A Splurge Weekend In St. Helena

Looking to splurge and live luxuriously? St. Helena is the perfect place to explore your Napa Valley luxe life.

This high-end itinerary will have you living life to the fullest.

Meadowood
Meadowood

Drive down the Silverado Trail and take in the breath-taking views of the mountainside vineyards and the Napa Valley landscape. On the north side of St. Helena, you will land at the world-renowned Meadowood Napa Valley.

Once checked in, change into your summer fun outfit and enjoy a light bite and cocktail poolside or in a private adults-only cabana. This refreshing meal is the perfect way to start your luxurious and relaxing getaway.

Poolside dining at Meadowood
Poolside Dining at Meadowood

After decompressing for a little while, head over to The Meadowood Spa. Your personal wellness journey will begin in the privacy of your own treatment suite. Your suite experience will begin with a soothing signature tea and include a pre-treatment experience, followed by the treatment plan created with your therapist and conclude with a post-treatment organic elixir. The space is designed to perform every treatment and includes all amenities needed so you will never have to relocate or move during your spa day unless you choose to use the relaxation garden.  Play a round of golf on the resorts 9 hole golf course. You won’t be disappointed as you take in the fresh Napa Valley air.

Press
Press

After the perfect afternoon of relaxation, head to town and enjoy a wonderful dinner at PRESS Napa Valley. Devoutly committed to product and the environment, PRESS is a culinary delight! PRESS sources only from the best purveyors:  Hand selected, USDA Prime dry-aged beef grilled or roasted over a fire of almond wood, the freshest sustainable seafood, and vegetables grown by local farms. PRESS represents a passion for the culinary arts and a profound love of Napa Valley—the land, the people and the vines. 

After the perfect first day, enjoy your first morning with the prefect and intimate breakfast in bed, with Meadwood’s amazing in-room dining options. The privacy of your room makes an ideal setting for romantic a morning surrounded by the sounds of nature on the deck.

Wine cave at Fantesca
Wine cave at Fantesca

Once ready, start your day of wine tasting with an exclusive visit to Fantesca Estates & Winery. Fantesca is where world-renowned winemaker Heidi Barrett turns their mountain grapes into spectacular wine. Don’t forget to enjoy Fantesca’s private deck, which offers comfort, serenity and a spectacular view of our 10-acre estate vineyard. With a heated tent for cool days and outdoor seating to enjoy when it’s warm, the deck is always a favorite stop on the Fantesca tour.

Pride Mountain
Pride Mountain

Stay in St. Helena’s Spring Mountain district and head to Pride Mountain where your tasting experience will be 100% private and your party will not overlap with any other guests. Enjoy Pride’s Summit Experience which offers guests the opportunity to enjoy a seated tasting experience in our caves. To provide an unparalleled environment, this space is elegantly furnished and completely removed from the main visitor area. An exploration of the cave is included before guests are seated and led through a tasting of wines that includes current release and limited release offerings.

Head back to the resort and enjoy a relaxing moment just before getting ready for dinner. Maybe even a cocktail poolside.

The Restaurant at Meadowood
The Restaurant at Meadowood

For dinner, you will explore a one-of-a-kind culinary experience at The Restaurant at Meadowood. A modern American restaurant meant to speak to and positively impact the Napa Valley.

Start with a drink at the restaurant bar. A classic style of bartending- focused on creating and procuring the best and showcasing those products with focus and restraint. The perfect start to your meal.

What excites us most is garnering relationships with artisans, growers, foragers and other members of this dynamic place. We hope that their stories can meld with ours; that we can be caretakers of this collective vision–sharing it with our guests in a manner at once personal and celebratory. This will be a three-star Michelin experience you won’t forget!

The Charter Oak
The Charter Oak

After a morning of sleeping in and checking out. Start your day with brunch at the Charter Oak. The Charter Oak is centered on a dining experience, with simple, approachable, and seasonal food – grilled meats, beautiful vegetables from their farm. The menu reflects the products of the Napa Valley through an elemental cooking style, with a hearth at its center, and by highlighting one or two ingredients at a time.

Vineyard 29
Vineyard 29

Then head to Vineyard 29. With a passion for the Napa Valley and creating a portfolio of elegant, enjoyable wines. You are invited to explore how unmatched vineyard sites, use of classic wine making techniques and state-of-the-art winery support their passion, which gives you the opportunity to enjoy Vineyard 29’s wines. Vineyard 29’s technologically sophisticated, gravity-flow winery and caves provide the ideal location for producing hand-crafted wines. This is the perfect last stop of your luxurious St. Helena getaway.