Visit Napa Valley | iPhone app

A free Visit Napa Valley iPhone app has been announced. According to the publisher's description, the app uses an interactive GPS map to help you visit Napa Valley - with directions to the top vineyards, updates on culinary and wine tasting events, exclusive offers, and over 100 places to stay. You can download the app here.

Where to stay in Napa Valley? Let me shorten the list from 100 to three Virtuoso properties in the wine country north of San Francisco.

Meadowood Napa Valley is a beautiful resort with 85 cottages, suites, and lodges set on a wooded hillside just outside of St. Helena, a small town with great wine shops and restaurants. Virtuoso guests receive a $50 daily breakfast credit, $100 spa credit, bottle of Napa cabernet sauvignon, and an upgrade if available on arrival.

The Carneros Inn is a contemporary resort intended to create the impression of living in a working vineyard. The 83 guest cottages resemble the simple wooden buildings provided to vineyard workers (on the outside), but you'll step inside to your own supremely private and luxurious suite. Virtuoso guests receive a $40 daily breakfast credit, $50 spa credit, VIP wine tasting passes, and an upgrade if available on arrival.

Calistoga Ranch has 47 cedar-shingled guest lodges located on a 157-acre site outside the town of Calistoga. The resort features a great Spa and a private restaurant, the Lakehouse, open exclusively to owners and resort guests. 2011 amenities include Daily full breakfast, bottle of wine and seasonal gift, sparking wine served with dinner (or on second night in room), and upgrade if available on arrival.

If you've never heard of Virtuoso, it's the best way to get outstanding values at nearly 900 five-star hotels and resorts in the Napa Valley and around the world — free daily breakfasts, room upgrades, and more. You pay the same and just get more when you make your reservation through a Virtuoso travel consultant.


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