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Napa Valley's Poetry Inn: From The Inside Out

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  Site Where: 6380 Silverado Trail [map], Napa, CA, United States, 94558

June 4, 2008 at 9:45 AM | 0 Comments

A couple weeks ago we told you about the Ultimate Birthday Bash package offered by Poetry Inn located in Yountville, CA, about an hour fifteen minutes north of San Francisco.

Having Chef Thomas Keller cook you and 9 of your most intimate friends dinner sounds grand beyond all expectation, however, the 5 rooms and suites that make up Poetry Inn embody a classic simple elegance that speaks to quality and homeyness above all else.

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Les Mars Hotel: Another Planet of Luxury in Sonoma

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  Site Where: 27 North Street [map], Healdsburg, CA, United States, 95448

May 30, 2008 at 9:23 AM | 0 Comments

Once you've taken your first few steps inside the Les Mars Hotel with its shimmering floor-to-ceiling white marble lobby and luxe, walnut-walled library, you know that attention to detail is palpable at every turn. Afterall, this European-styled 16 room masterpiece located in downtown Healdsburg has built its reputation on refined luxury.

From the limestone façade to the wrought iron work throughout, interior designer and antique consultant Helga Horner and the Mars family personally selected each individual 18th and 19th century decorative piece that is found throughout the public spaces of the property.

When we visited the property, in the heart of Sonoma wine country, we used every ounce of our being not to act too geeky and stare at each piece like it was worthy of a being in a glass case.

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