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Top 10Bed and Breakfast Inns

1Old World Inn

Lavish mahogany paneling and natural stone fireplaces grace this B&B, furnished in eclectic fashion. It offers healthy gourmet breakfasts, complimentary wine, a wine-and-cheese evening reception, and divine chocolate desserts.

2Candlelight Inn

Housed in a 1929 Tudor mansion shaded by towering redwood trees, this inn is set on the banks of Napa Creek. The 10 rooms are individually furnished, and have whirlpool tubs and private balconies.

3Zinfandel Inn

This hotel of natural stone evokes a French château, with a lake and hot tub in the garden. Its three antique-filled rooms include the Chardonnay Room, with a stone fire-place and raised ceiling.

4Brannan Cottage Inn

Perfect for exploring Calistoga, this B&B dating from the 1860s has original cottages from Sam Brannan’s early Calistoga resort. A porch looks over ornamental gardens. Three of the six rooms have four-poster antique beds.

5Sonoma Creek Inn

Refreshingly modern, with a colorful décor, this reasonably priced B&B adjoins a café and is a five-minute stroll from Sonoma Plaza. Many rooms have patio gardens with fountains. Friendly staff.

6Gaige House

Gorgeous, trendy furnishings set this B&B apart from the crowd. Pathways lead through creek-side gardens to 23 Asian-inspired rooms in various styles that include “Zen Suites” with granite soaking tubs.

  • 13540 Arnold Dr., Glen Ellen, 95442
  • 707 935 0237
  • $250–$300
  • www.gaige.com

7Inn at Occidental

A home away from home, this inn in the western Russian River AVA has impeccable furnishings and family treasures in its sunlit lounge, 16 individually themed guest rooms, and a two-bedroom cottage. Rockers on a shaded terrace overlook an exquisite garden.

8Haydon Street Inn

A Queen Anne Victorian house painted robin’s egg blue, this inn has luxurious spa robes, pillow-top mattresses, and free WiFi in all rooms, some of which have fireplaces. The owner, a professional chef, prepares wood-fired pizzas.

  • 321 Haydon St., Healdsburg, 95448
  • 707 433 5228
  • $200–$250
  • www.haydon.com

9Healdsburg Inn

This lovely B&B on Healdsburg Plaza merges sumptuous comforts with modern conveniences. Most rooms feature bare red-brick walls and have fireplaces. The Carriage House rooms have broad balconies.

10Boonville Hotel

With a refined contemporary décor, this B&B combines simplicity with quirky details: the Studio, for example, has corrugated metal walls. All four rooms have spacious decks. The hotel’s restaurant Table 128 is well known.