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October 2006
We'll be in Calistoga and St. Helena for a weekend in mid-October
with my kids (2 and 6) and my parents (mid-60s). Any
recommendations for activities in the area that would be fun for
all of us? Thanks
robin
Obviously the geysers are a must-see! It's fun and low-key, but
an amazing natural phenomenon. Two years ago we stayed a
weekend in that area and we added a trip to Safari West in
Santa Rosa, which is actually fairly close to Calistoga. Though
it isn't cheap, it was a great experience. We traveled with my
parents (in their seventies) and two small children (3 yrs and
6 mo. old)
JOJ
''Old Faithful'' geyser just north of Calistoga is fun for kids of
all ages. Also Sterling Vineyard (just south of Calistoga) is
reached by an air tram that the kids would probably get a kick
out of.
If you're into kitchy things, check out the Old Faithful Geyser
(www.oldfaithfulgeyser.com) on Tubbs Lane, near Calistoga. My
five year old loves it. Don't miss the llamas and the fainting
goats!
There's also The Petrified Forest, between Santa Rosa and
Calistoga, but I haven't been there in many years.
Weekend Adventurer
June 2004
I'm looking for a quiet, peaceful spa in Calistoga for myself and 3 girlfriends. This
is just for a day visit this summer. We would like a place that offers great massages
and perhaps other treatments as well. We do not need to lay out by a mineral pool
and want to avoid a noisy family scene since this is a getaway for us without our
kids. Thanks!
lj
recommended:
Indian Springs (3)
April 2004
I am looking for a place in Calistoga where we can go into mud
bath treatment togeather. We are planning to go on our
anniversity and it has been a long time since we got to go out
without our baby. I've checked the past posting but I couldn't
find anything on spa treatment for couple. The places on the
posting sounded all nice but their treatments separate the
gender to different room. Since we are a hetrosexual couple, we
need to find a place where we can have some private space for
the treatmetn. Does anyone know such a place?
Thanks
needing romantic time
recommended:
Golden Haven Inn & Spa (5)
Lavendar Hill Spa
Lincoln Ave Spa
Oasis Spa
Osmosis Spa
White Sulphur Springs
We just returned from Calistoga and I picked up a brochure that
listed some couple's spas. Here they are:
Golden Haven 707-942-6793
Oasis 800-404-4772
Lincoln Avenue Spa 707-942-5296
Karen
April 2004
We are going on a weekend trip to Calistoga soon and need
restaurant recommendations--I checked the archives, but there
wasn't much there. We've been to Catahoula, which is moderately
high-end but ok for kids (our group will include several small
children), but it's now closed. We're looking for places right
in the heart of Calistoga so we don't have to drive.
Nomi
A great restaurant in Calistoga is All Seasons, which is right
on the main street. Haven't been there with my daughter, but I
recommend the food.
I had relatives who owned a bed and breakfast there for many
years, and it was one of their favorites.
It's also a bit pricey, but not much different than the Napa
Valley average. Check out the menu while you're there and see
what you think.
Suzanne
I like the All Seasons restaurant. It's right on the main drag
and while it is rather upscale, they were great at accommodating
two picky ten year old appetites. I love the salads.
Does anyone have a favorite spa in Calistoga (or elsewhere), not to stay the
night, but for the hot springs, etc. We're looking for some place to go for
the day to relax! Thanks!
Raissa
Try Dr. Wilkinsons or Indian Springs. Both are excellent. I like Indian
Springs better because they use volcanic ash. Wilkinsons is a bit more down
to earth. Molly
Additional recommendations received:
Calistoga Spa & Hot Springs
Harbin Hot Springs
Indian Springs
Re: One-night getaway with a girlfriend (May 2004)
I would definitely look into Calistoga inn...there mineral pools are great to relax in, a
few kids, but not overrun with them.
Re: One-Night Get Away for Gals (March 2004)
My husband and I stayed at the Calistoga Inn in Calistoga about five years ago.
