” the guest rooms feature open floor plans, warm color palates, stone showers with pebble flooring and contemporary furnishings.
Guests can indulge in modern amenities including complimentary WiFi, flat-screen televisions and iPod hookups, and special touches such as Italian linens, down bedding and Sumbody all-natural artisan bath amenities. Two complimentary cruiser bicycles are parked outside each studio for guests to explore the 25-acre property and the nearby town of Calistoga and beyond.
Executive Chef Brandon Sharp, an alumnus of Michelin-starred Gary Danko in San Francisco, oversees the resort’s centerpiece restaurant Solbar, a stylish and inviting bistro offering a dichotomous menu of healthy and nourishing “sol food” side-by-side with “down home” comfort food in an indoor-outdoor setting.
The heart of the resort, the full-service 20,000 square-foot Spa Solage, is a tongue-in-cheek ode to Calistoga’s origin as a frontier spa
destination, with a clever lineup of experiences such as the “Mud Bar,” where guests rest on elevated platforms, while being painted with
nutrient-rich local volcanic mud.
For guests seeking more traditional therapies, 14 treatment rooms offer a variety of body treatments and massages, including Sports, Thai, and Cranial Sacral. Spa Solage is also home to Northern California’s outpost from Kate Somerville, Los Angeles’ most in-demand skincare guru. Skincare consultant to Jessica Alba, Debra Messing, Molly Sims, and other celebrity clients, Somerville offers signature treatments such as the DermaLucent Phototherapy and DermalQuench treatment exclusively at Solage Calistoga. To complete the pamper and prettifying process, Spa Solage offers Magic Tan spray tanning, waxing and nail services.
Spa Solage encourages guests to break a sweat at the gym and movement studio, which offers Pilates, yoga, cardio boxing and spinning classes, as well as guided hikes and mountain biking.
Solage Calistoga proves that pampering guests and sustainability can go hand-in-hand. The resort’s chic, earth-friendly interiors are made from natural, sustainably farmed and recycled materials and feature walnut and beech furniture manufactured with non-toxic varnishes and wool upholstery. Public spaces and Spa Solage feature bamboo and reclaimed cedar, and interiors throughout the resort were finished with non-toxic, love-VOC paints to eliminate harmful gases emitted by most conventional paints.Taking a green approach, a variety of environmentally focused practices have been incorporated throughout the resort, from the use of bicycles, solar panels and environmentally safe method(R) cleaning products to locally sourced food, environmentally sustainable landscaping, recycling and water reclamation. Solage will minimize chlorine use in its pools by using an ozone-based system to keep water clean.
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