Unique Resorts, Spas and Vacation Rentals in Wine Country

Truly one of Sonoma County’s hidden hideaways, this Mediterranean-style property tucked off Highway 12 is a lavish 29-room resort with a luxurious spa, a sparkling pool, two hot tubs, and a delicious breakfast prepared with fresh, local ingredients. The highly regarded spa has fans and visitors from around the globe. May we suggest the Himalayan Salt Stone Massage? Let warm, hand-carved salt stones from the Himalayan Mountains glide across your body, increase circulation, and alleviate tension.

It’s part bed and breakfast, part luxury resort. With 23 graceful Asian-inspired rooms plus eight “Zen suites” featuring granite soaking tubs and private Japanese gardens — you’ll feel like you’ve escaped to a secluded sanctuary. Spa services can be enjoyed in the loft salon, en-suite, or in an outdoor cabana, followed by a dip in the hot tub or a steam in the sauna. The B&B part comes in the personal, attentive service and the complimentary, three-course breakfast served every morning, plus home-style amenities like creek-side hammocks.

Feel the earth’s healing powers in thermal springs waters from 1,100 feet directly beneath the iconic Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn. Natural springs with 24 trace minerals rise from the ground so hot that they get prepared and cooled to a soothing temperature for guests. This elegant Spanish Mission-style inn has onsite golf and an award-winning restaurant. The inn’s state-of-the-art Fairmont Spa spans 40,000 square feet with 36 treatment rooms and indoor and outdoor pools. Included with every spa visit is the Bathing Ritual with an exfoliating shower, two mineral water soaking pools, herbal steam, a dry sauna, and cool-down showers.

This upscale, circa 1870 retreat amid the towering redwoods of the Russian River Valley features its Michelin-starred restaurant and memorable guest rooms, including some in an elegant ‘barn.’ Each room has fresh flowers and baths with large jetted tubs and saunas or steam showers. Each morning starts with a full, farm-fresh breakfast. In the afternoon, you can take wine-tasting classes with a Master Sommelier, then move on to homemade cookies and milk. Experience farm-to-table spa signatures, like the honey ginger massage and treatments using heirloom cider apples from the ranch and ingredients grown in the kitchen garden.

This Zen experience is straight from Japan. Escape into tranquility with cedar enzyme baths, creek-side sand gardens, and massages in outdoor pagodas amid whispering trees. Experience health, wellness, and healing with the beautiful inclusion of nature. Ah, but the bath — it’s a couple’s experience in two large side-by-side wooden tubs filled with finely ground cedar, rice bran, and plant enzymes imported from Japan. Rest in the naturally occurring heat and cleansing enzymes while enjoying cold face cloths, iced beverages, and views of the garden. The surroundings and the treatments bring pure bliss.