They have (had?) no frills rooms - no phone, no TV - but clean and
comfortable and affordable for the area. We were very pleased. According
to their website, they do not have a minimum stay. See their website at
www.calistogainn.com.
Re: A quiet couple days away with kids (Nov 2005)
Calistoga Spa and Inn is also great-very family friendly, 4
different pools (hot, warm, cold and baby pools), fun town, only
1 1/2 hours away.
Re: Visiting a spa while pregnant (March 2003)
I went to the Calistoga Spa when I was about 6 months pregnant.
I was able to do the mineral bath since I could regulate the
temperature to my comfort level. I sat in the steam for about 5
minutes, then had a wonderful massage. If they don't have
the ''belly'' table, most masseuses can have you lie on either
side. The mud bath was out due to temperature and duration. Have
a wonderful time. You deserve it!
kathryn
Calistoga Spa & Hot Springs has baby pool and bigger pools, outdoor BBQs and spa
services. You can hang out at the pools. Very nice to families. Books up very fast
and has 3-day minimum in the summer.
Mt. Home Ranch near Calistoga is more "outdoorsy" and somewhat less "spa-like," but
offers yummy breakfast, trails, river, tennis & vollyball.
Merry
We used to go to Calistoga Spa & Resort for day use,
because it's very modern & clean, and the large
swimming pool + medium warm pool + big hot whirlpool +
kiddie pool with "waterfall wall" are great. It's
also right off the "main drag"--an easy stroll to
shops & restaurants. However, they allow "day
trippers" who do not want treatments, who just want
pools, so the place fills up to capacity early in the
morning and is quite crowded during the summer season.
(But if you're getting a treatment, you automatically
get to use the pools.)
The Calistoga Day Spa is good and inexpensive. The wood
sauna house is not clean, but the tubs and pool are nice
and people are friendly but non-invasive. Many Europeans seem
to go there. The massage, however, is better at the place on
the main drag (forgot the name) that has a little
massage supply area in the front.
Louisa
Re: Calistoga spa for couple mudbath (April 2004)
My husband and I had wonderful mudbaths together at Golden Haven
in Calistoga. They have couples specials... And it was GREAT!!
Jen
Re: Calistoga spa for couple mudbath (April 2004)
Go to GOLDEN HAVEN. I believe they are the only spa in
Calistoga that allows couples to go into the mud together.
It's wonderful!!!!! Enjoy. Do a search on the web for their
web site. They offer specials.
Shoshana
Re: Calistoga spa for couple mudbath (April 2004)
Golden Haven Inn & Spa offers mud baths for couples. Same room,
with 2 separate tubs, side-by-side (I don't know of anywhere
that offers couples mud baths in the same tub). Also includes a
couple of showers in the room and a hot tub to kick back in
afterwards. And this is the thick, hot mud we're talking, not
the lighter, mineral mud treatment. Not the creme-de-la-creme
of spas, one of the less expensive ones overall, but it was
great fun. I've done it both with a girlfriend and with my
husband. And I think they will also allow you access to their
mineral swimming pool, but check just in case it's for hotel
guests only. Possibly Dr. Wilkinson's also offers mud baths for couples?
Give them a call, too.
Both places are on the main drag there in Calistoga (Golden
Haven on the far end by Silverado Trail, Dr. Wilkinson's right
in the middle somewhere).
Have a great time, you'll feel like a limp noodle afterwards!
Christine
Re: Calistoga spa for couple mudbath (April 2004)
Golden Haven has mud baths and massages for couples. We went 4-5
years ago and it was pleasant but not luxurious. But there aren't
many spas with couple treatments around, and you get what you pay
for. (You could find one of those super-fancy resorts with
in-room treatments who would be happy to treat both of you at
once, but expect to pay for it.)
I checked and the web site has a discount:
http://www.goldenhaven.com/
David
Re: Calistoga spa for couple mudbath (April 2004)
The Golden Haven Spa in Calistoga has couples rooms and tubs.
