We chose the Farmhouse Inn because of all the rave reviews and because we are often in the Forestville area. We have stayed at top hotels elsewhere (several Ritz Carltons, the Breakers, etc.) but this was more expensive than those, so we had high expectations and were excited for our stay. On the plus side: check-in was very personalized and helpful, including being offered a "bath bar" smorgasbord of soaps, bubbles, scrub, and salts, which was fun. We were able to book wine tastings with partner wineries, gratis, which was also very nice and helped introduce us to wineries that weren't on our radar -- as did the nightly wine tasting held on property. We enjoyed an excellent massage at the spa, and had delicious breakfasts each day. The room was generously sized, with a bar that was thoughtfully stocked with mixers, colas, snacks, fruits, all included. The bathroom had a huge soaker tub, steam shower, and heated floors. There was even had a little outside patio space with a bistro table and chairs. However, for a property like this, it's the little things: there were no bedside lamps, for instance. In fact, all the lighting was overhead can lighting except by the sink and one table lamp on the bar. There were no reading lights at all by the bed, or by the two easy chairs in the room. The chairs themselves were not comfortable, which would have been an easy fix. Again, for the price point, a comfy chair seems like a basic, as do reading lights. The bathroom barn-style doors didn't close fully -- there was always a gap somewhere, or they rolled slowly open after being closed. The roller shade on the room door gapped, as well. We weren't there during a busy time, but at breakfast, the one wait staff fully cleared a table before even greeting us or offering coffee, even though there were plenty of ready tables should anyone else walk in. We weren't in a hurry for any of the breakfasts, which was a good thing, because they took quite a while, despite there only being one or two other tables of one or two people at the same time. There is a nice pool, but again, the furnishings at the pool fall short of what you'd expect for the price point. On the day we checked out, we knew that because of our spa appointment we'd be pushing close to the check-out time, so when we asked the front desk, they said it wasn't a problem, no one was checking in right after us. I was quite startled when I stepped out of the room for the final time, ten minutes prior to checkout, and nearly ran into cleaning staff waiting to get into our room. That really ended the visit on a down note. All of the little things just added up to way too much -- it was like this was someone's first venture running a hotel and they had just whacked a high price point on it to see who would bite, and because it's Wine Country.
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