Chateau De Vie

We recently celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary in Calistoga. Chateau de Vie was the perfect place for a romantic getaway. The property and surroundings were superb with many "pinch myself is this real moments". The pool and hot tub were a plus. Our hosts were gracious and attentive to anything we may need. We enjoyed delicious breakfasts on the patio. We are already planning our next trip back to this charming place.

We really enjoyed our stay at Château de Vie. The house has a charm all of its own, the surroundings are beautiful and the breakfast is excellent. However, the website suggests such luxury that we still were slightly disappointed. Our room had neither a chair nor a table and our bathroom was across the corridor where other guests move around. A somewhat unpleasant feeling when you have to get up at night. If we had been aware of this, I don't know whether we would have made a reservation. Yes, it was mentioned in the room description which I checked after we had arrived. The wording, however, was such that I would not have drawn the right conclusions even if I had read it beforehand. More important: The entire website suggests such luxury that it simply didn't occur to us to check whether the room had an en-suite bathroom or not. Incidentally, we never heard anything about the afternoon wine and cheese that was also mentioned on the website. Was it forgotten or is it no longer part of the offer? Château de Vie is such a wonderful place that there is no need to exaggerate on the website. Doing it results in guests feeling a bit “underwhelmed” rather than enthusiastic about a place which still is way above average.

Nelva was wonderful!! Very gracious and helpful. The second evening and morning it was a different host. She seemed a bit angry with us. For example as we were leaving she asked to take a picture and post it on instagram. I don’t allow pictures of myself and family on social media. She just walked away when I declined and I thanked her for everything and she ignored me.

We were lucky enough to have the chateau to ourselves for the weekend. Amazing property with an amazing host who made us feel at home. The breakfast was a nice touch in the morning. Will definitely be back if we ever visit Napa Valley again!

Everything! The breakfasts were outstanding. Desire’ is a phenomenal cook and Nelva went out of her way to ensure we had everything we needed while there. This is such a beautiful property and close to everything in Napa.

Loved everything.

Nelva was a great host and the house and gardens were lovely.

It’s a beautiful B&B and the host Navel was absolutely wonderful and took great care of us during our stay. She was super responsive throughout the day and cooked us breakfast both morning including quite early the second day as we were leaving.

The place is just amazing. The rooms are very nice and confortable. Nelva, the hose manager was highly responsive and cocked excellent Breakfast. Location is also great. Few minutes drive from the old faithful geyser and Petrified forest