And afterward, you will also go to the same room for your wraps
and massages as well. The accomodations are nothing fancy, but
are clean. They do have some rooms w/large in-room jacuzzi tubs.
wishin i was going
Lavendar Hill Spa
Re: Calistoga spa for couple mudbath (April 2004)
I highly, highly recommend Lavendar Hill Spa. Website is
http://www.lavenderhillspa.com/
As it says on their site, it's a spa for couples, although I
have been there by myself without a probelm. My husband isn't
much of a spa person and even he enjoyed it when we got a
certificate as a wedding present. The cabins where they do the
treatments are very clean and tranquil. They don't have the
thick mud baths that get used over and over, instead you choose
which treatment you want (mud, seaweed, etc.) and a special mix
is added to a ''one time use bath.'' And they clean & sanitze the
bathtubs after each use. Even though the place is right on the
main road you feel like you've escaped when you sit on the
small veranda. When I've gone there's been both female and male
massage therapists there, so if you're getting a massage you
can get it from whichever you feel most comfortable with. I
can't recommend the place enough.
anon
We used to go to Calistoga Day Spa. We've switched to the Village Inn & Spa, a little
older, a little smaller, a little worn around the
edges, but clean. It has a nice swimming pool, a
great, warm kiddie pool, and a partially enclosed hot
whirlpool. The treatments are just as good as at the
other place, there're grassy picnic areas, and it's
NEVER been crowded when we've gone (@8-10 times).
They've always allowed me in free, without a treatment
(like when I was pregnant) as long as my husband was
getting a massage or mud, etc...
Very mellow, comfortable place; you can bring a
picnic, just no alcohol or glass in the pool area.
One drawback it's a 2-minute drive or a long walk to
downtown (it's right next to the Silverado Trail).
Have fun!
Heidi
Re: Calistoga spa for couple mudbath (April 2004)
Check out Lincoln Ave Spa. My partner and I used to have the
couples herbal mud treatment every year for our anniversary.
They give you this bowl of warm herbal clay and you cover each
other in it and then get into this ''steam tube'' until you are
totally relaxed and detoxed and then you shower off. They also
have great massages and are pretty reasonable.
EB
Re: 10th Anniversary romantic getaway (May 2005)
Check out the Brewery Gulch Inn in Mendocino, or the Milliken
Creek Inn on the Silverado Trail near Calistoga. I've been
wanting to try one of them for a long time. They're both
splurges and each has a website.
Re: Visiting a spa while pregnant (March 2003)
When I was pregnant with my first child, I visited the Mount
View Spa a couple of times since I had arleady been there for
treatments prior to my pregnancies. It is located in Calistoga
in the Mount Vew Hotel. You just need to inform them when
calling for an appointment that you are pregnant; they have the
specially designed pillows to ''hold'' baby. Additionally, they
have a yummy restaurant Catahoula which is within the space of
the hotel. I do hope you try it; having a massage is always a
treat and when you're pregnant, it feels even more wonderful!
the website is: http://www.mountviewspa.com/
Enjoy@
Eileen
Re: Calistoga spa for couple mudbath (April 2004)
I've been to Oasis Spa in Calistoga a couple of times. They have
reasonably priced mud-baths for couples, but the baths are side
by side, not one big bath. Still, you're in the same room, and
it's private. They also have mineral baths and massages. You can
find them on the web. Enjoy!
ryq
1998
my favorite place to go is Calistoga. It's less expensive than Napa and less
chic also (a bonus really), and it's 5 minutes away from Napa wineries. And it
has hotsprings and mudbaths and woods and trails. We've stayed several times
at the Roman Inn, which is a slightly tacky 60's motel with outdoor pool
(filled with warm mineral water) and 2 indoor hotter pools and a very pretty
garden/courtyard. When I've been, there have been lots of retired Europeans
there for some reason. It's around $100/night if you get a special - we got
one via the chamber of commerce up there but they have AAA too I think. There
are also the cool old spas like Indian Springs - they have little cottages and
a huge outdoor mineral pool but I don't know the cost. Hope you have fun. Ginger
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