When we were driving on Route 29 yesterday afternoon we couldn't help but see 2 different military helicopters flying through the serene skies of Napa Valley. In any other place this might not inspire such curiosity, but local knowledge told us that helicopters are not allowed in the Valley skies.

After a little sleuth work, we learned that President George W. Bush will be in St Helena this coming weekend to host some of the Republican party's biggest contributors at uber-pretty, but also uber-staunchy Meadowood Resort. Democrats, get out your picket signs!

]]> DanielR 2008-07-16T11:42:16-05:00 38.522748 -122.46632 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2005/9/14/13535/0368 <![CDATA[<img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/winosinn.jpg"><p> Lydia Gordon of the NY Post travels to the valley of wine in search of the perfect inn for sleeping off a red wine banger.<p> Our favorite of the bunch?<p> The <a href="http://www.vineyardcountryinn.com/"><b>The Vineyard Country Inn</b></a><p> Lydia says: <br> <blockquote><p> St. Helena, an hour and 40 minutes from San Francisco, is about as Napa as it gets - it's scrubbed clean and pretty as can be. That doesn't mean it's necessarily idyllic. Vineyard Country Inn, a big farmhouse with whimsical brick chimneys and multilevel patios, sits right on busy Highway 29. This means it gets its share of street noise - and from drivers that seem more impatient than New York cabbies. Thankfully, the noise is limited markj 2005-09-14T13:05:35-05:00 38.495346 -122.45829 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/